Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-09

head, for the previous week 10000 head The
market opened fair on Wednesday and contin
ued so until Saturday morning, when the good
demand and lighter receipts forced prices &c
higher on all grades but extreme common. No
wool sheep arrived, and, as the warmer weather
sets in it is customary to only send clipped sheep
here, we drop quotations of wool and only quote
clipped.
QUOTATIONS.
Extra clipped; 454a5c; good clipped, 414a4lze;
SIC.
Lambs-Receipts are included with sheep.
while Springers were scarce and readily taken
when found at higher rates.
QUOTATIONS..
Fall lambs 4lI5a614c; Spring lambs. 50 0Oa6 90.
Hogs-The receipts for the week were 1000
heads previous week, $500 head There was
only moderate demand for stock, and as the
receipts were larger prices closed weaker.
QUOTATIONS..
Western, 7a71zc: State 6a6lSc
Mich COWS were in moderate demand at SIS %
as5O 90; although graded stoek,.if here, would
bring $40 OOaSO co.
Fat Cows. in sympathy with beef cattle, were
Hrmer, at y 4a33sc.
Slippery Cows were In fair request, SIS Goa
p 50.
Bologna Cows were moderately active, 81 GOA
10 on.
Mich Calves were active and lc higher, at AZ
dressed Beeves were in fair demand, at 5a71fc.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, May -Cattle-Receipts Il, 900 head;
shipments 5000 head; market strong; beeves
81 6Oa4 So; steers So Oa4 l5 stockers and feeders
81 50a3 60: cows, bulls and mixed 81 0OS3 20;
Texas 3 6ja3 TO-
Hogs-Receipts Il 900 head: shipments 800
head; market strong; mixed 81 55ai 70, heavy
81 50aA -; light 81 coal 20; skips So 5Oa4 So
Sheep-Receipts 1000 head; shipments 1900
head; market slow and l0al5c lower; natives
81 coal S.; westerns So OOa4 70; Texans 81 75a
East Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY, May s.-Cattle-Recepts $40
head; shipments $50 head; market steady prime
81 25a4 4O fair TO good So 90a4 Is: common 81 5Oa
30; stockers and feeders g. 75a8 80.
Hogs-Receipts 200 head shipments 1900 head
market steady Philadelphia, pigs and Workers
sheep-Receipts and shipments 1000 head
market fair; prime 81 00a4 y: fair TO good 50 5Oa
s.; common s. 0Oa3 co; lambs 50 OOas 90.
CtnSinn~ti.
CINCINNATI o., May S.-Hogs steady; common
and light 81 00ai 70; packing and butchers 81 81
al 70; receipts $40 head; shipments $40 head.
Cincinnati Horse and Mule Market
CIScfSNATI. May AIN general receipts have
been ample but the supply of good streeters and
drivers has not been equal.tO the demand East
ern and Southern horses have been in fair at
tendance, and. with a good local trade, bust
ness has been fairly active The market has
ruled firm without material change in prices.
Quotations at the Cincinnati Union Stock Yard
stables were as follows: Driving horses, Sl25a20Oi
saddle horses, Sl25a2O0: draft horses, SliOa200,
street car horses, S100al25; Southern chunks, sGOa
90 Mules, aged four to eight years, fifteen and
half to sixteen hands, Sl3jal50 fifteen TO fifteen
and a half hands sll5al35; fourteen and half
TO fifteen hands. s9Oall5; fourteen TO fourteen and
a half hands S75ag0.
The following prices prevailed at the Fifth
street stables: Team horses. sl55a4O; express do
Sl30al7j: saddlers sl00alSj; streeters, S75al30;
seven years, sixteen to sixteen ana half hands,
Sl30al5j; do fifteen 10 sixteen hands Sll5al3O. do
fourteen and a half TO fifteen hands. s90all5; do
thirteen and a half to fourteen and half hands,
s6iagO