Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-03
LIVE STOCK.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET,
Thursday, July "a. 1893.
UNION STOCK YARDS. cLAREMoST.


UNION STOCK YARDS. CLAREMoNT.
BEEF CArrLE.-While there was q SUM-
cheney of the tops, which were nearly, II
not quite as good as those OF last week:
there was enough of them Tor the wants OF
the butchers The bulk OF the offerings
consisted OF the medium and common
GRADES. the latter being fully represented.
Values were of 10 10 10 cents, the latter
grades suffering the most. Prices ranged
from 2 to 5 cents, with most sales at ~ a45f
cents per pound.
Prices of beef cattle this week ranged as
follows: Best beeves 49Sa5 cents, those
generally rated first quality 81 a49s cents,
medium or good fair quality. s4a35s cents,
and ordinary thin steers, oxen and cows,
2a2S4 cents per 10.
Virginia. 29S from Ohio, 257 from West
Virginia. so from Tennessee, % from ILL
nois, and II head from Maryland.
Total receipts for the week l,sl2 head,
against ], S97 last week, and ASP head same
time last year. Total sales for the week
l .42lhead, against .23l last week, and l, 4oO
head same time last year The Baltimore
butchers took ], l65 head, country dealers 20
and the Eastern buyers l29 head.
Mich CoWs.-rhere IS a Light run and
fair market for good cows Prices gu 70
VEAL CALvEs.-There is full Offering.
There is fair trade for good cows. but
common are very hard to sell. Prlces
9a4I6 cents and a few extra at 4sl cents
per TO- Receipts this week SAB head.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-The receipts con-
tinue 10 be to great extent Of the common
order, trashy stuff, and these are very naru
to sell at any price. Good sheep, oeing
scarce, are in fairly good demand, Out
somewhat affected in price by the common
stock Sheep sell at 2a4 cents per pouhu
gross. a few extra at ~ cents per 10. gross
Lambs 314a45S cents, with Few extra Al
81 cents per pound gross. The receipts
of sheep and lambs this week numo ered
7,72l head, against 1870 last week, ana
ID, l56 head one year ago.
SwIyE-Nearly all the offerings OF Mon
dsv have been disposed Of at the rates pre-
Vailing then. Fair TO best western llRht
hogs So 5Oa6 70 per 100 pounds gross; same
grades heavy So 25a6 % per 100 pounds
gross.
ON TIE WHARF.
CArTLE-The offerings were moderate
and the demand was rather slow, win tRe
quotations as follows: Thin cows 81 'oa
2 so per 100 lbs; fat cows 81 75a3 ~ per
100 lbs; bulls 81 5Oa3 OO per l0O IDS IaI
beef cattle. young steers, 800 lbs ana up
wards "a OOa4 70 per 100 lbs; old oxen
80 25a2 rs per 100 los, and fresh cows
$50 0Oa35 90 per head.
Characteristics were fair and the mar
ket dull, prices being easy as usual ~ TINS
season. The quotations were: Cholce
vea!s 416a4sIc per pound, and rough TO good
s. 00a7 90 per head.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-There was only mod
crate activity, and the arrivals fair. The
quotations were as follows: Spring lamOs
or.A
sheep 216a4c per pound for good to choice,
and 81 75aS 80 per head; fair 81 OOas w per
head.
CU1cAeo. August 2.-Cattle, receipts
10 600 head; shipments, 1900 head; market
20c lower; pretty good 50 40a4 90; common
81 OOa3 80; Texans, 81 00aB 10; westerns.
81 6Oa3 40; stockers, 81 50a2 so; cows, u 20
al So. .,..
500 head; market 75a$1 90 lower; mixed
and packers 81 25a4 50; prime heavy and
butchers 81 95a4 60; choice light mixed,
g. 50a4 so; sorted light "a SOa6 70;
Sheep-Receipts, TO- 600 head; shipments,
10 600 head; market 25a60c lower; Texas
S9 O0a3 25; mixed ewes and wethers 80 2oa
3 IL. eli wethers t3 75s4 %; westerns,
50 OOa3 30; Texans 81 50a3 %; lambs 70 GOA
90.
EAST LIBERTY, PA, August 2.-Cattle,
receipts. $40 head; shipments, $40 head;
market, very dull; prime 81 6Oa4 80; good
81 OOa4 40; common TO medium IS 4Ua3 oOi
fat cows and bulls 81 50a3 90; bologna COWS
81 90 to els co.; fresh COWS $40 90 to $40 o.
Hogs-Receipts, 600 head; shipments,
400 head; nothing doing, no demand, pros
poets lower.
Sheep-Receipts 1000 head; shipments,
600 head; market, steady; prime 81 Qua
4 80: fair 10 good SO 50a4 65; common ii w
az 90; lambs s. 25a4 50.
veal Calves-$5 50a6 so; heavy and thin
50 0Oa3 90.
CINCINNATI, O., August 2.-Hogs, demon
allied at a O0a4 65. Receipts, 5000. Ship
ments, 1000.
Horse ana Mule Market.
CINCINNATI, August There has been
a very fair movement of stock generally
throughout the week, and with some kinds
in light supply, the market has ruled
strong. Good pronpt-driving horses have
been in especial demand, and young sound
mules have sold readily.
Draft horses, good $ll0al3O; extra,
| s1S0al6O: driving horses, good, SllOal40;
extra. S130al55; saddle horses, good, $lOba
1870; extra, Sl20al50; Southern horses, good
s75al00; extra, Sl0Oal20; streeters SODA
90. Mules-l6 to 161< hands, good, Sl25a
1875; extra tl85as165; do. Is TO 10 hands,
good $g0a125; extra S125al50: do. IA TO 10
hands, good, f50a65; extra. $65asO.