Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-24
ATLIVE STOCK YARDS
Cattle a Shade Lower at Sources of
Supply, and Markets Here
SHOW A DOWNWARD TENDENCY.
Receipts at East Liberty Too Heavy for
Wants of Trade.
SWINE ARE HEAVY AND SHEEP DITTO
OFFICE OF PrTTsBURG DISPATCH,
MONDAY, June q, 1890.

MONDAY. June q, 1880.
Receipts and quality of cattle at Hers
Island varied very little from last week.
Movement and range of prices was practic-
ally the same as last Monday, though some
drovers reported markets slow, with pros
poets that concessions would have to be
made to buyers in order to unload. Prime
heavy Chicago beeves sold at range OF
S. 80 to S5 so; medium do. 81 70 to IS 10;
prime light weights, S4 45 to 81 65; fair to
good do, 81 Is to 81 IS; common to fair thin
and rough steers, So to s. There was no de-
mand for fresh cows. ana sales were made at
loss. A few head were sold below what they
cost. The range Of prices was SIS to $40 per
head. Calves were in good demand at SC to sc
per D. A few bulls were sold at 25zc TO &c
per h.
L Gerson. 80; A. Fromm, 70; L. Rothschild.
81 From Pennsylvania: D. o. Pisor, 8; G.
Flinner. 4: J. Reiber, 6; McCreary & Sergeant,
s. Total. 4l2; last week, 423; previous week,
SS2 The offerings of sheep and lambs were
little more than half the number of last Mon
day. MaFs%ts were barely steady at last weeks
range of prices. Good to choice sheep sold at
"a 50 to SIS 25. and common to fair do at range
of s. % to 81 %. Yearlings sold at IS Is to
IS rs. and lambs at SIC to &c per pound. Re
ceipts from Ohio: Sanford & Langdon, &c.
From Pennsylvania: l. McNeese, %; ID.
o. Pisor LOG; G. Flinner, 60; J. Jack, 80; Keesy
4 Hahn, l06; ]. Reiher, 81; McCreary q Sar-
geant, lS6. Total, 74O: last week, L3iS; prev1-
Gus week. $50. The bulk of the hogs handled
on the island were owned by Needy q Smith,
who reported markets slow at "a % to - 70 Tor
good to choice Ohios in retail way. Receipts
from Ohio: Need, & Smith, 234 head; Sanford
d Langdon, II From Pennsylvania: q. Film
mel, 4 Total, $50 0head; last week, l5S; previous
week, 222
At Woods Run Yards.
There were 2S8 head Of cattle on sale at
these yards to-day. of which los head were from
Chicago and the balance from Ohio. Chicago
cattle sold at a range of ~ TO SIC per n,
and Ohio at AZ to SIC. Harrison, Diamond
Market butcher, bought a load of Ohio cattle,
weighing l.500 pounds, which the Greenawalts
claim were as good as any brought to this mar
ket this season. The Pittsburg, Fort Wayne
Chicago Railway Company has of late been
rushing cattle trains through on double quick
time. A train of 10 cars of beeves was landed
at Woods Run yards within few days in q
hours from Chicago. The offerings of sheep
and lambs at these yards to-day were 46S head
sheep sold at range OF to o14c, yearllngs 0A
TO &C. and spring lambs at 90 to nc. There
were no hogs in the market and there was 10
demand. Prices paid at Chicago were about
10 per cent below last week, and markets here
were dull and slow at a corresponding decline
At East Liberty.
There were 100 loads of cattle on the market
this morning, against IS loads the previous
Monday. As our local trade calls for ouly IS to
so loads, it was evident from the start that
markets would drag. Up to 8 o'clock sales
were light and prices in general were loo to l5c
lower than last Monday. The quality of offer
ings averaged up better than for a few weeks
past. The bulk were from Chicago. There
were good many grass cattle in the offerings
fO-lQV A mIYpd
heifers we're on the market and for this grade
markets opened up very slow at a decline from
former rates. The only grade that held up
well were the light tidy butcher cattle, weigh
ing L 100 to LOO POUNDS. The reason for the
steadiness of this grade was their scarcity,
There were q larger number of good heavy
cattle on the market than usual, but there were
no buyers for this grade, and number of loads
would necessarily be sent on in first hands.
In carload lots tn re were no cattle that
brought above 81 IS per hundred. and it is
doubtful IL even this figure was reached by
actual sales.
Dull Market.
The cattle situation this week, as last, fur |
nishes few crumbs of comfort to the dealer
While prices were shade lower at Chicago,
shippers were forced to accept prices which
more than Offset the decline. II there were
any margins of profit left they must haye,been
very narrow. This week, as last, furnished
little if any profit to drOvers. There were Is
loaos OF sheep and lambs on the market this
morning. In the lot were few loads of choice.
For this grade markets were strong al a shade
better prices than the same would have brought
last week. There were about 81 loads of hogs
un the market, and prices were steady at 81 to
81 05 for Philadelphias and So 90 to 81 for
Workers. Receipts at Chicago fo-da= were
& 900 head, and markets steady With IS so to
s. IS, according to advices received by one of
our leading pork packers from his buyer there.
The price Of hogs here is about Soc per hundred
lower than at this time year ago. On June
q. lSSe Philadelphias were quoted at 81 so at
East Liberty.