Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-09
LIVE STOCK.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, /
Thursday. May (, 1888. J
UNION STOCK YARDS. cLAREMoNT.

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Thursday, May (. 1893.
UNION STOCK YARDS. cLAREMoNT.
BEEF CATTLE-The market this week was
fairly active at the opening, and with prices
in a few inatances a shade higher than last
week hut the Improvement disappeared
before the close, which was quite dull De-
fore the wind up. The quality was Iully up
| TO that of last weeks offerings. Prices la
SIC. few fancy cattle selling at the latter
| figure. with most sales at 315a51Sc per
| pound.
Prices of beef cattle this week ranged as
follows: Best beeves, 51@a515 cents, tnose
generally rated first quality AZ ao73 cents,
medium or good fair quality. ga a41s cents
and ordinary thin steers, oxen ana cows
las cents per 10.
OF the Cattle received 80 head came from
Virginia, = from Illinois, 2SS from Mary
land, 81 from Ohio, i29 from West Nlrgln-
| ia, = from Tennessee, - from hehlu0Ay,
and Al mead from Pennsylvania.
Total receipts for the week $50 head.
against 9s4 last week, and 1,l59 head same
| time last wear. OF the offerings I62 head
were taken by Baltimore butchers, - oy
country dealers and So by Eastern BUYERS.
| Total sales for the week $40 head, against
| OH last week, and 963 head same Tune last
year.
Mich Cows.-There is better feeling
in the market for COWS, and the qnallty not
as good. Prices range from go 10 copper
head.
VEAL CALvEs.-The market is demoral,,
| lied. Prices 41la5H cents per pound, ana
few at the latter figure. Receipts 6O5 head;
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-There is a very iqil
Offering of sheep and lambs this week, the
number reaching more than double that OIL
| last week. Their quality is falling on,
there being too many common sneep anu
| lambs, especially of common and hgnt
spring lambs. Prices declined 80 on wool
and &c on clipped sheep. Lambs are very
! dull and fully 1c of for common 10 lalr
ewes and &c of on good ones. we qnote
wool sheep at 4a5A cents, and clipped 40 az
3a5 cents per pound gross. Fan ialiiSs >
! (wooD 5a6% cents. and clipped 44aoX
| cents. Spring lambs 1a8 cents per pouhu
gross. few shade higher. The receipts
of sheep and lambs this week numbered
4.537 head against 2,064 last week, anu
1869 head one year ago. IN
SwINE-The trade in hogs is very dull,
with numbers left over unsold. FAR 70
best hogs sell at 81 5Os7 IS per 100 lbs,
a few extra Westerns shade higher, and
roughs al 50 00a6 80 per 100 lbs. gross.
on THE WHARF.
DEMONSTRATING was fairly active at
steady prices. The quotations were as 1ol-
lows: Thin COWS 81 50a2 % per 100 IDS; (;
| fat cows 50 5Oa3 90 per 100 los; bulls s. w
| al T5 per 100 lbs: fat beef cattle, young
steers, 81 OOa4 80 per 100 lbs; old oxen
81 25a2 75 per 100 lbs, and fresh COWS SO
a30 per head. ;.b
receipts equal to the demand. quotations
were: Choice veals 511a6c per pound anu
| = Mos No head
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-The rus was moder-
ate. with the demand far, and spring lambs
| q shade easier. Quotations were as follows
| Lambs 5a6c per pound; fair TO good, IS w
al 80 per head; inferior 81 50a2 80 per
head sheep, 4a5H cents per pouna; 1air
81 O0a2 so per head; common 81 % per
| head. Spring lambs sold at 7aS11 cents,
and fancy at 9a915 cents per pound.
CHICAGO. May s. Cattle-Receipts, H.
500 head: shipments 1900 head: market
| slow and lower; good to choice 50 o5ao 9O:
others 81 25a5 Is; fed Texans a lOa4 oO;
grass Texans 50 40a3 20.
Hogs-Receipts, 1000 head; shipments,
! 5000 head; market strong ana hgner'
mixed and packers 81 45a7 30; heavy
weights 81 7Oa7 So; prime s. 65a7 90; pigs
&c soar 25.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000 head; shipments
zoo. market active and lower; clipped
| TEXANS "a 50a4 20; other clipped 50 OOa5 10 ;
fleece IS 60a5 10; lambs s. 75a7 %.
EAST LIBERTY, PA, May Seattle
Receipts. LOGO head; shipments, LOO
head market steady at about last weeks
Hogs-Receipts, 5,4OO head; shipments,
4 500 head: market fair; Philadelphia
81 75a7 SIS; mixed, 81 65a7 20; Workers s. so
az 60.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000 head; shipments,
4. 200 head; market slow on sheep and 10
to l5c off from last weeks prices. Lambs
steady and unchanged.