Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-01-02
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS,
BALTIMORE, December %.


Arrivals of live stock at Claremont Stock
Yards via Baltimore and Ohio Railroad for
the week ended December 2S-l37 cars, con-
tanning 1896 cattle, 81 calves, 424 sheep
and lambs, $40 hogs, 3 horses, ana -
mules.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia,
&c, ] 800 cattle, sheep and lambs,
2,122 hogs, horses, - calves and -
mules.
All hogs and sheep sold in these yards
are at gross weight. Receipts this week 3, $50
head, against 1, s23 last week. Fair to good
hogs sold at a 20. and roughs at 8 90
per 100 pounds. Pigs at 3 -.
Receipts of sheep and lambs 42i head,
with sales at - 5Oa5 - per 100 pounds for
sheep, and lambs A.. a5S4c per pound.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, December 27.-The
receipts were: West Philadelphia Yard,
Beeves, 2,al4 head; Sheep, 5000 head;
Hogs, 1900 head. North Pennsylvania
Yard, Beeves, 300 head; Sheep, 800 head; ;
Hogs, 1000 head. Glass Yard, Beeves,-;
Sheep. =: Hogs, 500. Total for the week,
Beeves. 3,l04 head; Sheep, 800 head;
Hogs, 10, 800 head. Previous week, Beeves,
2,460 head; Sheep, 5000 head; Hogs,
10000 head
| BRLF CATTLE-The receipts included 353
head for shipment per the steamer Nor
wegian for Glasgow, leaving 2,G6l head Tor
the local market, of which only about ,OO3
head were available for to-day's and Mon
DAVIS markets. The demand was only
moderate, but the small offerings and
higher rates West forced prices here up
&c on the upper grades and &c. on the
medium grades We quote: Extra 5l4a
5ISc; good, 4}ia5c; medium, ll4a41lc; fair,
| 80 a4c; common, 81 ta34c; culls, 2aSc; lat
/ cows 2l(a3tfc.
SHEEP AND LAMBS were dull and neglect
ed. although the receipts were smaller than
for some time past; extra, 5lza594c; good,
5a5l1c; medium, 4lza4Sic; common, 3s4a
4l4c; culls, 2%a34c; lambs ia694c.
Hoes were in fair request and firm; good
Western closed at 5aza5Ilc; other Western,
5a5i4c.
MiLcn Cows were fairly active at S3OaGo
per head.
Mich CALVES were scarce Mt 4a6l9c,
while Western were drug on the market
at 2a21c.
FAT Cows were in poor request at 2l5a
SIC.
THIN Cows were dull at S7al5 per head.
CRY DRESSED BEEvEs were active at
5asc, with sales of Christmas show beeves
at l0c.
CHICAGO, December 3l--Cattie, receipts
1000 head; shipments 1900 head; extra
steers - 00a5 30; other steers 81 OOa4 ~;
butchers stock 81 l5a2 -.
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000 head; shipments,
6 100 head; market higher; mixed 81 5Oa
81; prime heavy and butcher weights
3 7Oa3 30; light 3 5Oa3 20.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000 head: shipments,
5000 head; market easier; natives - 'Oa
1 so; Texas - 9Oai 30; lambs 81 OOaG 20
EAST LIBERTY, PA, December 3l.-Cat-
tie, receipts SIS head; shipments i20
head; market firm; prime - 'ja5 %; fair
TO good s. 20a4 40; common S}JOaiO0; bulls,
cows and stays - 00ai 90.
Hogs-Receipts $50 head: shipments
| 500 head; market firm; Philadelphias
81 S0a4 90; mixed * 1Oa3 -; heavy York
ers s. 50a3 Co. light do - 3Oa3 30; pigs
= 55a3 10.
Sheep-Receipts ] no head; shipments
600 head; market fair; prime - 0Oa5 80;
common 81 50a3 30; lambs - 00a6 p.
CIxcIyxArI, O., December 3l.-Hogs,
steady and unchanged; common and light
- 0Oa3 90: packing and butchers 81 -
az -; receipts, 900 head; shipments, 800
head
Cincinnati Horse and Mule Market.
CIScINNATf, December 21.-There mas
been less activity in the market and the
| Limited DuSlutSS Eto bCti HtilAiiN lNAhii
chiefly in the better qualities of stock.
| Offerings have been light and prices steady.
Quotations at the Cincinnati Union Stock
| Yards Stables were as follows: Driving
horses, Sl25a250; saddle horses, 5ljOa25O;
draft horses, Sl30a20O; street car horses
SS5all0; Southern horses $j0as5; plugs, SlOa
80 Mules, aged four to eight years, fifteen
and a half TO sixteen hands, Sl3jal5O; fif-
teen to fifteen and half hands, Sll5al35;
fourteen and half to fifteen hands, S90a
ll5; fourteen to fourteen and half hands,
S15a90; plugs Sl0a3O.
The following prices prevailed at the
Fifth street stables: Driving and saddle
horses sll5alS5; draft-horses heavy sl65a
225; DO medium, Sl25als5; street-car horses,
siOail5: Southern horses s50a90; plugs, SIS
a45. Mules, four TO eight years old, six
teen to sixteen and a half hands, sli5a
lGj; do. fifteen and a half to sixteen hands
Sl30al45; do fifteen TO fifteen and half
hands, Si2Oal35; do. fourteen and half TO
fifteen hands, Sl00al20; fourteen to four
teen and half, SS0alC0; plugs s3OaGO.