Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-06-05

The cattle market is reported in ACTIVE
condition this week, but there are n,
changes in prices except on hogs, which
have declined Messrs. Bayha & Dorse!
furnish the following quotations.
Cattle-1,O00 TO LOO and above 39Ia4c
800 to 800 pounds 3l4a31Gc; 200 to 500 pounds
q (a3c.
Hogs-Market slow at 81 5Oa3 65 per cwt
thanksgiving, lively at 5aGc.
Calves-In good demand at 3a4l9c.
Sheep-Active at 4a4lzc
BALTIMORE. THURSDAY, May %.
AT CALVERTON YARDS.
BEEF CATTLE-The market has beer
slow on the hill to-day, especially TO
wards its close. The quality Offered
was not of as good an average as last week
Tops were scarce, and not of quite as gooC
a quality as then. Prices for tops were
firm at last weeks figures; Others grade!
were off &c throughout. There were ;
few exceedingly common cattle sold. w,
quote the range of prices from sl.5O I,
500, most sales at 81. 50a4.75 per 100 lbs.
Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged
as follows: Best beeves & 75a5 20, those
generally rated first quality 81 2Ga4 621E
medium or good fair quality 3 5Oa4 90
and ordinary thin steers, oxen and cows
81 50a3 - per 100 lbs.
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MARYLAND, 30 from Virginia, ll6 from
Kentucky, GIG from Pennsylvania, 1s9 from
Illinois, and A from Ohio. Total receipts
for the week ,lS4 head against 1880 last
week. and 80 head same time last year
OF the offerings to-day sol head were
taken by Baltimore butchers, by coun-
try dealers, and 20 by Eastern buyers.
Total sales for the week SCI head against
| SIG last week, and Ca head same week last
year.
Mich c0ws-Trade is demoralized; full
receipts Common is quoted at S2Oaa3O ;
good s3ja45 per head. Receipts 80 head.
Veal calves are in fairly good demand j;
fair offering. Prices higher at 4Ilajh
cents per pound Receipts $50 head
Sheep and Lambs-There has been n
heavy offering again this week, exceeding
the number last week by nearly GOO head.
a large proportion of the receipts are
lambs, of which extensive shipments on u
New York demand have been made. Trade
has been fairly active throughout for sheep
and lambs on the part of home buyers, as
well as for shipment East. We quote sheep
at q 3a4l5c for common 10 fair, 413a5l4c for
fair TO good, and few extra SIC per pound
gross; lambs Gl5a7l9c per pound gross, and
favorable prospects. The receipts of sheep
and lambs this week number 5,62l head.
BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK YARDS. |
MONDAY, June ., 1890.
SwINE-There is a fair supply of hogs on
the market this week, the number being
about 1900 head less than last week.
Prices are without serious change, with
perhaps little stronger feeling prevailing
in the yards. Light hogs, owing TO the
scarcity of ice, are desirable, those weigh
ing from $50 to $50 pounds net, being prefer
red. We quote the range for hogs > la59I
cents per pound net. Receipts of hogs
this week G199 head.
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS, |
BALTIMORE, June ., 1890.
Arrivals of live stock ut Claremont Stock
Yards via Baltimore and Ohio railroad, for
the week ended June LIS cars, con
tanning l,i;9 cattle, - calves, 3,401 sheep
and lambs, 6,936 hogs, III horses and -
mules.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia,
&c, ,246 cattle, l,609 sheep and lambs, SIS
hogs, 56 horses and 81 calves
All hogs and sheep sold in these yards
are at gross weight. Receipts this week:
, 729 head, against , AS last week. Fair 10
good hogs sold at - 00a4 80, and roughs at
. 90 per 100 pounds.
Receipts of sheep and lambs 3,401 head,
with sales at - 50a5 80 per 100 pounds, for
sheep and lambs Gl5 to ~ cents per 10.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 3l.-SATuRnAY
ENENING.-The receipts were: West Phil
adelphia yard, beeves, 1892; sheep,
vania yard, beeves, VI; sheep, 1000;
hogs, 1000; Glass yard, becves, =;
sheep -; hogs 800. Total for the week,
beeves, 1919; sheep, 1900; hogs, 10000.
