Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-01
Rs LIVE STOCK MARKET
Baltimore Cattle Market,

Thursday. april -, 1888.
UNION STOCK YARDS, CLAREMONt:
Beef CaUle-The market to-day is dull
and lower-dUll all the way through.
Prices generally ranged at 10 to - cents,
lower quotations as compared with last
week. except for the extreme tops. Tor
which shade decline only is reported.
The quality generally is quite good, con-
sistng mainly of Pennsylvania, Mary
land and Virginia cattle. Prices 2doesc,
most sales a 505+ic.
as follows: Best hceves - to03 81 those
generally rated first quality 81 l50o ";
medium good or fair quality - Ot84 -;
ordinary thin steers oxen and COWS y VV
81 30.
or the cattle received $50 head came
from Pennsylvania, li5 from Virginia, i9o
from Maryland, 53 frmO West Virginia
and 81 from Kentucky.
Total receipts Of the week Isl head
against 1lS7 last week and S}l one year
ago. OF the offerings G9o head We're sold
TO Baltimore butchers and go TO Eastern
buyers. Total sales 80 head, against los
last week and Ni3 one year ago.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts this week
j298 head. against i,463 last week and 5'O25
one year ago.
Remarks-The sheep market is gener-
ally reported as being quite slow. There
is "a fair trade reported only for fair to
good spring lambs. and quite duh for COM
mon To fair ones. sheep sell al -0o91c
and a few extra &c; fall lambs 3i2E5i4c
over $50 head in excess of last week S
numbers.
Swine-There is no change to note in
prices since Monday.
Mich CowS-Tho market for mllch
cows is strong 80 last weeks range of
prices-$20 0l03j UJ for common to fair
and SIS 600 for extra fine cows. Receipts
Veal Calves-A fair trade is again re
ported for veals AT 4ii45c and few extra
J.It.
'I,IVHM HHL 40 NOOLS
Cattle-Rcccipts OF cattle on the wharf
Were light. with prices steady. Quota
tious We're as follows: Cows 81 JON2 80 per
100 lbs bulls s. Of03 90 per Ion lbs, oxen
81 o0a2 70 per 100 lbs, fresh cows SIS O04
- 90 per head.
CaVes-The market was slightly easier
with fair receipts and the quotations as
follows: For strictly choice vcals 5"lIc
per To. and for rough to good s. u0dt %
sheep and thanksgiving lambs We've in
fair receipt and about steady. Quotations
were as follows Spring lambs JW'c per
Id. fall lambs +et.ec per Id ana " w. ~, 50, w
per head, sheep 2l20fc per lp ana = 9lH
s. sd per head for good TO choice ana 81 5pp
o0 PEP head for common TO fair
Philadelphia. Saturday evening, Apr q
-''' ''''' Boeves. Sheep, Hogs
West Phlla. Yards....20O SOP 5037
North Penn Yards. 500 1910 3D
2rs T,,l So, week $50 55s9 5ii7
There were g' So an G,y, souf6.
siniie" ~ i-'' w. 200
"arK' prr1, CATTLE
The market ruled Hrmer under fair sup
nIv and demand. with prices shade
higher.
QUOTATIONS..
Extra OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
GNoi ....................................5sa5
Medium ......................... 4T5t
Common .......................... 05il
SHEEP.
The market was Inactive. easier. with
SST lover nricee b. III. Cook reports the
esio of >2n sheen and lambs at the prices
cIoted
QUOTATIONS.
Extra wool ............................
Pest wool OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. nlfi
Medium wool .........................3 fi3'i
Common TO fair wool.................2 W24
Best clipped sheep. ...............4lil llii2
Common 10 fair clipped sheep.....I' "a r 81
Clipped lambs ....-.-......'''.''..''.e s-2
spring lambs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS as
Hogs were i'm fair supply and demand.
We quote: Western fisflf-c for best
grades: 6'elt6asc for state moss: me mar
ket ruled firm and active a Ialr supply.
Fat COWS were IN MODERATE ueiNahu a'
Suti4c. a. ~,
Thin COWS were I'D Iaf request az 80 W
Mich calves were in reasonable demand
az 20fc.
Mich cows were in fair inquiry at 50 %