Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-20
LOCAL LIVE STOCK.
Features of Mar kets at Herr's Island
Yards for the Week.
GRADE OF CATTLE SHOWS BETTER.
Tone of Markets for Beeves, Sheep and
Lambs Still Good.
HEAVY RUN OF CATTLE AT LIBERTY
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DIsPATCH,l
MONDAY. August Is. 1859. L

OFFICE OF PIrTsBURG DIsPATCH,l
MONDAY, August IS, 1889.
The improvement noted last Monday still
continues and is even more marked. Quail
ity of receipts was above the average for a
few weeks past A fairly active demand is
reported, and markets in general were
frmer, and on desirable grades of butcher
stock there was an advance.
Cattle.
Total receipts were 726 head, of which
number 223 head were for the Winter &
Dellenbach abattoir, leaving 500 head for
the market proper.
Prime heavy western beeves, averaging ], 450
to 500 pounds, were sold at IS, and few choice
reached IS 10; medium weights, 1850 to !, $50
pounds. we're quoted at 81 1904 IS: do, L2OO to
1900 pounds, 81 S5Q4 20: prime light
weights, 900 to l,lOO pounds, 81 log4 s.;
common to fair thin and rough steers, S3 25Q
8 10. Fresh cows were slow and dull at last
weeks prices, viz, SIS 00@40 90 per head:
Calves were in very light supply, and demand
was also light. The range was 54bAc per
pound. Bulls, stays and dry cows were quoted
at 4@4c per pound. Receipts from Chicago
Winter & Dellenbach, 223 head; A. Fromm, 81;
E. Wolf, Is; l. Zeigler, l2O L. Gerson, ia; L.
Rothschild & Co., l04. From Ohio-S. Lowen-
stein, s. head; J. Sheppard, IL; j. Langdon, IL.
From OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES owners, head.
A leading Herr's Island driver thus!puts the
situauon Of markets to-day: "All good cattle
on hand sold quick. but the proportion OF good
grades on hand was small. The range was 500 % oO
Q5 TO- the latter figure being the best price
paid Tor choice beeves. There were tour or
i've loads of good cattle ranging from l,SOO to
l,5O0 pounds. but the bulk OF receipts were
what we would call common to good
sheep and Lambs.
Supply was slightly larger than last Monday
demand was active and prices were firm at
last weeks range. Really prime stock was not
to be had. The quality of sheep and lambs
coming to our markets the past two or three
week has been below par. Choice stock
would have readily commanded better prices
than our quotations below.
Western and Pennsylvania wethers sold at
81 75GS4 s., medium TO good, do 81 25d4 50;
common TO fair, s. 5OQS 20; lambs, 4sGo14c
per pound.
from Ohio-R. Williamson, 20; J. Langdon, 98;
from Pennsylvania-William Garvin, Is; j.
Wright, lOl: J. Ackerman, $50; ]. Reiber, 81; d.
o. Pisor, l6l; F. Cruikshank, 81; G. w. Keesy,
G5O4. +; t0'A' 'i-'' last N ''' p
The movement was fair at shade higher
range of prices than last week. Needy
Smith, who handled the bulk of this weeks
supplies, report sales at 81 6Ul5 10. Reports of
sales last week at IS Is which went over the
country are contradlcted by those who ought
to know. No such prices were reached either
last week or this. ReceiDts from Ohlo-Needy
& Smith, 2O6 head; r. Williamson, IA; ]. Lang
don, AZ. From Pennsylvania-William GarviE,
l9 head: ]. Reber. l5; ID. o. PisOr, IL; F. Cruik-
shank, 81 Total, 364 head; last week, IA;
previous week, 353
AT East Liberty there was very large run of
local cattle to-day, the total being l40 loads
against LIS loads last Monday.
Quality was scarcely up to average. The
few choice steers on the market were higher
than last week. The highest price reached was
&c for car load lots.
Common grades showed no improvement on
last weeks prices. There was an unusually
heavy run of lambs at Liberty yards and mar
kets ruled easy at lower prices than last Mon
day.
Sheep were also easier and grade below
standard.