Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-09
MEAT ON THE HOOP.
Leading Features of Mondays Mar
kets at Herr's Island.
HOG SUPPLY AND DEMAND LIGHT.
Cattle Higher West, but Slow Here at Last
Weeks Prices.
SHEEP AND LAMBS SCARCE--HIGHER
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH, !

OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH
MONDAY, July s, 1889. )
Western drovers report cost of cattle 1Oc
to 15c higher than last week. They were,
however, unable to persuade buyers here
that they should have an advance on last
weeks rates. In fact, markets were slow at
last Mondays prices. The grade that best
meets the demands Of our trade are smooth,
tidy steers weighing from 1850 to 300
pounds There were few cattle in the supplies
which weighed from 1,5O0 to l,600, but their
heftiness was against them. The time has
passed when prime heavy steers are wanted for
our average local trade.
A Diamond market butcher said to-day: 81
find little profit of late in buying cattle much
above L 800 pounds. The stock 1 bought this
week consisted of nine steers, weighing from
l,S0O to l.5O0. and the range of prices was 81 Is
TO 81 S." For 500 to 900 Western cattle the
price asked was 81 IS to 81 s.. but that this
this price was realized is exceedingly dubious.
Medium weights. LOO to Loo pounds, were
held at 81 80 TO s. 65 prime light weights, 800 to
LOO pounds, at S. 80 TO 81.
Country cattle were in better supply than
last week and demand was good. Dry cows,
bulls and stays sold at 2A@373c per pound.
Calves were very scarce and higher, with a
range of prices from 4lzQ03c per pound.
Fresh cows were slow on a range of SO cog
As co. Receipts from Chicago: i. Zeigler, SO
~ n
Dellenbach l6S; RpthschIld & Co. IS; Traner-
man Brothers, SO; E. Wolf, l6. From Pennsyl-
vania: A Lockart IL; Bingham & Co., IL;
previous eT week. SIS A leading drover thus
summed up the cattle trade situation for the
week: ave paid more for our stock and re.
ceived less than we did last Monday. The
drover who was fortunate enough to buy his
stock at Chicago before Wednesday of last
week will come out all right. But on Wednes-
day and Thursday prices went up az Chicago,
.Uvk... a. Thnar Tanra ahnEA IN fhn
latter part of the week Will have all they can
do to come out even"
Sheep and Lambs
Supplies were fully 500 head less than last
week, and demand was above supply, particu-
larly for choice grades. Good spring lambs
were at a premium. Many more sheep and
lambs than were on the market would have
found ready sale at outside rates. Prices we're
from 25c to SOC per cwt higher than last Mon
day, and at the advance markets closed strong,
with everything cleaned up. Prime Western
and native wethers sold at 81 50Q5 %; medium
to good, "a 0064 25; common to fair, IS 5093 10;
yearlings. 81 25@5 %; lambs, 5Q612c per pound.
Receipts from Chicago-Winter d Dellenbach,
2O9 head; Tranermap Bros, 70 head. From
Ohio-J. Langdon, 81 head; A. Williamson, 50
head. From Pennsylvania. Cruikshank, 79
head; Bingham & Co., ia head; J. MeNeese, ~
head; j. Ackerman, lS7 head; G. Flinner, ia
head: A. Greenwait Us head; A. Williamson,
s5 head; total ], l56 head: last week, L65l head;
previous week, LOSS head.
Hogs.
The season is now here when fat hogs are
wanted by butchers, and pork packers 60 else
where than Herr's Island for their materials
Chicago has proved better market than Pitts
burg both for buying and selling hog products
all the past season. The price of tops at Chi
cago to-day is 81 55. Prices established at
Herr's Island by actual sales ranged from 81 %
to 81 75 Receipts from Ohio: ]. Langden, IL
head; Needy & Smith. IS; total s. Last week,
l56. Previous week, l62