Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-14
LIVE STOCK.
BALTIMORE. Thursday, Aug. Z
Ar CALVERTON YARDS.

AT CALNERTON YARDS.
/ Brrr CArrLE-The receipts have been
much less numerous than they were last
week, but the offerings were nearly as
Imanv. with the quality not very good, not
much. if any improvement on That OF last
weeks offerings Trade has been very
/ slow. aud prices of the medium and com
mon grades were :, c OFF from last week on
most of the sales; top cattle showed nut
| little. II anv. change in values. The large
majority of the offerings consisted OF me
dium and common cattle. We quote the
range at - Oh to 81 31 &, most sales AT
/ - 5Oa4 90 per hundred lbs. few selling over
/ 81 90.
/ Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged
as follows: Best Becves - 23a4 3it4 those
generally rated first quality - 25a4 j.! = :
medium on good fair quality :! 3t'saS Soc
and ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows
= 0Oa2 p per lO1 lbs.
OF the cattle received iSj head came
/ from virginia. - from Maryland, 81 from
Ohio. 9, from Kentucky. 1870 from west
Virginia. and 3j from Illinois. Total re-
CENTS for the week H. 20 head, against 2,2Ol
/ last week. and l,4l5 head FOR the same
week last year.
OF the offerings to-day l,l23 head were
/ taken by Baltimore butchers, - by coun-
| try dealers. and G6 by Eastern buyers.
/ Total sales for the week !. ls9 head, against
| .225 last week. and 40 head same week
| last year.
NIilcu Cows Offerings very light in
numbers: trade slow Common quoted al
S3Oa25. good s35aiO per head, and a rev
extra a shade higher Receipts, 40 head.
VEAL CMyEs.-Receipts fair in number,
and trade only fair. The quotations are 3
a. cents Der pound Receipts, % head.
SHEEP AND LAMB-.-The receipts are
some / 900 head i'm excess OF last week
numbers. and their quality shows no
change There is fair demand m all thc
wards. There is an advance over ias'
weeks values of about lc ON ooih sheep
and lambs. The shipments East are not as
extensive as those of last week. We quote
Sheen at 3isaf3{ cents: extra cents per
lib gross. and Lambs at as cents per 10
gross. The receipts of Sheep and Lambs
this week numbered G,3l1 head.
BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK YARDS.
Monday, August II, 1880.
SwtNE.-Thc receipts are very heavy
this week. more numerous than Tor num-
Der of weeks past. and the demand is only
fair. though for grass hogs, OF when much
the LARGER portion consists, there is very
limited sale. Good light Western Hogs in
fair demand at . sa591 cents per pound net,
most sales at the outside figures. Grass
Hogs ; cents per pound. Receipts of Hogs
this week ! ,333 head. 1.
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS,
BALTIMORE, August H.
Arrivals of live stock at Claremont Stock
Yards via Baltimore and Ohio Railroad FOR
the week ended August lO-2i4 cars, con
tanning j. SO cattle, l5G calves, 9O9j sheep
and lambs gqi hogs, and ~ horses and Is
mules.
Shipments to New York, Philapelphia,
&c. 1919 cattle. S.134 sheep and lambs
81 hogs, 3 horses and liz calves.
All hogs and sheep sold in these Yards
are AT gross weight. Receips this week $50.
head. against 3,2l5 last week Far TO good
hoes sold at = 80, and r0ughs at - 80 per
Receipts of sheep and lambs 9,G5 head,
with sales at 3 75a4 - per 100 pounds, Tor
sheep and lambs 4 a6c per pound.
puu,prlPHrA. Pa. August 9-The re-
ceints were: West Philadelphia Yard
Reeves. 3. lO3 head Sheep, 5000 head; Hogs,
Il 900 head. North Penna. Yard, BeeVes,
$50 head: Sheep, l,5o0 head; Hogs l'oV
head. Glass Yard, Becves, -; Sheep.
Hos Total for the week. Becyes 3,iI3
bead, Sheen. $500 head; Hogs. 1880
head Previous week. Beeyes. 2,'l4 head:
sheep. 800 head: Hogs ll.5ol head. ..o
Brrr CArrIE-The receipts included iUJ
head for shipment to Glasgow per Tue
steamer Manitoban, leaving 3,OH hedd lot
the local market, against Lii heau I.sl
,reelr The demand for stock was only lar,
and the poor quality of the receipts lau Ile
EJECT Of weakening prices on all grades eX-
cont evfra. We quote: Extra, &c good,
4sta4slc. medium. 4a4i4c fair, . as ic'
common. 3a3 &C.; culls, . sa2e .c' iat cows
Parse: bulls, 2a@'4c' ,........,, ooo
STrrp-Although the receipts were l,OOC
head lighter prices declined '4c on an
GRADES. we quote: Extra 5a5'4c' good la
/ 4sIc: medium 4a4i4c; common ''4a7Ac'
u TI,as-Good lambs were scarce and
wanted. while poor ones were nara 10 sell
nj any price. We quote at 9-sa - 5000,
Hoo. were ia poor request ana some
hat easier Good light western 3'sa3. &C.;
common heavy western 81 - 4c.,
Nirrrr Cows were hard 10 dispose OF
even at S25a45.
F,r Cow. were demOralizcd AT -d- lc.
SiIpPFKY Cows were in poor demand
at Sl4a2O s-,,-
CRY DRESSED BEEyE- were III ia'r uc-
maud. but lower at 9a'c.
Fast LmEErY. PA, August l3-Catl9e,
rereipts 75l head: shipments q" heau
market strong; prime - 1'at - t..f,
good 8 5Oa4 l5 common = ''a' -'' ou''''
cows and stays 81 50a2 90 ,..-
HOGS receipts 1900 head; shipments
, dio. market firm: selected corn-fed s. OJ
a IS: grassers, g 5oa3 -; pigs y ! -.
sheep. receipts 300 head; shipments
900 head; market slow; prime = ,9aS d dO'
fair TO good 81 O0a4 20; common = Ou's' w.
lambs - 5Oa6 90. D..;...
CHIcAGo. August lS.-Catte', ReceiPts,
Is 600 head shipments 1000 head llaIH 81.
steady; beeyesS dOat 20; steers - ~ brIs
and and mixed 81 2Oa3 20: Texas cattle 81 45a
Hogs-Receipts 5000 head; shipments
= 600 bead market, slow and jalOc lover
mixed s. 4Oa3 %; skips = JOa3 TO-.
Sheep-Receipts 1000 head; shipments
800 head: market steady natives IS ga ga
$50: western 81 75a4 30; Texans = OOa4 NJ;