Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-06

Inc cattle UlhrkGl i DISK thus Week. puL AltIe
Is no charge in prices. Messrs. Bayha 4 Dorsey
furnish the following quotations:
Cattle-l coo to !, 100 ana above, 3l%aSj4c; soto
900 pounds 3a314c; 700 10 500 pounds 2h2hc.
Hogs-Market Flow at 3j4a3sc.
Lambs-Lively at 5a5Lc
Calvts-In good demand at ia5c.
Sheep-Ac i've et iaiHc.
BALTIMORE, Thursday, February p.
AT CALvRRToN YARDS.
BEEF CArTLE-The market on the Hill to-day
showed some little improvement in activity over
that of last Thursday, and prices generally were
a shade higher than they were then, some 10
10 cents per 100 lbs with the quality OF the tops
4 little better than last week. There was fair
Offering OF n edium grades We quote the range
from 81 90 to 81 u. most sales being made al
coal 62% per 100 pounds
Prices OF beef cattle this week ranged as fol
lows: Best beeyes 81 50ai IS, those generally
rated first quality 81 25a4 So medium or good
fair quality SS 25ai co. and ordinary thin steers
oxen and cows 81 00a3 % per 100 lbs.
OF the Cattle received 1855 came from Mary
lsnd, lA from Virginia, 20 om West Virginia
627 ffom Illinois, 70 from Ohio, aud 95 from Penn
sylvania. Total receiDts for the week 100 head
against ,i9j last week, and s72 head same time
last year.
OF the offerings Tod y $40 head were taken
by Baltimore butchers, II by country dealers,
and SO by Eastern buyers. Total sales for the
week, SOS head, against $50 last week, and tja
mich Cows are quoted at S2ca30 each for com
m IN to fair, and Si0a55 for good to extra. Re
ceipts 81 head Tra1e slack.
VEALs- ROughs. 2l9ai cents; good, Sac cents
per ount, and trade lair L ceifts $50 head.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-There IS light run OF
sheep and lambs this week, with trade slow.
Prices are fully &c lower thsn last week The
q lality is reported as generally fair, ard the
supI ly, though light is sufficient for the limited
demand. Com non to fair sheep arr quoted al
lfaf IN ffrr n uf "A l-N-
ira at cents per pound gross lambs sell at 3a6
cents per pound gross . he receipts Of sheep
aud llmbs this week number l. $50 head.
BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK YARDS.
MONDAY, March g. 1899. I
SWINE There Is a moderately fai offering this
week, and the market is firm at the prices rul'
ing last Monday. ", tn rather more sale IN king
at our top figure than last week We quOts RiOd
ID best western corn hogs at 5EsJ4 cents pei
pound net and buttermik at 4%a55z cents net
Re ceifts of hogs Thu week 9l7 head.
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS,
BALTIMORE, March 3. 1890,
Arrivals ofLive stock at Claremont Stock Yards
via Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for the week
ended March 2-24 cars, containing l.S29 Cat.
tie, l22 Calves 1890 sheep and Lambs, 7ii5
Hogs. l22 Horses and IS Mules
Shipments TO New YORK, philadelphia, &c,
SIS Cattle, Calves, f22 Sheep and Lambs
l29 Hogs, so Horses and l6 Mules.
All Hogs and Sheep sold in these Yards are al
gross weight Receipts this week, 2 l29 head,
against T. lOl last week. Fair TO good Hogs sold
at 81 90. and rOughs at So Is per 100 lbs.
Receipts OF sheep. 22gO head, with sales at
81 50a5 70 per 100 lbs, and Lambs at 70 ca cents
per pound.
PHILADELPHIA, saturday evening. Msrch l.
The receipts OF live stock at the West phila-
delphia S.ockyGrds were: Beeves, $50; sheep,
4 800; hogs, $500. North Pennsylvania yard -
Beeyes, $50: sheep, /. 900: hogs 900 Glsss' yard
Hogs 500. Total for week-Beeyes, 200;
sheep, $500; hogs 10000. Previous week
Beeves, > GS3; shee7, 5000: hogs 10 500
BEEF CATTE-The receipts, az usual during the
Lentei a.on, were light. only 22O6 head arriy-
ing during the entire week tn being for the
loci market. No exports this week.
