Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-25
LIVE STOCK.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET,
THURSDAY, Jan. Is
UNION STOCK YARDS, cLARRMoxr.

NNAS-N ShpNh shbN, NAsAhhhONAs
BEEF CATTLE.--The quality OF the offer
ings this week is an Improvement over
that OF last week. There are more, IL not
better tops and good butcher cattle, and
fewer OF the common grade Tops held
their own fairly well, but other grades
wers 1saA cont of, the latter decline be-
ing near the close of the market. Quota
tons range at e. 10a4 go, with most sales
at s. 5Oai 90 per 100 lbs.
Prices OF beef cattle TINS week ranged as
follows: Best beeves 4l<a46O cents, those
generally rated first quality 4.l2a4]S cents /;
medium or good fair quality 3a31S cents,
and ordinary thin steers. oxen and cows
Sa2ts cents per pound.
MIICH Cows.-Ihe market Is quite dull
at unchanged rates. Quotations ut $50 TO
$40 per head. Receipts this week 6S head.
VEAL CALvEs.-Good calves are In fairly
good demand, Quotations 4}4a6>Ic per To-.
Receipts PAS head.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-The market is
very dull, except good sheep and lambs.
which are not plentiful, the receipts be-
ing made up chiefly Of common trashy
stun There IS fairly good demand for
good sheep and heavy lambs. Prices for
sheep range at 2a3s1c, a few extra at 4c per
10. gross; lambs 81 a4<c,. and extra good
heavy ones 4S4c per 10. gross. Receipts OF
sheep and lambs this week numbered
1927 head against 3,66g last week and 2.401
head same time last year.
are off since Monday. Good light hogs
selling at S. 60a5 50. few ut - 20 per 100
lbs gross, heavy hogs at 60 soar 20, and
rough hogs at 81 25a5 90 per 100 lbs. gross.
on THE WHARF.
CATTLE-With receipts light there was
little activity in the market, the quotations
being as follows: Thin cows 81 25a2 90 per
100 lbs; fat COWS 81 % per 100 lbs. bulls
81 50a2 90 per lO0lbs. fat beef cattle Young
steers. 1900 lbs. and upwards, "a 25a4 80
per 100 lbs. do loo TO 1900 lbs. e. 6Oa4 90
per 100 lbs old oxen 81 75a2 p per 100 lbs.
and fresh cows $40 0Oa25 % per head.
CALvEs-The receipts wore light, but
the market was active and firm for
choice stock. The quotations were as
follows: Choice veals GAGS cents per
pound, and rough to good "a GOA 90 per
head.
SuEEP AND LAMBs-The market was
dullish. with the quotations as follows:
Spring lambs 31Saf cents per pound, and
So 50a3 90 per head. Sheep, 2TH3iI cents
per pound for good to choice. and 81 5Oa3 80
per head; Inferior TO fair 81 GOAL 80 per
head.
LAST LIBERTY, PA, January 24.-Cattle
Receipts go lead shipments. $40 head;
market dun prime TO extra 81 75a5 90; fair
10 good - 25a4 so; common 10 fair 81 OUa
3 80; bulls 81 OOa3 % fat cows g 25a3 90;
bologna cows IS 00al5 90; fresh cows Sl5 90
a40 co.
Hogs Receipts, 200 head shipments
!, $50 head market slow; all grades g Goa
. 75
Sheep Receipts, 400 head: shipments.
200 head; marke: dull: prime 50 5Oa3 10
fair TO good 81 50a3 90; common 81 O0a4 90;
lambs az 50a4 90.
Veal Calves-s5 OOa6 10; heavy ana thin
81 0Oa3 30.
CHICAGO, January 2t-Cattle receipts.
II, eco head; shipments, $500 head; market
slow ana steady; top prices g. O0a5 30; me
diums - 50a4 30; others g. 0Ua4 %; Texans
s. 40a3 80; cows 81 5ja3 -.
Hogs-Receipts, 80. 900 head: shipments, |
1900 head: market slow and 5al0c higher: |
rough heavy 81 25aJ 20; packers and mixed |
% 40; prime heavy s5 45a5 30; light s. 40 |
az 45.
Sheep-Receipt $1,000 head; shipments |
700 head; market slow aud weaker; ma
tives 81 00a3 So; westerns e. 5Oa3 75. |
lambs q 7Ja5 90.
CIScINNGrr. o., January 24.-Hogs, !
In good demand at - Sja5 90; receipts, 5000 |
head shi pments. 600 bosd.
Horse ana Mule Market.
CrNcINNaTI. January 2O-The horse mar
ket for the past week has been good, con |
sideriBg the scarcity Of stock. All classes !
have Oeeu selling, especially drivers. !
Southern horses and smooth. young, sound |
mules The feeling has been great deal |
better. but prices ruled about the same
Horses-Draft horses, good, tl0Oa13O |
extra, Sl20al5O: driving horses, good, fgja !
1926; extra, tl2jal5O; saddle horses, good, |
Ss5s1l0: extra, k1iOa14O; Southern horses. |
good, t4Oa65; extra, tGja15; streeters, go |
a9j.
Mules-14 70 Az hands, good. t5Oa
co; do. extra, S55aG5, l4% 10 10 hands, |
good tGOa55; do extra s7OaS5: 10 20 151<
hands. good, s50a9j: do. extra. s90ai00;
15H TO 16 hands, good, flO0all5; do. ex-
ira, fllOal25; re- 20 1917 hands, good, tl25a
1856: do. extra, Si35al5O.