Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-25

Total sales for the week 1.2l7 head against
], 725 last week, and 933 head same week
last year.
Mich Cows. There is avery light offer
ing and fair trade in COWS this week.
We quote the range at S20a45, with few
extra at $50 per head. Receipts 80 head.
VEAL CALvEs-There is moderate
number OF receipts and fair trade in
calves. We quote at 4aji<c per 10. Re-
ceipts this week Gj head.
SHEEP AND LAATBs.-The receipts are
rather light, but seem 10 be sufficient for Il
very sluggish demand reported at all the
yards. Sheep are without change since
last week, while lambs are q fraction lower
than they were then. Wequote sheep this
week at 215a5l4c per ponnd gross, the latter
price for few extra. Lambs 4i3a55fc
per pound gross, a few extra at the outside
figure. The arrivals of sheep and lambs
this week numbered 1859 head.
BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK YARDS, !
MONDAY, December %.
SwINE-The receipts are much lighter
than last week, more than 2 800 less, but
the demand is quite slow and the numbers
are ample for the trade, being holiday
week, and no improvement in the demand
is anticipated for the same reason next
week. Prices range at 414a45sc per ID net,
few of the best western hogs ut the out
side figure; most sales at 4lSG45(c per 10
net Receipts of hogs this week S,6Ss head.
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS,
BALTIMORE. December -
Arrivals of live stock at Claremont Stock
Yards via Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for
the week ended December 2l-2i2 cars, con-
tanning 1850 cattle, IS calves, 600 sheep
and lambs, 9,47l hogs, IS horses, and %
mules.
Shipments TO New York, Philadelphia,
SC, 2.335 cattle, 5S3 sheep and lambs,
3,S5l hogs, - horses, . calves and %
mules.
AL hogs and sheep sold in these yards
are at gross weight. Receipts this week 4, S23
head, against 6 1863 last week. Fair to good
hogs sold at 8 S0ai 90. and roughs at
s. 90 per 100 pounds. Pigs at 8 80.
Receipts Of sheep and lambs $3.50 head,
with sales at s. 5Oa5 90 per 100 pounds, for
sheep and lambs 419a6l4c per pound.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, December 23.-The
receipts were: West Philadelphia Yard,
Beeves, 2,ll0 head; Sheep, 1900 head a;
Hogs, $500 head. North Pennsylvania
Yard, Beeves, $50 head; Sheep, 800 head ;
Hogs, 1000 head. Glass Yard, Beeves,-
Sheep. -; Hogs, 500 Total for the week,
Beeves, 2,4G0 head; Sheep, 5000 head {;
Hogs, 10000 head. Previous week, Beeves,
4,139 head; Sheep, 5000 head; Hogs,
II 800 head
The receipts since last Saturday evening
only footed up 2,460 head, and 40i head of
these were for export on the steamer In
diana, leaving 2,056 for the local market
against 1888 head last week, and only
about 100 of these were on sale to day.
the rest arriving early in the week. This
short run of cattle was caused by the snow
storm out West blocking some forty cars
containing about 500 cattle, which should
have been i'll this morning.
Although the receipts were small, the
near approach of the Christmas Season and
large supply OF poultry rather weakened
the demand for beef; and the market closed
dull on all grades except extra, which were
readily sold at fair prices.
We quote: Christmas show steers 5i@a
&c: extra 5a5i4c; good, 43saiIc; medium,
44a41%c; fair, 3Jsa4 Sc; common, 3iza3Sic;
culls, 3a3ll; fat cows, 2l9a3l4c.
SHEEP were active and prices closed firm
on all good grades of lambs and sheep,
while the common grades were dull and
neglected. one car of III sheep averaging
show Christmas sheep brought sc, and
SHEEP-QuOtations Christmas show
sheep, Ga6j4c; Extra, 5l4a524c; good, ia
SIC: medium, 4 la4s!c; common, 81 lail4c;
culls. 2l$a3llc; lambs 4j{aGl9c.
. Hoes were dull, as usual, prior to the
Chsstmas festivities, and good Western
closed at 81 a5jlc; other Western, 5a5li &c.
Mich Cows were fairly active at s3OaG0
per head.
MmcH CALVES were dull at las &c, while
Western were drug on the market at
2lla3c.
FAT Cows were in poor request at 2l9a
3J4c.
THIN Cows were dull at. $7al5 per head.
CITY DRESSED BEEvEs We're active and
firm at 5a1j &c although some OF the Christ
mas show steers sold ut Zoe.
EAST LIBERTY. PA, December 2i.-Cat-
tie, receipts $50 head; shipments 1870
head; market dull prime 81 50al -; fair
to good 81 coal -: common 8 50a3 80;
bulls. cows and stays - 00a3 90.
Hogs-Receipts >, 100 head; shipments
$50 head; market firm; philadelphias
3 80; mixed g 65a3 90; heavy Workers
9 50a3 GO: light Workers 3 35a3 30; pigs
- j0a3 -.
Sheep-Receipts 600 head; SHIPMENTS
400 head: market slow prime s. s5a5 90;
fair to good 81 2jai 50; common 81 0Oa3 90;
lambs II 00ai -; calves = 0Oa6 90.
CHICAGO, December 24-Cattie, receipts
5000 head; business active, and prices lOa
l5c higher.
Hogs Receipts, 22,OOO head; prices
strong: packing grades % 40a3 80; heavy
81 5Oa3 IS; light 50 5Oa3 60: pigs = 25a
> -.
Sheep-Receipts. 1000 head; market sc
higher: natives . ila5 p; Westerns - 10
al -; Texans 81 25a4 p; lambs, 81 5Oa
20.
CINCINNATI, o, December 24.-Hogs,
in better demand and higher; light 50 GOA
90. Butchers 50 40a3 %; receipts, 5000
head shipments. 1900 head.