Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-02

2, l29 head same time last year. The Balti-
more butchers took 1,59S head, country
dealers 4O6 head. and the eastern buyers
800 head
Mich Cows.-There is good inquiry
for good cows with prices at S25a$5O per
head. Receipts this week 73-head.
VEAL CALvEs.-The demand Is COCA Tor
good calves and slow for the common.
Good sold at 51<a6 cents and common at
2a3 cents perlb Receipts, 34l head.
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Tne market Tor ootn
sheep and lambs is exceedingly slow"
almost nothing doing" very much de-
molished, !" "never more so during the sea-
son than now" Is the reply to our inquiry:
The receipts consist almost Of common stun
but the number is more tnan l 600 head less
that it was last week. But owing to the
Generalization Of the New York market
there is no outlet for our offerings, sheep
sell at 2a3 cents per ID. Lambs at 21a3A
cts. for common and 2s<a4 cts per 10 gross
for fair. Receipts OF sheep and lambs
this week numbered 500 head against
6. 796 5000 last week, and ASS head same
time last year.
SwINE-The market for hogs is slow and
values are easier than they were last
week We quote light western nogs al
81 OOa7 % per 100 lbs. gross, and heavy
II
SO 00a6 40 per 100 lbs, and roughs 50 I5a6 W
per 100 lbs. gross.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Saturday evening,
OCTOBER 2s-The receipts were west
Philadelphia Yard-Beeves, 1850 head;
sheep. 1O, SEQ head; hogs, 800 head. North
PENNSYLVANIA Yard-Beeves, 300 head;
sheep, 1000 head; hogs, 800 head. Total
for the week-Beeves, 800 head; sheep
l., 500 head; hogs, e,200 head. Previous
week-Beeves. 1900 head; sheep, 1000
head; hogs. $500 head.
The market was dull under slow de-
mand, but prices were steady and without
material change The receipts were
heavier, and there was liberal supply OF
medium grades. There few cattle export
ed this week Quotations: Extra, 54c;
good, 5a515c; medium, 40 a49sc; common,
31Iaic.
SHEEP-There was more active de-
mand for both sheep and lambs, ou3 with
liberal receipts prices were steaay ana
unchanged. B. H. Cook reports the sale
OF 1857 sheep and lambs at the quoted
prices Quotations: Extra 4a415c; good
3ka3J5c; medium 2%a3Hc; common, "a
215c; culls, l1SalS%c; lambs, 3a514c.
HOGs-There has been fair demand
during The past week. but receipts were
little heavier. and prices were shade
lower in sympathy with the West. we
quote: Western, SIC: others, 9a9LIc; TAT
cows were in fair demand at 2La3Ac;
thin cows were dull at $Sa20; milch cows
were in fair demand at $30a6O; mich
calves fairly active at 41Sa715: dressed
beeves were in fair demand at 5slsSAc.
EAST LIBERTY, PA, November Cat
tie, receipts, $50 head; shipments, 80 head;
market, fair; prime TO extra % Ooa5 20;
fair to good 81 00a4 80; common to falr
81 75a5 IS; fat cows and heifers 81 75a3 %;
bulls 81 OOa3 90; bologna COWS 80 OOalO CO.,
fresh cows 500 00a40 %.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900 head; shipments,
500 head; market very dull; prime fat
pigs So 40a6 80; Workers and tops 50 2oa
8 40.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000 head; shipments,
600 head market, weak; prime 50 5Oa3 20;
fair to good 81 50a3 So; common 81 OOe2 w;
lambs - 50a4 rs.
Veal Calves-S5 0Oa6 %; heavy and thin
81 00a3 90.
CHICAGO, November Cattle, receipts,
1900 head; shipments, 1900 head; market
active and higher; top natives 81 l5a5 80;
medium 81 30; others 81 5ea4 50; Texans
s. 4Oa2 90; stockers g. 40a2 rs; cows 81 7Ua
2 So
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000 head; shipments,
5000 head market fairly active, rough
and common s. 50; mixed Sc 0Oa6 10; light
mixed Sc l5a6 20; prime heavy S. 25a6 80;
prime light 20a6 20.
Sheep-Receipts, 1900 head; shipments
5000 head; rough and common 81 6Oa2 oOi
mixed ewes and weathers 81 70a3 w.
CINCINNATI, o., November Hogs,
weaker, lower and active at SIS 00a6 %; re-
ceipts, 500 head; shipments, 1900 head.