Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-07-05
LIVE STOCK.
Wheeling,
TUESDAY, July 3.

The cattle market this week is in fair con.
dition with prices mostly unchanged. Hogs,
lambs and calves are unchanged. Sheep
are lower. Messrs. Hudson & Bayha fur
nish the following quotations:
Cattle, 900 to 100 lbs stock 4a4fC
per h. ; 800 to 900 lbs. Shade. per h.; zoo
to 800 lbs. 24a3c. per ID.
Hogs-Market slow; 5a5lc per lb.
Lambs-Good at 3a5c per ID.
Calves-3a5c per Id.
Sheep-2a3c per ID.
baltimore Live Stock Market.
BALTIMORE, June %, 1888.
AT CALVERTON YARDS.
BEEF CATTLE-There was very slow
market on the Hill to-day, trade hanging
on longer than usual. Prices for the bet.
ter grades Baic lower, and medium and
common stock fully ic lower than last
Thursday. There was o full number OF
the medium aud common cattle on sale.
Tops were fully as good as they were last
week. We quote at ~ OOa5 l2t, with
most sales at So 75a4 IS per 100 lbs. Few
selling up to s..
Price of Beef Cattle this week ranged
as follows Best Beeves at SIS OOa5 123
those generally rated first quality "a 75d
co.; medium or good fair quality 81 123a
37t, and ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and
Cows So OOa3 124 per 100 lbs.
OF the cattle received 1919 came from
Maryland, 800 from Virginia, SO from
Illinois, and 10 from Ohio. Total receipts
for the past week 72l, against 2, 23l last
week and $50 same time last year.
OF the offerings ZIG we're taken by the
Baltimore butchers, 80 sold to country
dealers, and 81 sold to Eastern buyers
Total sales for the week S39 against S3s
last week and 7S1 same time last year.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Trade in sheep
and lambs was very dull this week. Sheep
sold at about the same figures as last week,
quality considered, but lambs show de-
cline of fully &c per ID. The receipts mum
Der several hundred in excess OF the offer.
ings last week. We quote butchers
sheep at 3a4Ic per Id gross. Lambs sold
at 4a6c per Id gross, few selling at the
latter figure, most sales at under 5!c.
Receipts this week of sheep and lambs,
7,l14 head.
BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK YARDS |
MONDAY, July 2, 1888. !
SwINE-The market for hogs is slow
The quality OF the offerings is like that Of
last weeks receipts, and equal in number
to the offerings then. Prices show little Il
any change. We quote hogs at 7a7s C
most sales were at 7is7!c per ID net, few
choice hogs selling at SC per ID. Receipts
this week 1881 head.
CLAREMONT> STOCK YARDS.
Arrivals of live stock at Claremont stocf
yards via Baltimore and Ohio railroad foI
the week ended July 1:-153 cars, con
tanning $50 cattle, "a calves, IL, 1853 sheeI
and lambs, 50, 666 hogs, "a horses.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia
ETC., 329 cattle, Is calves, 10, Ass sheeI
and lambs, 1855 hogs and AZ horses.
All hogs and sheep sold in these yard
are at gnoss weight. Receipts OF hogs thu
week are $3.50 against 3, 15S last week
fair to good hogs sold at Sc 0Qa6 20
pigs at S. s0a6 90, and rough nogs at IS U
per 100 lbs.
PHILADELPHIA, July 3-The re
ceipts at the West Philadelphia ant
North Pennsylvania drove yards were
For the week-Beeves, $500 head; sheep
II, 900 head; hogs, $500 head. Preyiou
week: Beeves, a, 300 head; sheep, 10, 90
head; hogs 1000 head.
Beef Cattle-Were in good request 70
good stock, which advanced to, while tn
common grades declined ic; extra 6a6te
good 5la5fc; medium 4ia5fc; common 3
a4Ac.
Sheep-were in fair demand; extr
Sc; good 4!a4}c; medium Static; common
2s3fc; lambs 3as72c.
Hcgs-were inactive; extra Chicagoe 8
aslc; good Western 75aSc; country 7is73e
Mich Coxs-Were inactive at S25a55
Mich Calves-Were lower at 2ia5fc.
Fat Cows-Were dull at 2ta3ic.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, July 3. - Oattle-Receipt
6, 500 bead; shipments 5000 head; nativ
cattle 10a9O cents higher; choice to extr
bseves S. s0a6 10; common to good "a 90
ISIS; stockers and feeders 81 50s3 &
cows, bulls and mixed 81 25a3 90.
Hcgs-Receipts 10, 900 head; shipment
1000 head; active; mixed IS 5Oa5 n
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