Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-02
LIVE STOCK.
BALTIMORE, Thursday, Sept y, 1890.
AT CALVERTON YARDS.

AT CALVERTON YARDS.
BEEF CATTLE-There is very full offer
ing this week the greater number of which
are medium and common cattle, cOmpara-
lively few good tops being among them.
The best grades are unchanged in prices:
others, the medium and common grades,
have been very slow of sale. and prices are
6al4c lower than last week. We quote
the range at - 90 to 81 80, with most sales
= 0Oa4 - per 100 lbs.
Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged
as follows: Best Beeves 81 2ja4 50 those
generally rated first quality = 1jai l2i5 /;
medium or good fair quality = 25a3 -,
and ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows
= 00a2 - per 100 lbs.
OF the cattle received l,4Sl head came
from Virginia, ISL from West Virginia,
5. 055 from Illinois, 81 from Maryland, ~
from Kentucky, and - head from Indiana.
Total receipts for the week 1896 head
against ! 800 last week, and 225G head
same time last year
OF the offerings to-day l,i0l head were
taken by Baltimore butchers, $50 by coun-
try dealers, and 100 by Eastern buyers.
Total sales for the week 2,0A head, against
1, "A last week, and ,0S0 head same week
last year
MILCm COws-There are too many COM
mon cows offered and not wanted Good
cows are in good demand Common cows
sell at Sc90a2j, medium at S}Oa3j, and best at
Sf0aj0 per head. Receipts, - head.
VEAL CNvEs.-There is fairly good
trade, and the quotations are faGc per TO-.
Receipts, ia head.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-There is a small in
crease IN the number recorded last week.
and their quality is generally as il was
then. The trade is only fair, scarcely as
active as last week, and the prices a shade
lower than they were then We quote
butchers Sheep at 3a5c per Id. gross.
Lambs at 4a6c per Id gross. Stock Sheep
- 0Oa4 30 per head. The receipts of sheep
and lambs this week numbered 1891 head
BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK YARDS,
Monday, September -, 1880.
SwINE.-The receipts are rather heavy
this week, and the offerings are scarcely
more than equal to a very fair demand re
ported in all the yards. There are few
grass hogs on the market, the quality gen
orally averaging better than for the last
few weeks past. Prices show no variation
of consequence from those of last Monday.
We quote good western corn fed hogs TO
weigh l60al15 pounds at 6llaG3{c per ID
net and most sales at 63tc per ID net, and
rough hogs ut y laGc per h net. Receipts
of hogs this week 10, 100 head
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS,
BALTIMORE. September %.
Arrivals of live stock at ClaremOnt Stock
Yards via Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for
the week ended September 2S-296 cars,
containing 1850 cattle, l32 calves, 1859
sheep and lambs, GLIB hogs, p horses and
mules.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia,
&c, 3,4l3 cattle, G,2l3 sheep and lambs,
263S hogs, - horses calf, and -
mules.
All hogs and sheep sold in these yards
are at gross weight. Receipts this week $50
head, against 3GOl last week. Fair to good
hogs sold nj - O0a5 20, and roughs al 81 90
per 100 pounds.
Receipts of sheep and lambs 1859 head,
with sales at 81 00a5 80 per 100 pounds, for
sheep and lambs .a'c per pound.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. September 21.-The
receipts were: West Philadelphia Yard,
Beeyes, 2.Sl3 head; Sheep, 1900 head.
Hogs, / 900 head. North Penna. Yard,
Bceves, $50 head: Sheep, 800 head; Hogs,
900 head Glass Yard, Becves,-; Sheep.
-: Hogs, 800. Total for the week, Bceyes,
3,l63 head; Sheep, 1880 head, Hogs,
T., 800 head. Previous week, Becvcs, 1850
head Sheep, $1,000 head; Hogs, 1880
head
BEEF CATTLE were in fair demand, the
entire receipts, 3,lG3 head, being Tor tue
local market, against 3,Gi4 head for the
previous week. and prices advanced from
10 TO l5c per hundred. Extra, &c; good,
4l5a4}tc; medium, 1 ,a4a- e.; fair, 3 .aic;
common, 81 a3i SCI; culls, 2isa3c; fat cows,
-. a3i; &c.
SnrEp were i'm good demand except for
culls and prices closed firm Extra,
- la5 e; good 5a5 &C., medium, A. .al &C.;
common. 3 ,ai &C.; cuils, . 3a3 3c.
LAMBS were in good demand and firm at
4 saijsc.
HOES were in good demand and firm AT
1a1l4 c for western. and g. a6@ ic for State
MILcH Cows were in fair request at
S25alj per head
Mucu CALVES were active at jaic:
Western and grassers at 3ajc.
FAT Cows were in fair request at Pa
34c per pound.
at S1a2O.
CRY DRESSED BEEvEs were active at
5a1iic.
EAST LIBERTY, PA, October Cattle,
receipts .j9j head; shipments l.4ll head
market firm; common 81 JOai %; fair TO
good - O0a4 10; common y 5Oa3 50; bulls,
cows and stays = 0Oa3 o.
HOgS-Recelpts 42OD mead shipments =
500 head: Philadelphias 81 Gjal %; best
corn Workers 81 40a4 30: common and
crasscrs 81 GOAL p: pigs y O0a4 90.
Sheep Receipts 1900 head; shipments
900 head; market slow prime - O0a3 y;
fair to good 81 25al -; common - OOa3 90;
lambs O0aj -
CHICAGO. October Cattle, receipts,
l. coo head: shipments 5000 head; market
slow: steers.S9 gOai 80: natives - 4Oc2 90;
Texans 81 5Oa3 -; rangers = 25a3gO
Hogs Receipts 10000 head; market. act
i've. firm and higher: common to good
mixed shippers = ljai 40: prime heavy and
butchers i lOa4 10: light - 00a4 -.
Sheep-Recepts 5000 head market slow
and lower; mixed - g0ai 50; westerns
3 coal 90; lambs - 0OaG 90.
CINcrNNATI, ONO, October Hogs,
weaker common and light - GOAL 80;
packing and butchers - l5ai 30 Receipts,
1850 head; shipments 80 head.