Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-08-21
LIVE STOCK.
BALTIMORE, Thursday, Aug. a
AT CALVFRTON YARDS

BEEF CATTLE-The receipts have been
much more numerous than they were last
week, but the offerings much less, and,
with few exceptions, the, quality was not
as good as it was then. There were few
extreme tops which brought J. c higher
figures than last week. The market was
more active than last Thursday Medium
and common cattle were more plentiful,
and without change in value. We quote
the range at = 90 to - 80, most sales at
:! 50a4 90 per hundred lbs
Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged
as follows: Best Bccvcs 81 3Oa4 80: those
generally rated first quality . 25a4 IL :;
medium or good fair quality - 81 la2 So,
and ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows
= OOa2 81 i per 100 ibs
OF the cattle received g94 head came
from Virginia, l3 from Maryland, 81 from
| WestVirgina, SIS from Kentucky. PSI
from Ohio. l21 from New York, and -
from Illinois. Total receipts for the week
2.i3O head, against l,l2O last week, and
1892 head same time last year.
OF the offerings to-day Mj head were
taken by Baltimore butchers, e by coun-
try dealers, and by Eastern buyers.
Total sales for the week l,042 head, against
! .1Sg last week, and go head same time
last year.
MILCH Cows.-lieceipts very light, prices
unchanged; good cows wanted. Common
quoted at S30a25, good S35ai0 per head,
and a few tops So per head. Receipts, ~
head
VEAL CALvE>.-Therc is good demand
for good calves. The quotations are 3aj'
cents per pound. Receipts, III head.
SHEEP AND LASBs-There is falling
off in the receipts, as compared with last
week. of more than 900 head. There has
been better demand for both sheep and
lambs the latter showing an Improvement
of C. per pound. while sheep are a shade
better than they were last week We quote
butchers Sheep at 3a5 cents per pound
gross, with more sales at the latter figure
than last week, and Lambs at I saGi4 cents
per pound gross The receipts of Sheep
and Lambs this week numbered 1888 head.
BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK YARDS,
Monday, August Is, 1890.
SwtNE.-Thc receipts are some 5000 less
than the rather full number last week.
Too many of them, as was the case last
week. are grass hogs, which are very
hard TO sell, even at lowest quotations.
Good corn fed hogs are in rather light sup
ply. and for these there is fairly good I
demand Common grass hogs sell at A. - F.
cents, better grades of grassers at - a397 /
cents; good corn fed hogs at gaze cents /
Der pound net. most sales at ',ajei cents I
per pound. Receipts oI hogs TINS week /
S,3j7 head.
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS, /
BALTIMORE, August Is. /
Arrivals of live stock at Claremont stock /
Yards via Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for |
the week ended August li-335 cars, con- /
tanning t. S5 cattle. l45 calves, 100 sheep /
and lambs 5367 hogs, and rs horses and -
mules.
Shipments to New York Philapelphia,
sc, 3,542 cattle. 7,3il sheep and lambs, /
l.4l4 hogs, 10 horses and 70 calves.
All hogs and sheep sold in these yards /
are at gross weight. Receips this week 2,5ds /
head, against 1885, last week. Fair TO good /
hogs sold at - 30 and rouchs at > % per /
100 pounds.
Receipts of sheep and lambs 500 head, /
with sales at = OOaj 90 per 100 pounds, for /
sheep and lambs 5aic per pound.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. August 1.-THE re-
ceipts We're: West Philadelphia Yard, /
Beevcs. >. 10 head; Sheep, 1000 head; Hogs, /
900 head North Penua. Yard Beeves, /
40 head: Sheep, ! 800 head; Hogs, 1000 /
head Glass Yard, Beeyes. -; Sheep. -; .
Hogs. 800. Total for the week, Beeves 2,9l3 .
head: Sheep, $500 head; Hogs, $500 .
head. Previous week Beeves, 3,453 head:
Sheep. 800 head; Hogs 1880 head.
BEEF CATrLE-The receipts included 40
head for export on the steamer Bretwalda
for London. against 400 head exported last
week on the steamer Manitoban for Glas-
COW. leaving only 2.475 head for the local
market against BOA head for the previous
week
The higher rate in the West stopped ship
pers from sending cattle in, and what stock
that did arrive was taken by butchers for
their REGULAR trade az an advance Of -
cents ON extra, - cents on medium and 3O
cents ON the lower grades. Quotations:
Extra. 471a5c: good, 4i+a43lc; medium,
4l.a4a.c: fair 81 iaic: common, 34a3'3c;
culls. = abe; fat cows, 81 abe.
SurFP-The receipts were 1000 head
LIGHTER. and with a good demand for good
stock prices advanced @ on all grades ex-
cent extreme common. Quotations Extra
5ita5isc; good 43ia5c; medium 44a4'3c;
common 81 a4c; culls 5a3c.
IAvEs-Good lambs were scarce and
wanted. while poor ones were hard to sell
AT any price We quote al 3i3a't4c-
Hoes were il lighter supply, and with
Good demand: all arrivals were readily
taken at an advance of i+c. We quote
GOOD western. a6c.
NuCu Cows were hard 70 dispose of
even at S35ai3.
MucH CALVES were in better request at
FAT Cow, were in fair demand at "a abe.
SrrpprKY Cows were in moderate de-
mand at Slia2O
S1alj. r,
CRY DRESSED BEEyEs were IN TAR &c
mand. and prices in sympathy with live
stock advanced.
East LIBERTY. PA, August 2O.-Catue'
receipts =. $50 head: shipments 2,5o' head:
market firm: prime 81 5Oa4 -; fair 10 good
Il O0a4 y: common s. 50a3 80: bulls. COWS
and stays 3 OOa2 %.
Hos receipts $500 head; shipments
> 560 head: market active; selected corn
fed u l5a4 30; corn Workers s. UJai lO'
6,rassers. . dOa3 -; pigs - l0a 3 90
sheen receipts 500 head; shipments
Sn0 head: market slow; prime - OJa3 2O'
lair 10 good = 25a4 -; common : Ooa5 90
lambs - j0a6 90.
CHcAGo. August 20 Cattle, receipts 10
oO6 head: shipments 400; market steady,
steers = coal 90; cows, bulls and mixed
81 0la2 Is: Texans 81 25aS %; rangers = W
a3 -. $500, ,, ......,.,.
steady: rough and best mixed = b5a5 sO'
nrirne heavy s. 9Oa4 05: light = Ooai y.
Sbeep-Receipts 1900 head; market
slow. western = 90a4 L. i; stockers y UO
az -: lambs s. OOa5 30
New YORK, Augugt 2O-Beeves-Re-
ceipts. Il, 20 head; market steady native