Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-11
PRICES ADVANCING.
Leading Features of the Markets at
Herr's Island Yards,
CATTLEHIGHER, SLOW ATADYANCE
Tesrlings and Spring Lambs Easy, Choice
Wethers Steady.
FIRMER FEELING IN FLOUR TRADE
FIRMER FEELING In FLOUR TRADE
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
MONnAY Juna 10 1870

oFF1CE OF PITTSBURG DISPATCH, I
MONDAY. June 10. ISse.
Markets were not at all spirited, but cat
tie were full Lc higher than week ago.
A Diamond market butcher said: ST paid
about 25c per cwt more for beeves this week
than last and Beaver Falls butcher paid
&c for some prime cattle, which is the high
est paid this year. The quality OF cattle
received this week was good. There were a
few primes weighing as high as !, 900. But
this class of cattle is no longer in demand in
our markets. The steer wanted here must not
go much above l,200 pounds or &c in price.
Supplies of cattle were large. A dealer in
Western stock said: I'VE will do well if we
get our own back this week. We had to pay
about as much at Chicago as butchers here are
willing to pay and hence will have to
work for glory instead Of Doodle this week
One thing is sure that margins of profit are
almost wiped out from present appearances
Choice heavy western beeves, $500 to l6O0 Bs
sold at 81 SOFA so; medium weights, l,2OO TO
l4O0 fs. 81 559l4 20: prime light weights, 900 to
LOO bs.. So S5G4 .; common to falr thln
steers, IS 20GS 90: fresh cows were in over
supply and duh at S20940 per head; calves
s19941zc per H.; bulls, stays and dry cows were
in good supply and slow at 39315e per ID. he
ceipts from Chicago-Winter d Dellenoach
249 head; l. Gerson, 81; J. Zeigler, l2O; A,
Ail,
Co., So From Pennsylvania-Pisor q Nc
Neese. 10 head; Bingham Co, 10; q. tlnner,
8: William Ganin, 4. Total, 660 head; last week,
6SS; previous week, $50.
sheep and Lambs.
Demand was light supply heavy and prices
lower. Choice heavy Western wethers. 81 25@
81 so; medium TO good, S3 1904: common to
fair. SS@SS so; yearlings. 81 25GS5 2s; spring
lambs. 41667c The latter price was only paid
oils OH lap hpaN st
decline from last weeks prices was for spring
lambs. 1t took very choice lamb to bring &c.
The outside price was in fact SIC. 1earllngs
also were shade lower, and prime wethers
barely steady Receipts from Chicago.
Ziegler. IA head; Traneman Bros II. From
Ohio-J. LaDgdon, 80 headf Sanford q Lang
don, Sc; R. A Williamson, LIB: ]. A. Herman,
246. From Pennsylvania-C. Cruikshank, 49
head; S. Lowenstal. l50; Pisor & McNeese. II;
Bingham & Co., SO; G. Klein, liz; William
Ganin, Sc; e D. Sergeant, I47. Total, 1897 head;
last week, lao; previous week, l0SS
Hogs.
Supply and demand both light Prices were
25c per cwt lower. Little butchering is done
now by retailers. Wholesalers furnish butch
ers with loins. and hams generally go to pack
ers after they are cooled. Sales were reported
at 81 5JUo 81 70 Receipts-From Ohio, Needy
& Smith, lSS head: Sanford & Langdon II.
From Pennsylvania, various owners, s Total,
163 head; last week, 294; previous week, 15S
"u0dt
The week opens with firmer ma rkets. The
output of -four at Minneapolis last week was
lOOUO barrels less than the previous week.
While spot orders and export demand for
bakers -four have increased at that center the
past week. prices are off about l0c per barrel
Advices from London, as reported by the Min
neapolis Miller correspondent, are that crop
prospects very greatly improved during the
month of May. From present outlook the
harvests will be gathered from two to three
weeks eSrlier than last year in the Old World.
The LONDON correspondent attempts to bear
this statement by suggesting that crops are
growing too fast. and warns the reader not to
rely too much on favorable crop prospects. At
this stage prospects were never better for
abundant harvests the world over, and this on
top of the downward drift for months past
promises cheap food for the year to come. The
Spectators who have tried to bull wheat and
-four the past six months have verify found
Yeyy hard roads to travel Nature has been en-
tIfely too bountiful in her ideas for the schemes
of those who have attempted to advance the
price of breadstutfs.