Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-02
MEAT ON THE HOOP.
Features of Trade at the Herr's
Island Live Stock Yards.
CATTLE SAME AS LAST MONDAY.
Heaviest Run of Sheep of the Season, and
Prices Higher.
ROG SUPPLY AND DEMAND LIGHT
OFFICE OF PIrTsBURG DISPATCH /
MONDAY. July ], 1889.

OFFICE OF PIrTsBURG DISPATCH,
MONDAY. July i, 1859. )
BUYERS and sellers were somewhat diverse
in their views of values at the opening OF
markets, and it was rather difficult matter
to ascertain the trend of trade. The outcome
OF the controversy was a betwixt and between
result The final issue was market that
raised little from that of last week.
Cattle.
Supply and demand raised scarcely any from
last Monday. The price of the best heavy
Western beeves ranged from 81 15QS4 30
Medium weights, 200 to !, 400 pounds, 81 SOQ
4 s., but it is doubtful il the latter figure was
obtained. Prime light weights, 800 to LlOl
pounds, So 9OG4 Is; common to fair, thin and
rough steers, S3 l5l3 40. Country stock was IN
light supply and 1t was next to impossible to
obtain Quotations based on actual sales.
Bulls and dry cows of a low grade sold at "a
TO &c; calves brought to &c per pound a
Diamond Market butcher, who buys at Herr,
Island, reports that the range for 800 to LON
pound cattle, such as are wanted IN TINS mar
ket, are bought at 81 90 to 81 90 said he:
heard of nothing sold above the latter figures
A few choice native calves were sold at a
fraction above &C. and some were reported as
high as &c. The first Texas calves OF the season
were on hand and ranged from 3 20 &C peI peI
pound. Receipts from Chicago: l. Zelgler, lOO
head; Winter & Dellenbach, 80 head. L-Gerson,
100 head; A. Fromm, Il head; Lanerlnan Bros,
so head; Rorhschild 4 Co., IS head; Z. Won, ~
head; from Pennsylvania, various owners, ID
head, Total 546 head; last week, oSo head;
previous week, 6SS head.
sheep and Lambs.
Supply was unusually large, but for some un-
accountable reason market was firm at an ad-
vance over last weeks prices of 25@5Oc per cwt.
Some dealers report a scarcity of stock through
the country, and this was made Ihe basis of a
bull movement, which counted in favor OF sell
lers. The following range of prices was estab-
lished by actual sales: Prime Western and
native wethers, 81 25e04 rs. There were, how
ever, very few that brought the latter inquire.
The outside figures Tor prime, SO far as could
be traced, was 81 so. Medium to good wethers
sold at So 1904: common to fair, So 25@3 so
yearlings, 81 25G5 .; spring lambs. 415Q61c
per lb Receipts from Chicago-J. Zeigler, lOO
head. From Ohio-J. Langdon, 7S head; A.
PENNSYLVANIA. AckerInan, 2Sl head: ID. o.
Pisor 81: Bingham & Co., l54; G. w. Keesy, SO;
G. F;inner, 81; ]. Behler, I2S; William Gannin,
90; William Craig, 1876; +. d. Sergeant lOS;
William Hulwees, ll3 Total. ,65l head; last
week, LOSS; previous week, LAY.
Hogs.
Receipts were light and demand was light.
Hot weather has effectually knocked out the
demand from butchers. The few hogs on the
market were slow of sale. The range OF prices
was 81 25 to 81 75 the latter price being paid
for smooth, light hogs. Heavy-weights go slow
in the present condition of lard trade. Receipts
from Ohio-Needy & Smith, l23 head: ]. Lang
don, head. From Pennsylvania-Various
owners Il head: total, l46 head; last week. l62:
previous week, 206 Our home pork packers re-
port markets for hog products unusually slow
for this season of the year and regard this as
one of the poorest markets of the country in
their line. The Chicago market has furnished
better margins for hog products of late than
those of Plttsburg, and some of our packers
here have heen awaiting themselves of the ad.
vantage there by disposing of goods at Chicago