Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-04
LIVE STOCK.
WHEELING, January

w HEELlNU, u
Therer are but few changes in the live
stock market this week outside OF hogs.
Hogs are scarce and active at quotations.
Prices are reported as follows by Good
hue & Thomas:
CATTLE-Extra, LOCO to 1900, 50 75a4O0;
good, 500 to 1000, So 5Oa3 10; good, 500 to
900, 50 25a3 so; fair, 90 to 500, 50 OOa3 20;
common, 600 to zoo, 81 75a3 90; bulls, S2 GOA
2 so; cows, 81 50a3 90.
HoGs-Demand fair; supply light;
extra, 81 OOa7 "a; good, s. 9Oa7 10; COM
mon. 50 50a6 70.
SHEEP-Supply freer; demand fair;
extra, 80 75a4 90; good, So 5Oa3 20; COM
mon, 81 O0a2 so; lambs, 81 OOao o.
Fresh Cows $50 90 10000.
Calves, s. 90 to 50 so.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET, |
THURSDAY, January 3, 1898. }
UNION STOCK YARDS CLAREMONT
BEEF CArTLE.-The offerings in numbers
were fully up to the usual average OF the
season, and their quality also compared IA
vorably with that Of previous offerings at
this time. Prices show an advance over
last week Of 10 to Is cents per 100 pounds.
The market was strong throughout, except
near the close Of operations. We quote the
range from g 90 TO 50 90, with most sales
at 50 00a4 80 per 100 lbs.
Prices of beef cattle this week ranged
as follows Best heeves, 81 00a5 20; those
generally rated first quality, "A 5Oa4 20;
medium or good fair quality, 50 5Oa4 70,
aud ordinary thin steers, oxen and COWS,
| 81 00a3 % per 100 pounds.
| OF the cattle received II head came from
Maryland, $40 from Virginia, - from Mis-
souri,. 500 flom Ohio, - from Illinois, 90
flom West Virginia, - from Kentucky,
from Tennessee, - from Pennsylva-
nia. Total receipts for the week 932 head
against ], 112 head last week, and 9O4 head
sane time last year.
OF the offerings to-day 730 head were
taken by Baltimore butchers, 20 by coun-
try dealers and % by Eastern buyers.
Total sales for the week az head against
LOSE last week, and $50 head same time
last year.
MILoa Cows.-The offerings are fair,
and there is good demand for good COWS
at $50 to S35, and extra at $40 per head.
Receipts this week were % head.
VEAL CALvEs.-There is very light Of
fering thin week, only IS head. There Is
good trade for good calves at 4a6c per
pound
SHEEP AEp LAMBs.-There is a slight
falling off in the number of the offerings as
compared with last week, 302 head, and the
quality is suitable for the season. There
is fairly fDod demand for both good
sheep and limbs at slightly improved
rates Quotations are as follows: Sheep
at 81 s4s< cents, aid extra at cents per
pound gross. with Lambs 419a6 cents,
ard extra at 61S cents per pound gross.
The receipts Of sheep and lambs this
week numbered l,64l head.
on me WHARF.
CATTLE-The run was light and the de-
mand good, with tie quotations as follows
Thin cows lal1Sc per pound; fat cows Pa
21kc per ID; bulls la21Ic per ID; fat beef
cattle, young steers 315a4c per ID; old
oxen li1a216c. per II and fresh COWS Sl5aS5
per head.
CALvEs-The receipts were moderate,
with fair demand al the following quo
tations: Choice yeas 6a651c per ID, and
rough to good $S.00a9 % per head.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-The offerings were
moderate, and the market ives firm, with
the quotations as follows: Lambs 4a51Ic
per 10; Sheep 31Sa415c per 10: s., OOs4. "
per head for good to prime, 81 25a2.5O Tor
fair. and Sl.50a2C0 for inferior.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Saturday evening,
December Sl.--The receipts were: West
/ Philadelphia Yard, beeves, 5,125; sheep,
4 o.
| Yard, beeves, 800: sheep, LOCO; hogs, 500
| Glass Yard, hogs, 200. Total for the week
beeves, 5, 426; sheep, 200; hogs, 40
Previous week, beeves, 800: sheep, 400
hogs. 1900.
BEEF AND CATTLE-The receipts were
/ heavier than for some time past and no ex
/ ira stock was in the yard, but with fair
| demand prices closed steady. Quotations;
lExtrs -, good 5e54c; medium AZ.
Il< common 414a41Sc; culls S1Ss4c; IA
go >SsSsS1Se
0ONs, Sheep were active and gooC
stoca, 1 a.. Hced &c. Lambs were also a
5 b;oIA au's <psmin II. Cook sold 2.sol
b bse . Mons: Extra, 81 a5slci good
800 eS; &uoSa +1<e4Sic; common, S7Si
4L4c; culls, pa: iS suio 1900 srd :,
Hogs-Hogs NJ West advanced &c pc
sympathy with thu - another advance
pound with prospeSf rhicago CSC: othel
We quote: extra u
Western, 91<s9skc. Norged AZ ol<asi<c
Fat COWS were uncfk Sl0 f0a1S al
Thin cows s9ld fronEn fair reouest Al
Mich Cows were
SIS cease 90. 49,. oaz1<.
Mich calves were actkell At saSc
Dressed beevss sold N ..--,
Horse asa mul& !, Tz
CINCINNATI, Dcembel@ fo- nro nv All ,-','
qeen very fair oenandN -sas Fs,,a ss,,.,,,,
lng and heavy wark hs ~ s,,,,1 mix har,il,
southern chunks. With II - rules ser,es
sunleiSnt 10 meet il CsM15 ! h1jf x ~
'a'iy khose q fourteen