Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-23
AT THE STOCKYARDS.
Receipts of Cattle at Herr's Island
and Liberty Large,
AND PRICES A SHADE STRONGER.
The Supply of Light, Tidy Butcher. Beeyes
Short of Demand.
LAMBS LOWER AND SWINE HIGHER

OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH.
MONDAY. September q, 1890. 4
At Herr's Island.
Receipts of cattle were large and demand
was good at full last weeks prices. Prime
heavy Chicagos sold at S. 40 to SIS so; good
to choice medium weights, 81 80 to S. % f;
good to prime corn-fed light weights, S4 IS
10 IS 90; common to fair do, 81 % to 81 60;
mixed grassers, bulls, dry cows and heifers,
s. IS to S. rs. Fresh cows sold at s25 90 to
$40 90 per head, and calves at Sc to
&c per h. Receipts: From Chicago.
Zeigler, 120 head; L. Gerson, 119; A.
Fromm, 81; L. Rothschild, IS; ]. Richter, IL.
From PennsylYania-Various owners, 4 head.
Total Ass; last week, SSl previous week, 486.
sheep and Lambs.
The supply was large and market was slow
but last weeks prices were maintained.
TOP price of lambs, however, was % per cent
below top prices of last monday. Sheep sold
at a range of s. so to S. 25 and lambs at 4lzc to
&C per pound. Recelpts-From Chicago-L.
Zeigier 200 head. From Ohio-G. W. Sonora,
81; ]. F. Cruikshank, SO; 1. Zeigler, q; Sanford
& Langdon, lSS. From Pennsylvania-Mc-
Creary 4 Sergeant, l62; J. Wright, 81; ]. Nc
Neese, 81: J. Behler %; ]. Keller, III: T. Bing-
ham, $50; hunger Harvey, 80. Total, l2l5;
last week, 7SI; previous week. 9SS. The run of
hogs was the largest of the seeson so far, and
last weeks advances were fully maintained.
Markets were very frm at the advance:
Pennsylvania sold at 81 5065 90, and cornfed
Ohios and Chicagos, at IS OOQ0 .. Low grade
and roughs sold at sS 1904 25. Receipts: From
Ohio-Needy & smith, 3S9 head; G. W. Smith,
A.: ]. +. Cruikshank, "a; Sanford d Langdon
IS; L Zeigler, 80; J. A. Franks "a: j. n. Robey,
20 From Chicago-Willian Zoller, l6L From
ennsylvania-McCreary & Sergeant, IS: ].
Wright, 81: 1. McNeese, 47; G. Flinner, 81; J.
Reiber 81; T. Bingham, AZ; g. W. keesey. I3;
Runger & Harol. Is. Total, Ll56; last week.
49,; previous week, 56l.
Al Woods Run and Enst T. betty.
There were $50 head of cattle on sale at
Woods Run stockyards this morning of
which 162 we're from Chicago and Is from Ohio.
Quality of offerings was below average. Chi
cSgo beeves sold at S3zc to 434c. The range for
Ohio cattle was &c 10 &c. Markets were draggy,
but all found buyers at this range. Sheep and
lambs on sale numbered 365 head. Sheep sold
at $40 to SIC and lambs at SIC to sc per h.
There were no hogs retailed. Top price OF hogs
was 5l4C. Good cattle were higher in Chicago,
and Gedlers here could not see any inducements
10 lay in prime beeves Past experience ad-
monished them to deal lightly in prime stock
in view of advanced prices.
There were $50 loads of cattle in thesmarket
at the East Liberty yards this morning against
l02 loads last Monday. and 40 loads for the pre-
vious week. The bulk of the offerings were
common and low grade stock. About 30 loads
were from Chicago, the balance from Ohio and
Indiana. There were no primes on the mar
ket, but a half dozen loads of good beeves
weighing from 400 to l so pounds were offered
ana found ready sale at range of 81 so TO
81 So which was 10 to Is per cent better than the
same grade would have brought a week ago
Common and inferior stock sold at about the
same prices as last week The latter grade has
already touched bottom. There is no lower
depth. In general. the market for good beeves
was strong and l0c higher than last week.
The supply of light tidy butcher cattle has
not for many weeks been equal to the demand
The best price obtained for cattle was 81 SU
and last Mondays top price was 81 %. The
supply Of sheep and lambs was above late
average. There were about 20 loads on the
market. Sheep sold at the same prices as a
week ago, and lambs were dull and lower
There were 80 loads of hogs on the market of
which about One-third were good cornfed
stock Markets were active and firm for good
stock, at s. 10 to So Is as TOD price for Phila-
delphias. Top price in Chicago this morning
was u 80. according to adyices received by one
OF our packers from his buyer there.