Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-13
AT THE STOCK YARDS.
Receipts of Cattle Light at Liberty
and Herr's Island.
MARKETS HIGHER AND ACTIVE.
Farmers From the Middle States Have No
Cattle to offer.
SHEEP ARE HIGHER, SWINE STEADY
MARKETS HIGHER AND ACTIVE.
SHEEP ARE HIGHER. SWINE STEADY
OFFICE OF PIrTsBURG DISPATCH,
MONDAY. MAY II, 1890. \

OFFICE OF P1rTsBURG DISPATCH
MONDAY. May Il, 1890.
At Herr's Island the supply of cattle was
light and in the main from Chicago. Inc
cost in Chicago, according to the statements
of number of drovers, was higher than tnat
offered last Monday. Butchers were re-
luctant to pay the advance of 1Oc to loc per
cwt Some even demanded concessions on
last weeks prices, and one or two cases were
reported where the concession was granted
Droyers who did not obtain better prices than
last week were no doubt losers on their deals
A Diamond Market butcher, who obtains
his stock at Herr's Island yards, said TINS morn
ing: Cattle were l5c to zoe higher to-day than
last Monday and strong at the advance some
very choice beeves sold very close TO &c per
pound a price higher than anything sold here
FOR year or two past. l paid SIC for l,4OO-b
cattle which a week or two ago would not have
brought over Sc and a year ago not over 4c per
n"
The range for good to choice heavy Chicago
heeves weighing l.500 to l,6O0 ms was IS 25 to
IS 40 per cwt: medium weights. J, $50 TO 3. .4OO
MS 81 75 to 81 80; do, 200 to lSOO ms a 5O GO
81 60; prime light weights, 900 to 100 bs, "a 70
81 so; common to fai- thin and rough steers
So 25 to So 90: fresh cows sold at range OF go
to $40 per head; calves at 81 to &C per n, There
were no butchering cattle from surrounding
counties on the market.
Receipts from Chicago: l. Ze1gler. l0S head;
L. Gerson, 100; A. Fromm, 81; L Rothschid,
81 From Ohio: J. F. Crnikshank, 5. From
Pennsylvania G. Flinner, Z. Total, S2l; last
week. 394; previous week, S16.
sheep. Lambs and Swine.
The offerings consisted, in the main, of spring
lambs, which sold slowly at a range of 6@Sc per
D. There were reports that the best were
negotiated for on Sunday at S15@9c per h.
Sheep were in short supply, there being but 70
81. ,,-l-, -. n[TR m
for good to choice wethers Many more than
were offered could have been Sold and a num-
Der of the regular patrons of these charges
were compelled to 60 to East Liberty for their
supplies. Receipts from Ohio: ]. F. Cruik-
shank, l9 head. From Pennsylvania: ID. o.
Pisor. ll2 head: G. Flinner. rs head; McCreary
& Sergeant. 81 head. Total, 26i head; last
week. S42 head; previous week. 3l7 head.
The supply of hogs was comparatively heavy.
and the market was a shade easier, with 81 seq
4 IS as the range for Ohio's and 81 A0@4 90 Tor
Pennsylvania. Receipts from Ohio: ]. F.
Cruikshank, Is head; Needy & Smith, 5ll head;
g. W. Smith, 76 head: Sanford & Langdon. IL
head; Williams Co, 10 head. From Penn
sylTania: 6. Flinner. Is head. Total 200 head;
last week, ass head; previous week, Isl head.
At Other Yards.
The offerings of cattle at Woods Run, were
II carloads, or about 200 head, all of which were
from Chicago The cost was 20 to 25 per cent
more than last week. and while markets were
brisk and active here at a shade higher prices
than last Monday, the advance was not sufficient
TO cover the increased cost There were no
very heavy cattle on the market The range
was LOCO to 1850 pounds, and prices ranged
from 81 20 to IS 80, with everything sold up at
noon.
The number of sheep and lambs on the
market was 5S7 head, with a large proportion
of yearling lambs. Many of the latter were
l07 pounds in weight and the best sold at &c
per pound. All sere clippers. The top price
for wethers was 534c per pound. There were
less than 100 of the latter on the market. More
than were offered would have found ready
sale
There we're 80 head Of hogs on the market
and top price was 81 so per cwt
At East Liberty there were but IS loads of
cattle on the market. while our local trade calls
for about IS loads. Three weeks ago 100 loads
were offered on Monday at these yards. AS a
result of the short run to-day markets were
very active at an advance of 10 to l0c over last
weeks prices on all grades. Receipts to-day
were all from Chicago, st. Louis and Omaha
Ohio, Indiana and our adjoining counties are
unusually bare OF live stock, 4 fact demonstrated
by short supplies from these sources of late.
The quality of cattle offered at East Liberty
yards this morning was below average. There
were no heavy beeves, and no primes in the
market. The supply consisted mostly of fair to
good butcher cattle, and 81 IS was the outside
price in carload lots.
There were about 40 head of fresh COWS on
the market mostly inferior stock. The best
price obtained was $50 per head, and very
lew reached this figure.
There were l3 loads of sheep and 4 loads of
spring lambs on the market this morning. all
clipped and prices were 10 to l5c better than
last week. All were from Ohio
The range for sheep was 81 80 to 81 s.; year
lings. s. so to Sc so and spring lambs S6 80 to
IS 90 per cwt.
There were % loads of hogs on the market
against 80 loads last Monday. Demand was
SLOW in the early part of the day. with 81 35 TO
g. 40 as top prices.
CATTLE-Receipts. S569 head; shipments. l 2ls
head: market firm and l0Gl5c higher that last
weeks prices; Il cars of cattle shipped to New
York to-day.
HoGs-Receipts. 5000 head: shipments. $500
head; market dun; medium and select, 81 S50
40: common to best Workers, 81 1904 80; pigs.
S3 15G4 90; 10 cars of hogs shipped to New York
to-day
SHEEP-Receipts. 1000 head: shipments, l.SoO
headi market firm at last weeks prices