Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-18
AT THE STOCK YARDS.
Improved Quality of Cattle Offered at
East Liberty,
BUT No IMPROVEMENT In MARKETS
Warm, Wet Weather Diminishes Revenues
of Live Stockmen.
SWINE LOWER AND GOOD SHEEP STEADY
OFFICE OF THE PITTsBURG DISPATCH
MONDAY. November II, 1890. !
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OFFICE OF THE PITTsBURG D1sPATCH,(
MONDAY. November II, 1890.
At Herrs Island.
Receipts of cattle were light and markets
sluggish with the general situation in buyers
favor. Quality of those offered was above
late average. The improvement of quality
and light supply saved markets from de-
cline which would otherwise have occurred.
As it was, prices barely held up to rates Of
last week. Buyers made an effort to bear
markets, but were unable to bring drovers to
their views, SO that prices were essentially
the same as prevailed last Monday. Prime
heavy Chicagos sold at s. 40 to S5 80; good
to choice medium weights, "a rs to S. 10;
common to fair do, 81 40 to 81 65; good to
choice light weights, 81 so to 81 IS; common
to fair do, S4 10 to 81 %; roughs and
grassers, ~ 90 to So rs. Country stock con-
sisted of four fresh cows, which sold at 1872
each, and 35 head of calves, which brought
from &c to &c per pound. Receipts: From Chi
cago-I. Zeigler, 1S3 head; A. Fromm, 81 From
Pennsylvania-T. Bingham, head. Total, 244;
last week, 43I; previous week, $685.
Sheep and Lambs.
There was light run, and in spite of this
markets were slow. Choice stock held up to
prices of last week. Following was the range
Of markets: Sheep, So 90 to So 90 per cwt.;
lambs, 41c to &c per pound. Receipts: From
Ohio-G. Smith, ,33 head; Sanford & Langdon.5 SO
head. Pennsylvania-McCreary Sergeant,
ll5; ID. o. Pisor, II; T. Bingham, 1873: j. Wright,
81: 2. Scleidermantle, lU4 Total, $50; last week,
74s; previous week, 1855. Hogs - Offerings
were below late average in number. but mar
kets were very draggy because of the un-
seasonably mild weather. Ruling prices were
fully l5c to 25c lower than last Monday. Follow
Chicagos, 81 10 to "a 80; Pennsylvania. So 25
to VI w. Receipts: From Chicago-L Zeigler.
229 head. From Ohio-W. .SweitzerS 8 head;S.R
Buchanan. go; G. Smith, So; Needy & Smith, 123;
McCreary & Sergeant, % head;D. o. Pisor, II: G.
week, 9l3
Two or three carloads of stock for the Herr's
Island yards were detained in Ohio by a wreck
and did not put in an appearance until after
noon, when buyers had departed.
At Woods Run and East Liberty.
There were 240 head of cattle on the market
at Woods run yards this morning. of which 1853
head were from Ohio, and the balance from
Chicago Chicago cattle sold at range of
SIC to 44c, and Ohio cattle at SIC to Sc. A few
of the Ohio beeves. it was reported were close
to prime, weighing from 500 to l, 900 lbs. The
number OF sheep and lambs on the market was
4S6 head. Sheep sold at 4 range of IS 25 TO S5 40
and lambs from &c to SIC per pound. There
were 2S7 hogs on the market, all from Ohio, and
the range of prices was 81 Is to "a 85.
AT the East Liberty yards there were about
125 heads of cattle on sale at the opering of the
markets this morning The proportion of good
beeves in the offerings was somewhat larger
than the late average. There were no strictly
prime cattle offered, as there is no longer de-
mand for this grade at these yards. Butchers
whose trade demands prime buy direct from
Chicago Markets opened slow at last weeks
prices for light. tidy butcher beeves, such as
our trade calls for. The only grade of cattle
which was firm were good feeders. which are in
short supply. Stockers and all common and
low grade beeves were dull and heavy, with
markets favorable to the buyer.
A commission man who claimed that he had
as good cattle as were on the market reported
top price at 81 go. Buyers were present in fair
force but made the most of their opportunity
from the weather. A crisp, frosty condition of
weather would. without doubt, have added
many dollar to the revenues of shippers and
commission men. The approach of Thanks
giving and consequent heavy supplies of
poultry have curtailed demand for staple
meats. There seem to be conditions of late
favorable to the drover. There is probably no
class in our business world as little inclined to
Thanksgiving as dealers in live stock.
There were from 30 to so carloads of hogs on
sale at East Liberty yards this morning, about
one-thrd of which were good corn.fed stock.
Top price of Philadelphas was 81 10 to 81 05
Markets were dull and slow at q decline of Toto
15c from last weeks prices all along the line.
The run OF sheep and lambs was about Is
loads. Choice. which were in the minority,
were steady a: last weeks prices but all COM
mon and low grades were weaker.