Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-06
BALTIMORE, Thursday, Nay 30, 1889
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AT CALVERTON YARDS.
BEEF CArTLE-Prices this week show some i'm
prOvcment over those of last week, and the Cat
Tie offered We're OF a better average quality than
the offerings then. The retail Trade showed a
somewhat stronger feeling with values perhaps
q shade higher, some dealers thought a sligh.
fraction, which was lost before the ciOse Taken
altogether, values may be marked up a shade
high than lost Thursday. We quote the range
from s. 80 to 81 60 with q fair number 40 and
near tne outside figure; most sales were made at
81 O0a4 60 per 100 lbs
Prices OF bfef cattle this week ranged as fol-
lows. Best beeves 81 l0ai go. those generally
rated first qua ity 81 2iai 50. medium or good
fair quality So 7jaf D. and ordinary thin steers,
oxen and cows S. 50a3 80 per 10 lbs.
OF the Cattle received i63 came from Pennsyl-
vania i0i from Maryland and 1888 head from
illinois. Total receipts for the week were $50
head against 97l last week, and 90 same period
last year.
Ofthe offerings G5i head were sold 10 Baltimore
butchers, and 20 10 Eastern buyers. Total sales
iorthc week ga head against $50 last week, and
IN head same period last year.
SHEEP AND L.oBs-There is a good trade re-
ported in all the wards for good sheep and lambs,
with pri es u per pound higher for sheep than
t.Ose ruling last lhur,day The quality is tully
as good, II not beiicr than 10 was then. We quote
the range for sheep 3laa4ia cents, and for lambs
6a7i5 cents pe- pound gross Receipts this week
. OF sheep and lambs 3,G1j head.
CHICAGO, June Cattle. receipts IS 900 head
/ shipments 500 head; msrket irregular; heeves
"a 40sl $50, steers g 6l44 80; stOckers and feeders
3 G0a3 90; cows, bulls and mixed 81 sOa3 3d.
Texas cattle 81 90
Hoss-Receipts 1c 600 head: shipments 5000
head: market slow and be lower; mixed g. 2ja
! %; heavy 81 20al IS: light 81 30ai 5j' skips
.3 iOai l5
sheep-ReceptS 1000 head; shipments 1000
head. market slow and Zoe lower; natives So l0a
4 IS, western shOm So 75ai 20; Texas shorn
/ s. 0Oai 90; lambs s. 50a3 90 per head.
EAST LIBERTY, June 5-Cattle, receipts 20
| head shipments 40 head. marFet firm prime
/ 6 80, Fair TO good 81 O)af %. common 81 Sd.
/ Hogs-Receipts 100 head: shipments $50 head:
market slow. all grades 81 0ai 40.
/ Sleep--Ecceipts 400 head. shipments @ 600
/ head market slow; prime 81 ljaf 90, fai- 10 good
/ S. 75a4 10; common y 50a3 50; lambs s. 00a7 90.
Cincinnati Horse and Mule Market.
/ CINCINSATI, June THE attendance of Eastern
/ buyers has been fair, and with a good local de
/ maud there has been moderately active husl-
ness. As a rule receipts have not been sufficient
] 10 meet the requirements of the market ana
/ prices have been fully sustained.
] Quotations at the Cincinnati Union stock Yard
stables We're as follows: Driving horses, sl25a2OO
! saddle horses Sl25l2Oj, draft horses, Slina2Ul
. street ear horses. sg0al25 Southern horses. sl0a
30. Mules, aged four to- eight years fifteen and %
/ half t0 sixteen hands Sl9ldl5D. fifteen tO fifteen
90 fifteen hands, S90all0 fourteen 90 fourteen and
| q half hands. s7lagO.
| The following prices prevailed 40 the Fifth
street stables. Driving and saddle horses sl2ia
I 900. DART horses medium Sl35al65. do heavy
/ si50a2lj. strcctclr hOses sl0ml35. Mules four
/ to eight years. sixteen tO sixteen and a half
/ hands. Sli0alGu. DO fifteen and % half 20 sixteen
/ hands. sl2jali0 do fifteen To fifteen and q malt
hands Slllal2j. DO fourteen ana half 10 fifteen
/ hands S70a90