Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-14
AT THE STOCK YARDS
Supply of BeeVes Above Demand at
All Local Yards.
MARKETS FIND A LOWER LEVEL.
Unfavorable Weather and the large Run
Adverse 10 Trade.
SHEEP AND SWINE ALSO WEAKER
.ARkETS FIND A LOVER LEVEL.
SHEEP AND SWINE ALSO WEAKER
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH.
MONDAY, October Is, 1890

MONDAY. October Is. 1890. I
At Herr's Island the supply OF cattle was
larger than late average to-day and
markets were dull and slow at 10 to 10 per
cent reduction from prices of last Monday.
Prime heavy Chicagos sold at range of
50 10 to s. %; good TO choice medium
weights, S4 65 to S. 90; common to fair do
81 % to 81 80; good to choice light weights,
81 50 to 81 IS common to fair do, "a 90 to
81 %. Bulls dry cows, roughs and grassers
sold at s. IL to IS %.
Fresh cows were dull and unchanged at
S25 90 to S45 90 per head and calves active
and scarce at 4c to 6l5c ner 10. Receipts:
From ChicaCo-I. Ziegler, 154 head; L. Ger
son, 145: \ Fromm, 73; L. Rothschild, 20;
J. Richter, 70. From Pennsylvania-J.
Behler, 1; William Ganin, S. Total, 424;
last week, 367; previous week, $50.
The supply OF sheep and lambs was
lighter than usual, hut there was sufficient
for all demands. Markets were slow and
barely steady at last weeks prices. Sheep
sold at So - to S. 90 per cwt., and lambs
4l@c to 6lac per II, but general sales were 4c
to 4l5c for sheep and lambs 81 to SIC. Re-
ceIpts: From Chicago-I. Ziegler, ITO head
From Pennsyivania-J. Behler. g.; j. Wright
76: I. Bingham. 2li; ID. o. Pisor. IS; McCreary d
Sergeant. 49,: l. McNeese, So: Home x heesy,
e5. Total gSS; last week. l,22l; previous week,
gil Receipts of hogs were much below those
OF last Monday and demand was active, But
markets were l0c to l5c lower all along the
line.
Following was the range of prices: Good to
DrIne corn fed Ohio and Chicago hogs, 81 so to
i 11ar, lynn : M IN
81 20 20 81 80; roughS and pig>. So % to So 80
Receipts: From Chicago-L Zieglcr, 2G2. From
0hio-N eedy q Smith. SO From Pennsyl-
vanIa-J. Wright. IS; William Gavin 20; ID. o.
Pisor, 81; Z. D. Sergeant. "A; J. Reiber. 49,
Home 4 heesev. g., Total, S92: last week, ,225;
previous week. 1872.
Markets Rather Slow.
At the Woods Run Yards there were ZIG head
OF cattle on the market from Chicago and Ohio
In the offerings were few Ohio cattle close to
prime weighing about l.5OO pounds. The gen.
erll range o. markets was 81 &C to &c per lb.
and at these figures markets were slow. There
were 4G5 lambs and l30 sheep on sale. Lambs
sold at &C TO 655c per lb., and sheep &c to 81 &c
per lb. Hogs retaileG at &c to 5lsc per lD
There were only l4S head on the market.
Markets opened at East Liberty Monday
morning very blue. on account of heavy rain
and dampening weather. The man without
nigh top boots who ventured into the yards
was in a foTlnrn condition. Gloomy skies and
muddy earth combined against trade, and
markets were an hour or two later than usual
getting start And. when markets did start.
the situation was in favor OF the buyer on all
grades Of cattle, with the exception of light,
tidy butcher beeves. which were In light sup
ply, as they have been all this season. At the
opening OF markets there were l5S loads of
cattle on sale. with a coodly number to arrive
through the day. Chicago furnished not
less than 30 car loads for our local trade
These were IN the main common and low grade
cattle. A leading sGockm All said: "A very
large proportion of the offerings were trash.
There were no heavy prime beeyes on sale in
car load lots, and very few light primes. The
latter held up fairly well 10 last weeks prices,
but all other grades on sale were weak at a
shade lower prices than last Monday.
No Advance in Prices.
There was good demand for good feeders
weighing from 800 to 100 1s from Westmore-
land and Lancaster county buyers but while
markets for this grade were firm. there was no
advance on last weeks prices. Stockers were
quiet and weak There were gOodly number
OF BUYERS from eastern counties but they made
the most of their opportunity from the un-
favorable weather and heavy receipts. The
only class Of beeveS which held their own were
the well-fatted stock of light weight
There were about dozen grades of sheep
and lambs in the market mostly lambs, and in
the offerings there was very small proportion
of choice stock. Markets opened slow at de-
cline from last weeks prices on all but prime
stock which was hardly in supply enough to
quote. The unfavorable condition of weather
had depressing effect on:hogs. There were IS
loads on sale. Top price was 81 20 and very few
brought this price. Outside prices at Chicago
this morning were 81 40 to 81 50, according to
advices received by one of our packers from his
buyer there,