Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-27
LIVE STOCK.
REGISTER OFFICE,


Prices of cattle are aeout at standstill
this week Another big rise in hogs.
Sheep quotations are much better.
Prices are reported as follows by Good
hue & Thomas
CATTLE-Extra. /, 900 to /, 200, So 25a3 so;
good. 900 to 1000, 50 00a3 %; good, 500 70
900, 81 75a3 90; fair, 700 TO 500, s. 5Oa2 90;
common, 600 to 700, g 00a2 %; bulls, 81 GOA
25; COWS, 81 50a2 so.
HoGs-Demand good; supply good; ex-
ira, So 5Oa6 65; good, So S5a6 so; common
Sc O0a6 %.
SHrEP-s2 5Oa3 so; lambs, choice, 81 90
al %.
Fresh Cows, $40 90 to $2S 90.
Calves, So 90 TO s. 90.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Saturday evening,
September 23.-The receipts were: West
Philadelphia Yard-Beeves, $3.50 head {;
sheep, 1O,50O head; hogs, 500 head. North
PENNSYLVANIA Yard-Beeves, $50 head |;
sheep, 1000 head; hogs, 500 head. Total
for the week-Beeves, 3,6l0 head; sheep
II, 500 head hogs, $500 head. Previous
week-Beeves, 5000 head; sheep, l3,OOO
head; hogs. $500 head.
Beef Cettle-The market was firm. Re
ceipts were lighter and there was fair
demand for cattle. With higher prices in
the West, prices here were forced up fully
&c on good cattle, while medium grades
were about steady. Among the receipts
were included $50 head for shipment TO
London per steamer Aidar, aad 300 head
for shipment to Glasgow per steamer AS
syrion. Quotations: Extra, 54c; good,
4Ea54c; medium, 44e4$Ic; inferior "a
4Ac; common, 3Aa33Ic.
SHEEP-The market for both sheep and
lambs was dull. and with large supplies
prices were &c lower. There was only
fair demand. Quotations: Extra Al a419c;
good 39<a4c; medium 3 4a3Hc; common, ~
a3c; culls, 11Ia2c: lambs, 21Ia5}Tc.
HoGs.-The market ruled firm, and prices
were shade higher in sympathy with the
advance in the west. The prospect is that
prices will advance another &c next week.
We quote western, 93a9Ac.
Fat cows were inactive at 215a34c.
Thin cows were dull at $Sa20.
Mich COWS were steady at &25a45.
Mich calves were dull 4a61Sc.
Dressed beeves were in fair demand at
6as1Sc.
CHICAGO, September 26.-Cattle, receipts
4. 600 head; shipments 5000 head; market,
strong and higher; good TO prime native
steers So l0a5 so; other good steers q I5a
90; common So 50a4 %; Texans 81 5Oa
2 90; westerns s. 60a3 CD.
Hogs-Receipts, Is, 600 head; shipments,
5000 head market steady, Ice lower;
rough and common, So 9Oa6 20; mixed and
packers IS 9ja6 20; prime heavy 81 '5a
s 90.
Sheep-Receipts, $4,000 head; shipments
1000 head; market, steady; western lambs
higher; natives 8! 00a4 %; fed Texans
81 75a3 80; westerns So l2a3 so; lambs
a. 00a4 so.
EAST LIBERTY, PA, September 25.-Cattle
receipts, 800 head; shipments, 600 head;
market steady at yesterdays prices.
Hogs-Receipts, i,S0O head; shipments,
500 head; market steady; all grades
Sc GOa7 co.
Shcep-Receipts, 1000 head; shipments
1900 head; market stronger at shade higher
than yesterdays prices.
Horse ana Mule Market.
CINcINYATI. September 22-The horse
market for the past week has shown a
decided Improvement. All classes OF stock
selling readily. The demand has been for
good prompt drivers and draft horses; also,
young, sound, smooth mules.
Draft horses, good $ll0a135; extra,
slS5al6O; driving horses, good, Sl05al25;
extra, $l25al50; saddle horses, good, Sl0Oa
100: extra, $l20al5O; Southern horses, good
sT5alO0: extra, Sl05al30; streeters S60a
80. Mules-l4 TO 141G hands, good. $50a
60; extra f60a70; do. Az to 10 hands,
good S70aS0; extra tsOa9J do. 10 to 15H
hands, good, $g5all0; extra, Sl05al20; do.
l5L5 to 16 hands, good, $ll5al25; extra,
s120al30; do. l6 to 1879 hands, good $l30a
40; extra, $l40el50
CINCINNATI, o., September 26.-HoGs
strong at 50 75a5 81; receipts, 1000 head ;
shipments, 1000 head.