Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-06-01

| lower quotation than last week: most sales
were made at 50 00a4 90 per 100 lbs.
Prices of beef cattle this week ranged as
follows: Best beeves a 60a4 20, those gen.
orally rated first quality a 25a4 so, medium
or good fair quality 8 OOa4 %. and ordinary
| thin steers oxen and COWS g 00a2 70 per
100 pounds.
OF the cattle received Bal head came
from Maryland, 40 from Virginia, $40 from
Kentucky, = from New York, - from
Ohio. 299 from Illinois, and 619 head from
PENNSYLVANIA. Total receipts for the
week 1885 head against sos head last
week, and a,19S head same time last year.
OF the okerings to-day SOS head were
taken by Baltimore butchers, - by coun-
try dealers and 120 by Eastern buyers. To
tai ,ales foythe week $50 head against 14S
last week, land 9l5 head same time last
year.
Mich Ctws-There was full supply,
and the der! md dull, with prices off. We
quote az 80 10 s45 per head. Receipts
this week 10 head.
VEAL CAI yEs-There is fair supply,
and the demand less active. We quote
at 5a6c pei ID. Receipts this week los
head
SHEEP AND LAMBs-There is an increase
this week in the receipts over last weeks
numbers of more than half. The demand
is only fair, at best. The equality shows
no Improvement over that OF last weeks
offerings. We quote butchers sheep at
3Ia54 cents per ID. gross, and lamb
71Sa7$lc per 10. gross with few extra at
s cents The receipts Of sheep and lambs
numbered $500 head.
on THE WHARF.
CATTLE-There was only moderately
active market, with the quotations as fol-
MOI
cows, 2lSa3c per 10; bulls, 2a215c per 10;
fat beef cattle young steers, 800 lbs and
upwards 414a415c per ID; light 4a414c per
Id, and old oxen 2a2Slc per 10; fresh COWS,
S20a40 per head.
CALvEs-The arrivals were fair but the
market was little dull. The quotations
were: Choice veals, 51Sa6c per 10, and
rough to good & 00a7 90 per head.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-The offerings were
moderate, though spring lambs were in far
supply The quotations were Fall lambs
5a6c per ID; spring lambs, 7a119c per 10;
Sheep 4a51Sc per 10, 81 0Oa4 % per head
| for prime, and s. 0Oa3 80 for fair.
PHILADELPHIA, May S1.-The following
| were the receipts: West Philadelphia
Yard, beeves, 3,S4l; sheep, 5000; hogs,
$500. North Pennsylvania Yard, beeves,
800; sheep, 1000; hogs, 500. Glass Yard,
4.14l; sheep, 10000; hogs, $500 Previous
week, beeves, 3,Sl9; sheep, 10000; hogs,
| $500.
BEEF AND CATTLE--The market was
| dull and weak under heavier receipts, and
| a light demand. Prices declined l0c. per
hundred. There were no cattle taken for
export alive. There were lS5 head taken
for export as dressed beef per an American
line steamer Quotations: Culls, sac;
fat cows, 219a34c; extra, 41sc; good, 47sa
| 4slc; medium, 4a4hc; common, 373a4c.
SHEEP-The market was strong ana ac
| tive and prices were shade higher under
a good demand. There was also good
demand for lambs and prices were firm.
| II. B. Cook reports the sale of $50 sheep
at the quoted prices. There were no wool
| sheep in the market. Quotations: Clipped
sheep 216a6c; clipped lambs, 5a7c, spring
| lambs 1al0c.
| HoGs-The market during the past week
has been active and strong in sympathy
with the West, and prices have advanced.
The prospects are for higher markets next
week. Quotatons-Good western &c;
other grades 6Ta7c.
Milch cows were in poor demand at S20a
45 per head. Most sales sS5a40 per head.
Mich calves in fair demand at 4a6&c.
Fat cows in fair demand at 211a34c
for bologna and $l4a20 for slippery.
CITY dressed beeves were in fair demand
at 5a7c.
Horse and Mule Market.
CINCINNATI. May 2S.-There has been a
good demand for good driving and heavy
work horses, and sound Young mules.
Several buyers from Philadelphia, Vir-
ginia and MARYLAND have been in attend
ance. and with fair local trade there has
been material improvement in the volume
of business.
Heavy draft horses, good s150a170; extra
$l70al90; medium do good $S5alO5; extra
SlO5a130; saddle and driving horses, good
SS0al00; extra Sl0Oal25; Southern nhorses,
good S75a90; extra s90all5; streeters, Sioa
95; plugs, S20a50 Mules, sixteen to six
teen and half hands, good, sl45al6O; lex
ira Sl55al75; do fifteen and half to six
teen hands, good Sl20a125; extra s130a
1870; do fifteen to fifteen and a half
hands, good $95all5; extra Sl00al25; do
fourteen and half to fifteen hands, good
S7OaS5; extra S75alO0; do fourteen 10 four
teen and half hands, good 50a65; extra S60a
75; plugs S2Oa5Y.
CHICAGO. May 3l.-Cattle, receipts 1000
head: shipments 1000 head; market, slow,
steady. Best STEERS a 25a4 50: others, s. so
"A 10: feeders, 81 50a3 so; stockers g GOA
3 25; cows and iheifers g 25; Texas s. goa
3 80.
Hogs-Receirss, 10000 head: shipments,
1000 head; mar ket, active, 5aloc; higher;
rough and comnson 81 OOa4 60; mixed and
packers a S0a4 'a5; prime heavy and butch
ers' weights 81 '5a5 0716 light a SOaa5 %;
pigs 81 00a4 80.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000 head; shipments,
5000 head; market, active and strong;
clipped Texans, a 25a5 %; wool Texans,
IS 25a6 80: clipped natives s. O0a5 20;
yeHrlings, s. 5Oa6 90; spring lambs s. 25a
90.
EAST LIBERTY. May 3l.-Cattle, receipts
$50 head; shipments, $50 head; market
steady at Yesterdays prices.
Hogs-Receipts, COO head; shipments
600 head; market slow on all grades at a 30
as 10.
!. 200 head; market slow at about yester-
days prices.
CINCINNATI, O., May 91.-Hogs, firm
err; common to light. g 9Oa4 80; packers
and butchers a 70a5 90. Receipts, 5000
head; shipments, 1900 head.