Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-01-05
LIVE STOCK.

firm; prime, "a gOd5 10; feeders. 50 seal 90;
bulls. stays and cows, 81 25ftS 60;
Hogs, fairly active; prime pigs 81 Ie4
3 10: best light Workers and mediums,
g 65@3 ~; common TO fair, IS 0aS %;
heavy, 50 40d3 so; roughs, s. 2oG3 10.
Sheep, slow at unchanged prices; cholce
lambs, IS 1515 %; common to good lambs,
So 156i5 90.
Veal calves, So OOa6 IS.
CINCINNATI. January Alloys active
at 81 S543 90; receipts, $500 head; receipts,
1890 head
CHICAGO. Jauary Ain cattle. meagre
receipts caused a regular scramble for the
few good fat droves of cattle tina twere
offered. Prices were strong at advances
Of 10 TO zoe per 100 lbs. Sales were at y ~
as 30 for common 10 choice, with tradihs
largely at a 4OG5 co. and fancy beeves
were salable at S. 35G5 30. The stocker
and feeder trade was again quite AMI
mated at 80 0ed4 10, prices being the high
est of the season. Butchers cattle were
active and Toe higher, calves remained
firmer and Texas fed cattle were active
and about 10dl5c higher.
In hogs. receipts were also small and
the pens were emptied al an earlier nour
than usual at an advnce of 5dlOc in prices.
Sales were made at 50 1913 60 for coarse
and heavy to prime light weights adapted
to wants of shippers, and transactions
were largely at IS 9OdS 50. After most OF
the hogs were sold sellers called prices
easier.
Both sheep and lambs were in lively de-
mand and advanced irregularly, the aver
age Improvement being fully l5c Sheep
sold at 81 5GG2 70 for inferior TO common
up to So 50d3 10 for choice to pr me native
and western fed flocks and lambs brought
So SOFA 60 for feeding lots up to 30 25qo %
for choice TO prime. Yearlngs sold at
Receipts-Cattle. Ii 900 head; hogs, $1,000
head; sheep. 10000 head.
BALTIMORE CATTLE MARKET.
Thursday, December 81.
[Cattle are sold at these figures live
weight. Hogs are sold at net weight.
that Is 20 per cent. generally of from
live weight. Sheep are sold gross, that
UNION STOCK YARDS. CLAREMONT.
Beef Cattle-The Offering is very light
this week-three hundred less than last
week-and all were sold at 15n20c higher
rates than they were then. The quality
was quite good generally, there being
fair number of very good tops and fewer
of the lowest grades. Prices were 2d4Ac,
with most sales at s. 25Q4 70 per 100 lbs.
Prices OF beef cattle tins week ranged as
follows: Best beeves, 81 50d4 49, those
generally rated first quality, 81 0e44 .;
medium or good fair quality, 50 4Od3 10;
ordinary thin steers, oxen and cVws, y W
G3 20.
of the cattle received Sal head came from
Virginia, 19S from West Virginia. 134 from
Ohio, 112 from Kentucky. 81 from Mary
ldnu ana IL nedO lTCII fellDSy lNdIlld.
Total receipts for The week, 1,US3 head,
against 15S3 last week and LIZ head one
OF the offerings 9iS head .sere taken by
Baltimore butchers, ~ head by country
dealers and 60 head by Eastern buyers.
Sheep and Lambs-The receipts this
week were 1852 head. against 2,Sj2 last
week and 3.416 head one year ago.
Remarks-The receipts number few
hundred less than last week, but were
about enough for the fair demand. Old
sheep were a shade easier than last Mon
day and sold at ll4d3l4c pei ID and a few
extra a shade higher; lambs showed little.
if any, change, and sold at Si9@5c per 10
and few extra a shade higher.
Swine-T,here was no change IN prices
at the figures ruling then.
Fresh Cows-There is a light supply
again and trade is only fair for those of
fered. Prices range at S15q40 per head and
a few extra a shade higher. Receipts 80
Caives-Trade is fair for calves and
there is a light run. Prices are &c higher
and range at 4q5%c per ID. Receipts 90
head
STOCK ON THE WHARF.
Cattle-With very light arrivals, prices
of prime cattle were well supported. with
2 90 per 100 lbs; bulls. 81 OOd2 so per 100 lbs;
cows, 81 5ON2 90 per 100 lbs, and fresh cows
Sl5dS0 per head, and poor stock do $Sd15
per head.
Calves-Prices have advanced during the
week. with the receipts fair. and the quo
tations were as follows: Strictly choice
vealS. 52id6c per Id. fair to good 5d512c
per Id and rough TO good So 50dS co per
head.
Sheep and Lambs-Choice lambs and
sheep were in good demand, and the quo
tations were as follows: Spring lambs.
419M4%c per Id; sheep, 2l2d3c per III. 81 000
2 30 per head for choice and 81 25G1 80 per
head for inferior grades.
Live Pigs-The demand was light at the
quotations: 20 to 80 lbs, 75cqN % a heal;
40 to 80 lbs, 81 50M2 o..