Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-01-08
LIVE STOCK.
BALTIMORE, MD, January |, 1890.
AT CAINERTON YARDS

Al CAbh EkION I ARDS.
BEEF CATTLE-The receipts though light,
are sufficient for the demand. The quality
averaged better than that OF last weeks
offerings, and values are shade higher.
There was good number OF top cattle and
middle grades, and but few common. We
quote at - l294 TO 81 b2lS i, most sales at
- OOa4 80 per 100 pounds.
Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged
as follows: Best Beeves 81 J0a4 621S those
generally rated first quality 81 25a4 50;
medium or good fair quality 81 25a4 90,
and ordinary thin Steers, Oxen and Cows
- l2t&a3 90 per 100 pounds.
OF the cattle received ass head came
from Virginia, $40 from Maryland, and 300
from Kentucky. Total receipts for the
week g27 head against l,7Ss last week, and
G1s head same time last year.
OF the offerings to-day $50 head were
taken by Baltimore butchers, 80 by cOun-
try dealers. and 81 by Eastern buyers.
Total sales for the week SO head against
1888 last week, and 5l4 head same week
last year.
Mich Cows Common cows are dull.
Good are scarce and in fair demand. We
quote the range at S2Oa45 per head, and
few at latter price. Receipts IS head.
VEAL CMvEs.-There is good trade in
calves. We quote at 3lza6c per 10. Re
ceipts this week o. head.
SHEEP AND LAMBS. market for
sheep and lambs is reported slow in all the
yards. The offerings are ample for the
sluggish demand prevailing. We quote
sheep this week al 81 9a5c per pound gross,
with few extra sheep ut j4c. Lambs
494aGc per pound gross. The arrivals OF
sheep and lambs this week numbered 1859
head.
PHILADELPHIA, PA. January 3.-The
receipts We're; West Philadelphia Yard,
Hogs, 1900 head. North Pennsylvania
Yard, Beeves. 800 head; Sheep, 800 head;
Hogs, 1000 head. Glass Yard, Beeves,-;
Sheep. -: Hogs, $40. Total for the week,
Beeves, 1855 head; Sheep, 1909 head;
Hogs, 1880 head. Previous week, Beeves,
3,0l4 head; Sheep, 800 head; Hogs
1880 head
BEEF CArTLE-The receipts. 1856 head,
were all for the local markets. against > .OGl
head last week The demand was fairly
active, and prices closed firm on all grades.
We quote: Extra 5iia5i Sc; good, 4gg{a5c;
medium, 4i4a4i5c; fair, 354aic; common,
34a3lEc; culls, 25!aSc; fat cows, q 5a3l9c.
SHEEP AND LAMBS were in fair demand
and prices closed ! e higher; Il few extra
sold as high as 6c, and lambs as high rs
1l.c; extra, 81 aGc; good, 5iia5l5c; medi-
um, 1sta5cc; common, iaijlc; culls, -. "a
81 ic; lambs 4i4a1i4c.
Hoes were in fair request and firm; good
Western closed at 81 &c; other Western.
5a5i+c, with prospects OF going higher
Monday.
MiLcH Cows were fairly active at s3oaGO
per head.
Mich CALVES were scarce at 4a6l &c,
no Western stock arrived and none are
wanted.
FAT Cows were in better request at 2sla
$40.
THIN Cows were in fair request at sail
per head
CITY DRESSED BEEvEs were active and
firm at 81 sasc.
EAST LIBERTY, PA, January Cattle,
receipts 1850 head; shipments Log head;
market firm; prime - 15a5 %; fair 10
good 81 25a415O; common - jOa3 50; bulls,
cows and stays 3 jOa3 %.
HOgs-Receipts 300 head: shipments
800 head; market firm; Philadelphias
s. 90ai %: mixed 8 1ja3 81; heavy Workers
g -; light Workers 81 50a3 %; pigs g -
az 80
Sheep-Receipts 500 head; shipments
400: slow; prime - ijai 30; fair TO good
- coal 50 common - p; Lambs s. Goa
Il 30; veal calves - 50a6 70.
CHICAGO, January Cattle, receipts l5,-
900 head; shipments 1899 head; market
steady: steers 81 S0a5 10; good to choice
steers 4 G5ai %; butchers 81 5Oa3 80.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000 head, shipments,
500 head: market steady: rough and COM
mon light mixed - 50a3 10; prime mixed
81 5ja3 10; prime heavy 81 j5a3 81; light
81 20.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000 head; shipments,
D L.. 80
%: natives 81 l5aj 25; light Texans 81 sja
30; lambs 81 5OaG %
CINCINNATI, O, January I. - Hogs,
weaker; common and light s. OOa3 10;
packing and butchers s. 50a3 20; receipts,
$500 head; shipments, ESQ head.
Cincinnati Horse and Mule Market.
CIycINNATI, January 6.-At the Union
Stock Yards Stables there has been no
trade Of any consequence this week, owing
TO the holidays.
Quotations nav be stated thus: Driving
horses. :l25a9iO; saddle horses Sl50a9;D,
draft horses. Sll1a3l0: street oar horses
SS5al 10: Southern horses Sj0as5; plugs, SlOa
30. Mules, aged four 10 eight years fifteen
and half to sixteen hands, slajaljl; iif-
teen to fifteen and half hands, sli5alA;
fourteen and half 10 fifteen hands, si0a
1l5: fourteen 10 fourteen and hail hands,
S75a!1; plugs sl0aaD.
At the Fifth street stables the market
during the past week has been quiet owing
TO TIE holidays, but there has been fair
local demand. Horses-Saddle aud driving,
from Sll5a2GO, draught aud medium from
sl95al55, drauch; aud heavy from sl65aS20,
streeters S75all0, Southern Si5a>i, plugs
x}5ai0. Mules. { to ; years old, ii 70 lGiS
hands. from Sii0alGD, ID to III hands Sl3Oa
i45. II 20 1917 hands Sl20al31, AZ to II
hands slO5al2O, IA TO II : hands ss0al05,
nlngs S.,lnill