Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-19
LOCAL LIVE STOCK.
Leading Features of Market at the
Herr's Island Yards.
CATTLE AND HOGS DRIFT LOWER.
Sheep and lambs in Active Demand,
Higher, Owing to Light Supply.
A LIGHT CATTLE RUN AT LIBERTY
OFFICE OF PITTsBuRe DISPATCH.


MONDAY, November Is. 1889.
The situation in live stock markets
cannot be called bright at this date. The
run for to-day's markets at the Herr's Island
yards was below average, but supplies were
more than enough to meet all demands OF
trade. The drift of cattle and hogs was
toward lower level of prices. Sheep and
lambs were q shade higher than last Mon
day.
The supply of cattle was higher than
usual Demand was moderate, running
mainly to best heavy and prime light
weights. Prices ruled 10 to 10 per cent
lower than last Monday.
How the Best Were Sold.
Prime heavy Western beeves weighing
1,5OO to 600 pounds sold at 81 S5(95 90;
medium weights, 1850 to 1,45O pounds,
s. 5O64 IS: do, l 200 to l.SOO pounds, s. SO94 40
prime hghtweights 800 to LOO pounds. s. lOG
4 30; common to fair thin and rough steers,
s. S5G3 65. Fresh COWS were dull and un-
changed at S2O945 per head Calves scarce and
firm at 511Q65Sc for veals, and 4941ac for heavy
weights Bulls, stays and dry cows were IN
light supply and nominally S04c per pound.
Receipts: from Chicago ZeigleT, l02 head; l..
Gerson. los; L. Rothschild & Co., lis; S. Lowen-
stein, IS; A. Fromm, 81 From pennsylvania
Various owners Z. From Ohio-J. Langdon.
II. Total, 4S3; last week, 400; previous week.
49,
sheep and lambs.
There was very active demand in this de-
partmeut of markets, owing TO light supplies,
particularly Of good stock. Sellers had little
difficulty obtaining an advance on last week S
prices for any desirable stock Best heavy
Western and native wethers sold at S. TO $ %;
Z rsaC
fair TO medium do, 81 % to S4 40; common and
mixed lots So 70 to 81 10; lambs, 513 to SIC per
pound.
From Ohio-J. LangdOn, So From Pennsylva-
nia-Bipgham & Co. l5S; A Brenn eman, II;
J Behlef. 50; Serjeant & McCreary, 24S. Total,
SAC; last week, ,023; previous week, l,IOL
Hogs in Good Supply.
Offerings were larger than for some months
past
Markets were weak at prices below those of
last Monday, The reduction amounts to fully
SOC per 100 pounds in the past week.
The best grade from Chicago and Ohio sold
at q range Of 81 Is to 81 Is Country hogs were
whOlesaied at So 70 TO 81 90. Receipts: From
Chicago-L ZeigleT, 336 head. From Ohio
Needy & Smith. 265; J. Shepherd, IS; g. Smith,
go: ]. LangdOn. q. From PENNSYLVANIA
Treser, Is: j. F. Cruikshank, a; S. Lowenstein,
81; Keesy & Horne. IS; G.. Flinner, s. Total,
LOIS; last week, S74; previous week, S45.
Light Run of Cattle.
At East Liberty the run of cattle was very
light to-day, the total receipts being but IS
loads for local trade The average receipts of
the past few weeks have been 40 to so loads
above this amount As a result of the light
run markets were firm at an advance of 10 to
15c all along the line.
Advices received from Chicago to-day by one
of our leading pork packers are that receipts of
hogs there this morning were 24OOO head and
the outside price was So so. The average daily
receipts of hogs at Chicago last week were
$1,000 head. Hogs are lower in price than for
a number of years past