Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-22
LOCAL LIVE STOCK.
Best Cattle Market of the Season at
Herr's Island Yards.
EVERYTHING SOLD AT AN ADVANCE
Slow Opening at East Liberty, but an I'm
prOvement Later On.
SHEEP ARE LOWER AND SWINE STEADY
SOLD ATAN ADVANCE
SHEEP ARE LOWER AND SWINE STEADY
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH
MONDAY, April q, 1890

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At HEIRS Island receipts of cattle were
LIGHTER than they have been for a week or
two past, and the average quality was bet
ter. Demand was not active, for the reason
principally that prices were advanced Sc to
lOc per cwt by drovers. This advance was,
however, fairly we'll sustained.
Prime Chicago beeves, weighing 1900 to
1000 TBS, brought S. % to S. 90; medium
weights, 1850 to l, 45O fbs, S. 05 to S. 20:
do, 200 to ], 400 tbs. 81 55 to 81 95; prime
light weights, 900 to 100 TBS, 81 80 to 81 60;
common to fair, thin and rough steers, So 45
to 81 05. Fresh cows were slow at range
of S25 90 to $40 90 head, and calves ditto
at SIC to 416c per ID. A few bulls sold at
Sc to 81 per h, the only butchering stock from
surrounding counties on sale.
Receipts from Chicago-L Zeigler, SO head;
L. Gerson 99jA Fromm. 20; L. Rothschild, 81;
E. Wolf, Il. From Pennsylvania-G Flinner.
5; ]. Hammil. 5; ]. Reiber. 8 Total, 352; last
week, So: previous week. 374
The supply of sheep and lambs was large. but
demand was good and markets were hrm at
shade better prices than last Monday. Best
heavy Western and native wethers, S. 30 to
Sc %; medium weights, s. 20 to SIS SO; good light
weights, 81 90 to IS 90; fair do, 81 % to 81 %;
common and mixed ewes and wethers, S. IS to
81 10; lambs. SIZE to 616c per d; spring lambs,
&c to &c per h: clipped sheep sold within the
range OF 81 90 TO s. 90. Receipts: From Chi
cago-L. Zeigler, 26S head. From Ohio-J.
Langdon Is From PENNSYLVANIA. F. Crink-
shank. 254; G. Flinner. 81; ]. Hammil. 3; ].
Reiber. TO- McCreary & Sergeant, 1876 Total,
769: last week, all; previous week, 240
The supply of hogs was light, demand good
and market strong at higher prices than ruled
last Monday. Chicagos sold at 81 65 to s. SOi
Pennsylvania. 81 50 to 81 60 Receipts from
Needy & Smith, Isl; ]. Bangdon SO. From
Pennsylvania-J. F. Cruikshank. 10; G. Film
ner, 9; ]. F. Beilstein. % Total, 406; last week,
62S; previous week, 4Sl.
ALVEY Market.
A Herr's Island drover reported that markets
were better to-day than they have been for
many weeks past. He said: Il sold out my
cattle little too early, for if l had held on l
could have much better prices. Beeves that
l had sold for 81 20 would have brought SIS by
nOon. The yards were cleaned up better than
have known them for long time. l knew of
one bunch of cattle sold to an Allegheny
butcher at s. 60, which was the highest price
paid this season. The same cattle cost S. 10 in
Chicago"
Receipts of cattle at Woods Run yards were
2S4 head, OF which l9S head were from Chicago.
Quality was fairly good, and the range of mar
kets was 81 10 to S. 35 While everything offered
found customers, markets could not be called
brisk. There were loo calves on sale, and the
range of prices was 81 d5c. The number of
sheep and lambs on sale was 1874 head.
The quality of lambs offered was very fine.
There are few, if any, in our local markets in
this department OF live stock equal to the
lambs offered at the Woods Run yards. Clipped
lambs sold at a range of S. 55G6 SO; wool lambs
at &c.
Receipts of cattle at East Liberty were about
65 loads an excess f Is loads over last Monday
The quality of offerings was pronounced by
drOveTs a shade better than that OF last week
In spite of improvement In quality, markets
tad II sir
Prime Cattle Scarce.
Buyers tried to make the most of the big run.
and in the early morn seemed to have the mar
kets in their favor Later on there came
large reinforcement of buyers, and this with
news from Herr's Island that stock was all
cleaned out there early in the day. seemed to
strengthen markets so that they held I'D well
to prices Of last week. with 81 IS as the outside
price. There were no strictly prime cattle Of
fered by commission men.
A few Of this grade were in the hands of re-
tsIlers, and were quoted at &C in carload lots.
Cows and calves were duh and slow, at barely
last weeks prices. The offerings of hogs were
"a loads, and prices were shade stronger than
a week ago. Phiadelphias ranged from S4 so
to 81 60 and Workers 81 25 to 81 40. The top
price at Chicago this morning was 81 80 There
was very large run OF sheep and lambs, the
total being from 20 TO 30 loads. Last Monday
there were less than 10 loads on the marked
The quality of offerings to-day was as much
DelOW late average as quantity was above.
These two adverse elements had depressing
influence on markets, and prospects were when
we left yards that drop of % per cent from
last weeks prices, or even more, was inevitable
CATTLE-ReceIpts. . 80 head: shipments 795
head; market steady at last weeks prices.
Twenty cars cattle shipped toNew York to-day.
HoGs-Receipts. 4.750 head: shipments l. 400
head: market firm; medium and selected, 81 90
"a 60: common to best Workers. 81 3OQ4 40: pigs,
81 0094 20; l6 cars hogs shipped to New York to.
day.
SHEEP-Receipts, 1900 head; shipments, LOO
head: market fair, but a shade of from last
weeks prices.