Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-10-10
LIVE STOCK.
Baltlmore Cattle Market.

thursday, October 8. 1899.
UNION CTOCk YARDS. CLAREMONT
Beef Cattle-The market this week has
neen fairly active, more so than last week.
anu values, though they show no notable
cHahee, We're stronger and some dealers
tuouehl tney We're i'm a few instances
higher than last week. The offerings did
nut number as many as last week and
We're perhaps, not quite up to the range
~. me c. yolS s. Oh las, week. Prices 2qoc'
PRICES of beef cattle this week ranged
as l'lloWs. Best heevcs i2t 05c: those gem
er'.iy rated nrst quality 4AQliac; medium
1I. boQQ Ialr quality 3hG3sfc; ordinary
INN steers, oxen and COWS 203c.
'I the cattle received lib head came
from west Virginia, 1910 from Virginia,
S55 rom rom tennessee. 81 from Maryland and
Total receipts for the week 3,467 head.
against 4.4n3 last week and S23 one year
ago or the offerings LISP head We're ia
Ken 10y BALTIMORE butchers 54j by country
dealers and $50 head 10y Eastern buyers.
! Qlai sales Tor the week 2lf7 head against
~ y. last week and 2.6ii one year ago.
Sheep and Lambs-The receipts this
week were l1lS0 head. against 1881 last
week and lO.lU one year ago.
fem2rks-A fairly good trade is re-
ported for good sheep and lambs, but very
good demand for good stock ewes No
change I'm values all around are reported.
sheep sold at lleli24c. few extra &c.
Lambs 3U ic. and few extra f4c. STOCK
ewes I5cu2 ~ per head
Swiue-The market closed strong at
Mondays values with better feeling.
Mich COws-Thero is q good demand for
good cows, of which there are few re-
colved Prices $50 CWSQ o1 ana few at the
latter price. Receipts 81 head.
Calves-Cood Yeals are In good demand
at f05iec, and q few extra q shade higher.
| There is also q fair demand for good
Erassers at 81 Oo0G 90 per head. Receipts
''' STOCK on THE WHARF.
Cattle-With light arrivals and the de-
mand fair prices We're firm, with the fol-
lowing quotations: Cows 81 0lllZ ODD per IlJ
lbs. bulls ST 5Q2 - per 100 lbs; oxen - 03
~ SO per 100 lbs: youns steers over ay
los. So -5T4 ~ per 100 lbs, lighter We ghts
81 505 30 per 100 lbs; fresh cows $40 oVp
Calves-Receipts were light and prices
( firmer for choice vedls The quotations
were. For strictly choice veals 3lItc per
M and for rough TO good g 510i D per
head. =.
/ demand. but sheep were rather dull, anu
! the quotations We're as follows; spring
lambs safe per 10 and 81 50u3 ODD per nead ,
sheep 1EQ2i5c per 10 and 81 0G2 90 per
head
Chfcago. October 9.-Cattle. active and
bottpr grades strOuge. Others ruled SLOW
/ and 50l0c lower Dressed beef ana snip
ming steers SO 1915 50; stockers ana reed
/ crs 81 7503 So; bulls, COWS ana heileiS
Hogs active at about steady prices.
/ Sales were largely AT s. @9 % Tor PACK PACK
/ prs. and ri 81 Coos 10 for shippers S0 9I}L@-
| MON to choice heavy hogs sold at 50 Gy4
| IN. mixed lots az 50 75G4 10. and light
! we'ghts at 81 7o0i 20. vii.
Sheep, slow ar loFl dec4ne e.. N q, Nv,
/ sheep were salablc at 81 sN03 90 Tor lhIeI-
/ ior ro fancy. Western sheep sold slowly
M So 2503 s.. and lambs sold at 70 V4
Receipts-Cattle. 1900 head Saves 615 So, 9gV
/ head. hogs. 5000 head: sheep 5oO.O mead
/ r,st Liberty. Pa. October 9.-Cattle;
receipts light; market slow at unchanged
Hoes. active: best Workers 81 6l1s4 20 70;
/ common to fair 81 5j4i iV' rous"S 0''
! Sheen. supplies light and market very
| slow. extra So S003 coz fair u 2t4- OV' conn
/ mon re0Sl D: lambs s. Vl4t w.
/ Veal calves SIS 2505 %.
,,i~,i,roH q october 9-Hogs, active
NJ Ss on 90: receipts 1890 head; snip
I r,,r-fe [ 500 head.