Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-16
LIVE STOCK.
nnrse ana MnIe Market.

CINCINNATI. November l4-The horse
market for the past week has been fair,
considering the scarcity OF tirst-claSs stock.
The demand has been good, especially for
drivers, coach, heavy draft horses, also for
young and sound mules.
Horses-GOod draft horses, S1l5al35;
extra, Sl35al55; driving horses, good, silica
1876; extra, $l25alG0; saddle horses, good,
slOOal25; extra *l25al50; Southern horses,
good, sSOal00; extra, Sl0Oal2O; streeters,
S65s95.
Mules-l4 to AZ hands, good, $55a
65; DO. extra, $G5a15; l411 10 ID hands,
good S10aS5; do extra SS5a95; 10 to l5H
hands, good, slC0all5; do. extra. Sll5al25;
l5% to 16 hands, good, Sl25al35; do. ex-
ira, sl30al45; l6 to l65 hands, good, $l4Oa
los; do extra, Sl50ai65
BALTIMORE CATTLEMARKET I
Thursday, November 9, 1898.
UNION STOCK YARDS, CLAREMoNT.
BEEF CATTLE.-The market for beef cat
tie was more active than last week, and
values q shade higher, about &c all
through the list, though some dealers
thought it only q little more active. Some
few sales were made TO some home butch
ers at a shade higher than cur highest quo
tations. Quotations ranged at 2a4 4-5c,
few selling at the former figure and fair
number at and near the higher figure; most
sales ranged at 3a+ 3-5c per 10.
Prices of beef cattle this week ranged as
follows: Best beeves 41Sa4 3.5c, those gem
orally rated first quality 4Ha4s5c; medi-
um or good fair quality, 2&aS$4c, and or
binary thin steers, oxen and cows, 2a25l c
per pound.
OF the Cattle received ,433 head came
from West Virginia, 1892 from Virginia,
| 20
Illinois and IS from Maryland
Total receipts for the week $3.50 head.
against 3, $50 last week, aud 3, 500 head same
time last year Total sales for the week
2.Sg5 head, against 2,6ll last week, and
| 2,O0l head same time last year. The Balti-
more butchers took ,l45 head, country
| dealers $50 head. and the eastern buyers
/ 4Sl head.
MLcH Cows.-Tbere is a good demand
/ for COWS at the rates OF last week, S25a5O
per head Receipts this week 80 head
/ VEAL CALvES.-Trade tair for calves.
/ Prices Sac cents per H. Receipts, BOG
/ head.
SHEEP AND LAMBS. - The market for
| sheep is only fair, no Improvement in ac-
j tivltv over last Monday, nor IN prices,
! values remaining us they were then. The
| quotations for sheep range at 2Ma41l
| cents per 10, gross and for lambs 2164H
! cents per To- gross. The quality is fair.
/ Receipts Of sheep and lambs this week
numbered 5,226 head against 4,191 last
! week and .226 head same time last year.
! Sw1NE-There is no serious change in
! values since Monday. The market closes
rather inactive. Quotations: Light hogs
/ Is 5Oa6 - per 100 lbs. gross, and heavy
( hogs IS O0a6 80 per 100 los gross; pigs
I So O0a6 40 per lO0lbs., and roughs at s. GOA
! 80 per 100 lbs. gross.
on TEE WHARF.
CATrLE-The arrivals light, with de-
mand fair at steady prices, the quotations
| being as follows: Thin cows 81 50a2 %
| per 100 lbs; fat cows g 50a2 15 per 100
/ los. bulls 81 50a2 90 per 100 lbs; fat beef
] cattle. Young steers, 800 lbs and upwards,
+ g. 25a4 - per 100 lbs; do. 900 10 100
| lbs, 90 2Ja3 - per 100 lbs; old oxen
/ 81 75a2 25 per 100 lbs, and fresh cows
4 SIS 0Oa25 90 per head.
= Characteristics were moderate and
! choice in demand, but rough in neglect. ana
! tho quotations as follows: Choice veals
! 5Jya6 cents per pound, and rough TO good
\ IS 0Oa7 90 per head
/ SHEEP AND LAMBs-The receipts were
/ fair, and the demand slow for all but
/ choice stock The quotations were as fol-
! lows: Spring lambs Safe per pound, and
| s. O0aS 50 per head Sheep 2i5sSc per
! pound for good 20 choice, and s. 50a3 90
! per head; fair 81 GOAL 80 per head.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Saturday evening,
[ November 1.-THE receipts were: West
I Philadelphia Yard-Beeyes, $50 head ;
sheep. 5, 800 head; hogs, 400 head. North
/ PENNSYLVANIA Yard-Beevees, 900 head
sheep, 1000 head; hogs, 500 head. Total
/ for the Neek-Beeves, 3,O4O head; sheep
. 9.40O head: hogs. 5.+00 head. Previous
week-Beeves, $500 head; sheep, l6, 900
head; hogs. goo head
BEEF CATTLE-The market was dull IN
/ der q slow demand, but receipts were
, lighter, and prices were well maintained.
I Medium and common grades were shade
frmer, but there was hardly any quOtaole
change in prices. There were no cattle
exported this week. Quotations: Extra,
! 5lc; good, 5a5l4c; medium, 45a4s4c;
common, 3S4a44c.
/ SHEEP-Tne market was dull under a
/ slow demand, and prices were &c lower
/ Recei0rs were lighter 3. II. Cook re.
ports the sale OF :, 80 sheep and lambs a.
the quoted prices. Quotations: Extra
| &c; good 3a3l4c; medium 21SaSc; com
mon, lJSs2c; lambs, 3a5c.
HOGS-Demand has continued slow dur
! ing .he past week. and prices were FULLY
/ &c lower in sympathy with decline IN
! the West Receipts were lighter. We
/ quote: Western, s]SaSS{c: State, SaS1<ci
fat cows were in better demand AZ 21s
SIC; thin cows were dull at SSa20; mich