Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-02

70 800 lbs 2a24c. per ID.
hogs-Market active; 43a5c per III.
Lambs-6ood st Base per III
Oalves-3sa DC per Id.
Sheep-3a44c per ID.
Baltimore Cattle Market
THURSDAY, April %, 1889.
CALVERFON STOCK YARDS.
BERF CATTLE-The market is slow this
week and prices depressed, the decline be.
ing reported as tate lower than on last
Thursday. There was an offering on the
HUI to-day of very superior order of cat.
tle-a long line OF prime beeves-a better
all through than for some time pact
Prices range at 2a4 Bloc, most sales being
made at 3a4c with few over 4c.
Prices Of Beef Cattle this week ranged
rs follows: Beet beeves at 81 O0a4 3 10
those generally rated first quality So s7I
al OO, medium or good fair quality So 00s
3 10, and ordinary thin steers, oxen and
cows y OOa2 rs per 100 lbs.
Of the cattle received 60 came from Vir-
ginia, rs from Illinois, 500 from Maryland,
and 67l from Pennsylvania. Total receipts
for the week were 1896 head, against 2l57
lsst week, and 1920 same period last year.
OF the offerings $40 head were sold to
Baltimore butchers, and So 10 Eastern
dealers. Total sales for the week COG head,
against 755 last week, and 500 head same
period laet year.
Sheep and Lsmbs.-With slight in
crease in the receipts over last week the
market is slow in all the yards, and prices
a fraction off from the figures ruling last
last week. The quality is not quite rs
good as that Of last weeks offerings. We
quote the range tor clipped sheep at 24a4f
cents, wool sheep 3la5! cents, and spring
lambs 63sS cents per pound gross. Re-
ceipts this week Of sheep and lambs 3,8l5
head.
BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK YARDS |
MONDAY, April %, 1889. !
SwINE-There is fall supply of hogs
on the market this week, nearly 700 head
in excess of the fair number of last week.
The quality is up to that of last weeks Of
fering, except that there are more large
and heavy though smooth western hogs
than are wanted, auch as weigh 200 to
$50 pounds gross, which, owing TO the low
price of lard, are not wanted, and have to
be reshipped East, however desirable in
other respects. Prices for State and other
nearby hogs: Rough 5446 cents, and
good to prime 6sa6s cents; some western
hogs a shade higher. Receipts this week
were 1872 head.
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS,
BALTIMORE, April %.
or live at1nly ufoak
yards via Baltimore and Ohio railroad for
the week ended April 2S:-143 cars, con-
tanning ,2s6 cattle, 81 calves, 4, 903 sheep
and lsmbs, 5,436 hogs, n horses and 10
mules.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia,
ETC., S32 cattle, Al calves, 4,045 sheep and
lambs. ], 100 hogs, and 40 horses.
All hogs and sheep sold in these yards
are at gross weight. Receipts this week
3, $50 head, against 1906 last week. Fair
to good hogs sold at So 00B5 %, and
ronghs at 81 % per 100 lbs.
Receipts Of sheep 1899 head, aganst
1 $3.50 head last week, with sales at 81 25a
4 80 per 100 pounds. Prospects better.
Philadelphia Cattle Market.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, April 27.-Beef
Cattle-Although the receipts were nearly
100 head heavier than for the previous
week there were fully 500 head less on the
market. The market opened fairly active
this morning and consignees asked good
prices for their stock, but before sales
could be effected they had to make con-
siderable concessions, and prices did not
vary sc per 100 from last Saturdays quo
tations on the wholesale rates. Commits
sion men did not rare so well, as the rainy
weather kept n great many butchers from
| the yard, aud toward the close they gave
up all attempts to Tsise the rate and stock
went off at previous figures. Quotations:
Extra, 4!a4sc; good, 4l4tc; medium, 34s
SEC; common, Babe.
Chicago.
CHIIAGo. May Misunderstanding II,
900 heed; shipments 8. 900 head; market
slow; beeves 81 load 30; steers So 30A4 90
s.ocker7 and feeders 50 40s3 80; cows, bulls
and mixed 81 74a3 30; Texas steers So OC
a3 rs.
Hogs-Receipts Is, 500 head; shipments
6, 500 head; market slow and 5alOc lower
mixed 81 5Oa4 rs; heavy 81 50a4 rs; light
| "a OOat cO3 ships % ''af oO'
Sheep-Receipts 500 head; shipments
200 head; market dull aud lower; natives
81 OOs5 90; western 81 05s4 60; Texans
81 15a4 30; lambs S. 40A6 90.
East Liberty.
East LiBKRqHr, May 1.--Cat;le- Re
ceipts $40 head; shipments 600 head; mar
ket steady; prime So 9O'4 %; fair to good
80 5O.3 IL. common So %: stockers and
feeders So OOa6 so.
Hors-Receipt+ and shipments 200 head
market active Philadelphia 81 95s5 90
pigs and Yorkers 81 95a5 90.
Sheep-Receipts 1900 head; shipments
900 head; market firm; pine 81 Goa
10; fair to good So 5Oa3 rs; common
81 OOa3 90; lambs So 30a5 %.
Cincinnati.
CfEcrNaArI, O., Mvy 1.-Eogs-
Stronger; common and light 81 00a4 20
pscking and butchers S4 55a4 so; re
ceip,s 3, 400 head; shipments 1850 head.
Cincinnati Horse and Mule Market.
CINCINNATI, April 27.-At the Union
Stock Yard stables there was but little
activity in tine market this week, but
there WIGS steady demand for good dIiv-
ers and saddlers. Mules were wanted Id
excess of supply. Receipts of other stock
were ample and prices were without
change We quote as follows: Driving
horses S125A2OO, saddle horses Sl25a2OO,
draft horses, $14Oa200; street-car horses 500
a125, Southern chunks 10000. Mules, aged
4 to 3 wears, 151 to hauds, Sl35al5Oi
10 to 151 h9nds, $115s135; l44 to 10 hands,
$9Oa1l5; IA to lag hands, $7519O.
At Fifth street stables TIE market con-
tinued active, with fair demand for
good sound stock. The attendance OF
Eastern and Southern buyers during the
week hs s been fair. The tendency of the
market is to higher prices. Local demand
good. The range of the market has been
about as follows during tue week: Team
horses S155a235, express do $13Oa17O'
saddlers $1OOa175, do medium S6OasO,
common horses S35a65. Mules 4 to :
wears old, 16 to 16l hands, $135.l55; do
il TO 1G hands Sl15alS5; do lag TO 10
hands $90a115; do 134 TO IA hands S65a9O'
WOOL.
Wheeling.