Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-12-05

I.ambs-GOod at Base per 10
Calyes-8a5c per 10.
Sheep-25<a4c per 10.
BALTIMORE, Thursday, November ..
AT CALVERTON YARDS.
BEEF CATrIE-The market On the Hill to-day
was fairly active and prices lLc higher than last
week for tops. and so on through the other
grades The quality OF the offerings was OF a
| better average than those OF last week with
more leevts sold at and near our top quo
tations than were recorded At Thursday. We
quote the range from 81 on 70 81 3l52, most
| sales being made at So O0a4 . per 100 lbs
| Prices of beef cattle this week ranged rs fol
| lows: Best beeves 81 25a4 SIN those generally
rated first quality 81 GOAL %, medium or good
fair quality IS 50a4 co. and ordinary thin steers
oxen and cows 81 OOa3 % per 100 pounds
OF THE Cattle received col came from Virginia,
| 27ifrlm Ohio, ~ from Maryl % from New
| York and Is head from Illinois. Total receipts
| for the week were l. 476 head against 3 Dos last
OF the offerings $50 head were sold TO Baltimore
/ butchers, 1923 TO country dealers, and p 10
/ Eastern buyers Total sales for the week, 92i
head. against l.O23 last week, and 992 head for
| same period last year.
! SHEET AND LAMBs.-There is a fair trade re-
ported for good stock and the quality generally
| is fair. eqGal 10 that of last weeks offerings.
Prices are a shade higher for sheep and lambs
are marked &c higher. We quote the range for
butchers sheep at 3a5 cents per pound gross,
and lambs at 4i5a6 cents per pound gross. Re
ceipts OF sheep and lambs this week were . 275
head.
PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY EVENING, Novem-
| Der 30.-The receipts OF live stock at the North
| Philadelphia and West Philadelphia Stockyards
were. For the week, $500 heeyes 10000 sheep,
| TO- 500 hogs; previous week, 3,O3l beeyes 10000
sheep, IL 900 hogs.
BEEF CATTLR-There wss no export cattle in
during he weak as no steamer room could be
| had the exports for the previous week being POI
| head leaving about 400 more cattle on the mar
ket this week tnan for the previous week.
| Although the market was rather oyerstocked the
demand for the better grades was good and
prices closed firm, while the c0mmOner grades
were only a fair request. at Il slight decline.
Quotations: Extra at Sac good at 4isa43sc,
medium at 3i4dAc; common at 3A3'sci fat cows
at 2l9aS3zc.
medinm A. A5c; common 34a44c culls ta3c.
LANBs-Gooi stock continued sctive and firm
while common and culls were hard TO dispose OF
even at low figures. Quotations Extra 6i4a7c;
good 6aCl5c; medium 5ha554c. common 4 a5ei
Hoes The demand for hog, was only limited,
| and with a full supply prices closed 10 y
| lower. A few choice Chicago hogs sold nm re
tail way at 5ist554, quotations. Extra Chica-
20, ia &c: Good Westerns 14a5i4c.
Fat cows were in moderate request at 2 a
slippery cows were in poor demand at sli Goa
Bologna COWS were uuil nj fN Nudlo w.
Mich COWS were III good request at $50 Goa
IS o.
Dressed Beeyes were fairly active; 5a75a71zc
for city dressed.
EAST LIBERTY, December 4.-Catlle receipts
! .O6O head: shipments !, 40 head market >eady;
prime 1 50a4 CO.; fair TO good s)a4 co. common
3 COa3 30; stOckers 5Oa3 90.
HOgs-Receips 1900 head; shipments 22CO
head: market slow. best Workers 3 S0a3 90 light
Workers and common IS; Philadelphias s. 9Oa
400
sheep-Receipis GOO head; shipments 200 head
market active; Prime g. 0Oaj 2j; fair % good %
al IS; common p O0a3 on; lambs 4 OOa6 2j
CHICAGO, December 8.-Catte-Receipts 1000
head. shipments 500 head; beeves 81 5Oa5 IS.
steers s. GOAT 40: stockeIs aud feeders 81 5a2 &c.
Texans iOa2 50.
Hogs-Receipts $1,000 head shipments 5000
head: market weak; mixed 3 j0a3 70; light i0a
3 10. heavy 50s3 75 skips 00a3 6l.
Sheep-Receipts 1000 head; shipments 1900
head. market strong; natives 3 O0a5 5O western
25a5 co.. Texans Coal 10
NEW YORK, December 4.-Beeves, receipts 100
cars. market firm.
CINCINSATI, o., December Hog, easier;
common and light IS O0a3 GO, packing and butch
er, So 50a3 70; receipts 1908 head; shipments
SEQ head.
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