Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-07-22
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET.

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| UNION STOCK YARDS, CLAREMONT.
Beef Cattle-The market has been fairy
active, with but ttte II any change in
rates from last weeks quotations The
! quality shows but little, if any, variation
from that of last weeks offerings. Prices
range at So O0G4 30, with most sales at 81 %
| q ~ per 100 lbs.
Prices Of beef cattle this week ranged as
| follows: Best besves. s. scat 90; those
& morally rated frs quality, 81 VyQ+ W. ms
dium or good fair quality. - lod5 %: oFGl-
nary thin steers. oxen and cows = wa 20.
OF the cattle received $40 head came from
Virginia. los head from Pennsylvania, 6f
| head from Illinois. GO head from Kentucky,
! SO head from West Virginia, n head from
Maryland and is head from missouri.
Total recsipts for the week 1326 hea9
against 467 last week and 1,7S1 one year
| ago. and the sales for the week were l,SZ6
! 5ad. against Lila last week ard l,i96 nSdd
one year ago. Baltimore butchers taxing
ISL head. country dealers liz head and East
! ern buyers S33 head. ,,,-
Sheep ard LambS-The receipts this week
were 1882 hsad, against S,%4 last week anu
Rsmarks-The receipts are very heavy
this week, over 1000 more than last week,
yet the market has been fairly active Tor
good sheep and lambs, at range OF hgures
fully up to those ruling early in the week
and last week Common stock OF both
sheep and lambs IS dull. Prices Of sheep,
| 2d3l2c and extra sac per No.
week are maintained and the market Is
about steady at the values ruling then.
Mich Cows-T'he recsipts are, not too
quality. Good cows are in demand Prices
| $l5d25 par head for common cows ana so
| go for better. grades. Receipts, 81 head;
Calves-Trade IS dull. Receipts ample.
| Quotations unchanged, ruling at Sqi1Gc per
STOCK on THE WHARF.
Cattle-Wtth the Hight arrivals trade was
fairly active and Prices steady the cue g9St2 q
I Per leo lbs; bulls, 81 Cod2 50 per leo lbs;
| cows, 81 75G2 90 per 100 lbs. $1,000 per head,
and fresh cows $15G3o per head.
Calves-With a rather sluggish demand
| only fancy vsals moved quickly at the easy
| prices, the quotations being as follows:
For strictly choice ,yeais. 4hd4Ec per ID
shesp and Lambs-Only choice lambs
! found ready buyers al steady prices and the
! quotations were as follows: Spring lambs,
5d5Ac per ID, common. nc per 10; sheep
| 2isQSc per ID and 81 50q3 90 per head.
! CHICAGO. July 2L-Catue: Prices were
! steady for natives with a fairly good de-
| mand for most classes of buyers. Common
! TO prime native besves; 50 4odS 80; strictly
! scarce and sen around So 30d3 81; fat cows
! and heif5rs sold right to-day and calves
were active and steady.
| Hogs: Light and medium weights We're
| IN active demand al steady prices but heavy
! hogs We're dull and weak Heavy hogs
| s. S0d3 ., large.y at s. 0003 10; light
| weights Sc 30dS 20.
sheep: There was slump in the re
! cepts to-day and the declining tendency Of
! prices was checked InfriOr. 81 50n2 co;
! choice 50 %: lambs. Sc O0GG y, largely s. 80
| G5 Is; Kentucky choice lambs, Sc 10; year
| lings, $3 50d4 80.
=ceipts-Cattle 1850 head hogs, 1900
! head; sheep. 10000 head.
| EAST LIBERTY. July 2I.-Cattle, dull
/ and lower: prime, 50 2503 S0 good. 81 15d
! .: rough fat s. 0Gd3 50; bulls. stays ann
| cows. 50 0oGS 50: heifers, 50 coat 90.
2 90: medium weights. 50 SOfi3 s.: heavy.
SO S0T3 80: roughs, as to weight and quail
ity s. 2j03 %.
SHERIFF dull; prime. Sc Snli3 N; good, So 60
! "a 20: common. s. 3T2 %; culls, 81 OJ02 %;
] choice lambs. 81 75G5 90.
/ Veal calves. Sc 0o66 %.
! CINCINNATI. July 21.-Hogs. dull at
So 75d3 50; receipts. l,OO0 head; shipments,
! ! 400 head.