Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-16

up to 50 CO. Market closed firm at the
best prices of the day.
Sheep. native sheep and lambs steady
pricSs; rative sheep s. OOG3 90; rev extra
quality al SO 75d4 10, but culis aad thin at
81 65Ii2 40; choice Glib. kentucky lambs
weLc at So %. and good many choice ma
tive lambs at So 0GQ6 % the thin 10 fair
lots going at So OC44 co. ard good grades
around s. so
RscsiptsLCattle 14.OC0 head; hogs 1900
head; sheep 14,0CO head.
CiEcinnati. o., July 15.-Hogs active.
and strong al 81 90d3 So; receipts $500 head;
shipments LOCO head
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET.
Thursday, July 8, 1896.
UNION STOCK YARDS, CLAREMONT.
Beef Caffeine offerings at the yards
TINS week in quality compared favorably
with those Of last week. Tops were quite
as good, though there were, perhaps, fewer
OF them, but in ample supply, and the lower
grades were of a better order than they
were then. Trade was tOlerably active, as
much 50 as last week, till toward the close,
when the values at the opening, which had
pe- generally well and strongly main ain
ca, eased of about 1se, Prices, " 22gi 90
with most sales at 50 G0d+ 20 per 100 lbs.
Prices of beef cattle this week ranged as
follows: Best beeves, 81 30fi4 80; those gen.
orally rated first quality, 81 G0a4 30; medi-
UNI or good fair quality, 50 l5qS 60; ordinary
thln steers, oxen and cows, s. 20lt2 10
OF the cattle received 939 head came from
Virginia, 22l head from Ohio, lS6 head from
kentucky, 81 head from Maryland, 81 head
from Pennsylvania and % head from West
Virginia.
Total receipts for the week 1.467 head
against 1853 last week and 2,232 one year
ago, and the sales for the week were Liza
head, against 1924 last week and LOO head
One year ago, Baltimore butchers taking
l,0l4 head, country dealers Il head and East
era buyers % head.
Sheep and Lambs-The receipts this week
were 1891 head, against 1888 last week and
IL. gu mead one year ago.
RemarkS-A fairly good trade is reported
for good sheep and lambs, and for common
of both the market is dull Sheep sell at
2q3l&c; lambs. +d5l5c per ID gross.
HOgs-After our report or last MONDAY
the market was strong and shade hlgner
range of values ruled, al which the market
closed
Fresh Cows-The receipts are light and
a good demand prevails for good cows.
Prices range at S2Cu4O per head. Receipts
50 head.
Ca.ves-There is a rather light Offering,
179 head, and trade is dull. Prices, 3Gll2c
STOCK ON THE WHARF.
Cattle-Receipts were light and the mar
ket was quiet the quotations being as fol-
lows: Oxen. s. 0Glt2 30 per 100 lbs; bulls,
s. C002 - per 100 lbs; cows, 81 I5d2 p per
100 lbs, $lON2O per head, and fresh COWS,
Csiv9s-Prices ruled lower during the
week, bat firmed up little the latter part
Of it. with quotations as follows; For
strictly choice veals. iAQ4l2c per I'd ana
rough TO good 81 50G5 % per head.
Sheep and Thanksgiving lambs were
slightly eacier, with the demand slow, ard
the quotations were as follows: Spring
lambs sc per 10; common, 4iec per M;
sheep, 21203l2c per 10 and 81 0V15 % per
head.
HORSE AND MULE MARKET.
CINCINNATI July 1.-Business for the
past week has been good; al active, feeling
prevailed in all classes. Stock still some
what scarce and receipts light Good
prompt driving, heavy draft horses and
smooth young mules sold best, Prices
ruled firm. Horses, coach, good S6j6loo
extra. $l00dl5l: draft, good $i5M9o extra
$90Gl30: driving, good $40ds0. extra $S0ql3O;
saddle good $j0d75. extra $15l125; Southern,
good $206SO. extra $SoNi 40. Mules-l4 TO Az
hands good $S5N45. extra $i5055; 49, to IL
hands good S50aGO. extra S6ON7o;' u TO 15l2
hands good $65d75, extra $5GN5; 15l2 TO l6
hands good $Scd9o, extra $0al00: l6 10 l6i2
hands, good S9Ja1l0, extra $lO54ll5.