Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-31
WHEETING DAIIY REGISTER WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 81 1884,

our home butchers. Prices 2a411 cents,
most sales at 2sIa41l5 cents per 10:
Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged
as follows Best beeves 4}5a413c; those
generally rated first quality S1sa41sc;
medium or good fair quality 21,a3lsc, and
ordinary thin steers, oxen and COWS Za=14c
per pound.
OF the cattle received 2, 129 head came
from Virginia, 1874 head from West Vir-
GINA, e. head from Maryland and ~ mead
from Ohio.
Total receipts for the week, 1922 head,
against 1884 head last week, and ., !e2
he s,same time last year. The sales Tor
the Week were 3. $50 head, against 2,9Ol last
week. and 1904 head same time last year.
OF the offerings 1854 head were taken oy
Baltimore butchers, 500 sold to country
dealers, and 2I0 head to Eastern buyers.
MICH CoWs-The market for cows IS dull
and prices unchanged since last week.
Prices S2Oa40, and few extra SIS per head.
Receipts 143 head.
Wal CAIyEs-The market is slow for
veals as well as grassers. The former sell
at 3lSa5]S cents per 10, and the latter at
g 5Oa5 80 per head.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Receipts this week
1886 head, against 6, lS4 last week, ana
). 7O9 head same time last year Inc mar
ket for sheep and lam bs is quite Gull gen
orally, fair trade only being reported Tor
good sheep ana lambs. There IS 1alIlng
of in the receipts of about ! 800 mead, as
compared with last week. Sheep are
quoted at 1ha2I cents; lambs at 2a59s
cents per pound gross, and lew extra at
~ cents per 10 gross.
SwINE-Trade is slow and values are on
25c per 100 for those ruling early IN the
week. Heavy hogs are very hard to sell.
Good to prime Western hogs 50 6Ca5 20;
nearby hogs 81 50s5 90 per 100 pounds
gross RouShs So IS per 100 pounds gross
on THE WHARF.
CATTLE-With the light arrivals the de-
mand was fairly good at steady values
the quotations being as follows: COWS
81 00a2 80 per 100 pounds; bulls g w per
100 pounds; old oxen 81 OOa2 5O pes IOO
pounds; fat beef cattle, young steers, l,OOO
10 200 pounds, 50 6Oa4 90 per 100 pounosi
lighter weights 81 1913 % per 100 POUNDS;
fr 81 COWS Sl5 00s25 90 per head.
Galveston strictly choice veals. which
were in excess Of the wants OF the trade,
prices were well supported, with the quo
tations as follows: Choice veals 54a5I
cents per pound, and rough to good - W
as 90 per head.
SHEEP AND LAMBS The demand was
slow for all but choice stock, with moder-
ate receipts. The quotations were as fol
lows: Spring lambs 215a8 cents per pound,
and 81 5Oa2 90 per head. Sheep, good 10
choice la215 cents per pound, and al 50a2 w
per head; common to fair 81 GOAL % per
head.
PHILApELH1A, PA, SATURDAY EVENING,
October 27.-The receipts were: West
Philadelphia yard. beeves, 200 head;
sheen, $500 head; hogs, 5000 head.
North Pennsylvania yard, beeves, 800
head; sheep, 1000 head; hogs, 900 head.
Total for the week, 0eeves $3.50 head;
sheep, 10, 500 head; hogs, 6, 100 head. Pre-
vious week, beeves, 1000 head; sheep,
IL, 300 head; hogs. Z, 400 head.
Beef Cattle-The cattle market was a
shade lower on all choice extra stock, with
no buyers. Good, smedium and common
grades were iu fair supply and moderate
demand at former prices. Quotations Elk
ira, none in market; good, 4s<a5cc; medi-
um, 4La49<c; common 2]5a3Hc
SHEEP-The market was glutted, prices
were lower and demand only nominal.
B. II. Cook reports the sale Of $3.50 sheep
and lambs at the quoted prices. Quota
tions: Extra, 2&a3c, medium, 2a215c;
fair to common, lallc; lambs, 2ha4c.
Hoes were in ample supply, the market
rnling dull and the demand moderate. We
quote: 7a74c for extra, and 6%a7c for
medium and common grades.
FAT Cows were in fair demand at 2a3Lc.
THIN Cows were in good defliand at S 10
ago 10.
Mich Cows were in fair inquiry at s25 90
a61 10.
MuCH CALVES were active at 3a7c.
DRESSED BEEF sold well at 41Sa9]4c.
CHICAGO, October 80.-Cattle-Prices
underwent very slight change. or the
&c q. 40 UNI
there many other good enough to sell
obove 50 25. Prices below s. took the
| hulk. Stockers and feeders firm. The
general market had very look and some
| common to fair cattle were left over.
Hogs-Strong 10 nickel higher. The
close was especially strong, late sales max
ing on a basis of 81 75a4 50 for prime heavy
! aud 81 55a4 60 for the best light. Sales
were reported at SO 00a4 20, the bulk at
a 35a4 so, or at 81 40a4 90 for common to
good heavy, and at "a 5Oa4 90 for common
TO good light.
There was a further stiffening of prices
! for sheep and lambs. The range OF prices
was l5a35c higher than at the close of last
week; the best sheep being quoted at 50 10
! a3 %. and choice lambs being salable at
| 81 OOa4 %. From those figures sales ran
! down around 81 for inferior sheep and TO
! 81 30 for lambs.
Receipts-Cattle 1900 head calves 500
head; hogs %, 600 head; sheep 1900 head.
EAST LIBERTY, PA, October 3O.-Cattle,
! Steady and unchanged.
Hogs-Weak; Philadelphia q 65a4 20;
common to fair Workers a 35a4 40; stays
and rough sows 81 50a4 90.
Sheep-Steady; extra So 0Oa3 20; fair
81 7Oa2 90: common j0caSl 90; lambs e %
a3 70.
CIyCIyNATI. o., October 30-Hogs,
firm at 81 OOa4 50; receipts, 2,lO0 head ;
shipments, 400 head.
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