Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-26

Az cents, with most grades Sass so per 100
Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged
as follows: Best Beeves 81 5Oa4 90, those
generally rated first quality 81 LA 81;
medium or good fair quality 3 2oaS on, ana
ordinary thin steers, oxen aud COWS - OO@
3 on per 100 pounds.
of the cattle received go head came
from Pennsylvania, 234 from Virginia, Ill
from MARYLAND, 66 from Illinois.
Total receipts for the week l,6oS mead,
against ga last week. and I,0l9 head same
time last year And the sales for the week
were l.O27 head. against 9S1 last week, and
S67 head same time last year. Inc balu-
more butchers took 92+ head, country deal
ers-a and the Eastern buyers lO5 heau.
Mich Cows-Trade is slow, with
rather heavy offering. Quotations $50 TO
SOS per head, and few extra $50 per nead
each. Receipts this week were l3S nead.
VEAL CALvEs-A heavy run and but NJ
tia demand. with no outlet Market demon
allied, with unfavorable prospects. quo
tations 3ika4JS cents, and few extra AZ
cents per 10. Receipts 5l6 head.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-The receipts are 25O
head less than the fair run OF last week
but the quality is scarcely as good, there
being too many of the offerings OF COM
mon and trashy order for which there IS
q. y
good trade for both sheep and lambs OF
good quality. Wool sheep sell at 219a4l4 c,
clipped 2aS15c per ID. and few extra
shade higher. Wool fall lambs 3s4a5kc
spring lambs 5]Sa6]4c, and extra at &c per
IN gross Receipts this week 8, 400 mead,
against $50 last week.
SwrNE-There is no change in the Hog
market since Monday. Extra Western
were quoted at 81 65a5 S0,and nearby hogs
from PENNSYLVANIA, MARYLAND and Vlr-
ginia-s5 5Oa5 80 per 100 lbs gross. Roughs
S4a4 IS per 100 lbs gross.
ON THE WHAMF.
CATTLE-The arrivals were moderate
prices steady, the quotations being as 1o!'
ows: Cows 81 5Oa2 80 per 100 lbs; Bulls
81 SOAP 80 per 100 lbs; old Oxen $Sa25O per
100 lbs fat Beef Cattle. young Steers, l,sOO
los and upward. 81 50a4 10 per 100 lbs; 200
10 l, 200 los, g 75a4 per 100 lbs; Aghter
weights S2aS - per 100 lbs; fresh Cows
S20aS35 per head.
CALvEs-The market was steady, with
the demand fair and receipts pretty liberal,
the quotations beng as follows Cholce
| Veals 5a51< cents per ID, and rough to good
| So O0a7 90 per head.
SHEEP AND Handspring Lambs were
dull For other Lambs and Sheep the de-
mand was fair. The quotations were as
! follows: Spring Lambs Ga7 cents per 10.
| Fail Lambs 3%a4h cents per 10, and 81 %
az 50 per head. Wool Sheep, good to
| choice Sa4 cents per 10, and SO 5Oa4 % per
| head inferior TO fair 81 25a2 % per mead.
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday evening, April
| 2l.-The receipts were West philadelphia
yard, beeves, 1920 head; sneep,9 1900 head
! hogs. 1000 head. North Pennsylvania
ward, beeves, 800 head; sheep, l,OOO head
! hogs, 500 head. Total for the week, oeeves,
| 5. 22O head; sheep, 10000 head; hogs, I,5OO
head. Previous week, beeves, 8, 'oO neau ;
| sheep, 5000 head; hogs, 5000 head.
BEEF CATTLE were in moderate request
at decline of "A fraction. Quotations
extra, none here; good, 4$sa426c; medium,
4a4l G.; common, 81 a3${c
SHEEP were in poor demand and prices
! declined on ali grades; quotations, WOOL
sheep, 9a5c; clipped sheep, 2a415c; wool
lambs, 4a51Ic; clipped lambs, S]+a5c:.
Hoes were in fair request and hrm al
last weeks prices. Quotations: Gooo
Western 755a79Ic; other Western nc.
FAT Cows were inactive az "a aS4c.
Tim Cows sold from s. to $50.
Mich Cows were in fair demand at 80
AS.
Mich CALVES were duh at 9a6c.
DRESSED BEEvEs were only in fair re-
quest at sarge.
CHICAGO, April 25.-Cattle-Receipts,
| 10000 head; shipments 5000 head; market
active and 15a2Uc higher; prime 10 extra
native steers 81 50a4 90; medium 81 OOa4 %
| others So 75a3 30; Texans s. 0Oa3 40.
Hogs-Receipts, 10000 head; shipments,
$500 head; market active and steady;
| rough heavy 81 25a4 20; packers and mixed
50 lOa5 Is; prime heavy s. l5a5 20.
Sheep and Lambs-ReceipLs, 5000 head
shipments ] 900 head; top sheep 81 25a4 80
| top lambs 81 50a4 90.
EAST LIBERTY, PA, April 25.-Cattle. re-
ceipts, light; market, steady; prime 81 3
az 90; good So S0a4 90; good butchers s. 81
a3 90; rough fat 81 90a3 10.
Hogs-Receipts, light; demand fair;
best Philadelphias So 4ja5 so; best York
ers s. 35a5 40; common TO fair Workers
g. 25a5 30.
Sheep-Supply light, better prices; extra
| 81 OOa4 10: good So 65a3 so; fair 81 SUa3 30
common 5OcaSl 90; lambs 81 50a4 70.