Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-07
AT THE ST0CKYARDS.
Light Receipts and Slow Cattle Mar
ket at Herr's Island.
UNUSUALLY BIG RUN AT LIBERTY.
The Markets Weak on All but Light Tidy
Butcher Beeves.
SWINE STRONG AND SHEEP STEADY
UNUSUALLY BIG RUN AT LIBERTY.
SWINE STRONG AND SHEEP STEADY
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
MONnAN 0ctoher a 1900


MONDAY, October 6, 1890.
Receipts of cattle at Hers Island were
rather light this morning, but in spite of
this the markets dragged and prices were a
shade lower than last week. The adverse
influence was bad weather Prime heavy
Chicagos sold at S5 % to S. so; good to
choice medium weights, S4 IS to IS Is: good
to choice light weights, S4 60 to 81 90; COM
mon to fair do, s. 10 to 81 so. Fresh cows
were dull and unchanged at a range of S25
to $40 per head, and calves were active and
strong at 41Ic to SIC per h. Bulls and dry
COWS and low grade steers sold slowly at
50 25 to So so. Receipts: From Chicago
J. Ziegler 1l5 head; L. Gerson. 100, A.
Fromm, So; L. Rothschild 81: ]. Richter, Is.
From Ohio-J johnson, %; ]. n. Roby, Z.
From Pennsylyania-Various owners, head
Total. S67; last week. $50; previous week, ASS.
The offerings of sheep and lambs were
were rather heavy. and market was dull and
heavy at a lower range than last week. The
range for sheep was SIC to &c. and for lambs
416c to &c per h. Most of the sales of sheep
were &c 10 419c, and lambs Sc TO she per lb. Re
ceipts From Chicago. Zegier, l99 head; s.
NJ. Latferty & Brother I90 From OhIo-Needy
& Smith, y; {. Nolbrecht IS; Sanford d Lang
don, 20 From PENNSYLVANIA. F. Cruik-
shank o.; %. > Wright So; MSSeeTs' S u; ir G.
ger. 80; McCreary & Sergeant. IL. Total,
L22l: last week, gil; previous week,
l2ld Receipts of hogs were large, demand
lower than last Monday Good to prime corn
fed Chcagos and Ohios sold at 81 80 to s. 10:
dc Pennsylvania 81 50 TO 81 IS: grasses. 81 IS
TO 81 As; roughs and pigs, S. 40 to 81 co. Re-
William Zoller, 76 head. From 0hio-C. Vol
brecht, l29 head; J.. \: Roby, so head; Needy
& Smith. 524 head; Strong & Co., Al head.
From Pennsylvania. Wright Il head; |.
McNeese. y head; q. Flinner. 20 head; T.
Bingham, so head; J. Runger. 9 head; McCreary
& Sergeant. 81 head; Sanford & Langdon, 6S
head. Total 1923 head: last week, 792 head;
previous week. ], ,l56 head
Woods Run and East Liberty.
There were Dol head of cattle on sale al
Woods Run yards, of which l42 were from
Chicago and SO from Ohio. Markets we're
weaker, but all were sold at the following
range: Chicsgo beeves, SIC to 51lc; Ohios,
44C to 81 &C. There were few close to prime
beeyeS ON the market, but nothing that
brought over 81 per n.
The number of sheep and lambs on the mar
ket was 4l5 head. The range of prices for
speep 454c to SIC per 4. and for lambs, SIC to
S. 81, the latter price being paid for few
extras. There were los hogs on the market,
which sold from DC to S. Is. As selected corn
ted hogs sold at East Liberty promptly at Sc in
carload lots il is fair to presume that quality
of those on sale at Allegheny yards was shade
below the best.
the market at East Liberty yards this morning
against lao loads last Monday. Quality of
offerings varied very little from last week. As
has been the case for weeks there was a light
run OF good stock, especially of the kind de-
maEded by our markets, namely light, tidv
butcher cattle weighing from / 100 to l. 200 rs
Chicago furnished about 35 loads of to-day's
supplies, and these consisted in the main of
hal
from OHIO and Indiana. There was good IN
quiry for stockers, but few were offered Buy
ers were present in goodly number but made
the most of their opportunity from the large
run. Market opened slow with s. 25G4 50 as
top prices. Prospects were that large num-
Der Of the cattle offered would necessarily be
shipped on in first hands.
Low Grade Beeves Numerous,
The number OF low grade beev.s dumped
into our markets of late has been unusually
large. Stock raisers and farmers are evidently
acting on the belief that lean kline will not pay
for their keeping the coming winter, owing to
hlgh-priced corn. For this or some unknown
reason our markets are flooded of late with in
ter1or stock. Desirable beeves. suitable for
butcher purposes, are fairly up to last weeks
prices but all other grades are dull, with mar
kets in favor of the buyer. There has been
little demand for export cattle at Liberty of
late, and hence receipts of this grade have been
light
There were about u loads of sheep and lambs
on the market. Quality was poor There were
very few choice on sale. 1t is evident that if
there are any choice sheep or lambs in the
hands Of farmers they are being withheld
while common stock is being sent 10 the front.
Prices of last week were fully maintained for
all good stock. but low grades, which were
largely In the majority dragged at a shade low
er prices. There were 25 loads of hogs on sale
this morning, ana markets were strong for good
curn-fed stock. Top prices ranged from 81 90 to
s. 90. There were not, however over five loads
Of this grade offered. Common TO good York
ers ranged from 81 50 TO 81 75 On the lower
grades markets opened slow and weak.