Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-03-03
LIVE STOCK.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, !
THURSDAY, February %, 1892.
AT CALVERTON YARDS.

BEEF CATTLE.-Trade on the Hill to-day
has been much less active than last week,
and values, according TO some dealers,
shade easier. There were smaller num-
Der of tops than last week, and longer
line of the middle grades. We quote the
range at e. 00a4 20, with most sales az
So O0a4 6216 per 100 pounds.
Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged
as follows: Best Beeves 81 621sa4 %,
those generally rated first quality 81 25a
4 62E, medium or good fair quality - l219
"A l9jI, and ordinary thin steers, oxen and
caws a. OOaS 90 per 100 pounds.
or the cattle received 100 head came
from Maryland, 2l0 from Virginia, -
from Kentucky, 81 from New York,
43 from Ohio, 334 from Illinois, and Sc
head from Pennsylvania. Total receipts
for the week $50 head, against 40 last
week, and I,291 head same time last year.
OF the offerings to-day $50 head were
taken by Baltimore butchers, by coun-
try dealers, and 40 by Eastern buyers.
Total sales for the week 500 head against
7O9 head last week, and $50 head same
time last year.
Mich Cows.-There is very light offer
ing OF stock, with an improved demand.
We quote the range at $20a45 per head Tor
common 10 fair, and $'}0a45 for fair 70 GOOD,
with few extra at $50. Receipts 80 head.
Wal CALyEs-There is fair offering.
with fair to good demand We quote at
5a6Afc per pound. Receipts, 2l6 head.
SHEEP AND LLMBs.-There is quite q
light Offering of sheep and lambs, more
that 400 head less than the number report
ed last week. Trade is fair TO GOOD ali
the yards. The quality is scarcely as GOOD
"a last weeks receipts. Values are &c
higher for sheep than last week. We quote
common TO fair sheep az 4a5 cents. fair 10
good at 5a5x cents, and extra at 81 cents
per pound gross. Lambs, sass cents per
pound gross. The receipts Of sheep and
lambs this week numbered ,334 head.
PHILADELPHIA, February 2I.-The fol-
lowing were the receipts West Phila-
delphis Yard, Beeves, ISIS head; Sheep
1900 head; Hogs, 1000 head; North Penn,
sylvanla Yard, Beeves, /, l76 head; Sheep
Loco head; Hogs, 500 head; Glass Yard,
Reeves; Sheep; Hogs, 200 head. Tota,
for the week. Beeves, 4,O54 head; Sheep,
lO, 600 head; Hogs, 5000 head. Previous
week, Beeves, S.SC4 head; Sheep, 1900
head; Hogs, $500 head.
BEEF AND CArTLE--The receipts at the
| West Philadelphia yard were very light,
and the market ruled very dull under a
light demand. Prices were fully &c lower
on the best grades OF cattle, and 4asc
lower on common stocks. The market was
very dull in spite Of the decline. Several
loads Of cattle were shipped TO New York,
| as they could not be sold in the local mar
ket. There were $50 head taken for ship
ment alive 10 London per steamer Aidar,
and $40 head 10 the same place per steamer
Enskar. and $50 head as dressed beef per
steamer Hibernian. Quotations; Extra, Sc:
good. 4I<s4s.c; medium 41sa4ssc: common
4c: culls jfsss[e; fat cows 2l1aS1ic.
SrocKs.-The stock market failed 70 dis
plav either the animation or the strength
Today Of yesterday, and while realizations
were heavy in the stocks which have had
the greatest advance, there was no lack OF
short sales 70 give the downward move
ment character and impetus. The
leading feature of the market
to-day was New England. As usual its