Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-16
LIVE sTOCk.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET,
Thursday, February 9, 1893.
UNION STOCK YARDS, CLAREMoNT.

UNION STOCK YARDS, CLAREMONT.
REEF CATTLE-There has been some i'm
nrovement In the activity of the market,
as well as an advance in prices over those
ruling last week The quality is better
than that of last weeks offerings, anu
a fair number of sales were MADE az ana
near our top quotations. choice lot OF
Ohio steers were sold TO one oil our nome
dealers on private terms, but understood TO
no above orr highest quotation. We quote
the range at e. 00a5 40 per 100 lbs, with
most sales at 3Aa54 cents per To-, an ad-
vance generally OILS cents per 100 lbs.
PRIZES of Beef Cattle this week ranged
as folloEs: Best Beeves 81 a5 % cents,
those generally rated first quality ga
81 cents, medium or good fair qnallty S24a
45l cents. and ordinary thin steers, oxen
and cows, 2aS15 cents per pound.
OF the cattle received S&4O head came
from Virginia, l79 from Illinois, go from
Maryland, l62 from Ohio, IS from = west
Virginia, and head from Pennsylvsolss;;
Total receipts for the week $40 head
against 500 last week, and BOD heaJ
same time last year. OF the offerings I39
head were taken by Baltimore butchers,
II bv country dealers, and 80 by Eastern
BUYERS. Total sales for the week $50 head
against SCI last week, and 552 head
same time last year.
MncH Cows.There is a fair trade re-
ported for cows at last weeks quotations,
$25a50 per head, and but lew only at the
latter figure Receipts were 60 head.
VEAL CALvEs-A fairly good trade IS
reported this week at well maintained
prices. We quote at sarge per pound.
Receipts, 269 head.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-There is falling OIL
of some 80 head in the receipts as COM
pared with last week, and no improve
ment in the quality Of the offerings, not
many good sheep or lambs being among
them. There is q more active demand
noticed in the trade at the full rates ruling
last week and the early part of this week.
The quotations are as follows: Sheep 3
a55Sc per pound gross. Lambs 414aoc per
pound gross. Receipts of sheep and LAMBS
this week numbered 1916 head.
on THE WHARF.
CATrLE-There have been few arrivals,
and the market has been begun TO get into
share The quotations were as follows:
Thin COWS 1al15c per pound; fat 2a224c
per pound; bulls 2a2]5c per pound; fat
beef cattle, young steers, 31Sa4c per pound,
old oxen 1%a2]@c per pound, and fresh
cows fl5a35 per head.
CALvEs-Quotations: Choice veals 6Ha
re per pound, and rough to good IS OOa9 10
per head.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Quotation were as
follows: Lambs 4}4a54c per pound; sheep
! 91fa415c per pound.
CHICAGO, February 5.-Cattle-Receipt
Il, 600 head; shipments, $1,000 head; mar
ket fairly active, steady to strong; choice
to prime s. l5a5 80; fair TO good a SOa
) 10; feeders q 25a4 80; fed Texans 81 10
al 20; COWS 50 25a4 90.
Hogs.Receipts, $1,000 head; shipments
Il, 600 head; market 5alCc lower; mixed
and packers SS O0aS 10: prime heavy
weights s. Is: light s. 00aS %.
Sheep-Receipts, 10000 head; shipments,
2.OOO; market active, shade higher; ma
tives a OOa5 rs; westerns IS OOa5 50;
lambs Il 40a6 %.
EAST LIBERTY. PA, February 15.-Cattle
- Receipts, 400 head; shipments, 400
head; market steady; prime S55Oa5. %;
fair TO good g. 75a5OO; common s375a45O;
bulls, cows and stays S3.00a3.5O; fresh
cows $40 TO $40.
Hoqs-Receipts, 1850 head; shipments,
l 500 mead; market slow; fair light s. 4Oa
800
Sheep-Receipts, 600 head; shipments,
40 head; natives S5.25a5.6O; common - %
az. 50; lambs S. 50a6.25.
CINCINNATI. o. February 15.-Hogs,
lower and dull at s. 5JaS 90; receipts, 200
head; shipments, 1900 head.