The Wingham Times, 1898-09-23, Page 10LTppL,ElEVJDENT TO
The Wingham Times
W1NGHAM, ONT., FRIDAY, SEPT. 23, 7.898.
Live btoOK Navigate.
Toronto, Sept. 20.—Receipts of
cattle at the Toronto market to day
were 63 loads. Business in all lines
was brisk. Cables reported an ac-
tive and steady market for Canadian
steers. Shippers were inclined to
give higher prices. In export line
there were several loads of choice
stock offered, prices ranging from
$4 to $4.50 per cwt. Export bulls
are quoted at from $3 to $3.75 per
cwt.; for butchers' cattle there was
good demand. The offerings were
of fair quality and prices were
steady; sales were reported at 4 e
per lb. The market for stokers was
active. 'I here was a wide range to
select from and prices ranged trom
$3 to $3.60 per cwt. There was a
fair run of sheep and lambs and
prices steady. Sheep are quoted at
from $2.50 to $3:50 per cwt.; lambs
at $3 50• to $4.25 per head, and
calves at from $4.50 to $G per head.
The receipts of hogs were heavy,
prices holding well, but the indica-
tions are for a weaker market. The
best selections were quoted at 44c
per lb.
East Buffalo, N.Y., Sept, 20.--Cat-
tle—Two loads on the market, with
a fairly active demand at steady
prices; there were no good calves
here, but with a moderate inquiry,
the feeling was easy on the basis of
$7.50 to $7.75 for choice to extra; $7
to $7.50 for good to choice. Sheep
and lambs —The supply of fresh sale
was light --fine loads, but the accum-
ulation of 28 loads made a heavy
market; orders were scarce and only
a few sales of good lambs were report-
ed, but prices were fairly steady, con-
sidering the day and the volume of
the sale; choice to extra native lambs
were quotable at $5.40 to $5.60; good
to choice, $5. to $5.40; common to fair,
$4.50 to $5; sheep mixed,' choice to
to extra, $4.25 to $1.50; good to
choice, $4 to $4 25; common to fair,
$3 to $3.50. Hogs—The market s as
about the same as yesterday as to
price, with a total of 22 loads of off -
erings the general basis of good hogs
was $4 10 to $4 20; heavy were quot-
able at $4.15 to $4.20; medium, U.
15 to $4.20; Yorkers, $4.10 to $4.20;
pigs, $3.95 to $1; roughs, $3.50 to
$3.70; stags, $2.75 to $3; grassers,
$3 90 to $4,i0; there was a fair
clearance, and the close was about
steady.
Albert E. Lyons, caretaker of the
Berlin,Post Office, was sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary for
stealing money letters.
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