The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-16

CHICAGO-There was the usual
moderate Tuesday demand for cattle
and prices were steady. The best class
Of steers sold readily at from s. 05 to
S. 60, cattle good enough 10 sell above
s. 90 being is special demand. The com
moner grades ranged from 50 so to IS 90.
Suckers and feeders sold at 81 5044 60,
with sales mostly at 81 0094 50. Can
ming COWS advanced to 50 5092 90, a, few
sales being made at So 1902 %. anu
choice to fancy heifers brought 81 00lt
4 80. Cattle from Texas are arriving
in fair numbers and sold readily to-day
at So 95G4 65-the best prices Of the year.
Calves were unchanged. There was an
active demand for hogs and It did not
take long to dispose Of the supply. The
average quality was better than usual.
Prices shot up 59lOc, sales being largely
Mt 81 05@4 12h and the extreme range
for the poorest to the best hogs was 81 90.
"a 90. Pigs sold at 50 1904 05. chiefly
at 50 1904 90. Sheep were In good de-
mand at steady prices. Sdles were on a
basis Of So 25G3 80 for inferior lots up
TO 81 0014 70 for choice to prime flocks OF
native sheep. Rams sold at 50 2563 so
and fed western sheep sold at So 6544 90.
Yearllns sheep were In demand at 81 60
G5 %. but lambs were in only fair de-
mand Mt 81 50g5 rs, prices averaging a
little lower, especially for heavy weighs.
Receipts: Cattle $500 head; hogs % 1000
head; sheep 1e,0O0 head.
Union Stock Yards. Claremont,
Baltimore, Monday, Feb. IA.
swine-The arrivals this week. were
1900 head. The receipts Of hogs num-
her n few hundred less than those OF
last week. Trade is fair ut the rates
ruling the latter part Of last week. viz:
Good light far-westerR hogs 81 i064 30,
those from other points 81 l5@4 Is, and
light pigs SO 901i 90. and roughs Sc 5OG
3 Is per one hundred pounds gross,
Sheep and Lambs-Trade for both
sheep and lambs Is reported as very
dull. an over-supply being the cause.
There Is no change In quotations since
last week. Sheep. weighing 60 TO 20
pounds, 3I3%c: so TO 40 pounds. 46a%c
per pound, the latter for extra weth-
ers; lambs +hGGc per pound, us to
weight and quality.
Calves-The trade In veals Is very
dull and values of kGSc, quotations
being at il6c, as 10 weight and quality,
those weighing from 90 to $50 pounds.
EAST LIBERTY-Cattle steady:
prime 81 9OQ5 co.; common SO 5O4i 90:
COWS 81 0004 90. Hogs active and high
or; prime mediums 81 25I4 30; heavy
Workers. 81 20I4 25: best light Workers.
81 0ea4 10: pigs 50 S0G3 95: heavy hogs
"a 20G4 25; good roughs 50 25G3 T5; com
mon TO fair 81 5OG3 10. Sheep steady;
choice 81 S0I4 90: common So 4O@3 90,
Choice lambs s. 75Q5 90; common TO
good 81 75G5 70. Veal calves SC O0fIg 80.
CINCINNATI-Flour firm. Wheat
firm and higher; No. 9 red 97Q9Sc. Corn
firm and higher; No. . mixed 3lhc. Oats
firm and higher: No. 9 mixed 27hT2sc.
Rye firm; No. ., Gle. Lard firm ut 81 %,
Bulkmeats firm at S. 80. Bacon firm
and higher ut Sc 90. Whisky quiet at
81 10. Butter dull; Elgin creamery 2lc:
Ohio 1301Sc: dairy l0c. Sugar firm,
Eyes firm and higher at l9c. Cheese
quiet and steady.
EAST BUFFALO-Cattlc, prime TO
extra choice finished export steers IS II.
as 35: good to choice fat shipping steers
81 G0Di s.; choice to smooth fat helf-
ers 81 $500 so; fair to good medium
butchers stock 50 5O1I co.; good fat
cows 50 G0Gf 90: common old cows Sc 10.
az 20. Hogs, Workers, good TO choice,
"a 2504 %: roughs. common 10 choice,
- b0R3 20; pigs, common to choice,
~ 90Id o.. Lambs, choice to extra,