Previous week, beeves, 1858; sheep, 10000;
hogs, $500.
BEEF CATTLE receipts at the North
Penns1ylyaa gI t Yard gsRdfd 40 hsaa ter
London, while AZ are included in the re
ceipts at the West Philadelphia yard for
shipment 10 Glasgow per the steamer PruS-
sian. which sails next week, leaving 2,365
head for the local market, against 2,6gI
head for last week.
BEEF CATTLE-The demand for stock
was good and prices advanced l5c on all
grades. Extra, 5a5 lsa5l4c; good, 455a5c;
medium, 4}5a4sic; fair, 495a4l5c; common,
4l1a4l4c; culls, 3jSa4c; fat cows, 254a3lgc.
SHEEP-With lighter receipts and a
good demand, prices advanced &c on all
grades except culls, which were hard to
dispose of; extra 53{a6c; good, 5l4a5lzc;
medium, "a a5c; common, 4a4i &c; culls,
3a32Ic.
LAMBs-Spring lambs were In good de-
llldilu at Ntifts NJ iAll ialiilbo slit NdhN'ds
HoGs-Were in poor demand and
weaker. Quotations: Good Western. Ga
&c; common western 55Ia5Ec; State > a
SIC.
MmcH Cows-Werc in better request
at $}0a50 per head.
Mich CALvES-Were in fair demand at
4a6c per pound.
FAT Cows-Were in fair demand at
25fa3iGc per pound.
SLIPPERY Cows-Were in fair request
at SO 0Oa22 30 per head.
BOLOGNA Cows-Were dull at sial5 per
head
CITY DRESSED BEEvES-Were in good
demand and prices In sympathy with live
stock closed higher. We quote: Steers IA
Sc; cows 5l4a69ic.
EAST Liberty, PA, June Cattle re-
ceipts 1860 head; shipments l,26O head;
market slow; prime 81 90a5 10; fair TO good
s. coal 80; common - 50ai 90; bulls, COWS
and stays - 5Oa3 80
Hogs-Recelpts, l,S5O head shipments.
1900 head market slow; medium and select
81 l0af IL; common to best Workers 50 GOA
1 o. pigs s. G0a3 50.
Sheep-Receipts, 800 head; shipments,
2,4OO head; market dull; prime - Las p;
fair TO good - 25a5 90; common - 00ai 90;
yearling lambs 81 50a5 80; spring lambs
~ OudD w.
Veal calves - 50a5 %.
CHICAGO, June .-Cattle-Receipts A.,
900 head; shipments 300 head; market
steady; beeves, - s5a5 o. steers, 3 SOa
so. stockers and feeders, - 40a3 80; cows,
bulls and mixed 81 50a3 30; Texans 81 30a
3 20.
Hogs-Receipts $4,000 head; shipments,
900 head market dull and lower; mixed,
81 GOa3 -: heavy 81 GOa3 So: light, - Goa
50; skips, 50 l0a3 20.
Sheep-Receipts, l.. 800 head shipments,
1900 head; market steady; natives, - 50a
) GO: western, - sOaj 30; Texans, - ga
1 so; lambs - O0a1 %.
Cincinnati Horse and Mule Market.
CINCINNATI, May 3l.-The market is
gaining activity as the season advances and
good weather ensues. Stock this week
principally wanted were fine drivers, sad
dlers, speed, road and coach teams and
good stocly mules. Stock on hand pretty
much exhausted.
Quotations at the Cincinnati Union stock
yard stables were as follows: Driving
and saddle horses sold at Sl2ja215 and 1900;
draft horses Sl40a2l0; street car horses $50
al20; Southern horses S50all0; plugs $40
a47. Mules, aged to 5 years, 1919 to Is
hands, Sl35al15; - TO l5I9 hands, Sll5a
l35: 14il TO II hands, SS5all5; II to Az
hands S45aS5: plugs, sl5a45.
At the Fifth street stables business was
active throughout the week and the demand
fo,. drivers and StrpetprS exceeded the SIM