Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-07-12
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of n better grade than the tops OF last week.
most sales Gas cents per pound.
PRICES of beef cattle this week ranged as
follows: Best beeves 00a5 40 cents, those
generally rated first quality 3Ist 90 cents,
medium or good fair Quality.2 75a3 81 cents,
and ordinary thin steers, oxen ana COWS,
1j5a2 40 cents per 10.
1ftbe Cattle received S04 head came from
Virginia. 60 from Illinois, 80 from Mary
land. 2l9 from Ohio, l02 from west Hir-
gipia. - from Tennessee, 81 from mis-,
souri,, rs from Pennsylvania, and 4O9 mead
from Kentucky. ,o- 80
AGAINST !. 325 last week, and 757 head same
time last wear. OF the offerings l,O1O head
were taken by Baltimore butchers, 9S oy
country dealers and - by Eastern buyers.
Total sales for the week l, 100 head, against
076 last week, and 757 head same time
MTcH Cows.-Market very dull; a
fair number offered. Quotations range
, from $50 to $50 per head, and a few at $50
per head. Receipts 50 head.
VEAL CALvEs.-A fair offering. Prices
3a5H cents. ard extra so cents per 10.
Receipts 453 head. !.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-There is gooo de-
mand for both sheep and lambs, but there
Is entirely too many of both Of common
order The receipts numbered nearly
700 less than last week Common stock
is very difficult of sale. Butcher sheep sell
at 2a41/ cents per pound gross. Lambs ia
5J< cents. and with few extra at cents
per Id. gross. The receipts Of sheep and
lambs this week numbered $3.50 head,
against 1859 last week, and Z, 544 head one
year ago.
SwISE-The market is bare Of hogs, and
the prospects are that higher prices will
prevail in view Of Western advances.
on THE WHARF.
CATTLH-Receipts were about equal to
the demand, with prices steady Tor gooo
stock. the quotations being as follows:
Thin cows 81 75a2 so per 100 lbs; fat
cows 30 75a3 so per 100 lbs; bulls 81 5Oa
3 90 per 100 lbs: fat beef cattle, young
steers. 300 pounds and upwards "a BOA
3 90 per 100 lbs. old oxen 81 25a2 20 per
100 lbs, and fresh COWS s2OaS5 per head.
CALvEs-Wiih rather moverate run
prices were hrmer. The quotations were:
Choice veals 51Ea6c per pound, and rough
to good s. 00aS 90 per head.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Lambs were in fair
supply, and the market was pretty active.
Sheep were in rather slow demand. The
quotations were as follows: Spring
lambs 5a51Gc per pound, and s. OOaS 70
per head Sheep 3a4c per pound for good
to choice, and 50 75a9 80 per head; fair 81 w
az 90 per head.
CHICAGO July 11.-Cattle receipts 1900
head; shipments, LOO head; market. stes-
dy and lower; prime beeves S OOa5 40;
mixed a. 00a4 so: medium 81 20a4 40; gras-
sers s. 50a4 10; Texans 81 4Oa3 70; stock
ers So 5Oa3 70; COWS 81 00a3 25.
Hogs-Receipts, $4,000 head; shipments,
1000 head; market, weak; mixed and
packing IS OOa6 25; prime heavy &c 25a6 30;
light, SO 20a6 35.
Sheep-Receipts, 1900 head; shipments,
1000 head: market, higher; natives, 81 25a
5 so; westerns, a 35a4 80; Texans, 81 25a
ABS; lambs, % 50a6 so.
EAST LIBERTY, July 1l.-Cattle, receipts
200 head; shipments 800 head; market slow
at yesterdays prices.
Hogs-Receipts, 400 head; shipments,
l,40O head; market firm medium and
light So 40a6 so; heavy So 00a6 %.
Sheep Receipts, 1000 head; shipments,
1900 head; market, sheep slow at yester-
days prices.
CINCINNATI, o., July 11.-Hogs, steady
at a 5Oa6 25; receipts, $500 head; ship
ments, 1000 head.