Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-31
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET
Tuesday, MAY %, 1874.

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UNION STOCK YARDS CLAREMONT
BEEF CATTLE--The quality Of the offer
ings this week has been very good, con-
sisting as they did very argely Of superior
Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia
beeves. was fully up TO that Of last weeks
offerings. The market was non active at
any time, the values were generally re-
ported as being Is cents per lOO IDS. on
from last weeks range. except Tor very
few very superior steers. Prices ranged
from y. to Az cents per h., most sales
! So 5Oa4 80 per l00lbS.
Prices of Beef Cattle this week ranged
as follows: Best Beeves s. 35s4 80,
those generally rated first quality 81 goa
| 3 20, and ordinary thin Steers, oxen aud
Cows 50 25a3 90 per 100 pounds.
OF the cattle received SOB head came
from Pennsylvania, 206 from Earyland.
III from Virginia, 81 from West Virginia
IS from Kentucky, and 20 from Illinois.
Total receipts for the week GAL head,
| against $50 last week, and l,lS2 head
same time last year. And the sales for the
week were $50 head, against 9l2 last week
/ and l,Ol6 head same time last year. The
Baltimore butchers took $40 head, country
| dealers, - and the Eastern buyers 80 head.
MLCH Cows-There is a little better
LEaQt luis hGCh, WIN - AsAA NA HNNN-
tions at S2Oa4O per head. Receipts this
week were ITO head.
VEAL CALvEs-There is fair offering
and trade is slow Quotations at 3a4kc,
and few extra 4$4c Der To- Receipts $50
head.
SuREP AND LAMBs-Receipts this week
6,325 head, against 9,5C0 last week, and
1874 head same time last year. There has
been a fairly heavy run again this week,
and butchers having supplied themselves
early in the week trade is not active,
though prices show no serious change.
! Sheep sell 2aSli cents, and few extra at
s. cents per pound gross Lambs 3S4 40
cents, and few extra at 515 cents per
pound gross.
SwINE.-Trade is not active and values
are a shade easer, with not very favorable
/ prospects for next week. Western hogs
s. 4Oa5 50, and nearby hogs s. 2Oa5 80 per
| 100 los. gross.
on THE WHARF.
CArrLE-The arrivals were moderate, with
| changes in prices slight, the quotations be-
ing as follows; Cows 81 50a2 90 per 100 los;
ulls. 81 50a2 80 per 100 lbs; old Oxen,
/ - UOa2 80 per 100 lbs; fat Beef Cattle, young
I Steers, / 800 lbs and upward, s. 5Oa4 40 per
| 100 lbs; 1000 to 1900 los s. 75a4 90 per 100
I lbs; lighter weights s. OOa3 % per 100 lbs;
/ fresh Cows S20a35 per head.
! CALvEs-Receipts were liberal, demand
/ very dull and prices easy, with the quota
I tions as follows: Choice veals 4a41S cents
per 10, and rough to good 81 5OaS 10 per
/ head.
! SHEEP AND Handspring lambs and
/ sheep were in liberal receipt, demand slow
! and prices easier. The quotations were
/ as follows: Spring Lambs 4a415 cents per
! 10. Sheep, good to choice 2aS cents per
! 10. and s. O0a3 % per head; inferior 10 fair
/ 81 coal 50 per head.
| PHILADELPHIA, Saturday evening, May
| 26.-The receipts were: West Philadelphia
| yard. beeves, :, $40 head; sheep, 1900 head A;
/ hogs. $500 head. North Pennsylvania
/ yard, beeves, 500 head; sheep 1000 head {;
| hogs. 500 head. Total for the week, oeeves,