Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-07
LIVE STOCK.

MONDAY, January4. 1892. O.
SwINE-There is a rather light Offering
of hogs on the market again this week, the
number being very few less than last
week, and scarcely equal TO the demand,
which is reported as fairly active in all the
yards. Prices are &c higher than last
week. The quotations range at &c for COM
mon, 511a5$lc for the better grades; most
sales of good hogs at 5%a5$[c per 10 net,
the latter for best Western. The receipts
of hogs this week numbered 8, 707 head.
CLAREMoNT STOCK YARDS,
Baltimore, January 1, 1892.
Arrivals of live stock at Clareinont
stock yards via Baltimore and Ohio Rail
roed for the week ended January 3-l64
cars, containing 1927 cattle, 81 calves,
1907 sheep and lambs, 1879 hogs, horses
and mules.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia,
&c, 1905 cattle, 400 sheep and lambs,
2,9T hogs, horses, l call, and -
mules
All hogs and sheep sold in this yard are
at gross weight Receipts this week, 4,045
head, against 800 lastweek. Fair TO good
hogs sold at a 6Oa4 o; rough at - 70 per
100 pounds. Plugs, a. so.
Receipts of Sheep and Lambs l,607 head,
with sales at 50 50a5 90 per 100 pounds for
Sheep, and Lambs at 4114a6c per pound.
PHILADELPHIA, January 2.-The fol-
lowing were the receipts :-West Phila-
delphia Yard, Beeves, 2,O52 head; Sheep
1000 head; Hogs, 5000 head; North Penn,
sylvania Yard, Beeves, 200 head; Sheep,
LOCO head; Hogs, 500 head; Glass Yard,
Beeves-; Sheep; Hogs, 700 head. Total
for the week, Beeves, 1889 head; Sheep,
5000 head; Hogs, 1890 head. Previous
week, Beeves, 3,07e head; Sheep, 1000
head; Hogs, 900 head.
BEEF AND CATTLE-The receipts were
much lighter, and prices consequently ad-
vanced &c Demand was light and the
market ruled dull, which was partly owing
to it's being holiday season. There were
1862 head taken for export as dressed beef
per an American line steamer. Quotations:
Extra, none in market; good 514a5Hc;
medium 4Aa5c; fair 414a41Sc; common 3a
4c: Texas 3a4c; culls 15a3c.
SHEEP-The receipts were less by 5000
than those Of the previous week and sheep
were in good demand. Prices consequent
" advanced Nc Culls were dull and not
wanted. B. h Cook reports the sale Of
$3.50 sheep and lambs at the quoted prices.
Quotations: Best clipped sheep &c; me-
dunn TO good clipped sheep, 514a51Sc;
culls, 11Sa4c: spring lambs, best, 6a64c;
spring lambs, common to medium, 419s
sic.
HoGs.-The market has ruled rather dull
during the past week, and demand has
been light, which is due TO its being the
holiday season, when people are more in
terested in poultry than they are in pork.
Receipts were lighter and prices were
about the same. Quotations: Good West
ern 515a5&c; other grades 54a5Hc.
Mich Cows were in fair demand at S30a
so per head; most sales at S35a40 per head.
Mich CALVES were fairly active and I'M
changed at 5I5a71Sc.
FAT Cows were in better demand at ~
a315c.
THIN Cows were in good request at s6a
IA for bologna, and Sl4a20 for slippery.
CITY DRESSED BEEvEs were in fair de-
mand at 5aS11c.
EAST LIBERTY, January 6.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 903 head; shipments, 545 head !;
market steady: prime IS OOa5 %; fair to
: good "a 5Oa4 IS; common q 00a4 25; stock
ers and feeders, s. 50a3 so; bulls, cows
and stays, 81 O0a3 90; fresh cows, f25 GOA
Hogs-Receipts 1856 head; shipments
270 head market slow; ali grades a 4Oa
go.
Sheep-Receipts, LOO head; shipments,
! 600 head market firm; fair TO prime - 20
as 40: fair TO good 81 so; common q Goa
3 so; lambs 81 00a6 40.
Veal calves-s4 00a6 10.
CHICAGO, January 6.-Cattle-Receipts
$4,000 head: shipments 5000 heao
market slow and lower; prime steers 3 90
as 80; good 81 coal 50; others g OOa3 so;
stockers g O0a3 90: cows 81 25s3 %.
I Hogs-Receipts 5000 head; shipments
5000 head; market active and strong;
rough ana common 80 S0a3 90; mixed and
packers g 90a4 10.
Sheep-Receipts 1900 head; shipments
1000 head market strong; ewes 50 25s4 90;
mixed 81 00a4 IS: wethers a 9Oa5 40;
westerns 81 S0a5 90; lambs s. OOa6 40.
CINCINNATI, OHIO, January 6.-Hogs,
barely steady; common and light s. 75a
! I 10: packing and butchers s. 95a4 %
Receipts, $500 head; shipments, 2,5dC
| head.