Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-04
MEAT ON THE HOOP.
Leading Features of Live Stock Mar
ket at Herr's Island.
SHEEP AND LAMBS STEADY, SLOW,
Hogs Unchanged, but Weak--Tribulations
of Pork Packers,
WHO CLAIM TO BE LOSING MONEY
OFFICE OF PTTTsBURG DISPATCH.
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OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DISPATCH,
MONDAY. June 5. 1889.
There were about the usual supplies and
cattle were higher, sheep and lambs easier
and hogs without any material change.
Cattle.
The supplies from the West cost from Is to
Is per cent more at Chicago than last week.
Buyers here were not willing to pay the ad-
vance and the result was q compromise
Drovers were only able to obtain part of the
advance they were compelled to pay at Chi
cago. Choice heavy Western beeyes. weigh
ing 800 to l,6Oo pounds, were held at 81 S59
4 95; medium weights. l2OO to l,zOO pounds.
s46O9475; prime lightweights, 800 to J, ,lOOpounds
81 0O94 30; common to fair rough steers. s. Esq
s.. Country butchering stock was in light
supply, consisting of few head of bulls and
dry COWS. These sold at SIC per pound.
Fresh COWS sold st SIS 90 to S45 90 per head,
calves at S75 to 4zc and for a few extra ine
51a to &c was asked.
Receipts from Chlcago-Winter & Dellen-
bach for abattoir, 2l9 head; L Zeigler, los; L.
GeTson, IS; A Fromm, So; Tranerman Bros,
81; II. Hirsch & Co., 50; Rothschild & Co. "a
From Pennsylvania-J. Reiber, z head; various
owners, :; total, 6SS head; last week. $50; previ-
Gus week. 7l2
sheep and Lambs.
Supply was In excess of demand, and mar
kets were easier than last week without any
material change in prices. Yearlings and
spring lambs were a shade lower.
Prime, heavy Ohio and Pennsylvania weth-
ers s. SO to 81 T5medium to good, 81 90 to 81 Is;
common to fair, So % to S3 20; yearlngs 81 20 to
S6 90; spring lambs, SC to 7cper pound. Some
very choice lambs brought shade above the
outside figure.
Receipts from Ohio-J. Langdon 81 head; A
Williamson, LIS head. From Pennsylvania-S.
Lowenstein, A head; S. Iowenthal lS3; Pisor &
McNeese, Ia; ]. Reiber, a: F. Cruikshank, Is;
McCreary & Craig, l65; j. Ackerman, 242; J.
Behler lis Total receipts, LAO head; last
week, LOSS previous week, l,O22
Hogs.
Market slow at last weeks prices. Holders
were not willing to concede, and buyers paid
about the same as last Monday The range of
prices was 81 IS to IS U0 Receipts from Ohio:
N5eeoy zee q S' Sml1h' 20 neao; Sanlor1 anu Lang
don, 70 head From various Pennsylvania
owners, s head. Total, 294; last week, l5S; pre-
vious week, ZIG
Losses of Pork Packers.
Pork packers have not found bonanza in
their industry this season. A gentleman from
Cincinnati, who has been long engaged in curing
meats. was in the city day or two ago, and re-
ported that packers there were generally losing
money. Said he: Il have put up about 500, 900
pounds of stuff, at cost of $4,000, and if 1
were to close out at present prices of provisions
my loss would be not less than Sl6O001'
One of our provision dealers here made pur.
chase from the Cincinnati house OF an amount
OF stuh on which there was loss to the seller
of.S9O0 Pork packers are unanimous in the
belief that margins are about wiped out.
Inc truth is hogs have ruled too high all the
past season.
Though the tendency has been downward for
some weeks, prices are still too high for any
proht in packing.