Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-11-23
LIVE STOCK.
baltimore Cattle Market.
THURSDAY. November L
Union STOCK YARDS, CLAREMoNT.

UNION STOCK YARDS, CLAREMoNT.
Beef Cattle-The market to-day has been
/ fairly active throughout, and values are
/ fully up TO those recorded last week. The
offerings were quite as good as those OF
| last week, numbering among them Ouncn
/ of very superior Eastern Virginia oeeves
Quotations ranged from 2 TO 415c, fulI
! number at and near the highest figure ana
! fewer at or near the lower. most sales "a a
46c.
/ as follows: Best beeves 4ss a47zc; those
! generally rated first quality 45sa4Ac ;
medium or good fair quality 2$la31Ic, ana
ordinary thin steers, oxen and COWS 2a27Sc
per pound.
OF the cattle received 1851 head came
from West Virginia, 255 head from Vir-
ginia. 60 head from Ohio, Ga from Ken
tucky. a head from Illinois and 80 head
from Maryland.
Total receipts for the week, 2.l29 head,
against 1869 head last week, and 2,S5l
head same time last year. The sales Tor
the week were ]. 1853 head, against 2,O5O last
week, and 2,624 head same time last year.
OF the offerings 1,3S9 head were taken by
Baltimore butchers, 204 sold to country
deealers, and 100 head TO Eastern buyers.
CALvEs-There is fair trade Tor good
veal calves at 5a5S< cents per 10; ana ex-
ira cents per pound, but trade IN grass
calves is quite slow at 50 OOa5 Oh per head.
Receipts 35l head.
Mich COws-There is.a fair trade IN
COWS. The receipts are not heavy. Quota
lions at S20a40, and extra a shade nlgher.
Receipts 81 head.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Receipts this week
{. ESQ head. against 4, Alp last week, and
5.4l1 head same time last year. The sheep
market is fair, but only for good sheep and
lambs. The receipts exceed those OF last
week nearly $500 head. For common stock
trade is very dull. There is large num-
Der of the common sheep among the of1er-
ings. Sheep sell at 111a215 cents, and lew
extra at 22I cents FER pound gross; lambs
at 2l5a3@ cents, and extra at go cent per
pounds gross.
HoGsSThere is no change in the hog
market since Monday, when quotations
ranged at 81 10a5 20 for good TO prime
Western, and for nearby hogs al I5a5 w
per 100 pounds gross, and for roughs IS Qua
1 90 per 100 pounds gross.
on THE WHARF.
CATT1F-The demand vas equal to the
LIGHT receipts, and 'the quotations as fol-
lows: Cows 81 50a2 90 per 100 pounds;
bulls 81 5Oa2 90 per 100 pounds: old oxen
81 5Oa2 p pee 100 pounds; fat beef cattle,
voung steers, over LOCO pounds, 50 5Oa4 w
per 100 pounds; lighter weights - toa5 20
per 100 pounds; fresh COWS Sl5 OOa25 % per
head
CMyEs-The arrivals were light and
demand fair, with the quotations as fol-
lows: Choice veals 5a51S cents per pound,
and rough to good 50 00aS 90 per head.
SHEEP AND LAMBS The demand was
al r for the light offerings Of fine grades
nd prices steady, with the quotations as
oIloys: Spring lambs 3a31S cents per
mound. and ST 25a2 90 per head. Sheep,
good 10 choice l15a219 cents per pound, and
81 5Oa2 90 per head; common to fair 81 Qua
l % per head.
PHILADELHIA, PA, SATURDAY EVENING,
November 1.-THE receipts were: West
Philadelphia yard. beeves, 8,34O head;
sheep, 12,700 head; hogs, $500 head.
North Pennsylvania yard, oeeyes, o0V
head; sheep, 1000 head; hogs, 800 head.
TotaI for the week, beeves 800 head ;
sheep. l3, 700 head; hogs, $500 head. Pre-
vious week, beeves, ,, 700 head; sheep,
10. 100 head; hogs {, 300 head.
Beef Cattle-The cattle market was
dull. the supply sufficient and demand fair
Quotations: Extra, none in market; good,
45Sa56c; medium, 4a49sc; common ~
a234c.
SHREP-The market was overstocked
and inactive, the demand was only ordl-
nary and prices a shade lower. b. h.
Cook reports the sale of 500 sheep aud
lambs al the quoted prices. Quotations:
Extra, 3a34fc, medium, % a294ci common
10 fair. l16a2c; lambs, 3a47sc.
Hoes were in ample supply, the market
steady and demand fair. We quote: ga "a
SIC for medium and 615a6&c for common
grades.
FAT Cows were in fair demand at 2a3Hc
THIN Cows were in good demand at IS 20
ago 90.
Mich Cows were in fair inquiry at S25 90
AGO 90.
Mich CALVES were slow at 3a6hc.
DRESSED BEEF sold well at 5aS15c.
CHICAGO, NOvemb Der Glowing to heavy
receipus in cattle the decline in the last
two DAYS amount TO 20a25c in good steers
and lOal5c in other descriptions Natives
were Quoted at 81 0Oa3 % for poor to choice
cows and bulls, at 81 00a3 % for stockers
and feeders and at 81 S0a3 60 for common
to extra steers.
Hors-Weak: the extreme top of the
market was 81 S71s; the bulk OF the sales
were at a 50a4 10 for heavy and at 81 qua
4 A. for light.
Sheep and lambs were fat. The few
lots sold show loss Of lOal5c in sheep and
l5a3Oc in lambs. The former are now
quoted at 75caS3 Is for inferior TO choice
and the latter at 81 75a3 20.
Receipts-Cattle, 1900 head; calves, 500
head; hogs. A, 900 head; sheep, $4,000 head.
EAST LIBERTY, PA, November 22.-Cat-
tie. dull prime -s5a5 %; good 50 9Oa4 80;
fair light steers s. 25a3 %.
Hogs-Dull and lower; Philadelphia
81 56a4 90; common TO fair Workers a l5a
p; roughs S3a4.
Sheep-Dull and lower; extra g 60a2 so;
good 81 75a2 30; lambs 81 S0a3 %.
CrSCINNATI, o., November 22.-Hogs,
firm and higher al 81 Q0a4 %; receipts,