The demand was equal to tho supply, and
pr ces, In sympathy with the Western market,
advanced ffacton, although not enough 70
cover the advance West Drovers who had cat
tie shipped direct lost considerable money.
Qu0tations-EXtr 5a5Zc; good i55ai1sc; me-
dunn 43sa99ic; fair 1890; common 34aic; fat
COWS 2xa3Hc.
sHEEf-The demand as usual duiing the len
ten season was po.r and prices c osed weak, al
hOugh the receipts We're extraordinarily mall
Quotations: Extra, 6Aa6Hc; good, 53Ia6c; mcdi.
um, 5ha5%c; common, 4I5a5c; .eu.ls S%a4Ac.
LANES Were In poor demand and &c lower
Quotations: Extra, 5a74c; good 6]za554c; me
dun 654a6hc common 5a514c
HOGs-Were inactive ard although prices
West advanced ihs rates here were unchanged
quotation GONu W tNltFlt Utsaut4ts uGdNJ
western t1zG6c. state 5aji<c.
Mich cows were in coed demand, and p.ices
70 3)0OaG0 20 per head
Mich Calves were il fair request at 5a712c.
Fat COWS were in moderate demand 2HaSIc
slippery cows were in fair demand at sl2 UOa
Is 0O.
Bologna COWS were inactive at ss OOal2 90 per
head.
City Dressed Beef were in poor request as
usual during Lent but prices advanced in sym
pathy with live Gait c. We quote 5a1I9c.
CHICAGO. March 5.-Cattle-Receipts 5000
head: shipments $500 head; market weaker
beeves 81 O0a5 81 steers % 25ai so; stockers and
feeders e. 4oa3 60: Texans 81 S5a3 so.
Hogs Receipts IS 00 head; shipments Loo
esd: market a shadelower: mixed g S5aA4 o.;
heavy So S5s4 "a; light 50 S5ai 10; skips So ~
sheep-Rectip,s 5000 head: shipments 1000
head: market strong and active; natives s. i0a
6 30; western corn fed 81 S0s5 CO; Texans So 50a
3 30; lambs So 0Os6 80.
EAST LIBERTY. March 5-Cattle, receipts go
head: shipm nts GO head; market dull pine
81 5Oai 49, fair TO good g 75si 10; common g 2Os
Hogs-Receipts 2,7lO head; shipments 1900
head: market steady; meiium and sc ect s. S0a
4 10. common to best Workers 81 l0ai %; pigs
sheep-Receipis eco head: shipments 800
head: market slow; prime IS 75a6 CO., fair to
good 81 25ai 30; c0mmJn q 25a3 %; lambs 81 Goa
) %.
CrycryYATr. O., 3srch 5.-HogS, stronger;
common and light C. 6)si 10; packing and
butchers 81 coat .; receipts 1900 head; ship
ments 2, 200 head.
Cincinnati Horse and Mule Market.
CrScrsTATI, O, March 1.-The demand was
fairly active chiefly for the better qualities of
.tcck. which were in light supply. Common
stock WAS weaker. but prices Of desirable los
were maintained.
on taiions st the Cincinnati Union Stock
Yard Stables were as follows Driving horses,
AZ sl25.2.5: saddle horses s40a2n0: draft horses.
sl6la2OO: street car honses. sSjsll0 Southern
horsts s6las1; plugs. sl0a2O Mules, aged four
To- eight years. fifteen and half to sixteen
hands, sll54l50. fifteen to fifteen and hall
hands, sl1Oal20: fourteen and a half 10 fifteen
hands. ssisl00: fourteen 10 fourteen and = half
hands s7jas5; plugs S20a3).
The following prices prevailed At the Finh
street stables Driving and saddle horses sl25a200
dram horses medium, sl9jal6O DO heavy Sl65a2OO;
street-car horses sgOal20; Southern horses s6Oa
l0. rlYgs si5aiO Mules, four to eight years,
sixteen TO sixteen and half hands, sli5al65'