Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-02-28
LIVE STOCK
Wheeling.

TUESDAY, February 26.
The cattle market this week is good
with prices advanced. Messrs. Hudson &
Bayha furnish the following quotations:
CATTLE, 900 TO !, 100 lbs stock 3Ia33c
per h.; 800 20 800 lbs. Babe. per h.; 700
to 800 lbs 2a24c. per lb.
Hogs-Msrket active; 41a43c per IN.
Lambs-GOod at Base per ID.
Calves 3a5c per ID.
Sheep-Sa44c per ID.
Baltimore.
BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK YARDSO
MONDAY, February ., 1889. I
SwINE-Thers is a light supply this
week, the number being so ne !, 700 head
less than last week. Trade is good il ell
the yards. Prices range at 6s6sc; most
sales at 6la6sc per pound net. Some lis hit
rough hogs sold as low as 5ta53c per
pound Receipts this week 5, 1873 head.
CLAREM0NT STOCK YARDS,
BALTIMORE, February %.
Arrivals of live stock at Claremont stock
yards via Baltimore and Ohio railroad for
the week ended February 24:-125 cars,
containing 1,151 cattle, % calves, $50
sheep, 4,407 hogs, 1859 horses and 40 mules
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia,
etc, l, 161 cattle, % calves, / 1868 hogs,
ia horses and AZ mules.
All hogs and sheep sold in these yards
are at gross weight. Receipts this week
2, 500 head, against 5,646 last week. Coed
hogs sold at S. 20a5 30; and rOughs at 81 80
per 100 lbs.
Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, February Is
The receipts of live stock at the West
Philadelphia and North Pennsylvania
Drove Yards were: For the week-Beeves,
3, 100 head; sheep, 10000 head; hogs,
Z, 600 head. Previous week-Beeves, 5000
head; sheep, 10, 600 head; hogs, S, 800 head.
Beef C3ttle-The receipts continued
large, and in consequence of New York be-
ing oveIstOcked, drOyeTs could not relieve
this market to any great extent, and, after
considerable difficulty, twelve cars con-
tanning 240 cattle were shipped to that
point. The market opened on Saturday
dull, but revived slightly toward the close,
owing 30 the pircUDoe of q nurahar of Chi
cago dressed beef dealers, who took advan-
tage of the low condition of the market TO
buy. Quotations: Extra, 44a43c; good,
4a4lc; medium, 3la3ic; common Babe.
Sleep were active and prices for all good
stock advanced ic, due to reports from the
West TO the effect that prices were advanc-
ing at all supply points. Common grades
were hardly salable. Quotations, native
sheep: Extra 53a6c; good 54a53c; medium
4}a5c; common 4s43c; bulls Babe. Kan
sas and Texas sheep: Extra 5ia54c; good
43s5c; medium 4}a44c; common Blade;
bulls 3a3ic.
Among the sales were 81 extra fne ma
tive sheep weighing 105 lbs, each, Of
Sc 80 per hundred.
Hogs were fairly active, aud prices closed
firm. Quotations: Western 6la7c; State
686lc.
Lambs were active and &c higher, at
43a74c.
Bologna cows were hard to move, even
at $6a14.
slippery COWS were dull at $12a2O.
Mich COWS were in poor request at
$25s50. per head.
Fat COWS were in fair demand at 2s3ic.
Mich calves were active at Base.
City dressed beeves were in good demand
at 5a64c
Chicago
CHICAGO, February %. CATTLE -Rsceipta
10, 600 head; shipments 4 coo head; market
steady; beeves 81 00a4 40; steers So GOA
80; stockers and feeders s. 15a3 3d.
cows, bulls and mixed 81 75a3 10.
Hogs-Receipts 81, 600 head; shipments