Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-12-17
CLAREMoNT STOCK YARDS

Arrivals OF live stock at Clareront
stock yards via Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road for the week ended December 1870
cars, containing l,631 cattle, 157 calves,
2, 255 sheep and lambs, 10,505 hogs, % horses
and Is mules.
Shipments TO New York, Philadelphia,
&c, LOSS cattle. 1895 sheep and lambs,
1855 hogs, 6S horses, calves, and 10
mules.
are al gross weight. Receipts this week
5,O25 head, against LISA last week. Fair
70 good hogs sold al 81 00a4 20; r0ughs
at IS - per 100 lbs Pigs 81 20.
Receipts OF sheep and lambs 2,255 head,
with sales at g OOs4 80 per 100 lbs Tor
sheep, and lambs 4lzs5c per 10.
PHILADELPHIA, Decent Der l2.-The fol-
lowing were the receipts:-West Phila-
delphia Yard, Beeves, 1850 head; Sheep,
1000 head; Hogs, 5000 head; North Penn
svlvRnia Yard. Beeves, 5S3 head Sheep,
1000 head; Hogs, 800 head; Glass Yard,
Beeves-; Sheep; Hogs, 200 head. Total
for the week. BeeveS, 3,5I3 head; Sheep,
10. O0Ohead; Hogs, 200 head. Previous
week, Beeves. 3,29S head; Sheep, 1000
head; Hogs, 10000 head.
BEEF AND CATTLE.-Tbe receipts Of cattle
were little heavier, but there was firm
demand and prices were about the same.
There were 233 head taken for shipment 70
London per steamer Holkar, and l13 head
were taken for export as dressed beef.
Quotations: Extra, none n market; good
&c; medium 41fa4slc; fair 4a41Sc; common
3a4c: Texas 3a4c; culls 211a3c.
SHEEP-The receipts were lighter, and
there was 8 fair demand, but prices were
about the same B. H. Cook reports the
g o rhoar, ~ 10 he OF tho nnn-ad
prices Quotations. Best clipped sheep,
&c: medium TO good clipped sheep, 5a
SIC: culls, 1lSs4c: spring lambs, best, 5a
SIC; spring lambs, common 10 medium, 81
a4sl c.
Ross-There has been a fair demand
during the past week, and prices were
very little changed. Receipts were Just
the same Quotations: Good Western 81 a
SIC; other grades 5a5$sc.
MuCH Cows were IN fair demand st S3Oa
50 per head; most sales al SS5a40 per head.
MmCH CALVES were active and unchanged
al 51Sa74c.
Far Cows were dpr at Ease.
THIN Cows were in good request at SEA
"A for boioCas, and sl4a20 for slippery.
CITY DRESSED BEEvEs were IN fair de-
mand at 5]EaT1lc
EAST LIBERTY. December l6.-Cattle-
Receipts, 65l head; shipments, 1SS head; ;
market, slow: some Christmas cattle sold
at Is %: fair 70 prime 81 00a4 80: common
50 O0s3 -: good feeders a 50a4 81; stock
ers s. 25a3 90; bulls, cows and stays 81 0Ga
? 80: fresh cows SIS 10 s45.
Hogs-Receipts $500 head: shipments,
1850 head; market slow: Philadelphia
s. S5a3 90; best Workers and medium
6 70a3 so; common 70 fair s. 60aS Go; pigs
S3 25a3 90; reughs s. 50e3 80.
Sheep-Receipts. 900 head: shipments,
400 head; market fair; prime s. OOs5 25.
fair 10 good & 25a4 80. common 81 00a2 20;
lambs - 5Os5 80.
Veal Calves 81 00a5 90.
CHICAGO, December 6.-Cattle-Receipt
1900 head; shipments 1000 head; market
steady and q shade stronger; Christmas
steers, s535: export shipping steers s. GOA
5 60; stoekers - l5a3 TO: COWS, q l0a2 80.
Hogs-Receipts 1900 head; shipments
5000 head market active and l0c higher;
rough and common g 50s3 IS; mixed and
packers g 75a3 50: prime heavy and butch
e4s' weights IS 90a4 90; light g 50s3 20.
Sheep-Receipts 5000 head; shipments
GOO head; market steady; native ewes = 90
al 05; mixed ewes and lambs e. 25a4 30;
good wetbers s. 00s5 %: fancy Christmas
wethers s. 5Os5 70; westerns e 7Oa4 50;
lambs g 75s5 IS.
CINCINNATI, OHIO, December 16.-Hogs.
active and stronger; common and light 8 10
az 90: packing and butchers g 55a3 so; re-
ceipts, 5000 head; shipments. 1900 head