Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-16
LIVE STOCK.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET,
Thursday, August 10, 1898.
UNION STOCK YARDS. CLAREMoNT.

UNION STOCK YARDS, CLAREMoNT.
BEEF CATTLE.-The market was fully
supplied with cattle, but the quality was
of from that Of last weeks offerings, the
tops being sfewer, and not as good as
those of last week. The market for tops
and good butcher cattle, in the opinion OF
some dealers, was, If anything, stronger
than last week for the better grades, but
very slow, as it was for all kinds. Prices
ranged from e. 90 to q 20 per 100 pounds,
with most sales at 81 5Os4 Oh per lOO
pounds.
Prices of beef cattle this week ranged as
follows: Best beeves 81 6s4 90, those gen.
orally rated first quality So S7a4 60; me-
dunn or good fair quality, 81 I5a3 81. and
ordinary thin steers, oxen ana COWS, q w
az IS per 100 pounds.
Ofthe Cattle received 912 head came from
West Virginia, SOS from Virginia, 53s
from Ohio, So from Kentucky, Is from
Pennsylvania, 40 from Maryland, and "a
head from Illinois.
Total receipts for the week 2,237 head,
against ,905 last week, and SOB head same
time last year Total sales for the week
1876 head, against l,45l last week, and ], IA
head same time last year. The Baltimore
butchers took 1,l0l head, country dealers
1S4 head, and the eastern buyers % head.
MILCH Cows.-There is fair trade and
fair supply. Prices $50 to $40 per head.
Receipts this week 70 head.
VEAL CALvEs-There is good demand
for good stock. Prices 3a515 cents, per
ID Receipts this week 4S9 head.
SHEEP AND LAMEs-There is good de-
mapd for good sheep and lambs, but they
are not plentiful, and the prices for them
are affected by the large quantity OF the
common stun, which is very difficult OF sale
at the lowest price offered. The total re-
CENTS are nearly 1000 head less than last
weeks numbers. Sheep sell at Pa "A cents,
and a few extra at ~ cents per-Ib. gross
Lambs 3J1a5 cents, and few extra at
81 cents per pound gross. The receipts
of sheep and lambs this week numbered
3.11S head, against 5,l9l last week, ana
lO,579 same time last year.
SwINE-The market for hogs is strong
at last Mondays values at 50 25a6 Oh per
100 lbs. for fair to best light westerns, and
80 OOa6 % for same grade heavy westerns.
Roughs a 50a5 10 per 100 lbs gross.
on THE WHARF.
CArTLE-The receipts were fair and the
demand steady at the quotations as fot-
lowss: THIN cows 81 5Oa2 % per 100 lbs. /;
fat cows 81 50aS 90 per 100 los. bulls 81 w
AZ 20 uerlCO lbs; fat beef cattle, young
steers. 800 lbs and upwards 81 25ao %
per 100 lbs; old oxen 81 5Oa2 40 per 100
ibs. and fresh cows SIS 0Oa35 90 per head.
CALyEs-The run was rather light and
the market was firm, the quotations being
Choice veals 81 ate per pound, and rough
TO good 81 O0aS 90 per head
SHEEP AND LANBS-The offerings were
about fair and prices steady. The quota
ttons were as follows: Spring lambs 81
age per pound, and s. 0OaS 80 per head.
Sheep 2I&aS5Sc per pound for good 70
choice. and s. 75a3 50 per head; fair 81 10
az 90 per head.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Saturday evening,
August u The receipts were: West
Philadelphia YRrd-Beeves, 1850 head
sheep. LOO head; hogs, 1000 head. North
PENNSYLVANIA Ysrd-Beeyes, 800 head
sheep. 1000 head; hogs, 500 head. Totals
for the week-Beeves, $3.50 head; sheep
9. 600 head: hogs, 400 head. Previous
week-Beeves, 4,lS0 head; sheep, 1000
head: hogs. 5000 head.
Beef Cattle-There was fair demand
for cattle, but receipts were much higher
and prices were fully &c higher. The
advance in prices were due to the lighter
receipts, caused by the money stringency
or the high price which had TO be paid
for currency which the western holders
demanded as they would not accept any.
thug else. The quality Of the cattle in
the market was. however poorer, and the
quotations are therefore about the same
Among the receipts were included 800 head
for shipxeat to London per stea-el