Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-05
AT THE STOCK YARDS
Light Run of Cattle at Herr's Island
but Better at East Liberty.
TIE DEMAND NOT VERY LIVELY.
Light Tidy Butcher Beeves are Scarce and
Fairly Steady.
SHEEP AND SWINE ON THE DECLINE.
OFFICE OF PITTsBURe DISPATCH, ,
MONDAY, August 4 1890.

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MONDAY, August 4 1880. (
The supply of cattle was below late aver
age at Herr's Island. Though demand wa.
by no means active markets were quoted
frmer than last Monday. Following was
the range of prices: Prime heavy Chicago
beeves, S. 1905 20; good to choice medium
weights, 81 55@4 75; common to fair do.
a 05@4 Is; prime light weights, 81 25@
45; fair to good do, So 1904 90; low
grade and mixed stockers, grassers and feed.
ers, bulls, heifers and dry cows, 81 35@3 80
Fresh cows were dull at SIS O0@45 90 pei
head, and calves slow at 41S@61lc per h.
Country stock was in light supply and QUO.
fatlons were I Dominal. Receipts; From Chicago
7S. From Ohio. Sanford Langdon. 4 From
Pennsylvania. various owners. Is Total, S29
last week, 446; previous week. S73.
The offerings of sheep were much lower than
last Monday, hut supply was still above de-
mand and markets were slow at prices a shade
lower. The choicest sheep in the market. all
wethers, sold at SIC per lb. William Nc
Creary sold So head of Lawrence county weth-
ers. averaging lis lbs, at shade below IS 90 per
cwt. The entire range of markets was So 80 to
S. % with most sales at 4c to 41Sc per lb. Year
lings sold at 416c to SIC and lambs at 4c to SIC
per ID. Receipts-From Ohio: Sanford 4
Langdon, g. head; W. Holmes, S. Pennsyl-
xsnIa; y d, McSeese, 4 lS8; oJ BehleE ~; D. O.
l26; J. F. Cruikshank, 147; h. Runger. 81; G.
w. Keesy. IS. Total. !, los; last week, 1,70l;
previous week, S96
Ohios and of Pennsylvania. The market
sas quoted dull within the range of 81 90 to
q Is per cwt. Receipts from Ohio: Needy &
Smith, 205 head; Sanford & Langdon. 80. From
PENNSYLVANIA: D. y. Pisor. s. Total, al; last
week, 40; previous week, los.
At Woods Run and East Liberty.
Markets opened sluggish at Woods Run
yards and sales were only made by ruinous
concessions. There were 175 head of cattle on
the market some of which were close to prime,
weighing l. 400 to :, 500 lbs. The range of prices
was SEC to sc. All were sold, but some OF
those which were unloaded at Sc would have
brought SIC few weeks ago.
There were 42l sheep and lambs on the mar
ket. Lambs were sold at SIC to SIC. Extra
fne yearlings weighing 1l0 lbs were sold at SC to
SIC. The range for sheep was 81 so to S5 40.
The offerings of hogs were IS head. Prices
ranged from 81 Is to 81 25 The cost of stock at
sources of supply was about the same this
week as last, but prices here were shade
lower.
There were about 13J loads Of cattle on market
at East Liberty against las last week and 100
the week before. The bulk of those on the
market were common to fair stock. There
were no heavy primes offered and very few
light primes. There has been no call for heavy
prime cattle Of late at these yards and hence
d
loads of heavy coarse cattle on the market, and
about half dozen loads of tidy light butchers
stock. such as our market calls for. The latter
being in short supply, prices held up fairly well
70 those of last week. All other grades were
dull and slow at a decline of l5 to 20 per cent.
Buyers were present in reasonable force, but
seeing their advantage, by reason of large runs
of common stock, they were slow to take hold,
and markets were very slow at the opening.
The extremely hot weather has evidently had
q depressing influence on trade the past few
PrucOpPGS f0rp SIvo Sb
ments of cattle East in first hands. There was
not so large run of cows as last Monday, but
ket was slow. About 200 head of calves were
on sale. and demand was slow, with &c to 41zc
as the range for vealers and PIC to Sc for
grassers.
Sheep. Lambs and swine.
There were about 25 loads of sheep and lambs
on the market, and quality was below recent
average. About loads of Missouri stock were
offered. of generally low grade. Markets
opened heavy at a decline of Is to Csc from
prices OF a week ago. There were few if any
primes offered The range for lambs which
were toe plenty, was Al to SIC. The outside |
price for sheep was sc, and only very choice |
reached this figure The hog market was slow
with sS 90 to 81 90 as the top price. There were
about q loads on the market Hot weather
has had a depressing influence on pork of late
II is difficult to see how drovefs can wol with
profit in the present condition OF markets. The |
drift has been downward for some weeks past
and margins must be very narrow to the |
drover.
The absence of many of the best buyers,
butchers say: has very much curtailed demand
for their stuff, and this, with the intense heat
Of the past week, bas diminished demand for
live stock. The cattle dealer is now at his most
trying time of the year.
CATTLE-Recelpts. 4.540 head; market very
dull and l0Gl5c of from last weeks prices:
20 cars of cattle shipped to New York today
HoGs-Receipts 5.45O head: shipments 400
head; market slow; all grades IS 90Q4 O5; 4 cars
Of hogs shipped to New York to-day
SHEEP-Receipts. 8. 500 head; Shipments $500
head; market very dull and l5925c of from
last weeks prices.