Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-26
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS,
BALTIMORE, December -.

Arrivals of live stock at Claremont Stock
Yards via Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for
the week ended December 2l-242 ears, con-
tanning 800 cattle, A. calves, go sheep
and lambs, 9,47l hogs, Is horses, and -
mules
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia,
&c, 2335 cattle, 5S3 sheep and lambs,
3,s5l hogs, - horses, > calves and %
mules
All hogs and sheep sold in these yards
are at gross weight. Receipts this week 4, S'3
head, against $3.50 last week. Fair to good
hogs sold at 8 S0a4 GO. and roughs at
g 90 per 100 pounds. Pigs at 8 80.
Receipts of sheep and lambs 1880 head,
with sales at 81 5Oa5 90 per 100 pounds, for
sheep and lambs a EaGl4c per pound.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, December 93.-The
receipts were: West Philadelphia Yard,
Beeves, 2,ll0 head; Sheep, 1900 head /;
Hogs. $500 head. North Pennsylvania
Yard. Beeves, $50 head; Sheep, ! 800 head (;
Hogs, 1000 head. Glass Yard, Beeves,-;
Sheep. -; Hogs, 800. Total for the week,
Beeyes, AGO head; Sheep, 5000 head !;
Hogs. 10. 600 head. Previous week, Beeves,
4 ,739 head Sheep, 1900 head; Hogs,
II, 800 head.
The receipts since last Saturday evening
only footed up 2,iG0 head, and 4O+ head OF
these were for export on the steamer In
diana, leaving 2,056 for the local market
against 4,593 head last week, and only
about 100 of these were on sale today.
the rest arriving early in the week. This
short run of cattle was caused by the snow
storm out West blocking some forty cars
containing about 500 cattle, which should
have been in this morning.
Although the receipts were small, the
near approach of the Christmas season and
large supply of poultry rather weakened
the demand for beef; and the market closed
dull on all grades except extra, which were
readily sold at fair prices.
we quote: Christmas show steers o19a
~. extra 5a5llc: good, 49sa45sc; medium,
liia4lLc: fair, 3jla4isc; common, 3l9a3$ic;
cuils. 3a3li; fat cows, 24a3l4c.
SHEEP were active and prices closed firm
on all good grades of lambs and sheep,
while the common grades were dull anu
NEGLECTED. one car OF III sheep averaging
ri pounds, sold for &c, while number OF
show Christmas sheep brought o12c, ana
several show lambs sold as high rs &c.
Surrp-Ouotations Christmas show
sbeen ca6iIc: Extra, 5I9a5slc; good, 5a
5i/c! medium, 4l6a49ic; common, 34a44ci
cnnlls. 2l5a3i5c: lambs ~ a619c.
Hoes were dull, as usual, prior TO the
Cbsistmas festivities, and good western
closed AZ 5s.a5i5c: other Western, 5a514c.
\fucu Cows were fairly active at S3Oa6O
pe NmcW calves were dull at 4a6jGc, while
Western were a drug on the market at
2]6a3c. ,,.o,, =. o,>o
SIC. ,.uo .. a,o,, nor boad
CRY DRESSED BEEvEs were active and
firm at 5a7I5c although some of the Christ
Mas show steers sold at lOc.
r,sr I,arRry. PA. December 24.-Cat-
,,a receints $50 head. shipments 1870
Sead. market dull; prime 81 5Oa4 -; fair
~ GOOD - coal 25: common 8 50a3 90;
bnlIs cows and stays s. 00a3 90.
Hoes-Receipts 200 head: shipments
so head: market firm; Philadelphias
e Is; mixed s. 65a3 20; heavy Workers
81 5Oa3 GO: light Workers g 35a3 80; pigs
Sheep-Receipts 600 head; shipments
400 head; market slow prime s. 15a5 90 ;
fair to good - 25a4 50; common 81 0Oa3 90;
lambs q OOa4 IS; calves s. 0Oa6 90.
CHICAGO, December 2i.-Cattle, receipts
5000 head; business active, and prices loa
l5c higher.
Hogs-Receipts, 29,OOO head; prices
strong; packing grades s. 4OaS 50; heavy
g 5Oa3 65; light 50 jOa3 GO; pigs - 23a
. IS.
Sheep-Receipts. 1900 head; market SC
higher: natives s. 75a5 %; Westerns IS 61
IA So; Texans g 95a4 %; lambs, 81 5Oa
SIS.
CINCINNATI, O., December 4.-Hogs
in better demand and higher; light 81 OOs