Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-17
LIVE STOCK.

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CHICAGO December lin cattle. ac-
tive competition caused an advance Of
about 10 TO zoe in shipping and export
steers, good 10 fat cattle showing the most
Improvement. Common 10 strictly choice
native dressed beef and shipping steers
were in demand at g 50a5 p. with fancy
Christmas cattle at So 50. The bulk oil the
cattle sold at So e0lll 80, good feeding cat
tie sold at So 50I3 20. Cows, heifers and
bulls sold better, the bulk of the COWS GO
ing at s. O0Q3 o., while choice heifers sold
at - 2IG4 CO. Calves went at 81 900 %,
Texas fed steers at s. 59r4 40 and grass
steers going at 81 90N3 80.
in hays there was an advance of about
o.. CCumon 10 prime droves found pur-
chasers at s. e0@4 10, the bulk going at
s. 25H5 80. Pigs sold as high as choice
light hogs, going chiefly at IS % and up
wards.
There was a good demand for sheep and
prices held steady. Westerns sold very
well a & GjN3 %. A few common natives
brought g 25Q2 co. and choice TO prime
native wethers We're scarce at S3 G0aS So
Lambs were in the usual good demand at
$S .Ve3 20 for common up to s. C0g5 % for
prime.
Receipts-Cattle 10000 head; hogs. 50. 900
head; sheep, a. GEO head.
EAST LIBERTY. December l6.-Cattle.
steady and unchanged
hogs SLOW; prime pigs. So 60It3 20; prime
meQ4Um weights, - 450S 50: prime light
Workers - 35@3 so; common to fair York
roughs. y 1O93 W; piggy sows and stays,
s. l0H2 50.
sheep, steady; prime. IS 6oa87O; fair,
" tec3 10; common y C0G2 so; common TO
good lambs. s. 15ft4 l5
Veal calves. 50 J0d6 %.
CINCINNATI December 1G.-Hogs, ac-
tive at So 50G2 81; receipts, $500 head;
shipments. 100 head.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET
Thursday. December 10, 1896
Cattle are sold N these ngures live
Melsnl HOGS are SOLD az net Wel"ht
that is 20 per cent. generally off from
live weight. Sheep .4I. sOiu gross mat
is live weight or nothing OH
UNION STOCK YARDS, CLAREMONT.
Beef Cattle-The offerings at the yards
this week were of a better quality than
the very good Offering last week. consist
ing OF quite number OF holiday beeVes
sold TO several or our town butchers.
Values for the better grades were a shade
easier than last week. while others were
some l5c off from the rates ruling then.
Prices ranged at ~ 4l2c per 10, a few at
the former and more at higher price; most
sales at s. O0c4 30 per 100 lbs.
Prices of beef cattle this week ranged as
follows: Best beeVes 81 20G4 80: those
generally ted first quality, So 901iI 90;
medium or gOOd fair quality. s. 2lU3 40;
ordinary thin steers. OF ~ and COWS. 81 90
as D.
on the cattle received 2152 head came
from Virginia $40 from West Virginia. SSS
from Kentucky. l9S from Ohio and Y head
from Maryland.
Total receipts for the week 1856 head.
against l,lS1 last week and 2,213 one year
ago.
OF the offerings 1914 head were taken
by Baltimore butchers, 1l3 head by cOun-
try dealers and 80 head by Eastern buy
ers. Total sales for the week We're 1857
head. against /, 1874 last week and 1.725 head
one year ago.
sheep and Lambs-The receipts this
week were $500 head against 5.0lS last
week and 4647 head one year ago.
Remarks-There is a slight increase in
the receipts over last Week-abOut SEQ
head. The market has been barely steady
10 the rates ruling on Monday. viz: Sheep
2u34c per lb, lambs $G44c per 10 and
closed q fraction easier.
Swine-The market rs only fair far
Westerns being UNCHANGED and others n
shade easier, viz $ 6Oa3 10 per 100 lbs
gross.
'esh COws-There is n rather light run
and values are about s. off from last
weeks fures. Quotations, $1J045 per head
and extra shade higher. Receipts 81
head.
Calves-Veals are very duh and values
without change since Monday, viz: Sg5lsc
Per 10. Receipts "a head.
c.., sT0I6 on THE WHA AFT 49,.
stock, with the quotations Is, follows:
oxen. 81 15G2 90 per 100 lbs bulls. s. 0Cl1
. % per 100 lbs: cows 81 5o02 90 per 100 lbs,
and fresh cows. Sl5n2o per mead, and poor
StDtL 40 eN.tlf per uettl
Calves-Tne market was easier ell this
week, with the quotations rs follows:
Strictly choice veals. 5lac per H. fair to
good, 5G52c per ID. and rough to good,
s. 50T7 so per head.
Sheep and Lambs-Fat lambs and choice
sheep were IN rair demand. and the Guo-
tations We're as follows: Spring lambs,
4Nf1c per ID; sheep 2i03c per Id. 8 oo0
80 per head for choice and 81 25U1 80 per
head for inferior grades
PHILADELPHIA, Saturday evening,
December 12.-The receipts wore:
Beef. Sheep. Hogs.
West Phila. Yards. ..2.6i7 $50 6C53
North Penn YARDS. 80 SOP "9'
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Total for the week .9,127 1872 Gc5)
Previous week ......2.9l6 9,t-I o,rd
BEEF CATTLE.
The market was in SUFFICIENT supply.
with quality fair but prices ruled shade
easier. -
QUOTATIONS.
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