Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-06-01
LIVE STOCK.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET,
Thursday, May %, 1898. !
uNIoN sToCK YARDS, CLAREMONT.


REEF CATTLE.-The market for beef cat
Gle this morning opened strong at last
weeks values for the better grades, though
not as active as it was last week, tput for
common cattle prices were &a4 cent lower
throughout. Towards the close OF the mar
ket some dealers thought prices for tops
shade easier than at the opening. The
quality was fully up to the range Of last
weeks offerings. Theiprices were 3a5.6Oc
per pound, with most sales at 4a512 cents
per 10.
Prices Of beef cattle this week ranged as
follows: Best beeves 3. sSa5 80 cents, those
generally rated first quality 4Ta5A cents,
medium or good fair quality. 34a495 cents,
and ordinary thin steers, oxen and cows,
2a3 cents per 10.
OF the Cattle received Is head came from
Virginia, az from Illinois, 2S6 from Mary
land. - from Ohio, from West Virgin
ia,-fro Tennessee, 1000 from Kentucky,
and 600 head from Pennsylvania.
Total receipts for the week l,lS2 head,
against 1,0S9 last week, and 1882 head same
time last year. OF the offerings 922 head
were taken by Baltimore butchers, "a by
country dealers and 20 By Eastern buyers.
Total sales for the week l,0l6 head, against
Ola last week, and 7S4 head same time last
year.
Mich Cows-There is a full offering
and a fairly good demand in the market
this week for cows Prices range from
800 TO $50 per head, with few extra with
out calves at S55 per head. Receipts this
week ITO head.
VEAL CALvEs.-There is large increase
in the numoer Of the offerings over last
week, with fairly good trade for good
calves. Prices, 2lza44 cents per pound.
Receipts, 427 head.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-There Is a heavy in
crease in abe receipts over last week, there
being more than 1900 in excess OF last
weeks numbers The market has been
fairly active for good sheep, while that for
lambs has been only fair. We
quote wool sheep at 4a5% cents, per
pound gross, and clipped do at 21Sa4M
cents per pound gross, with favorable
prospects. Spring lambs Gas cents per
pound gross. The receipts of sheep and
lambs this week numbered 5,794 head,
against $500 head last week, and |, 1909 head
one year ago.
SwINE-Priced of hogs show no serious
variations from Mondays values. Trade
is not active at the figures ruling
Fair to best Western hogs sell at sL75
as 20 per 100 pounds, and with few
extra at $3.50, and roughS at So 2oa6 20 per
leo pounds gross.
on THE WHARF.
CATrLE-Receipts were fair and demand
equal to the supply, at the quotations as
follows: Thin cows 81 50a2 % per 100
lbs; fat cows 50 50a3 90 per 100 los; bulls
81 50a3 % per 100 lbs; fat beef cattle
young steers, 81 0Oa4 80 per 100 lbs; old
oxen 50 25a2 IS per 100 los, and fresh cows
$20aS5 per head
CALyEs.-The receipts were fairly Ii oeral
and demand moderately active. The quo
tations were: Choice veals SA614c per
pound, and rough TO good S3 00aS 90 per
head.
SHEEP AND IAANBs.-Spring lambs were
! in ample supply, but the run OF sheep was
rather moderate. The quotations were as
follows: Spring lambs 6a7c per pound,
and s. O0sl 80 per head. Sheep and fall
| lambs 4a41Sc per pound for good 70 choice,
and s. 00a4 % PER head; fair - 0Oa2 so
per head.
PHrLADBLPHIA. PA, Saturday evening,
| Nav q. lseS-The receipts were: West
>PhiiadsIpAia Yard-Beeves, S,720 head;
sheen s. 500 head; hogs, S.T00 head. North
Pepnsyivania YRrd-Beeves, 800 head ;
sheer. 1000 head; hogs, 500 head. Totals
| FOR the week-BeeTos S,0ee head; sheep,
800 head; hogs, s20o head. Previous
week-Beeves, 1900 head; sheep, $500
! head: hogs. 5000 heA{
| Beer CATrLE-The Earket for cattle was
active, and prices advanced 1ic under
| liRs.er receipts and agooe demond. Among
the receipts were included 200 head for ex-
port 70 London per the American line