Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-30
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WHEELING, September %.
Cattle-Extra, 900 to 200 81 COd4 %;
good. 900 to 1000. 50 75G4 90; good, 500 to 900,
So 5el3 70; fair, 700 TO 500. $3 25q3 80; COM
mon, Geo to 700, 81 50d3 90; bulls s. OoqS %;
Hogs-Extra. So 4Oa3 GO; good. 50 OOa8 %;
common. 81 1913 W. ..
sheep-Extra, 50 OOdS %; good. g 5QqS 90;
common, 81 OOd2 80: lambs. 81 500 N.
Fresh COws-At 500 0ed30 90.
Calves-At 81 75@5 so.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET.
Thursday, September "A, 1896.
UNION STOCK YARDS. CLAREMONT.
Beef Cattle-There has been full offer
ing again this week ana a fair trade re-
ported. Values are well maintained FOR
tops, while other grades are reported as
about 10c easier than they were last week.
Quotations ranger at 1izUH2c per lib. very
few selling at the lower figure. and fair
number "a and near the higher with most
sales at s. O004 20 per 100 lbs.
Prices of beef cattle this week ranged rs
follows Best beeVcs, 81 3Odi so, those
generally rated first quality, 50 WH4 OJ;
medium or good fair quality, 81 OOd3 40:
ordinary thin steers, oxen and COWS, 81 20
az 30.
OF the cattle received 1852 came from
Virginia sol from West Virginia. - from
Illinois. 81 from Maryland and head from
North Carolina.
against 2.447 last week and 4.i53 one year
ago. and the sales for the week We're LOIS
head against ,63S last week and 2.293 mead
one year ago. Baltimore butchers taking
1,l50 head, country dealers 2oS head ana
| Eastern buyers $50 head.
Sheep and Lambs-The receipts this
week were ,.691 head, against l6,5Oi last
week and 1854 head one year ago.
Remarks-The numbers In the yards this
week are but little more than half as many
as last week. Trade Is reported by dealers
as being fair for good sheep ana lambs
sheep selling fully as high as last week
and somewhat stronger, ana lambs at an
improvement of hHl2c. Sheep sell at li20
&c per 10, and extra shade higher; lambs,
| 3l2d44c per 10. 49,.
Hogs-Thc market is strong at the prices
ruling on Monday.
Fresh Cows-There is a light run and
a good demand for good cows ut improved
rates. selling at $lj@5O per head. Receipts
76 head.
Calves-There is a good trade reported
for veals at 3l@Gjl2c. Receipts 81 head.
STOCK on THE WHARF.
Cattle-The arrivals were light and
prices steady. with quotations as follows
Oxen 81 75G2 % per 100 lbs; bulls, 81 OJU
40 per 100 lbs; cows, 81 60d2 % per 100 lbs
$lOQlS per head, and fresh COWS Sl0g2o
Calves-With receipts of fat young veals
moderate and demand active, prices were
very firm. The quotations We're as fol-
lows: Strictly choice veals easily &c per
to good 81 0OdS 90 per head.
Sheep and Landslide finest lambs were
I'm active demand at quite l2c advance
with the quotations as follows Spring
lambs. 3ladp5c per lb; sheep, 2d3c per ID,
81 O0d2 70 per head for choice, but the com
mon grades were slow sale at 50cQN 90
per head.
CHICAGO, September 29.-Cattle: Trade
was fairly active and prices showed no
particular change. Sales were on ba-
sis of 50 2OM3 30 for common and native
beef steers up to 81 50d4 SO for choice to
prime. with fancy beeves in demand at
81 9OG5 co. Most of the stockers and feed
ers sold a 81 50q3 60, a few prime lots sell.
ing at 50 30m3 90 Bulls go mostly at 81 90
m3 90. and very few heifers go above 50 %.
Calves were scarce anG cnoice lots sold
around So 90. Texas steers brought y 40
az 90 and western range cattle sell at
SO OOG3 60 for steers and at 81 25H3 20 for
cows and heifers, a few heifers selling as
high as 50 40.
Mondays prices. Sales were made at an
extreme range of 81 55N3 % for coarse
heavy to prime Assorted light. choice
mediilrn and the best light sold close to-
gether. Sales were largely at 81 9O03 %.
The market was uneven and closed easy.
There was no improvement IN me con con
dition of the sheep market to-day. The
sheep's fleece was heavy with water and
this tended to check trading Sales drag
ged at 81 50Gl 81 for the poorest fiocks of
Sheen M to 50 O0G3 - for very few prime
export natives. Western range sheep sold
chiefly AT 81 75d2 -. Lambs were in large
sunnlv and i'm fair demand at s. 55G4 20
for poor 10 prime flocks.
Receipts-Cattle 6.0C0 head; hogs 1900
head: sheep. 10000 head
CINCINNATI. September 29.-HOgs.
steady at 81 G5Q3 -; receipts $500 head;
shipments 1850 head.