Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-19
AT THE STOCK YARDS
Cattle Higher in Chicago and Some
What Higher Here, but
DR0VERS NOT YET SATISFIED.
Improved Tone to Markets at ALI the Local
Stock Yards.
SHEEP ARE STEADY AND SWINE SLOW
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH.
MONDAY. August Is 1890.

OFFICE OF P1rTsBURG DISPATCH.
MONDAY, August is, 1880.
At Hers Island the cattle market ruled
better and stronger to-day than last Mon
day. Supply was larger than the late aver
age, but quality was more satisfactory.
Demand was good and prices were higher.
Following was the range: Best heavy
Chicago beeves, S. 90 to S. Is; good to
choice medium weights, 81 30 to q 20;
common to fair do, 81 05 to "a 20; prime
Hghtweights, 81 % to 81 50; common to fair
do, 50 IS to s.; low grade, rough and
mixed grassers bulls, dry cows, etc., g 50
to s. so. Fresh cows were in Light supply,
and prices ruled the same as last week.
The only sales reported were at sS3 SS5 and
SS7 so. Calves were scarce, there being but s.
head on sale, and market was firm at a range
of 41Sc at SIC per pound.
Receipts: From Chicago. Ziegler 140 head;
l. Gerson, l2O; A. Fromm, 81; l. RothschlId ~:
]. Richter l9. From PennsylvRnia-E Wolf,
4; @. Plinner. 4; ]. Behler, 2; ID. o. Pisor, 1;
Total, 800; last week. 322; previous week, S2e.
The run of sheep was larger than the demand
at these yards call for. while prices were shade
lower than last Monday; markets were quite
brisk Sheep sold at So so to S. 90, the latter
price being paid for few punches of choice
wethers. Lambs were sold at 412c to &c q D.
Receipts: From Chicago-L Ziegler, l79
From Pennsylvania. Bingham, go; ID. y.
Pisor. l52: q. Flinner, Ga; l. McNeese, 134;
]. CTuikshanE, lG7. From ohio~Sanford &
Langdon, 1855 Total, 1,325; last week, 9SS; pre-
vious week, l,10S Hogs we're in good demand,
and the market was strong and higher. with
Pennsylvania. Stock were dull and slow at
IS GO TO IS Is. Receipts: From Ohio-Needy
4 Sergeant. lS2: sanford & Langdon, 20. From
Pennsylvania-E. Wolf. z; G. Flinner, 4; j.
Behler, IL. Total. 2T7; last week. 204; previous
week, 24L Drovers report that the cost of
cattle at Chicago was much greater than
week ago, and that the slight advance here DID
not cover increased cost. Some claimed that
the increased price at Chicago was equal to a
half dollar per cut and others put the increase
higher.
At Woods Run and East Liberty.
The offerings of cattle at the Woods Run
yards were 25S head, Of which 172 head were
from Ohio and the balance from Chicago. OF
the Ohio cattle there were two loads of high
grade. weighing close to ], 500 lbs, which were
sold at Sc per lb. The Chicago cattle ranged in
TO sc. Markets were active and all were sold
by noon at better prices than have prevailed
the past fewlweeks.
There were $40 sheep and lambs on the
market. The range of prices was 43<c to SIC.
Prime yearlings brought 5szc and some choice
lambs were sold at 81 The price of hogs was
- IS to 81 20 There were but 30 head on the
market averaging about 200llbs in weight.
There were 100 LOADS of cattle on the market
at East Liberty yards this morning against so
loads last Monday and l35 for the week before.
Quality of this mornings offerings was only
fair. Supply and demand for prime beeves are
alike absent. The few butchers whose trade
calls for primes order directly from Chicago.
There were six to eight loads of good heavy
cattle on the market from Ohio and Indiana
for which 81 50 to 81 IS was asked, but il was
somewhat doubtful at 9 o'clock whether this
price could be obtained. Light tidy butcher
beeves. the kind our market calls for of late
weighing 1000 TO ], 200 pounds, were scarce De-
mand exceeded supply The range of markets
for this grade was So Is to 81 Is Markets
opened slim, but firm. at prices ranging from
l0c to l5c above last Mondays rates.
sheep and Lambs.
There were about 9 loads of sheep and
lambs on the market. and prices of last week
were well maintained. Last weeks prices were
q strong quarter better than those of the
previous week. Quality of the offerings to-day
was poor. There were loads of Missouri open
wool sheep and lambs on the market OF rather
inferior grade which sold at 81 So Common
and low grades of lambs wereFvery dull sale,
There is scarcely any demand whatever for any
other than choice lambs. One nice bunch of
the latter was sold at &c. which was to top of
the market and much above the average price
received for lambs.
Swine were firm at closing prices Of last
week. There were q loads on the market The
range for corn hogs was 81 90 to 81 Is; grassers,
S3 so to IS rs
One of our packers was advised by his Chi.
cago buyer this morning that receipts there to-
day were 5.OOo, and top prices was &c per lb.