Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-07-21
LIVE STOCK.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET,
THURSDAY, July Il, 1892.
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS.

| Ola NkuNN1 OlOGh 1 AND
BEEF CATTLE There were very heavy
| receipts at these yards this week, and there
were among them quite u large number Of
| prime tops aud good butcher cattle. Trade
/ was only fair, and prices were generally
| off 1Sa%c, and IN some instances dealers
! considered the decline &c, especially on
/ the lower grades, the least decline being on
! the tops, say &c. We quote the range from
G.. 90 to S4.75, very superior cattle only sell
| ing at the extreme top, and very few at or
near the lower rate, 81; most sales at
! 3.UOa4. 62IS per 100 lbs. There Is very
general expression Of satisfaction at the
| change from the Calverton to the Union
| Stock Yards at Claremont
Prices OF beef cattle this week ranged as
| follows: Best beeves q 5Oa4 20, those gen
orally rated first quality q OOa4 %, me
dunn or good fair quality s. 25a3 50, and
ordinary thin steers, oxen and cows g GOA
2 IS per leo pounds.
OF the cattle received 243 head came
from Maryland, 2,065 from Virginia, = from
kentucky, 755 from Ohio, 926 from Illinois,
233 from West Virginia, 40 from Indiana,
80 from Missouri and - head from
Pennsylvania. Total receipts for the
week $500 head against $50 head last
week, and $40 head same time last year.
OF the offerings today GS7 head were
taken by Baltimore butchers, 300 taken for
export, and 222 by Eastern buyers. Total
Gales for the week ! 500 head against Cos
last week, and l, ll2 head same time last
year.
Mich Cows There was a full offering
and very slow demand for cows, and
prices are off. We quote az S3Oa35 per
head, aud few, only extra, al $40. Re
ceipts this week l52 head.
W. "a Fphawa a hnnTru 0fFRF-
ing and the market Is dull. We quote at
4a4Ilc per pound. Receipts this week 25l
head
SHEEP AND LAMRs-There has been q
fairly good trade at these yards during the
whole week The quality Of the offerings
has been ample for the demand, and prices
generally shOw an improvement Of Aa4c.
We quote sheep at 3a45sc, and few extra
at 5 c per pound gross. Lambs sell at 5a6Ec
per pound gross, and few extra shade
higher. The receipts OF sheep and lambs
numbered $3.50 head.
on TIE wharf.
CArTLE-The trading was moderately
active, with feir receipts and values well
supported. Quotations were as follows:
Thin COWS, l3lG275c per 10; fat cows, 2Za
3Ilc per b.; bulls, 2a2Hc per 10; fat
beef cattle, young steers, 45sa44c per
10; light 4lla4]4c per ID, and OLD oxen l14a
2jSc per 10; fresh cows, SlSa30 per head.
CAIvEs-The arrivals were fair, with a
steady demand. Quotations were: Choice
veals 53a6c per ID, aud rough TO good at
s. OOaS % per head
SuEEP AND LANBs-The receipts were
moderate, aud the market was not very
active, though hrm. The quotations were
rs follows: Lambs 61sa6c per ID. Sheep,
2]fs4c per ID.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, July 16.-Saturday
evening. - The receipts were; West
Philadelphia Yard, beeves, 4,8ll; sheep,
5000; hogs, 5000. North Pennsylvania
Yard, beeves, 800; sheep, 1000; hogs, 500.
class Yard. hogs, ZOO. Total for the week,
beeves, 5,1ll; sheep, 10000; hogs, GOO
Previous week, beeves, $500; sheep, IL
600; hogs, 600.
BEEF AND CATTLE-The market for cat
tie was weak and lower for common
grades, while prices OF good cattle were
steady and underwent little change. Good
cattle were scarce and prices were thus
well maintained, and receipts of common
grades were much heavier and caused
decline in prices. The effect Of the corner
in the market that was made at Chicago
during the week was lost IN the local mar
ket Among the receipts we're 6SS head,
WHICH WtEt tHhcu AuA SUI kAL4Sus 70 LDAAo-
per steamer Alexander Elder, 596 head,
which were taken to Glasgow per steamer
HISTORIAN, aud 200 head which were taken
for shipment TO Bristol per steamer Adar.
Quotations: Culls, 35{a44c; Texas steers
81 s45[c; fat COWS, 3a4c; extra, 55la5c
good, 5Aa5&c; medium, 5a54c; common,
| 41Sa44c.
SHEEP.-The market WIS quiet and
steady. There was fair demand, and
prices ruled firm under lighter receipts,
but there was very little quOtable change
! Quotations: Clipped sheep, best 515a5Slc;
medium, 42la5{c; common, 2a3%c
spring lambs, 4a75{c.
Hostile market has been quiet under
a slow demand, but prices have ruled drm-
er and are higher ia sympathy with tee
West Receipts are about the same.
Prices are now higher than they have been
for four years before. This is due not 20 8
scarcity of hogs, but 10 the large exports
from the country during the past year OF