Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-03
LOCAL LIVE STOCK.
Leading Features of Markets at the
Herr's Island Yards.
PRIME BEEVES SCARCE AND FIRM.
Choice Sheep and Lambs Firmly Held at
Last Weeks Rates.
MARKETS AT LIBERTY AND CHICAGO
OFFICE OF PTTTsBURG DISPATCH, l
MONDAY. December 9 1889.

MONDAY, December lSSs.
The run of stock for to-day's markets was
light but an attempt to lift prices proved
unsuccessful. The failure to bring about
an advance was due mainly to the fact that
quality of offerings was below par.
Receipts of cattle were 322 head against
AS last week, and consisted mostly of CON-
mon and low grade stock. The demand was
chiefly for prime light and heavy beeves, and
these grades being scarce were firmly held.
The stock on hand was slow. Best heavy
Western beeves weighing l,5OO to l6OO pounds
were quoted at 81 95G5 10; medium weights,
l,S5O to $50 pounds, at 81 6O@4 rs; do, 200 to
1SOO pounds, 81 1904 so; prime lightweights,
800 to 100 pounds, at 81 1904 Is, and common
to fair thin and rough steers at s. 25gS 65.
Fresh COWS were in light demand and were dull
at range of $25645 a head. Calves were very
scarce and hrm at range of 5Q6lzc per pound.
Bulls, stays and dry COWS were quoted at rag
SIC per pound.
Receipts: From Chicago. Zeigler, 80 head;
L Gerson, So; A. Fromm, So; Rothschild q Co..
Oh From Ohio-L. Russell, q. From Penn
sylv3nia-D. o. Pis0r, 10; various owners, Il
Total S22; last week, 475; previous week, 49,
Sheep and Lambs.
Choice stock sold readily at full last weeks
prices. but this class was in very light supply.
There was not enough of the good to go round,
but enough, and more than enough, of the
common and poor. The latter grades were dull
and slow, though the indications at noon were
that all would be sold. Best heavy western and
native wethers sold at 81 75Q5 90: good to
choice medium weights, 81 25Q4 6oi far to
medium do, 81 0094 %; common and mixed
lots, s. 50@3 IS. Lambs were quoted at 5G6c
per pound. A few very choice punches were
sold as high as &C.
head. From Peunsylvania-J. F. CruiI1shank,
13l; McCreary q Bell, l9S; Bingham Co, I7S;
D. o. Pisor, l3: G. Flinner, Is; William Craig,
lag. Total, 500; last week, 76li previous week,
SAG
Light Supply of Hogs.
Supply was light and market a shade frmer
than last Monday. There was, however. no ad-
vance The range for Chicago and Ohio was
81 1904 20. Country hogs wholesaled at s. 7U@
3 s.
Receipts: From Chicago. Zlegler, 2lO
head. From 0hio-Needy & Smith, S0l; Will
lam Smith, 9S; L. K. Russell, 6; ]. F. Shepherd,
81 From Pennsylvania-L Feeser, 20; ]. F.
Cruikshank, 6; Bingham Co., 10; D: Q. Pisor,
Al; G. Flinner, As; William Craig. s. Total, SS6;
last week, l,0S5; previous week. l,O2S.
Liberty aud Chicago Live Stock.
Receipts of cattle at East Liberty yards to-
DAY were los loads, against ITO last Monday,
anu 1oE All CHOICE grauess prices were ABOUT 4Oc
higher, while common grades were the same,l
The run of hogs was light, and prices were
strong at an advance of Is to 25c on last weeks
rates. On the other hand, advices to one of
our leading packers from Chicago this morn
ing indicate that hogs there have touched
their lowest this season, the outside rate for
the best selected hogs being s. S. The low
prices will no doubt reach this center by to-
morrow as our Tuesdays hog markets are
usually overstocked with common grades
The prediction was made some weeks ago
by one of our leading dealers in provisions
is out Prices at Chicago to-day are very close
to the verIfication of this prediction. At pres
ent prices of hogs the margin on products Is
very narrow.