Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-24
CLAREMoNT STOCK YARDS,

some 1905 head.
CLAREMoNT STOCK YARDS,
Baltimore. September p, 1891.
Arrivals of live stock at Claremont
stock yards via Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road for the week ended September 20-220
cars. containing 2,62S cattle, 375 calves,
6.4S5 sheep and lambs, 7,240 hogs, 20
horses, and - mules.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia,
&C, ISL cattle, 1900 sheep and lambs,
1916 hogs, % horses, 16l calves, and -
mules.
All hogs and sheep sold in these yards
are at gross weight. Receipts this week
4. OLA head against 8, 146 last week. Fair
to good hogs sold at s. 80; roughs at
IS 90 per 100 lbs. Pigs S. so.
Receipts of sheep and lambs 6, 435 head,
with sales at 50 5Os4 so per 100 lbs. for
sheep, and lambs 4a54c per ID.
CHICAGO, September 23.-Cattle, receipts
$4,000 head; shipments 1850 head; market
fairly active; natives, strong; prime, s. go;
other, s. %; common, - 75a4 10; Texans,
& 25a2 75 stockers, 81 50a2 rs.
Hogs-Receipts 10000 head; shipments
10000 head; rough and common 81 6Oa4 70;
mixed and packers 81 S0a5 10; prime heavy
and butcher weight, s. 25a5 60; prime light,
s. 0Oa5 10.
Sheep-Receipts 1000 head; shipments,
1000; market slow and lower; native
ewes. s. 50a4 80; mixed and wethers 81 60
as 10; lambs 50 Seas Is.
EAST LIBERTY, September 3d. Cattle
Receipts, 903 head; shipments, 1913 head;
market dull at S. 25a5 80; fair to good 81 50a
5 90; common So 72a4 % good s. 75a4 co.;
bulls, COWS and stays.
Hogs-Receipts, 1850 head; shipments,
200 head; market steady; Philadelphias
So 55a6 90; best Workers and mixed s. 25a
545; grassers "a 60; pigs 50 55a4 So roughs,
3 50a4 -.
Sheep-Receipts, 700 head; shipments,
1900 head market dull prime 81 25s4 50;
fair 50 25a4 90; common 81 0Oa2 so; lambs
81 0Oa5 90.
PHILADELPHIA, September 22.-The re-
ceipts were: West Philadelphia Yard, A.
249 beeves, 1000 sheep, 5000 hogs. North
PENNSYLVANIA Yard, 400 beeves, 900 sheep,
500 hogs. Glass's Yard, - beeves, =
sheep, 700 hogs. Total for the week, 4,649
beeves, $4,000 sheep, 1900 hogs. Previous
week, $500 beeves, 12,000 sheep, 1900
hogs.
BEEF CATTLE-The receipts were much
heavier, and the market was dull. The
market declined about &c, which was due
to the heavy receipts. There were few
Texas steers in the market, but most of
cattle were Virginia steers Quotations:
Extra, 514a519c; good 5a514c; medium aga
sc; fair 416a4Ac; common 4a4SIc: fat
COWS 25$a3lIc; Texans 3a4c: culls 234a4c.
SHEEP-The market was dull and weak.
There was decline Of &c, which was due
to the large receipts. The demand was
principally for the best stock. 3. II. Cook
reports the sales of 4 335 sheep and lambs
at the quoted prices. The slaughter of
beeves was resumed to-day in the new
q battoir, which is much larger and more
complete than the old one, which was de-
stroyed by fire last spring. Quotations
Best clipped sheep SIC; medium to good
clipped sheep 4a434c; ulls2Ha3Hc; spring
lambs, best 619c; spring lambs, common to
medium 4a5c
Hostile market continued firm at I'M
changed prices. Receipts were light, and
good hogs were scarce and in good demand.
Quotations: Good Western, SaS4c; other
grades, 7@[asc.
MILCH Cows were in light demand at
S25a50 per head. Most sales, S35a40 per
head.
Mich CALVES wers dull ut 41IaGc.
FAT Cows were dull at 21fa3c.
THIN Cows were IN good request at SSa15
for bologna and sl5a20 for slippery.
CITY DRESSED BEEvEs were in light de-
mand We quote steers case; cows, AKA
SIC.
CINCINNATI, o., September 23.-Hogs'
in fair demand: common and light % 15a
5 10; packing and butchers 81 6Oa5 %; re-
ceiptS, 10000 head; shipments, 200 head.