Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-25
BAKING POWDER.

cents per h., with few extra at SIC. Re-
ceipts, 49l head
! SHEEP AND LAMBs-The market for me-
| dunn and common sheep and lambs Is dull,
showing no change from the condition OF
affairs on Monday. The good grades OF
sheep and lambs show more strength, and
there is a favorable prospect for them.
Sheep sell at 2a3x cents per ID. Lambs at
| 2JSa4I cents, and extra at AZ cents per 10.
gross. Receipts of sheep and lambs this
week numbered 6,796 head against 6,OO9
head last week, and G,74S head same time
| last year.
SwINE-The market for hogs is slow and
values are easier than early in the week.
! We quote light western hogs at s. OOa1 81
/ per 100 lbs. gross and heavy hogs at 81 %
az % per 100 los gross; pigs Sc 15a7 90 per
/ 100 lbs, and roughs s. 15a6 90 per 100 los.
gross.
on THE WHARF.
! CATrLE-The arrivals were fair, and the
demand moderate at steady prices. The
quotations were as follows: Thin cows
81 50a2 90 per 100 lbs; fat cows 81 2oa2 20
per 100 lbs. bulls 81 75a2 % per 100 lbs. :
fat beef cattle. young steers, l,3OO IDS and
upwards, 81 00a4 25 per 100 lbs; DO. l,OOO
10 1900 lbs, So 0oaS 25 per 100 les; old oxen
81 50a2 90 per leo lbs, and fresh cows
$l5 00a25 90 per head.
CALvEs-Receipts we're rather light, and
the market little firmer. with the quota
tons as follows: Choice veals 5Ha6 cents
per pound, and rough to good IS OOa1 W
per head.
SHEEP AND LAMDs-The receipts were
fairly liberal and prices barely steady
The quotations were as follows: Spring
lambs 3%a4c per pound and 81 50a3 10 per
head. Sheep 2a3c per pound for good to
choice, and 50 5Oa8 90 per head; fair 81 GOA
l so per head.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Saturday evening,
October 2l.-The receipts were: West
Philadelphia Yard-Beeves, 1900 head
sheep, 10 600 head; hogs, ), 400 head. North
PENNSYLVANIA Yard-Beeves, 800 head;
sheep, 1000 head; hogs, 500 head. Total
for the week-Beeves, $4,000 head; sheep
Il, 600 head; hogs, $500 head. Previous
week-Beeves, 5000 head; sheep, 5000
head; hogs. 6,2C0 head.
BEEF CATTLE-The market was strong,
and prices were just shade higher, but
there was hardly any quotable change.
The strength of the market was due TO the
light receipts, as demand was slow.
Among the receipts were included 2eS head
for shipment TO Glasgow per steamer
Carthaginian. Quotations: Extra, 5Ac;
good, 5a515c; medium, 4@sa49Sc; common,
31Sa4c.
SHEEP-The market was dnll under
slow demand and with liberal receipts
prices were a shade easier for sheep, but
lambs were unchanged. B. H. Cook re-
ports the sale OF 1900 sheep and lambs at
the quoted prices. Quotations.: Extra IA
41Sc; good S1Ia31Ic; medium 2slsSAc; com
mon, 2a2]<c; culls, 11<al%c: lambs, 3s51fc.
Hoas-The market has been dull during
the past week, but prices are without
quotable change. They rule weak in sym
patty with the West, and there is prospect
Of decline next week, We quote:
Western, 91Sa9%c: others 91la91Sc.
Fat COWS were in better demand at ga
$40.
Mich COWS were in fair demand at $50
a6O.
Mich calves were not as active at Ala
nc.
5XaSAc.
Horse ana Mule Market.
CINCINNATI. October 21.-The horse mar
ket for the past week has been brisk
There is a steady demand for all classes Of
stock, and especially for the better grades
of draft, driving and Southern horses. Ex-
ira match teams will sell for big money.
Young, sound mules sell readily.
Horses-Draft horses, good, &l20al25;
extra, Sl35al60; driving horses, good, e1l0a
1856; extra, e125al55; saddle horses, good,
SlO5sl20; extra, $l20al60; Southern horses,
good, $SOaloO; extra, slOOal25; streeters.
S65a95.
Mules-14 to Az hands, good, S55a
60; do. extra, t60s70; 141S to Is hands,
good $T0aS0; do. extra $S0a90; Is to l51f
hands, good, t90a105; do. extra. Sll0al20;
l516 to 10 hands, good, Sl20a125; do. ex-
ira, e135al50; 10 to 1917 hands, good, Sl5Ca
100; do. extra, SlG0al7O.
CHICAGO, October 24.-Cattle, receiDts,
Z. 500 head; shipments 2,50c; Texans steady;
prime steers s. Seas 20; medium 50 25a5 40;
others 81 5Oa5 10; Texans, 81 45aS So; west
ems 50 70a3 IS.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900 head; shipments
1000 head; market active and steady;
rough and common s. S0a6 10; mixed and
packers, So 25s6 so; prime heavy, Sc Goa
| 6 so; prime light, s. 75a6 So.
Sheep - Receipts, 1900 head; ship
ments, 1000 head; market steady; natives,
50 25a4 IS: westerns, 50 75a4 %; lambs,
50 0Oa5 90.
EAST LIBERTY, PA, October 24,-Cattle,
receipts, $50 head; shipments, $50 head;
market slow and unchanged.
Hogs-Receipts, 1000 head; shipments,
LOO head; market dull, nothing doing.
Shcep-Receipts,2 :, 900 head; market dull
and slow and CSC OF.
CINCINNATI, o., October "a. - Hogs,
steady at s. 25a6 80; receipts, 5000; ship.
ments, 1000.