Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-12-07
LIVE STOCK.
WHEELING, December 6.

WHEELING, December g.
There are several changes in the live
stock market this week, cattle remaining
about the same
Prices are reported as follows by Good
hue 81 Thomas:
CATrLE-Extra, 1000 to 1900, 50 25a3 35;
good, 900 to 1000, O0a3 25; good, 500 to
800 2 75a9 90; fair, 200 to 500, s. 5Oa2 IS;
common, 900 to 700, 81 00a2 80; bulls, 81 20
az 25; cows, 81 50a2 30.
HOGs-Demand fair; supply light;
extra, s S5a6 90; good, S. 35a5 90; com
mon. q 50a5 90
SHEEP-Supply freer; demand fair;
extra, 50 0Oa3 so; good, s. 50a9 10; com
mon, 9 25a3 %; lambs, 50a5 90.
Calves are in fair supply, and demand is
good /; s. 00a5 90.
Fresh Cows 800 90 toss co.
Horse and Mule Market.
CINCINNATI, December 3.-There has
been a steady improvement in the demand,
especially for the better classes Of draft
horses, drivers and medium sized mules.
Prices of the latter have advanced slight
", but the market generally has been cas-
Ter, and this has stimulated business
Heavy draft horses, good, Sl40al65, extra,
Sl65a200, medium do, good S95all5, extra,
Sll5al50, saddle and driving horses, $S0a
lis, extra $ll5al45; Southern horses good
$70a90, extra $90all0; Streeters $70a95,
plugs S25a50. Mules-l6 to l6H hanos,
good, Sl5Oa165, extra $l65a1S0; 90 l516 to
Is hands, good, $l2OalS5, extra. Sl85al5O,
do 10 TO l51S hands, good, S95al05, extra
S1O5al2O; do AZ TO Is hands, good S70aS0,
extra $S0a95; do IA to AZ hands, good,
S5Oa6O, extra S6Oa7O; plugs S25a5O.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, |
THURSDAY, December /, 1892.
BEEF CArTLE.-The market has been
more active this week, and prices higher.
The receipts are much lighter, and few
tops are among them, but these were Of a
somewhat higher range in quality than the
tons Of last week. Opinions as TO the ad-
vance over last week take rather wide
range. some dealers consider il 10 10 20
cents, while others claim % cents per 100
hounds advance. We quote the range
from 81 5Oa4 S71S, with most sales at
g. OOa4 621S per leo pounds.
Prices Of beef cattle this week ranged
as follows: Best beeves 81 621Sa4 S7l{,
those generally rated first quality 81 56a
4 62s<. medium or good fair quality s. 50a
4 %. and ordinary thin steers, oxen and
cows 81 50a3 90 per 100 pounds.
OF the cattle received l32 head came from
Maryland, l.063 from Virginia, = from
missouri. AUT 1LOn OlAQf o. AlN4AA AAAAuDAos
593 from West Virginia, - from Pennsyl-
vauia. Total receipts for the week 1913
head against 2, 727 last week, and l,54S head
same time last year.
or the offerings to-day l,26S head were
taken by Baltimore butchers, 250 by coun-
try dealers and So by Eastern buyers.
Total sales for the week 1896 head against
.Sl4 last week, and ], 400 head same time
last year.
Mich Cows-There is q light run and
fairly good demand for good cows, but COM
mon are duh. The quotations range az so
70 rs with extra at $50 per head. Receipts
this week were 81 head.
VEAL CALvEs-ThhIe is an improved de-
mand for good vsals at 81 acc, and common
are slow Of sale at 211SaSc per 10. Receipts
were 293 head
SHEEP AND LANIBs.-There il d very
liobt run this week, 1900 head less than re
ported last week, and very large majority
Of the receipts consist Of common stock,
but few good Sheep and Lambs being
among them. The market for both Sheep
and Lambs is quite slow and prices easier.
PIE fluctuations were as follows: Sheep
sg3a4{( cents per pound gross. with few
4 shade higher. Lambs 4a54 cents per
,onnd gross. The receipts Of Sheep and
f'ambsl this week numbered 5 Oh head.
OK TIE WEARY.
c.rrfk--The receipts were moderate
ana the Ei4rket was only fairly active. The