Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-12
LOCAL LIVE STOCK.
Leading Features of Markets at the
Herr's Island Yards.
Run OF CATTLE LIGHT, GRADE LOW
Markets Sluggish and Prices Shade Below
Last Monday.
SHEEP Run HEAVY AND DEMAND LIGHT
OFFICE OF PTTTsBURG DISPATCH,
MONDAY. NOVember II 1870


The run of stock at these yards was below
that of last week in number and quality.
Demand was light, and prices were shade
lower all along the line.
Soft weather had the effect of keeping
away number of the regular cattle buyers
from the yards, and as a result markets
were sluggish and in buyers favor. Com
mon stock cost less at Chicago than last
week, and sold at lower range here. Bet
ter grades cost about the same at sources Of
supply, but could only be sold at conces-
sions on last weeks prices.
Prime heavy Western beeves, weighing
1900 to 1,6OO pounds, sold at S. OO@5 10;
medium weights. 1850 to l 1,45O pounds,
81 65G5 IS; do l,2OO to l,3OO pounds 81 4584 IS;
prime light weights, 900 to ], 100 pounds, 81 25Q
4 40; common to fair thin and rough steers, S 80
as 20. Fresh cows were low at a range Of SO
to $40 Calves brought 41f@61<c per pound, &C
cording to weight and age, the demand running
principally to vealers. Bulls, stays and dry were
slow within the range of S@4c per pound.
Receipts: From Chicago-L Gerson, ll5head;
L Zeigler 96; A. Fromm, SO; l. Rothschild q
Co., los. From Pennsylvania-S. Lowenstein,
SC; various owners, 2 Total, 400; last week, 4os,
previous week, 49,
Sheep and Lambs.
Receipts were heavier than usual and de-
mand was light In spite Of these adverse cir
cumstances. markets held up fairly well to
prices of a week ago. Best heavy western and
native wethers, s. 1904 S. with sales Of few
extra fine punches at 81 95G5 o. G. W, Keesy
reported sales of a few extra fine yearlings,
weighing l40 pounds, at sc p n The range for
medium weights, good to choice, was u 2oG0 0O;
do. fair to medium, 81 O5@54 20; common and
mixed lots, IS 5OG3 s.; lambs, 59614c.
Receipts: From Chicago. Zeigler. III head.
From Ohio-Sanford & Langdon, l69 head. From
Pennsylvania-BeIl & Co, 81; ]. Hamnil,
Bingham Co., lS3; d. o. Pisor, A; w. Nc
Creary, SO; +. d. Sergeant, l0O g. w. Keesy,
Il: ]. f. Cruikshank, 1S Total, l02S; last
week, l l0l; previous week, l0l2.
Hogs None Too Rapid.
Markets were slow at a shade lower prices
than last Monday. Following was the range
reported: Best Workers and Phfladelphias,
s. S594 5O other grades, "a 1904 80; country
hogs, 50 S5G4 10 in a wholesale way.
Receipts: From Chicagc-L Zeigler, 33S head.
From 0hio-Needy & Smith, 3O7; Sanford &
Langdon 80 From Pennsylvania-Bell Co.,
81; J. Hamnil. Sli j. Reiber, Il; !. NJ. Neese 4;
d. q. Pisor. Sc; g. W. Keesy, 81: J. F. Cruik-
shank, 80 Total, S74; last week, S45; previous
week, LOSS
At Chicago to-day receipts of hogs were 5000
head, and prices were off 5G from closing rates
of Saturday. The outside price was So 95. At
East Liberty the range for the best this morn
ing was 81 00G4 10.
Light for Local Trade.
Receipts of cattle for local trade at East
Liberty were lighter yesterday than for months
past, the total being little above 100 carloads.
The grade was, in the main, very common.
There were very few prime cattle on the mar
Ret; in fact, none strictly prime. The better
grades of good butchering stock were shade
higher than last week, but this was due entirely
to their scarcity. Common grades were slow at
last weeks prices
1t seems that shippers of export cattle of late
have givenPittsburg yards the go-by, and buyers
of this grade look to other points for their sup
plies. There have been scarcely any prime
beeves coming to the Liberty yards this fall.
Representatives of exporting firms are more
than ever dealing directly with the stock raiser.