Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-08
LOCAL LIVE STOCK
An Improvement in the Cattle Mar
kets at Herr's Island.
NOT so ACTIVE AT WOODS RUN.
Only Good Light Butcher Stock in Demand
at East Liberty.
SHEEP STEADY AND SWINE HIGHER
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH I
MONDAY. April 4, 1890. {

MONDAY, April ., 1870. !
AT l3err's Island to-day the offerings OF
cattle we're slightly below the late average
in number The quality was a fair aver.
ace. There was. however, a shortage oi
prime heavy beeves; demand was excellent,
and prices of last week were fully main
tained.
Prime heavy Chicagos weighing 1900 to
1,6OO tbs sold at S. 25@5 so; medium
weights, 1900 to 1,45O TBS, 81 1905 10;
prime light weights and butcher selections,
900 to l, 100 fhs, of which the supply in the
main consisted 81 25(@4 65; common and
fair, three steers, So 5O@4 90. There were
only two fresh cows on sale and prices OBJ
tained were S35 00@3S 90. They were rated
choice mixers. Calves were in large sup
ply, the total being Sl4 head, and markets were
lower and dull at 4G5c per n: A few head of
dry cows brought 3Q31ac per n
Receipts from Chicago, l. Zeigler. l4 head; L
Gerson. l0i; A. Thomas SO; E. Wolf Is: L.
Bothschild. 81; Winter & Dellenbach, 20.a From
Wright .; total S74; last week, 1893; previous
week, 403.
sheep and Lambs.
Supply was light and demand was not as
sharp as it has been of late. All offerings,
however were sold at the following range of
ers. SIS rs to %; medium weights, SIS Is to
IS so; light weights, 81 As to IS 90: common and
mixed ewes and wethers, IS rs to 81 Is; lambs,
sc to &c per lb. There were no spring lambs on
the market and there were none called for.
Receipts from Chicago. l. Zeigler. 20l head.
From PENNSYLVANIA, ]. Wright q. From Ohio.
J. Langdon, l2; total 240; last week. 1893; pre-
vious week, 392
The hog market was very active on light sup
plies, and prices were higher than last Monday,
in sympathy with the advance at Chicago.
Best Chicagos and Ohios sold at 81 so TO 81 rs.
There were no country hogs on the market.
Receipts from Chicago, Zeigler, lis head.
From Ohio, Needy & Smith, 294; ]. Langdon.
SO. Total 4Sl; last week. SIS: previous week,
L13L
A Diamond market butcher who gets his
supplies from Herr's Island thus puts the situ-
ton of the markets there: THE quality of the
cattle offered to-day was slight improvement
on late receipts. The highest price paid was
s. Is. and the lowest 81 80 for steers. The range
for sheep was &c to q &c. and for lambs &c to
nc. Hogs were higher than a week ago the
outside price being 81 75."
Over in Allegheny.
At the Allegheny stock yards the offerings
were 227 head against Us head last Monday.
There were l91 head from Chicago and So from
Ohio. The quality of receipts in the cattle line
was better than 1t has been for six months past
but in spite of this markets were not so active
as they were week ago. The highest price
obtained was IS 35 for some prime beeves
weighing from I,5OO to 800 pounds. A bunch of
Seven, weighing little over 10000 pounds. was
sold at s. 21- The range for the Ohio cattle
was 81 20 10 S. 90 per hundred. There were l50
head of hogs on the market and all were
promptly sold at 81 IS as the outside figure.
There were no sheep offered. Lambs to the
number OF 49S brought from 61aQ7c per d.
East Liberty Markets.
The offerings of cattle at these yards this
morning were 70 loads. against 20 loads last
Monday. Of those on The market to-day 50
loads were from Chicago and the balance from
Ohio and Indiana. There were very few stock
ers and feeders on the market and demand cor
responded. The quality of the cattle offerings
was fair average. There were practically no
prime beeves for sale. The best offered could
not in the largest charity be called more than
fair. Buyers were not plenty and markets
started out rather slow at last weeks prices for
good, smooth hatcher stock.
Common and low grades were slightly off and
prospects were at noon that man. of this gradp
would be sold only at liberal concessions
Sheep and lambs were fairly steady at last
weeks prices. There were not more than J.
cars on the market. A few punches of wethers
weighing 96 pounds brought Sc 30 and some
extra fiiie lambs sold as high as 7llc but these
figures we're shade above the market, There
were p loads of hogs on the market with 81 60
as the price for tops. A few very choice were
sold at 81 IS, but could hardly be considered as
criterion to markets.
Following are the East Liberty quotations:
CATTLE-Receipts l.260 head: shipments, 756
head; market very slow; &c to l0c off from last
weeks prices; no cattle shipped to New York
to-day.
HoGs-Receipts. 6, 500 head: shipments. $500
head; market firm; medium and selected, 81 so
"a 50: common to best Workers. 81 30Q4 45
PIGS, 81 0OG4 Is; Il cars hogs shipped to New
York to-day
SHEEP-Receipts. 5000 head; shipments, 24OO
head: market active. and all sold at last weeks
prices.