Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-16
AT THE ST0CKYARDS.
Improvement in Live Stock Markets
all Along the Line.
LIGHT RECEIPTS AT EAST LIBERTY.
Prime Butcher BeeveS Not to be Had
This Side of Chicago.
SHEEP AND SWINE ARE ADVANCING

MONDAY, September Is, 1890 /
Receipts OF cattle at Herr's Island were
below late average in volume. Supplies
were manly from Chicago. Demand was
good for choice stock, and prices were a
shade higher than week ago. Following
was the range of prices: Prime heavy
Chicagos, which were in liberal supply,
IS 80 to SIS 80; good to choice medium
weights, 81 80 to IS 25; prime 900 to ], 200
beeves were scarce and firm, and grassers OF
the same weight were too plentiful and SLOW.
Light weights sold at 81 IS to S4 S5: COM
mon to fair do, 81 25 to 81 so; grassers,
bulls. dry cows and thin steers, s. IS to
S. 75. Fresh cows were slow at range OF
$25 to $40 head. Sales reported were all
above $50, mostly S34 to $50. Calves were
in light supply and firm at &c to &c per
pound, according to weight and age.
Receipts-From Chicago: 1. Zeigler, 127
head; L. Gerson, 120; A. Froman. Sc; L.
Rothschild, p; j. Richter, 10. From Ohio:
j Cruikshank, .. From Pennsylvania:
Various owners, 6. Total, 3S1; last week,
436; previous week, 405. The run of sheep
and lambs was light, demand active and
prices DC per ewt. above rates of last week.
Following was the range: Sheep, S1I(95Zc;
lambs, 415Gl615c p ID Receipts-From
Chicago: l. Zaigler, 800 head. From Ohio:
j. Cruikshank, 100; SANFORD u Langdon,
30. From Pennsylvania: l. Zeigler, 90;
d. Q. Pisor, 100; G. FIinner, ia; J. Rel
ber, 20; William McCreary, 75. Total, 731;
last week, 9SS; previous week, 1,122.
Prices OF hogs have taken a sharp turn
upward since last week. The general range
was 81 80 to S. %, the former price for low
grassers, and the latter for choice cornfed
Ohio and Pennsylvania stock. Receipts:
From Ohio, j. n. Robey, "a head; j. A.
Franks, 106; Sanford & Langdon, 126.
From Pennsylvania, 1. Zelgier, "a; d. o.
Pisor, is; J. Behler. 43; j. Ruber, 26;
William McCreary, 5. Total, 432; last week,
Sol; previous week, $50.
Woods Run nnd East Liberty.
At Woods Run there were 165 head of
cattle on the market this morning, all from
Chicago. There were few strictly primes,
which were sold at S. 35. The lowest price
was 50 90. Markets were slow, but all were
sold at the range of So 80 to S5 35. There
were sos head of sheep and lambs on sale.
Sheep soid al 4S4c to 51&c per tb., and lambs
IS IS to Sc 60, the latter for some extra fine.
The number OF hogs on the market was 95
head. Demand was good at prices ranging
from 43+e to sc per ID.
At the East Liberty yards the run OF cat
tie was the Iightest for several weeks past.
There were 1O2 loads on the market this
morning against 40 loads last Monday.
There were 20 primes in the offerings to-
dav. 1t is thing of the past to receive
prime beeves at these wards. Butchers who
handle the high grades are compelled to go
Chicago for their supplies. The quality of
cattle offered to-day was very similar to
that for number OF weeks past. Common
and low grades were largely in the majority
Markets strong at 10 10 Is per cwt. higher
than last Monday. If there had been any
prime light butcher stock for sale they
would have brought even better prices.
Ee-t Prices For Cattle.
There were a few loads OF good but not
prime cattle. weighing from 1890 to 1,4OO
pounds, that sold at 81 % to 81 g. the last |
price being the highest obtained. Stockers |
aud feeders were in demand but very lew
were offered. Buyers were present in full |
force from eastern counties, but found |
greater difficulty in securing stock wanted |
than has been experienced for some weeks |
past.
For the first time the past month or two |
the seller had the innings and buyers were |
easily brought to his terms. There were |
only about FIVE car loads of sheep and lambs |
on the market, against dozen or more
as the ordinary Monday run, and |
as result of the diminished receipts mar
kets were brisk at an advance OF 25c per
cwt Pens were early cleaned up at the ad-
vance. Offerings of hogs were % carloads.
an amount much below late average, and
prices we're up about 4Oc per cwt as COM
pared with last Monday. A small propor-
ton of the receipts were corn-fed. Phila-
delphias tound ready buyers at 81 95(65 90.
Workers sold at 81 1904 95 All along the
line markets showed decided Improvement
over anything for a month or two past.
Weather is more favorable to trade than it
has been of late and the worst is evidently
over for the live stock dealers for this
season.
Cattle-Receipts, 40l6 head; Shipments. 1859
head Market active on good, shade higher
than last weeks price, common and medium
Twenty cars cattle shipped to
New Y GUrk to-day.
Hogs-Receipts 6,250 head: shipments, 1900
head; market firm; good selected corn-fed. 81 15
q5 90; grassers, 81 5O6l4 20; pigs, s. 2593 10
Iwenty-tour cars of hogs shipped to New
y OTk to-day.
Sbeep-Receipts 2 100 head; shipments, LOO
head, Market active; 25c higher than last
weeks prices.