Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-05-22
BALTIMORE, Thursday, May l6, 1889.
AT CALVRRTON YARDS.

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BALTIMORE, Thursday, May 16, 1889
AT CALVRRTON YARDS.
BERF CArTLE-Tbe market on the Hill to-day
for beeyes showed slightly more activity than It
did last week. The average quality of the offer
ings was better than that last Thursday while
prices were not up to those Of the previous week,
and values in consequence were on 1sc as com
pared with those ruling then. We quote the
range from 50 90 10 81 49, with most sales at So GOA
Is per 100 lbs.
Prices of beef cattle this week ranged as fol
lows: Best beeves 81 25a4 40; those generally
fair quality 50 Jas 70, and ordinary thin steers,
oxen and cows 81 O0a3 IS per 100 lbs.
OF the Cattle received S75 came from Pennsyl-
vania, 1856 from Maryland and % from Vir-
ginia. Total receipts for the week were 2i5
head, against $50 last week, and ISL same
period last year.
the offerings 172 head were sold to Baltimore
butchers, and 20 10 Eastern dealers Total sales
for the week 762 head, against 7l2 last week,
and 705 head same period last year.
SHEEP AND LAMEs-The receipts are heavy
this week, being over 200 head moro than the
number received last week. They are in excess
Of a very moderate demand Cat BEST prevailing
in all the yards, especially for lambs, ana prices
for both are lower sheep fully &c and lambs ga
&c per pound. Receipts this week of Sheep and
Lambs $3.50 head.
CHICAGO, May 2l-Cattle-Receipts 1900 head;
shipments 8 900 head; market strong; beeves
81 20a4 40 steers s. 60a4 20; soekers and feeders
81 5Oa3 so: cows, bulls and mixed 81 90a3 30.
Hops-Receipts 1900 head; shipments $500
head: market slow and sc lower; mixed 81 S5a
55; heavy 81 S5a4 50; light 81 4Oa4 Go; skips
sheep-Reoeipts $500 head; shipments 1000
head: market steady; sh0rn natives 50 5Oa4 30;
western shOrn s. 9Oa4 Is; Texas shon 81 goa
70; lambs 81 25a5 %.
EAST LIBERTY, May .-Cattle-Receipts go
head; shipments 200 head; market dull at yes
Hoes-Receipts 1000 head; shipments 600
head; market firm; all grades a 50a4 90.
Sheep--Receipts $500 head shipments $500
head; market firm and a shade higher.
CINcINNATI, O., May 2l.-Hogs, scarce and
higher: common and light SO 75af 30; packing
and butcher 81 25a4 90; receipts 1900 head;
shpments6jO head.
Cincinnati Horse and Mule Market
CINCINNATI, May 21.-Busiuess has been fairly
active and receipts of some kinds of stock have
been short Of the demsnd. This was especially
the case with drivers and Saddlers. As rule the
market was firm.
Quotations at the Cincinnati Union Stock Yard
stables were as follows: Driving horses, sl3a20O;
saddle horses, Sl25a200; draft horses, SliOa2OO,
street car horses, Sg0al25; Southern horses, S5Oa
So Mules aged four to eight years, fifteen and
half 10 sixteen hands, Sl25aljO, fifteen 10 fifteen
and a half hands, Sll0al2j; fourteen and half
70 fifteen hands, S9Oall0; fourteen to fourteen ana
Il half hands, s50aS0
The following prices prevailed at the Fifth
street stables: Driving and saddle horses sl25a
1870; DART horses medium, Sl35al6O DO heavy
Sl7Oa20O: street-car horses Sl0Oal2O. Mules, four
to eight years, sixteen TO sixteen ana a nan
hands. sl40al6O do fifteen and a half TO sixteen
hands sl25al40 do fifteen 10 fifteen and hali
hands Sll5al25; 10 fourteen and a half to fifteen
hands gQ0a1l5