Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-22
UNION STOCK YARDS, CLAREMoNT.

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BEEF CATTLE-There has been a very
| light offering of beeves az the yards TINS
week and also rather a limited demand, as
all the offerings were not disposed OF till
late and at decline Of a small fraction,
while earlier in the day the prices obtained
showed slight Improvement aud rather a
strong feeling. We quote the range al la
| So cents, with but few at either ngure,
most sales at 23la59z cents per 10.
Prices Of beef cattle this week ranged as
follows: Best beeves, 59sa5% cents, those
generally rated first quality 1895 cents
medium or good fair quality. SIS a44 cents,
and ordinary thin steers, oxen ana COWS,
las cents per 10.
or the cattle received 1872 head came
from Virginia. 26S from Illinois, Isl from
Maryland, 81 from Ohio, - from west
Virginia, - from Tennessee, - from Ken
lucky. and 144 head from Pennsylvania
Total receipts for the week $50 head.
against l, 1876 last week, and 734 head same
| time last year OF the offerings 766 head
were taken by Baltimore butchers, p by
country dealers ami 40 By Eastern buyers.
Total sales for the week $50 head, against
| ], 094 last week, and ~ head same time last
year.
Mich Cows-There is q fair supply of
cows on the market, but trade is slow.
Prices Sl5a50 per head, and few at the ex-
IRENE figure. Receipts this week were 80
head.
VEAL CALvEs-Trade is a fair Offering
as to numbers, with a fair trade for good
calves. We quote at41la5H cents per TO-,
and few extra at cents.
STEEP AND LAABs-There is a very
light Offering this week, out little more
| than a third as many as last week There
| =, q cfr a
vorable feeling in the market for good
sheep and lambs. but common stock Is very
| hard to sell. We quote sheep at 3a51s
cents per pound gross, and only few ex-
ira at q cents. Lambs 4a6 cents per pound
gross The receipts of sheep ana lambs
this week numbered SO head against 2,2SI
head last week and 1895 head one year
ago.
on THE WHARF.
CATrLE-The arrivals were fair and
the demand little slow for common
grades. The quotations were as follows
Thin cows 81 50a2 % per 100 lbs; fat cows
81 50a3 90 per 100 lbs; bulls & OOa2 20
per 100 lbs: fat beef cattle. young steers,
"a O04 so per 100 lbs. old oxen 81 25a
rs per lG0 lbs, and fresh cows Sl5a35 per
| head.
CALvEs.-Receipts were fair and prices
! steady. Qu0tatlonS: CnOlCb VehlS C1adoC
per pound, and rough to good & 0Oa0 O0 per
head.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-Quotations were
as follows: Lambs, 4a515c per pound; fair
| to good, SO O0a4 90 per head; inferior,
| 81 50a2 80 per head; sheep, 319a5 cents
per pound; fair e. 0ea2 so per head.
CHICAGO, March 21.- Cattle Receipts,
$500 head; shipments l,500 head; mar
ket, slow and easier; best steers 8 35a
! ) 90; Texans 50 10a4 90; stockers and feed
ers, So 40a4 25; native cows and heifers,
g 25a4 10.
F4ogs-Feceipts, 200 head; shipments,
| 1000 head: market active and higher;
common and mixed 81 30a7 20; prime heavy
! g. soar 95; light 81 4Oa7 80.
| Sheep-l2eceipts, 5000 head; shipments,
900 head; market steady; natives "a 50a
600; westerns IS 00a5 20; Texans a Goa
! 81 So; lambs a j6a5 %.
EAST LIBERTY, PA, March 81. Cattle
| Receipts and shipments, 81 head; markell
slow and unchanged.
Hogs - Receipts, GOO head; shipments
I 500 mead: market steady; Philadelphia
| 81 S0aS 90; mixed g. G0a7 IS; good York
ers 81 40a7 SO; pigs and light Workers
81 OOa7 %.
Sheep-Receipts, 900 head; shipments
! 400 head; market slow and unchanged
C1xc1NNATI, o., March 2l.-Hogs, steady
at Sc 5Oa7 go; receipts, 5000 head; ship
ments, $500 head.