Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-22
LOCAL LIVE STOCK.
Markets at the Herr'S Island Yards
Somewhat Sluggish.
GRADE CATTLE BELOW AVERAGE.
A Light Run of Sheep and Demand Slow,
With Lambs Reduced.
HOGS DRIFTING TO A LOWER LEVEL
GRADE CATTLE BELOW AVERAGE.
HOGS DRIFTING TO A LOWER LEVEL
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
MoNnAv October 81 1859.

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Markets at these yards are sluggish, and
prices were shade lower than last Monday.
Mild weather of late has been charged up
with slowness of markets. Good goods held
up fairly well to prices of last week, but
these were in the minority. The general
quality Of the offerings was not quite up to
average.
The run of cattle varied very little from
last week, but quality was inferior. On ac-
count of low quality, butchers demanded
and received material reductions on prices
of a week ago. Best heavy Chicago cattle,
weighing l. 400 to l5O0 pounds sold at 81 s. to ST.
fair to good, l,2eO to l.9OO pounds, 81 60 to
81 IS; light weights. 9OO to LOO pounds,
81 Is to 81 90; common, thin and rough steers,
IS 50 to 81 O5. Butchering cattle from neighbor-
ing counties were lower. S. Lowenstein sold Is
head of Washington county cattle at range OF
S. Is to 81 co. The range for fresh cows was
SIS 90 to $50 co. and calves were easier at last
weeks range of to SIC per pound Receipts
los; E. Wolf, is; A. Fromm, 81; L. Rnthschild &
Co, ia. From Pennsylvania-S. Iowensteln
IS; various owners. IA Total. 5O4 last week,
4S6; previous week, $50.
Sheep and Lambs.
Receipts were lighter than for many weeks
past In spite of the light run markets ruled
slow and lambs were a shade lower than they
were week ago. Best heavy Ohio and Penn
sylvania wethers sold at 81 IS to 81 50; medium
weights, s. IS to 81 50; light WEIGHTS, So $ to
81 To- mixed ewes and wethers, s. % to u w;
lambs, ~ to &c per pound.
Receipts from Pennsylvania: D. Q. Pisor, IA
head; Bingham & Co. lIS; ]. Behler, 81; q
Flinner, So; ]. Wright, lis; William Craig. 2O2
William McCreary, lis; Bell & Warrington 80;
E. d. Sergeant S. From Ohio: Sanford d
Langdon. 81. Total, SIG; last week, LOSS; pre-
vious week, ]. llS
Hogs Plenty and in Demand.
Receipts were large and demand fair, with
prices of last week sustained on Chicago's and
Ohio's while Pennsylvania were a shade
lower. Ohio and Chicago hogs sold within
range of 81 IS and s. 90. PennsylyanIa's ranged
from So IS to 81 So Receipts flom Chicago
J. Zeigler ll2 head. From Ohio-Needy &
Smith, ass head; Sanford & Langdon, 9S From
Pennsylvania-D. o. PisoT, SO: Bingham Co.,
81; J. IReiber 81; ]. Behler 6; g. Flinner, 25;
w. McCreary, IS; Bell & Warrington, 2S: f.
D. Sergeant Al. Total, l,025; last week, SS4;
previous week, 1l04
At Liberty and Chicago.
The run of cattle at Liberty to-day was some
80 carloads larger than last Monday, but prices
were fairly maintained for all desirable grades
OF butchering stock. Hogs, however, showed
weakening tendencies on u2favorable news
from Chicago At Chicago the receipts of
hogs to-day were 81 900 head, and prices are off
20c from last weeks rates. The range to-day
at the Western metropolis is 81 25Gs so.
BY reference to statistics it is learned that on
the 25th of November 1873 the receipts of
hogs at Chicago were 81 64S, and that they sold
at 81 30 when corn was 39e per bushel. Corn is
now Sc less per bushel In the spring of $780,
hogs sold at 81 o. and one of our leading pack
ers predicts that they will go as low next
spring.
On the 5th of December. 1884, was the largest
run of hogs on record at Chicago, the total on
that day having been 66597, and of all classes
of live stock, l00,O0U There are dealers hero
willing TO bank on the belief that the run of
hogs this season will be up to anything in the
past. There seems to be enough of this faith
to give the hog market to bears at this date.