Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-12-06
LIVE STOCK
REGISTER OFFICE,

week. the market, however, showing signs
of increased activity, with indications
pointing to an advance in quotations.
Prices are reported as follows by Good
hue g. Thomas
CArTLE-Extra, 1000 to 1000, So 35a3 so;
good, 900 to l 900, So 25a3 S5; good, 500 to
900, 50 OOa3 %; fair, 200 to 500, 81 50a3 90;
common, 800 to 200, 81 25a2 80; bulls, & qua
so; COWS, 81 50a2 so.
HoGs-Demand good; supply good; ex-
ira, s. Seas so; good, s. 25a5 80; common
81 50a5 90.
SHEEp-s2 5Oa3 90; lambs, choice, 81 90
az so.
Fresh Cows, $50 90 to $S5 90.
Calves, 81 90 to 50 %.
BALTIMORE C ATTLEMARKET /
Thursday, November so, 1898. J
UNION STOCK YARDS. CLAREMoNT.
BEEF CATTLE.-The market for beef cat
| tie this week, has been very slow through
out, a holiday market, dull as that u.s.
ually is. The better grades OF cattle,
which were very well represented, held
their own, but others shade easier, the
trade closing exceedingly dull, with num-
bers left over unsold. Quotations ranged
at 50 O0a4 TO per 100 pounds; most sales
| ranged at 50 50a4 80 per 100 pounds.
| Prices of beef cattle this week ranged as
follows: Best beeves4 1Sa4 7.65c, those gen
| orally rated first quality 43Ie419c; medl-
| UNI or good fair quality. 3aS15c, and or
| binary thin steers, oxen and cows, 2a2szc
per pound.
or the Cattle received 731 head came
from West Virginia, 1,466 from Virginia,
$50 from Ohio, - from Kentucky and "A
from Maryland.
Total receipts for the week 2,43l head,
against 1, S24 last week, and 1918 head same
time last year. Total sales for the week
| 1876 head, against 1925 last week, and
| 1896 head same time last year. The Baltl-
more butchers took 1919 head, country
dealers 262 head. and the eastern buyers
265 head.
Mich Cows.-There is fair trade for
COWS at the rates of last week. Quotations
at S2Oa5O per head. Receipts this week
81 head
VEAL CALvEs.-There is good trade for
calves, at 3a6H cents per pound. Receipts
276 head.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Tbere is compare
lively light run of sheep, but it seems
ample for the demand, which is only fair,
with slight advance of about 4 cent over
those ruling early in the week. The quo
tations for sheep range at 2a33 cents per
pound gross, and for lambs at 2a3$4 cents
per pound gross and few extra at cents
per pound gross. Receipts Of sheep and
lambs this week numbered $3.50 head
against 1,756 last week, and 3,O44 head
same time last year.
SwINE-There is no change to note in
hogs since Monday, and trade is slow.
Quotations: Light hogs 50 OOa6 10 per lUO
pounds and few extra western shade
higher; heavy hogs s. 50a5 u; roughs
81 5Oa5 90 per 100 pounds.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Saturday evening,
December 2.-The receipts were: West
Philadelphia Yard-Beeves, 1850 head;
sheep, 4, 500 head; hogs, $500 head. North
Pennsylvania Yard-Beevees, 800 head;
sheep. 1000 head; hogs, 500 head. Total
for the week-Beeves, $3.50 head; sheep,
$500 head: hogs, 1900 head. Previous
week-Beeves, 5000 head; sheep, 5000
head; hogs. 1000 head.
BEEF CATTLE-The market for cattle
was dull under a slow demand, but prices
were firm and shade higher. Receipts
were light. There were no cattle exported
this week Quotations: Extra, 51aa5$5c;
good, 5a515c; medium, 4@Sa4Sc; common,
312a4llc.
under q better demand, and prices were
&c higher with light receipts. B. II. Cook
reports the sale OF 3, 100 sheep and lambs
at the quoted prices. Quotations: Extra
41<c; good S9la4Ac; medium 2Ha3hc;
common, l1<a2l4c lambs, Sa5l7c.
HoGs-There was fair demand for fat
hogs. but the market was stronger, in
sympathy with the West. There was,
however, no material change in prices. Re
ceipts were very light. We quote: Good
Western, 75SaSHc: other grades, re.
Fat cows were in fair demand at 2Ha
316c.
Thin COWS were in fair demand at SSa25.
Mich cows were steady at $30aG0.
Mich calves were active at 4HaSc.
Dressed beeves were in fair demand at
6aS15c.