Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-03-17
rIMORE LIVE STOCK YARDS,
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS,
Baltimore. March IA. 1892


Arrivals Of live stock at ClarenOnt
stock yards via Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road for the week ended March l2-l34 cars,
containing 2,43l cattle, 50 calves, 1901
sheep and lambs, ,949 hogs, 43 horses and
43 mules.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia,
&c, ,, l59 cattle, 1850 Sheep and lambs,
2,139 hogs, 3 horses, 9 calves and % mules.
All no 5 and sheep sold in these yards
are AZ gross weight. Receipts this week,
1, l2J head, against , 800 last week. Fair 10
good hogs sold at 81 O0a5 go; rough at 81 -
per 100 pounds. Pigs. g. 3Oaj 20.
Receipts of Sheep and Lambs 1901 head,
with sales az g COAT % per 100 pounds for
Sheep, and Lambs az Sac e Per pound.
PHILADELPHh, March y. - The fol
lowing were the receipts:-West Phila-
delphia Yard, Bceves 3,43i head; Sheep,
5000 head Hogs, 6,GO0 head; North Penn
sylvania Yard, Beeves, 695 head; Sheep,
l,00O head; Hogs, 500 head; Glass Yard,
Beevos-; Sheep; Hogs, 200 head. Total
for the week, Beeves, /, 1872 head; Sheep,
5000 head; Hogs, 200 head Previous
week, Beeves, 4,055 head Sheep, 5000
head; Hogs, 200 head.
BEEF AND CATTLE.-The market was a
triile weak at about the same prices. Re
ceipts were larger and demand was fair
Local exports took 200 head to be exported
as dressed beef, leaving 900 head for the
local market against =, 800 last week. There
were $40 head taken for export alive, and
were shipped on the steamer SOkraon for
Liverpool. There were 3iS head also eX-
ported alive for Glasgow per steamer Mes
torian, and 395 head for London per steamer
ST. Marncck Quotations. Extra, 5e6i, G.;
good, ~ a4$4c: medium 1 ass; common,
&c; cUls, 3Ha33 &C; fat cows, 2jsa3lEc.
SHEEP-The market was fairly active,
with a good demand, and in spite of the
fact that receipts were larger prices were
a shade tirmer on the best grades OF sheep
and lambs g. H. Cook reports the sale
of $50 sheep and lambs at the quoted
prices. Quotations: Best clipped sheep
6aGs{c; medium 10 good clipped sheep Va
6lza1@<c; spring lambs, common to me
dium, 4l{a6c.
Hoes The market was steady with fair
demand at unchanged prices. There was a
firm feeling, and prospects are for higher
market this week in sympathy with the
strong markets IN the West. We quote:
Good Western, 5i4a1S-c; other grades,
1a1iIc: State hogs, Gl5adS4c
MILCH Cows were in fair demand at $2Oa
- per head; most sales at S35ai0 per head.
Mich CALVES were fairly active at
ai}zc
Far Cows were in light demand at %
a3(5C
TH1y Cows Wee in fair request at ga
IA for bologna, and sl+a2O for slippery.
CITY DRESSED BEEyEs were in fair de
mand AZ sac.
CHICAGO, March To- Cattle-Receipts
$1,000 head; shipments $500 head market
lower; prime steers 81 60ai - good to
choice steers e. S0a4 30; others g. 0ua3 -,
stockers s. 5Oa3 -; Texans 50 30a3 80; cows
Il 25a2 90.
Hogs-Receipts 5000 head: shipments
1900 head; market higher; rough, 3 '5a
IA 30; packers and mixed - d0a4 - prime
heavy weights 81 s0ai 81, light 81 Gja4 go
Sheep Receipts 1000 head; shipments
3 900 head; market opened steady and
weak: natives. a gJa6 -; westerns a. GOA
) -; lambs s. i0a6 -
EAST LIBERTY. Mach lG--Cattle-Re-
celpts 80 head; shipments Cos head, mar
ket slow; prime, q 15a5 90; good, e. 00a4 30
fair. s. lOa3 50; bulls, cows and stays, = D
as p
Hogs-Receipts. 1850 head; shipments,
1850 head; market firm; all grades 81 III
al 80
Sheep-Receipts, |, 200 head; shipments,
| POO head market slow; prime, 81 00aj 30;
good. q 60a5 80: fair 81 35a4 s.; common,
81 5Oa3 30. lambs, s. 00a5 ~.
Veal Calves-S4 '5a6 -.
CINCINNATI. O.. March l6.-Hogs easier
common aud light, e. 60a4 s.; packing and
butchers. g. eOa5 90. Receipts, 1000 head ;
shipments, Loco head.