Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-01
LOCAL LIVE STOCK.
Prices of Cattle Higher at Chicago,
But Pittsburg Buyers Are
RELUCTANT TO ACCEPT ADVANCE
A Short Supply of Light, Tidy Butcher
Stock is Reported,
SHEEP AND SWINE GOING HIGHER
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DIsPATcH,I
MONDAY, March 81, 1890.

SHEEP AND SWINE dVlNG HlGHEk
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH
MONDAY, March 81, 1890.
The supply of cattle at Herr's Island did
not vary much from that of last Monday,
either in quality or quantity. Demand was
GOOD but while markets were reported
stronger than last week, there were no
material changes in prices. Prime heavy
Chicagos weighing /, 500 to 1,6O0 lbs sold at
s. 25 to S. 80; medium weights, ], $50 tn ], 450
lbs. S5 90 to IS Is; do, 1000 to ], 300 lbs,
81 IS to 81 95; prime light weights 900 to
LOO lbs, 81 25 to a 65; common to fair
thin and rough steers, So 80 to S4 90; bulls,
stays and heifers, 81 as to 50 IS. Fresh
cows were dull and slow at S25 90 to $40 90
per head. Calves were in supply beyond
demand, the range of prices being 41Sc to
SIC per ID. Receipts, from Chicago, l.
Zeigier, 115 head; L. Gerson. lib; l..
Rotbschild, 40; E. Wolf. is; A. Fromm, a.
From PENNSYLVANIA, J. Reiber IL; D. o. Pisor
:; ]. Wright. s. Total. S9S; last week, 40S;
previous week. 80.
The market for sheep and lambs was active.
especially for good stock. and offerings found
ready sale at the 1OllONlnE range Oh prices.
Best heavy Western and native wethers. 50 10
to Sc 25; medium weights, 50 % to 30 5O; best
light weights. 81 IS TO So 90; fair 10 good do,
81 As to 81 60; common and mixed ewes and
wethers So IS to 81 %; lambs 51zc to &c per lb;
spring lambs, lOc 20 l2c per ID;
Receipts from Chicago, l. Zeigler, l9S head;
from Ohio, J. +. Cruikshank, IS head; from
PENNSYLVANIA, D. Q. Pisor, Z; j. Wright, IS: f.
D. Sergeant. 81; total, S93; last week, Ss2:
previous week. Isl.
stockynrd Notes.
Offerings of hogs were comparatively light
and demand was active, so that all on the mar
ket quickly disappeared. Notwithstanding the
activity of markets the prices obtained were a
shade below the rates of last Monday.
The range for Chicagos and Ohios was 81 50
to 81 90: for Pennsylvania, 81 to 81 40. Supply
was not up to demand. More could have been
sold at the range given above than were Of
fered. Receipts from Chicago Zeigler. 100
head. From OhIo-J. LangdOn, 80: j. +. Cruik-
shank. y; Needy & Smith, 24S From Pennsyl-
vania-J. Reiber, II; d. Q. Pisor, Is; E. D.
Sergeant. %. Total SIS; last week, L0S4; pre-
Ylous week. 135.
The offerings of cattle at Allegheny yards
were in all l7S head. Quality was scarcely up
to last week. but about all had been sold at
noon at prices ranging from 4c TO &c per pound
The source of supply was Chicago and prices
paid at headquarters were 10 to l5c higher than
last week, with little no advance in rates
here. There were about 100 head OF calves on
the market ana demand was weak at range
of 51sC to 612c per pound.
The offerings of sheep and lambs made a
total of 500 head. The outside price for sheep
was 81 &c and for lambs &c per pound. Spring
lambs sold at l212 per pound. There were l93
hogs on the market, and the range of prices was
81 so to 81 60 per hundred.
AT East Liberty.
The supply of cattle for local trade at East
Liberty has varied very little for three weeks
past the total being about 20 load.
+bor far riroa nm
the market in car load lots.
The quality of cattle in demand in this mar
ket. namely smooth. light butcher stock, weigh
ing from l. 100 TO / 800 lbs, in short supply,
as it has been for months past.
1t seems that this class of beeves finds better
markets in Chicago than here of late and as a
result our markets are not well enough supplied
in this line.
Common and low grade stock has been in
supply above demand for some weeks past and
on these grades markets drag all the time.
The cattle markets opened up this morning
very slow, and as prices were higher than
last week at Chicago, from which supplies
principally came the outlook was anything but
good for drovers.
Chicago prices were Is to 2Oc higher than Iass
week, but it was found impossible to bring
buyers here up to the notion that cattle were
worth more than they were a week ago.
The offerings of sheep and lambs this morn
ing were about u loads, and markets were
steady at prices of last week the outside price
for the best wethers being &C. and lambs, &c.
There were 26 loads of hogs on sale, and
prices were sc higher than the closing rates of
Saturday. The best selected hogs sold at 81 As
"a 50.
CATTLE-Receipts. 900 head: shipments. J. O5O
head; market slow at last weeks prices; cars
cattle shipped to New York to-day.
HoGs-Receipts $3.50 head: shipments. $3.50
head; market firm; medium and selected. 81 406
80: common to best Workers. 81 20Q4 35; pigs
81 OOG4 TO- l5 cars hogs shipped to New York to-
day.
Snrrp Iooo;,+s o5o ho,d. .b,o,,o,&s o ON
head; market steady at last weeks prices.