Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-24
LIVE STOCK.
WHEELING. June %.

The demand for cattle continues fair,
with demand heavier. Hogs are steady al
last weeks quotations. Price Of cattle
here are somewhat lower. Prices are re
ported by Goodhue & Thomas as fol-
lows:
Cattle-Extra, 900 to 200, s. OOa5 Is;
good, 900 TO 1000, 81 75a5 %; goOd, 500 TO
800, 81 6Oa4 %; fair, 700 to 800, 81 00ai %;
common, 600 TO 700, 50 65a5 50; bulls, = 70
az 90; cows, 81 75a3 %.
Hogs-Demand good; supply light;
extra, s. 60a4 rs; good, 81 5Oa4 20; com
mon, 81 00a4 %.
Sheep-Supply free, tending to lower
prices: demand good; extra, 81 00a4 80;
good, s. 75a4 90; common, 81 75a3 30;
lambs, 50 00a6 90.
Fresh COWS are slow at s25 0Oa33 90.
Calves are fair at a 00a5 90.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET. |
THURSDAY, June Is, 1891. J
AT cALvERToN YARDS.
BEEF CATTLE.-The market is univer-
sally reported as being exceedingly dull,
more so than for several weeks past. Val
ues are off fully &c ON the tops, which were
of very good grade, and ample for the de-
mand, to a full &c on the medium and
common grades. We quote the range at
- 00a5 -, few sales being recorded at or
near either extreme; most sales at Is 25a
60 per 100 lbs.
Prices of beef cattle this week ranged
as follows: Best beeves, - 5Oa5 %; those
generally rated first quality, S46213a5 3119 !;
medium or good fair quality, 50 25a4 %,
and ordinary thin steers, oxen and COWS,
81 00a3 90 per 100 lbs.
Ofthe cattle received 40 head came from
Maryland, 623 from Virginia, 292 from
Ohio. 163 from Kentucky, and 81 from
Pennsylvania. Total receipts for the week
[ PCS head against | 1925 last week. and SOc
head same time one year ago.
OF the offerings to-day 964 head were
taken bv Baltimord butchers, - by coun-
try dealers, and 100 by Eastern buyers.
Total sales for the week 1854 head against
9GS last week, and 1S3 head same time one
year ago.
Mich COws.-Trade is rather slow and
offerings fair. We quote at SO TO $50, and
"a few extra at $40 per head. Receipts this
week 1l3 head.
VEAL CALvEs-There is only a fair trade
in calves this week. with light offerings.
We quote at 4a53c per 10. Receipts, t2
head.
SnEEP ANDLAMBs. The market for sheep
has been fair, but for lambs trade has been
slow and values &c lower. The quality Of
both sheep and lambs has been fair, as good
as for some time past. Wequote the range
for sheep at 3a414c per ID. gross, with a
few extra at &c, and lambs at 5l3a6l9c per
Id. gross There has been a full Offering,
one slightly in exc ess Of last week. The
receipts Of sheep and lambs this week num-
bered 6,494 head
CHICAGO, June 23-Cattle receipts 1000
head; shipments 1900 head: market irreg-
ular; top prices s. 90aG TO- No extra steers
on sale: others e. 75a4 SO; Texans & 20a
60; stockers s. 25a3 60; cows q G0a3 %.
Hogs-Receipts $4,000 head; shipments
5000 head; rough and common 81 l0a
30; mixed and packers "a 40a4 80; prime
heavy and butchers q 5Oa4 60; lghts4 30
az 30.
Sheep-Recepts 5000 head; shipments
1900 head; market fairly active; natives
a 25a5 35; muttons 81 25a3 40; westerns
"A 40a5 So; lambs 50 30.
EAST LIBERTY, PA, June 23.-Csttle
Receipts, AL head shipments, 80 head;
market steady and dull.
Hogs-Receipts, 1850 head: shipments,
700 head; market steady; Philadelphias
81 75ai so; best Workers and mixed II Goa
4 IS; common to fair Workers 3 4Oa4 30;
pigs g 75a4 %.
Sheep-Receipts, $500 head; shipments,
1,200 head; market dull and 10 cents oil
from yesterdays prices.
NEW YORK, June 23.-Beeves, receipts
$50 head; market firm; dressed beef
at la9Icper pound.
Sheep receipts 4, Az head; steady: sheep
IS 50a5 %; lambs soar 6215; dressed nut.
ton firm at 9alOllc per pound; dressed
lambs steady at lO1Ial2c per pound.
Hogs, receipts 5000 head; market steady
at 81 30a5 80 per 100 pounds.
CINCINNATI, O., June 2S.-Hogs, steady;
common and light 81 00e4 60; packing and
butchers "A 5Oa4 9O receipts, 1000 head;
shipments 400 head.