Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-15

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of medium and common grades, in which
the decline was most marked.
Prices of beef cattle this week ranged as
follows: Best beeves 81 25a4 621S, those
generally rated first quality s. 25a4 W,
medium or good fair quality s. 15a3 %, and
ordinary thin steers. oxen and COWS " w
az so per 100 pounds.
OF the cattle received 40 head came
from Maryland, 2,4lS from Virginia, I'D
from Kentucky, 753 from Ohio, 200 from
Illinois, 2,072 from West Virginia. Total
receipts for the week, 5,TS9 head, against
8, 161 last week, and l,296 head same time
last year.
taken bv Baltimore butchers, 122 by coun-
try dealers and 4S4 By Eastern buyers
Total sales Tor the week l, 100 head against
1851 last week, and ,292 head same time
last year.
MiLCH Cows.-There is light run and
a fairly good demand at prices ruling last
week. We quote common to fair at S2Oa3O,
and fair to good at SsUa45 per head. Re
ceipts this week 40 head.
VEAL CALvEs.-There is fair run at
improved prices. We quote at Sa6c per To-
Receipts this week Ash head.
lighter Offering this week, the numbers
being more than 900 head less than last
week. There is a fair to good trade re-
ported for both sheep and lambs. Sheep
sold at Sake, with extra at 4alc, and
lambs at 4a5c per 10. gross. Stock sheep
are plentiful and not wanted, such com
mon stock.n as it is called; good stock
sheep will sell at fl.50a3 90 per head, but
trade is dull on account of the poor quail
ity. The receipts of sheep and lambs num-
Der SAIL head.
ON THE WHARF.
CATTLE.-The receipts have been light
during the week, but mainly Of inferior
grades. and the market closed steady. The
quotations were as follows: Thin cows,
ial1Sc per ID; fat cows, 2a215c per Id. {;
bulls, 1]5s24c per ID; fat beef cattle,
Young steers, 3xa414c per 10; and old
oxen 11Sa2Hc per ID; fresh COWS, sl5aSO
CALvEs-The receipts were fair, and
the market continued firm at the fol-
lowing quotations: Good to choice veals ga
SIC per ID, and rough to good s. OOaS w
per head.
moderate, and the market closed easier and
lower for lambs, and steady for sheep. The
quotations were as follows: Lambs, 415a
SIC per 10. sheep, 3l<s4c per 10; 81 OOa4 %
per head for prime, and 81 00a2 so for
fair.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Sept. lO.-The fol-
lowing were the receipts: West Philadel-
mia Yard. beeves, 5,6l6; sheep, 10000;
hogs. 5000. North Pennsylvania Yard,
beeves. 544; sheep, J, COO; hogs, 500. Glass
Yard. hoRs, 700. Total for the week, beeves,
1855; sheep, 1000; hogs, 1920. Previ-
Gus week, beeves, 5000; sheep, 1900; hogs,
$500.
BEEF AND CATTLE-The receipts were
about the same as the previous week, and
the market ruled steady. There was a
fairly active demand for good cattle, which
were in light supply, but common grades
were rather slow Of sale under light de-
mand. The receipts included 400 head,
which were exported alive to London per
steamer Minnesota, and 244 head, which
were exported alive TO the same place per
steamer Enskar. Quotations: Extra, DC;
good, 4$la5c; medium, 415a4Hc; common,
3SIa4c; culls, 3a311c: lat COWS. 2aec.
SHEEP.-The receipts Of sheep were
LIGHT. and the market ruled steady. There
was a good demand for all offerings OF
choice stock, but common grades were in
moderate demand only. B. II. Cook re-
ports the sale Of 1868 sneep and lambs at
the quoted prices. Quotations: Clipped
sheep, best 81 a5Hc; 90. do. medium, 4a5c;
do do. common, 2a3Ec; spring lambs,
3a6Xc.
HoGs-The market was frmer in SYM
pathy with an advance in the western
markets. and prices were shade higher.
There was also better demand, which had
strengthing influence on the market, and
prices are expected to still further ad-
vance next week. 1t Is expected that de-
mand will increase as the fall weather adj
vances. Receipts were about the same as
they have been for several weeks. Quo
tations: Chicago, 7Slc; other Western,
Mich COWS were in fair demand at S25a
so per head. Most sales, s35s4O per head.
Mich calves were fairly active at ga
Fat COWS were in fair request at SSa15
for bologna and s14a1S for slippery.
City dressed beeves were in fair demand
at 5a714c.