Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-01

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more active to-day than last week, with
values about 16c higher generally than
they were then, more particularly for the
tops and better grades Tops were more
plentiful than last week. Good feeders
are scarce. and there is some inquiry Tor
them at fairly good prices. We quote the
range from 81 50a4 6215, few selling al
either extreme, with most sales at - Qua
so per 1G0 pounds.
Prices of beef cattle this week ranged
as follows: Best beeves 81 50a4 62115, those
generally rated first quality 81 25a4 %,
medium or good fair quality 50 25a3 20,
and ordinary thin steers, oxen and COWS
81 50a2 20 per 100 pounds
Of the cattle received 1874 head came from
Maryland 1,4l4 from Virginia, % from
Missouri, 1872 from Ohio, l02 from Illinois,
752 from West Virginia, - from Pennsyl-
vania. Total receipts for the week 2.f2I
head against 8, 2S2 last week, and l,OO3 head
same time last year.
OF the offerings to-day 1,204 head were
taken by Baltimore butchers, $50 by coun-
try dealers and so by Eastern buyers.
Total sales for the week ,Sl4 head against
1879 last week, and 1885 head same time
last year.
MILcH Cows.-There is fair offering
and fairly good trade for good cows. Prices
range at $50 to s45 for common TO fairly
good, with extra at $50 per head. Receipts
this week were So head.
VEAL CALvEs.-Market fairly active for
good calves at 511Sa6c, and common 3a4c per
10. The receipts were 313 head.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-There Is an in
crease in the receipts over last week OF $50
head, and the increase is mostly OF the
common grades, as formerly, which are
quite slow of sale, there being too many OF
that kind. Good sheep and lambs are in
fair demand at full prices The quotations
were as follows: Sheep at 3a495 cents per
pound gross Lambs 4a53s cents per pound
gross The receipts Of sheep and lambs
this week numbered 4,55S head.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Saturday evening,
November 26.-The receipts were West
Philadelphia Yard, beeves, 300; sheep,
1000; hogs, $3.50. North Pennsylvania
Yard, beeves, 800; sheep, LOO; hogs, 500.
Glass Yard, hogs, 200. Total for the week,
beeves, 3,340; sheep, $500; hogs, 1850;
Previous week, beeves, $3.50; sheep, $500;
hogs, 1920.
BEEF AND CATTLE-The market was
very firm. and prices advanced fully soc
per hundred under lighter receipts and
good demand Poor CATTLE however, moved
slow. Among the receipts were included
237 head, which were shipped to Glasgow
per steamer HISTORIAN. Quotations: Elk
ira SIC; good 5a54c; medium 419a5c;
common 314a44c; culls 2haSc; fat COWS,
24a3Ssc.
SHEEP.-There was fair demand for all
grades of both sheep and lambs, and prices
were steady and without material change.
Quotations: Extra, 5a535c; good, 415a4s4c;
medium, As a4$5c; common, Sha4c; culls,
l16a3c: lambs 316a6Lc.
Hogs-The market was firm, and there
was fair demand at firm prices. The
Western markets are very strong, aud
there are prospects of higher prices here
next week in sympathy with the West.
We quote GoodWestern, S;4aS55c; other
Western, SaS14c.
Fat cows were dull at24a93Sc.
Thin COWS were steady at - GOALS 90.
Mich calves were in good demand at ga
nc.
Mich Cows were in fair demand at $25
a5O.
Dressed beeves were firm at 5asc.
Horse and Mule Market.
CINCINNATI, O., November &C. - With
the attendance of several good buyers from
the East and South and fair local de
mand, business has been brisk. AS prices
have been somewhat lower, heavy work
young Southern chunks and sound mules
have sold readily. Stocks are light at the
close. and the market is firm at the follow
ing prices:
Heavy draft horses, good tl45al7O, extra
Sl70al95, medium do, good Sl00al20, extra
$l20al45, saddle and driving horses, good
$95all5, extra $ll5al45; Southern horses,
good $70aQ0, extra $90al15; streeters S70a95.
plugs $25a50. Mules-l6 to 16X han0s,
good, $l55al70, extra $l70alS5; DO l51{ to
IL hands, good, Sl25al40, extra. Sl40al55;
do Is to l511 hands, good, $95all0, extra
Sl10al25; do l419 to 10 hands, good S70aS0,
extra SSOag5: do ii to Az hands, good
S5Oa6O, extra S6Oa70; plugs s25a5O.
EAST LIBERTY, PA, November SO.--Cat-
tie, receipts 260 head; shipments, 200
head; market, firm; prime 81 75a5 90; fair
to good a 25a4 so; common 50 5Oa3 75;
cows and stays 81 5Oa3 90; fresh cows go TO
$40
Hogs, receipts, 1900 head; shipments,
9. 800 head; market steady; Philadelphias
s. 90a6 90; mixed s. seas So; Workers s. Goa
IS.
Sheep, receipts 1900 head; shipments
GOO head; market firm; stronger on good !;
slow on common, and medium at about
Mondays advance.
CHICAGO, November 29-Cattle, receipts
81, 900 head; shipments 5000 head; market.
l0a25c lower: Christmas beeves e. O0a5 IS I;
good 10 choice e. 1Oa5 IS; others s. o0a4 90 /;
Texans e. l5a2 so; cows, 81 0Oa2 80.
Hogs-Receipts 1900 head; shipments
{. 600 head; market, 5ai0c lower; rough and
common g. 40a5 50; packing and shipping
s. 5sa5 90; fancy heavy s. 95a6 %; butch
ers and mediums s. 75a5 60; sorted light
IS 40G5 20.
Sheep Receipts 1850 head: shipments
900 head: market. active: natives g Goa
s 10; westerns g. 25a4 80; fed Texans g. 2Oa
60; lambs s. seas 20.
CrNcISNATI, o., November SO-Hogs.
in good demand and higher at e. 75a6 %
receipts- & 900 head: shipments. . 600 head