Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-09-03
CLARHMoNT Stock YARDS, |

CLAREMOST STOCK ARDS,
Baltimore, August 81, 1891.
Arrivals of live stock at Claremont
stock yards via Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road for the week ended August 3O.-l74
cars. containing 2,190 cattle, 81 calves,
7,1l9 sheep and lambs, 5,O75 hogs, IL
horses, and mules.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia,
&c, 1,S45 cattle, 3,797 sheep and lambs,
1854 hogs, Is 'horses, Oh calves, and -
mules.
All hogs and sheep sold in these yards
are at gross weight. Receipts this week
2.6l8 head against 302S last week. Fair
TO good hogs sold at So 00a6 10; roughs
at IS 90 per 100 lbs. Pigs a 0Oa5 90.
Receipts of sheep and lambs 7,l19 head,
with salcs at 50 50a4 Is per 100 lbs. for
sheep, and lambs 4Ha6c per 10.
PHILADELPHIA, August 29.-The receipts
were: West Philadelphia Yard, 2,763
beeves, $4,000 sheep, 5000 hogs. North
Pennsylvania Yard, 300 beeves, 1000 sheep,
500 hogs. Glass's Yard, = beeves, =
sheep, 700 hogs. Total for the week, 3,063
beeves, 1900 sheep, 1900 hogs. Previous
week, 2,4SS beeves, $4,000 sheep, 600
hogs.
head for shipment to Glasgow, per the
steamer Hibernia, leaving 2,573 head for
the local market, against z, ass head last
week. The demand for stock was fairly
active. and prices advanced &c on all
grades that were in. No Chicago steers
or extra stock of any kind was on the mar
ket. Quotations: Extra, none here; good
5Ha5<c; medium 4Jsa51sc; fair 41fa42lc;
common 4xa43Sc: culls 314a4c; Texans
3I%a4l5c; fat cows 21Sa315c.
SHEEP continued in full supply, and with
O fair demand prices closed firm. Quota
tions: Extra, 5a5llc; good, 4Sa4s{c; me-
dunn, 4a4l[c; common, 3lla934c; culls, ga
&c; lambs, 4I4a64c.
HOGS were in fair demand andfirm. Quo
tations: Choice western, SbaS4c; other
grades, 7slasc.
Mich CALVES wers firm at 5a61<c.
FAT Cows were In better request at ga
$40. . +, ,.,. roo,,o., ., .s.,s
for bologna and $15a20 for slippery.
Mich Cows were unchanged at f2Oa45.
CrTY DRESSED BEEvEs were In good de-
mand al 5a94c.
CHICAGO, September Cattle, receipts
1900 head; shipments 1000 head; market
steady and lower; extra steers, - COAT % (;
others 50 40a5 10; Texans ~ 40a3 20; range
steers g s5a4 %; native cows e. 25a2 IS
1000 head; market weak and lower;
rough and common, q 5oa4 IS; mixed and
packers a. S0a5 05; prime heavy weights
Is l0a5 35; prime light IS 40s5 IS.
Sheep-Receipts 1900 head; shipments,
$500 head; market fairly active and lower;
ewes 50 75a4 %; Texans % 62Ha4 30;
westerns g. 15a4 30; lambs, % 75a5 90.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa. September a. Cattle
Receipts 693 head; shipments 300 head;
market firm: good 10 prime IS 60a5 20; fair
10 good e. s5a5 %: common 70 fair IS J0a
4 so: bulls, cows and stays 70 00a9 90.
Hogs-Receipts l,75o head; shipments
400 head; market slow: Philadelphia
s. 65a5 IS; corn fed Workers s. 40a5 80;
erassers q 70a5 %; pigs a 00a4 80.
Sheep-Receipts 1000 head: shipments
l 500 head; market very dull; prime a Is
as 90; fair TO good a 25a4 80: common
81 OOa3 90; lambs g. 00a5 80. Veal calves
Is O0a6 80.
CINCINNATI, September 2.-Hogs, easy;
common and light 50 75a5 20; packing
and butchers - 50a5 80; receipts, 1000
head; shipments, 500 head.