Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-03
ATLIVESTOCK YARDS.
Fair Cattle Market at Herr's Island
but Poor at East Liberty.
THE RECEIPTS TOO HEAVY THERE.
Prices Higher West and Lower Here, and
Drovers Lose Money.
SHEEP WEAKER AND SWINE STRONGER
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH
MONDAY, June 2 1890. (

SfE1CE OF P1TTSBURG D1SPATCH,l
MONDAY. June 2, 1880. I
At Hers Island the run of cattle was
scarcely up to that of last Monday. Quality
of offerings was good, average demand was
active and markets were shade frmer than
they were a week ago. Prices however,
were practically the same, and were as fol-
lows: Prime heavy Western beeves, IS 40
as 80; medium weights, 81 1905 10; prime
light weights and butchers selections
weighing 900 to LOO TBS, 81 1904 rs;
common to fair, thin and rough steers,S SO %
O. 25. Country stock was in light supply
and for good and sufficient reasons, namely,
that there is no money in bringing stock to
market at present prices. Fresh cows were
held at about the old range and sales were
reported at S25@35 per head. D. o. Pisor
sold two choice mixers at S32 so each. Calves
were active and higher with 416c to &c per
pound as the range. Bulls and dry COWS sold
at 9G315c per pound. Receipts-From Chicago
1. Zeigler. l27 head; L. Gerson l2O: A. Fromm,
IS; L. Rothschild 81: E. Wolf, Is From Penn
sylvania, J. Wright 2; ]. Behler, 8: d. o. Pisor,
5; G. FlInner 8. Total, SSS; last week, AIS; pre-
yious week, SS S.
sheep, Lambs and Swine.
Supply of sheep was above late average, but
demand was good for all offered, and markets
were firm at shade better prices than last
week. McCreary & Sergeant sold some choice
145-lb yearlings at Sc 25 and good 125-lb sheep
at IS So Good sheep wore scarce. Though
one or two lots brought IS rs. the general range
of prices was 81 50 to IS 80. Spring lambs were
In good demand, at &c to Sc per pound. Re-
ceipts, from Chicago: l. Zeigler, 100 head.
From Ohio: Sanford q Langdon, A head
From Pennsylvania: ]. Wright hO; J. BehIer,
p; d. o. Pisor, 127; McCreary & Sergeant, l07:
G. Flinner 65; Cruikshank & Allen. l5a Total,
as; last week. $50; previous week, 6el
The offerings Of hogs were unusually light.
butchers stalls. All offered found ready sale
At range OF 81 40 to 81 45 for Ohios, of which
the supply mainly consisted; and 81 25 to 81 30
Needy & smith, IS5 head; Sanford & Langdon,
s; c. Noibrecht. &c. From Pennsylvania: ].
Behler. Il Total, lS7; last week, 6ls; previous
week, 55L
Woods Run and East Liberty.
The offerings of cattle were 229 head of
which l72 were from Chicago and the balance
from ST. Louis. Markets were slow, but all
were sold at 41zc to SIC for Chicago cattle and
zlzc to 81 35 for St. Louis. Best was l5c above
those offered last week, and it was found I'M
possible TO advance prices here, so that mar
gins OF profit were more than wiped out There
We're 527 sheep and lambs on the market. and
&c; yearling lambs, SC to 65zc.
Hogs were in light supply, there being but IS
head offered, All were retailed at 81 s.
There were IS loads of cattle on the market
against about the same number last Mopday
large proportion of the receipts were fair TO
good butcher stock weighing from 1 900 to ], 100
Ms. There were very few heavy beeves on the
market and no primes in car load lots The sun
plies were from Chicago, ST. Louis and Omaha
Country cattle were conspicuously absent from
the market, as were prime heavy beeves Re-
ceipts being fully 20 loads above the wants of
our local trade, the situation entirely in the
buyers favor. Buyers were scarce at the open
ing Of the market.
Not Buyers Enough.
A stockman said that there were not buyers
enough at the opening to take over q dozen
loads out of 9S loads on sale. The result was
that markets opened very slow at a decline of
10 to 15c from prices of last Monday. Cost at
Chicago was fully 1Oc higher than last week, SO
that the drover who comes out even is very
lucky. There is little doubt that shippers will |
lose money on this weeks transactions With |
higher prices at Chicago and lower prices here
local trade, drovers cannot fail to be losers in
their live stock operations this week. Last
week there was little or no profit. and now there
is less than none.
There were Il car loads of sheen and lambs
on the market, and at the opening buyers and
sellers were far apart in their views of values
4 or cholce stock last weeks prices were asked,
but II is not pro5a..e they were obtained.
Common and low grades were very slow at a
decline from last weeks prices.
1earliags and spring lambs show a downward
tendency.
There were "A car loads of hogs on the mar
ket, and prices were Sc stronger than closing
rates OF Saturday. The range for Philadei-
phias was 81 Is TO 81 90 The hog market |
showed up best at Liberty this morning
CATTLE-Rece1pts. g. $50 head; shipments L $40 |
mead: market very dull and 10 to Csc off from
last weeks prices; 10 carloads cattle shipped to
New York to-day
HoGs-Receipts, 1850 head: shipments $3.50 |
head; market fairly active; medium and select. |
10; pigs, So 1904 90; 9 carloads hogs shippe9
10 New York to-day.
SHEEP-Receipts, $500 head; shipments, 1900
heaq; market SLOW, and a shade off from last
weeks prices; supply mostly common.