Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-09
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BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET,
Thursday, February 2, 1898.
UNION STOCK YARDS, CLAREMoNT.

UNION STOCK YARDS, CLAhEMONI'
BEEF CATrLE-The market has not been
active this week. The offerings were Of
an improved average quality as compared
with last weeks cattle, there being few
better tops. The market was stronger than
last week, with shade advance over hg-
ures then, quality considered. We quote
the range from IL to 81 cents per H.,
most sales at 5a51E cents per 10.
Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged
as follows: Best Beeves 5s54 cents,
those generally rated first quality aga
5 cents, medium or good fair qnality 319a
AK cents, and ordinary thin steers, oxen
and cows, l14a914 cents per pound.
OF the cattle received pa head cane
from Virginia, IA from Illinois, 1879 rom
Maryland, 1856 from Ohio, SO from west
Virginia, and G. head from Pennsylvania.
Total receipts for the week S69 head
against 1,l52 last week, and 943 head
same time last year OF tho offerings SIG
head were taken by Baltimore butchers,
d by country dealers, and 20 by Eastern
BUYERS. Total sales for the week e61 head
against 1,l5O last week, and 9O9 head
same time last year.
Mich Cows-There is only fair trade
reported for cows at unchanged values
from last week We quote COWS at S25a50
per Oehu. duu OLb low az OAAS AN'S0A - 49,
Receipts were So head.
VTiL CALvEs-There is fair trade re-
norted this week at decline Of 81 per 100
pounds. We quote at 41la7c per pound.
Receipts, 424 head.
SHEHP AND LAMBs.-There is q falling of
of about 100 head in the receipts as COM
pared with last week, and there is COM
paratively small number Of good sheep
and lambe, the offerings consisting OF en-
tirely too many common ewes. There Is
fair trade for what few good sheep and
lambs there are. The quotations are as
follows: Sheep 3a5c. and few extra 51Sc
per pound gross Lambs 41Sa6c per pound
gross. Receipts of sheep and lambs this
week numbered ,1l9 head.
on THE WHARF.
CATrLE-About Tuesday next it is judged
navigation will have been sufficiently re-
sumed to make the market active and es-
tablish prices Of cattle on the wharf. The
last quotations were as follows: Thin cows
1al5c per pound; fat 2a214c per pound; ;
bulls 2a2I<c per pound; fat beef cattle,
Young steers, 31{a4c per pound, old oxen
l15a2Hc per pound. and fresh COWS Sl5aSo
per head.
CALvEs-Ouotations Choice veals 6sls
714c per pound, and rough to good IS OOaS 10
per head.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Quotations were as
follows: Lambs 411a51ic per pound; sheep
31la45Sc per pound.
PHILADELPHIA. Saturday evening, Febru-
ary4. 1893. The receipts were: West Phil
sdelphia Yard-Beeves, 2, 700 head; sheep;
5000 head; hogs, 2,400 head. North Penn
sylvania Ysrd-Beeves, 800 head; sheep,
1000 head; hogs, 500 head. Glass Yard
Beeves. - head; sheep, - head; hogs,
200 head Totals for the wesk-Beeves,
3 GOO head; sheep, 1900 head; hogs, 3,l0O
head. Previous week-Beeyes, 3,o4O head
sheep, 1900 head; hogs, 4,sO0 head.
BEEF CATTLE-The storm West kept
stock from coming in and with fair de-
maud prices advanced Csc per hundred on
all grades. Two hundred and tweniy-three
head were exported TO Glasgow per steamer
Manitoban. and pa head TO London per
steamer Maine Quotations: Extra,
=; Good sal ass lc edium, 5a5i4c; Com
mon. 4l<a4$[c; Culls, Ss<a4l1c; Fat cows
SHEEP.-Sheep were in good demand and
frrer BENJAMIN II. Cook reports the
sale of 3.5S2 head. Quotations: Extra, os
6IIc: good, 515A555<cl medium, 5a5Ac; com
mon. 4Is4sIc; culls, 81 a4c; lambs, 5a114c.
Hogs in sympathy with the West, ad-
vanced I1c per 10. We quote: Good West
ern Ike; other grades as low as Ike:
Fat cows were active and higher at 2SIc-
Thin COWS sold well 1T SlOa25.
Mich csives were firm at case.
Mich cows were in good request at S25a
Dressed beeves were active at 6a9c.
CHICAGO. February S.-Cattle-Receipt
zoo head: shipments, 1850 head; market
1oa15c higher; best native g 90e6 Is;
fair 10 good IS OOa5 30; others g 50a3 70;
feeders So 00a6 so; stocksrs s. 50a3 50;
cows So 5OaS 90; Texans s. s0a4 so.
Hogs-Receiptss 1000 head shipments,