Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-16
LIVE. STOCK.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET;
Thursday A nril % lN.lb.

Thursday, April ., lo!o:
UNION STOCK YARDS. CLAREMONI.
Beef Cattle-The market opened fairly
active and continued so for some time, buI
finally became slow. The quality averaseu
Father better throughout than for some
weeks tops and good butcher cattle being
fairly well represented in the offerings.
There was but little If any difference III lhe
sales generally from those ruling ldst
week. and last weeks figures may De re-
peated. Quotations 2dii2c, and most sales
SAG43sc per 10.
Prices of beef cattle this week ranged as
follows: Best beeves 4AQf2c; those gen
orally rated first quality 4QiAe; medium
or good fair quality 3G3Ac; ordinary tnil
steers, oxen and cows 2q2$c. wi.
OF the receipts 495 head came from Vir-
ginia, 40 from Pennsylvania, 30 from
Maryland. "a from Ohio and 20 head from
Tennessee. -,
Total receipts for the week 1,l79 head.
against l62 last week and l.033 one year
ago, and the sales for the week were l,l.3
head, against loo last week and l.o55 heau
one year ago, Baltimore butchers taxing
979 head. and Eastern buyers 200 head.
Sheep and Lambs-The receipts tnis
week were 99l head, against 3.54l last week
and 925l head one year ago. ~,
Remarks-TraGe has been fair Tor Doth
sheep and lambs. The receipts are exceeu-
ingly light being three and half times as
many reported last week as this. Sheep
sell at 2i2Q4c and extra 44c; lampse 10y M2c
and few extra sac; spring lambs oaoc'
and extra a shade higher
Swine-Trade is slow, and there Is no
change worthy of note since last Monday !
Quotations 4ft4i4c per III gross There are re
10 western on the market. Roughs IS w
as so per 100 lbs gross.
Cows-The market is draggy for COWS, me
offerings being fair Prices unchanged at
$50 C094O co per head. Receipts 80 head.
Calves-The receipts are exceedingly
light and trade is only fair. Receipts 90
''' STOCK ON THE WHARF.
Cattie-The arrivals were light, with tne
trading quiet and prices rather weaker;
The quotations were as follows: Oxen g %
az so per 100 lbs; bulls 81 O0Gi2 30 per 100 IDS,
cows 81 75d3 g per 100 lbs. 50 ooG2O GO per
head. and fresh cows $l5 0Oa3o 90 per heau.
Calves-Receipts were ample for the
moderate demand. but there was slight
~ frmer tone and quotations were as FOL
lows: For strictly choice veals 4l2@oc per
10. few extra SIC per ID, and rough 10
good Sc 0Cd6 80 per head.
Sheep and Lambs-There was better
demand for spring lambs. with somewhat
firmer prices. as follows; Sprlng telilps
6GS19c per III: fall lambs 81 5Od3 30 per
head sheep SG4c per ID and 81 5OqS % per
head.
PHILADELPHIA. Saturday evening"
April 1.-THE receipts were:
West Phila. Yards. .IaO S.9i5 1912
North Penn Yards. 800 1000 oW
Total for the week. 40 9,9ts 4,S%
Previous week ....2.SSo 1885 5.94S
BEEF CATTLE.
The market was in fair supply. the gen,
eral conditions being rather slow ana
draggy Quality was better than five pre-
vious weeks, and offerings fairly distrib-
uted between Western and State cattle.
Among the exports were 375 cattle and GOO
sheep for Glasgow on steamship Gregorian.
QUOTATIONS.
Extra ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IN nlarke6
Good ......... ......... ....-.......St 5ouf o.
Medium ........ ''''..''. ..'.''''' o Sy9 -
Common ......... ......... ......... . QUO 10
SHEEP.
The market under liberal supplies, ruled
rather quiet, prices being a shade easier
only on top grades. b. II. Cook reports the
sale of $500 sheep and lambs and 90 calves
al quoted prices
Extra ........' eu !.,'.'.l o.. fss @q4 50
Good ......... ......... ..''I.'.'. lSHd
Medium ......... cocoon. ''...'. 2Vu9 ID
Common ......... ......... ..... 5oaS .
Lambs ......... ....-.-.. ........ S12u oti
HOGS.
The market in reasonable receipts and
moderate inquiry continued steady with
no material change in prices. We quote:
Western hogs, best. SIC: other kinds, Ga
6isc; State hogs. 5l2Q5Ac.
Fat COWS were in ordinary inquiry at
Thin cows were in moderate need at IS 90
Veal calves. fairly active, from 3i9dS24c.
Mich cows sold from $50 C0a40 co.
Dressed steers quoted 6AG7l2c.
Dressed COWS sold at 5i2G6l2c.
HORSE AND MULE MARKET.
CINCINNATI. O.. April 1.-THE market
for the past week has been active through
out. a good demand prevailing for all
classes, but sock somewhat scarce. Re
cepts were only fair. but meeting. with
prompt ready sale. Good driving, heavy
draft horses, extra match teams and
smooth young mules sold most readily.
16O draft. good a5QS5, extra $S5d13O; driv-
ing coed $4Ofp100, extra S1006l40: saddle.
good S6C495. extra S95G1SO; Southern, good
$25M30. extra $SCGi0.
Muies-li 10 H. hands, good S35G45, ex-
ira $42 50652 so: 49, to - hands, good SQl1
CO. extra 81 5Od67 so: 10 to 1512 hands. good