Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-08-18

Live Stock Prices.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. l3.-Beef Cattle-The
market was active for good stock, which woro
frmer, while the common grades sold al
former figures, Extra, 5ia5asc.; good, 4hH
&C.; medium. IAalAc.; common, 3Anic.
cnlls, 3Aa9JGc.; fat cows. 2aa3sqc SHEEP
continued dull and low. Extra, bka5Ac
good, 5a5Le: medium, Ikal74c.; coinmons
| 3Aalhc.;. enlls, 2a3hc.; lambs, 3l1c. logs
continued dali md high Chicago, %c.:
other western, sLaS'sc.. fat COWS were in
active at 2Sa3Isc,; thin COWS We're in poor re-
quest at sSa2J: mich COWS were fairly active at
S25a5l; mich calves were active md higher at
da6l5c: dressed beeves were in good request
at 5aslic. West Virginia steers-2. average
l,l3. pounds Si.lS ~, average LIB pounds,
| si.20: Is, average 1895 pounds $40. Pennsyl-
vania steers--ls, average 1850 pounds, s4.l2S.
Western steers--ll, average 1,263 pounds, $40;
IL. average l,ab2 pounds, ri %; a. average ,s72
pounds, S5.0Tys: ~, l..e pounds, %; So average
| 1,25a pounds ftDIk.
BUfFALo, NY, August MISUNDERSTANDING,
| 100 head; closed steady; all sold. Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 100 head: closed firm: heavy corn-fed.
s6.0ja6 10; packers and medium, 81. 95a6: York.
| ers good to best corn-fed, s5.i5ab.96: do. light
to fair do, 30 60ab.75; grasscrs, common TO coed,
! S5.2Oa5.5U: good heavy ends, s5ah.s5; pigs good
to best corn-fed, S5a5.30; do common skips to
| fair, SIa4.7o; assorted roughs, Sl.10a4.9O. COM
mon roughs, fI.I0a4.50; stags. s3, 50a425. Sheep
| and 1ambs-Receipts, 100 head; closed weak;
| not all sold; choice to fancy wethers, s5aa5.35:
| fair to good sheep, Si.5Oa4.9O; cults and COIN
| mon do. s2ad.25; Canadaa sl75a5.e5; lambs,
| nnttND. gOOu 10 pest. huohb.pU Cutlb u tot
| $40: CAnadas, f6.5Ua6.65.
| CHICAGO, Aug. l6.-Cattie-Receipts. 10000
| head: shipments, 1910 head; market SLOW,
steady an[. l1c. lower: best natives, f4SOa5. IS:
others, So. 75a455: westerns. $3.30aa.20; Texas
| steers, 81. l0aB.aj Eogs-keoeipts. $500 hend:
| shipments, 4,OOJ head; market opened brisk,
! 10c. higher; closed ioc. lower than opening;
\ rough packers, s5saa5.G0; good mixed, s5.7aa
$50; prime heavy end butchers weights, sS95aR:
| prime light, saS5Rae1 Sheep-Rdcelpts. 4O0O
| head; shipments 2.nO0 hcsd: market active.
| steady: natives, ks.iOaj75: Texans, S5.2ja4 60-
| Western SI.g0; lambs, SihOa6a5
! NEW YORK. Aug G.--Beevrs-ReCGipts, SEA
head; dressed beef steady Mt 7ldaShc per
round shipments $50 beBvcs. Calyos-Re-
! csipts 2s3 head: market firm: veals, tla9 per
100 pounds: Grassers and westerns, s3.5Oa4.50;
| huttermilk calves, i4.a4.aO. Sheep and lam BIS
| Receipts. 3.J2a head: market steady: sheep,
sl45a5.iO por 100 pounds: lambs sj.ssaB.7I;
dressed mutton, dun at 2Bi0c. per pound;
Crossed lambs steady at 9aler. Hogs-Receipts,
| 26lg head. steady: IS 2inG.l5 per 100 pounds.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa, Aug. lj.-Catue-ke-
ceipts. 2gO head; market slow. Hogs Receipts,
1900 head; market active: good mixed and
PhilHs, 5pla; cnrn-ied Workers, $5.I5n5.S5:
grasserR, tS5.4Oa5S0 Shcep-Receipts, 1000
head; shipments, 100 head; market slow.
CISCISSATI. u, Aug, lb.-Hogs, strong;
common ana light, sin5G7 packing and
butchers, S5.s5a5 81; receipts, 2,RUO; shipments
lIJu.