Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-03
LOCAL LIVE STOCK.
Leading Features of Trade at the
Herr's Island Yards.
GRADE OF CATTLE OVER AVERAGE.
Sheep and Lambs Active and Prices Better
Than Last Week.
BIG CATTLE Run AT EAST LIBERTY
OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DISPATCH,
MONDAY, September 2, 1889.

OFFICE OF PTTTsBURG DISPATCH,
MONDAY, September 2, 1852
The run of cattle was lighter than last
week, but supply was fully equal to de-
mand. Buyers were disposed to be cautious,
but stock was well cleaned up at noon with
little variation from last weeks rates.
Cattle.
The quality was better than last week,
and prices were 10 per cent better on desirable
butcher stock. Best heavy western beeves
weighing l.5OO to 900 pounds sold at 81 s5d5 10;
medium weights, 1850 to l450 pounds, 81 7o@
50; do 200 to 1900 pounds, 81 1904 so: prime
light weights, 900 to LOO pounds, 81 O564 25
There were no fresh cows the market.
Calves were scarce and firm, 5G6llc per pound.
Bulls dry cows and stays, SlI64c per pound
Receipts from Cmcago-lL Gerson, III head;
]. Zeigler. l09; A. FrOmm, 65; Rothschild & Co.,
III; E. Wolf 10; S Lowenstein. 81 From
Pennsylvania-Narious owners. L head. Total.
4S4; last week, 56O: previous week, 726
sheep and Lambs.
Market was active for choice stock, and pens
were promptly cleaned up. Low grades moved
slowly Best heavy Western wethers sold at
s. 1894 50, which was a shade higher range
than last week. Medium to good brought 81 Is
"a, 80: common to fair, s. 6Od3 75: choice ewes,
g 1904 90: inferior grades, So O0@3 25 Lambs
were quoted at 413@614c per pound. The best
IN the market were 50 head, averaging Ig,.SS s.
lam Craig. which sold at &c. Receipts from
Chicago. ZeigleT l77 head. From Pennsyl-
yanbia-L Wright, l09 William GAVIN, Gavin, %; D.
Cruikshank, I2S; H Runger. s.. Total,
l.l52 last week lS5l; previous week. LIS.
Mr.. Flinner Butler county drover, reported
sales of choice sheep and lambs at shade
higher .prices than those given above. There
seemeTte be a conflict % among a drovGrs i as TO
said "The best price l could get for No.
] wethers was sc, and for the best lambs
&c Another reported prices for very choice
stock a fraction higher. Taking a general
consensus of drovers' views as to markets this
week, we would say that sheep were fairly
steady at last weeks rates. and choice lambs
were SOC per cwt higher. The quality on the
market was a decided improvement on any
thing received for few weeks past.
HOGS.
Markets were slow, and prices about as last
week. The range of prices was 81 SO to 81 IS.
This range covered all that were on sale. Re-
ceipts from Ohio-Needy & Smith. ll2 head.
From PENNSYLVANIA. Williamson, l3 head;
William Gavin l6 head; D. Q. Pisor, Is head;
J. Ackerman : head: William McCIearv
head; G. W. Keesy, Is head; F. Cruikshank 80
head; j. LaHgdon, As head. Total. 267 head:
last week, 436 head; previous week, 364 head
At East Liberty the Iun of cattle for local
trade was far the largest of the season. the
total being upward of l75 cars. The bulk OF
receipts were low grade stock. which went a.
begging for buyers. Prime cattle, being very
last weeks prices.
There was probably never a time in the
history of the live stock trade IN our city
when the valne of good goods was more ap-
parent than now. The abundance of low grade
stock makes this class slow, and buyers have
the advantage all the time. Prime stock are
At a premium. In these higher grades. supply
has not been up to demand for many months,
and for this reason holders are able to get out
side prices. while those who handle inferior
grades 60 mourning all the time.
By telegraph.
NEW Observation-Disclosures yesterday
and to-day, 200, making 1920 for
the week. The fresh arrivals included
l9T carloads for expectation, l64 carloads for
home trade. slaughterers direct, and 20 carloads
for the market These 20 carloads and car
doads besides. that arrived Saturday had slow
sale and a shade easier figures for top grades,
common qualities. Native steers ranged
S351s64S5: Texas do, S2S563 so; range
steers, sS7O@4.OO; bulls and dry cows, Sl5Oa27O.
Exports to-day, 500 beeves: for the week, $500
beeves, las sheep and 1000 quarters of beef
To days Liverpool cable quotes American re.
frigerator beef slow at &c per pound.
Calves-Receipts. LOO; making 4SOO for the
week. Market frmer and &c per pound
higher for all sorts. Neals sold at S5.256SOo
per loo pounds; buttermilk calves at 81 26216@
sheep-Receipts. lO,6OO making "a. 400 for the
week sheep were frmer and fraction
higher; lambs about steady. Sheen solo at
S5.25 per 100 pounds; lambs at 81 T566T5
Bogs-Receipts, 1900, making % 900 for the
week. Live hogs sold at S440G4. so and closed
steady at the range
KANSAS CITY-Cattle-Receipts & Az head.
shipments, none; stronger feeling;good natives
scarce and firm; best Texas strong to l0c higher;
common steady; offerings of cows fair and
market steady; good to choice corn-fed steers
s. 15Q4 10; common TO medium. 81 9O63 30;
stockers and feeding steers, 81 6Od3; cows
81 o542 %; grass range steers, 81 50El2 40
Hogs-Receipts, l,079 head; shipments, 533
head; market weak and l062Oc lower;
good to choice light, 81 256D4 35: heavy and
mixed, So 60G4 Is. Sheep-Receipts 1882
head: shipments none: mutton l0c lower; stock
steady; good to choice muttons So 4OG13 So: |
common to medium, 81 25d3 p.
CHIcAGo-Cattle-Recet 1900 head: |
shipments, 5000 head: market steady to |
stronger; beeves, s. 3564 IS; steers. S364 40: |
stockers and feeders. S2G5 cows bulls and /
mixed. 81 az 9O Texas cattle 81 25@2 20: |
natives and half breeds. 81 1904 Hogs-Re- |
ceipts, 1900 head: Shipments 5000 head: |
market weak; lUC to l5c lower; mixed, s. 756 |
%; heavy So 65d4 25; light, So 9564 IS; |
skips s. 4OG4 80. Sheep - Receipts 5000 /
head: shipments, 1000; market steady: natives |
S3 25a4 60; western, So 45d3 9j; Texans So 25 /
G3 50: lambs, 81 as 90.
ST LOUIs-Cattle - Receipts. DOC head.
shipments, none; market steady; choice heavy |
native steers 81 00d4 30; fair to good do. |
IS TOG4; stockers and feeders, 81 0062 so: range |
steers, & OOd2 So HOgs-ReceIpts, l 900 head; |
shipments, none; market slow and lower; fair
70 cholce heavy, s. S0G4 10; packing grades, |
g f0G4 OO; light grades. fair to best 81 lO04 sol |
Sheep-Recelpts, 500 head: shipments none:
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