Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-25
AT THE STOCK YARDS.
A Light Run of Cattle at Herr'S
Island and East Liberty.
LIGHT, SMOOTH BEEVES VERY FIRM
Common and Low Grade Cattle Slow, DroOp-
ing Tendencies.
GOOD SHEEP FIRMERAND HOGS WEAKER
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH.
MONDAY, November "a, 1890.

MONDAY, November a. 1890. :
Receipts of cattle at these yards was un-
usually light, the lightest for many months.
Quality of offerings was above average, and
demand was firm. Butchers were only will
ing to buy for immediate wants. acting on
the experience OF former years, which
proved that the consumption of turkey and
other poultry, Thanksgiving week, would
very much lessen the consumption of staple
meats. Prices varied very little from last
weeks range. The outside price was re-
ported by drovers as SIS so. but no actual sales
were made at this figure SO far as could be
learned. A bunch of heavy show beeves from
Trumbull county, o., sold at s4 60. which sale
was fair indication to markets. Chicago
drovers claimed that they were rough
and coarse. and hence not as desir-
able grade for this market as
smooth, light butcher beeves. Good to choice
medium weight Chicagos sold at S4 SO to "a 70:
common to fair do at "a 50 to = 40; good 10
choice lightweIghts. 81 % to 81 SO; common to
far do, 50 95 to S4 10; thin and rough steers.
SO 25 to S. So y
Country stock was in light supply and prices
were unchanged, with S25 to S45 as the range
for fresh COWS and 31Sc to &c per b for calves;
bulls, stays and dry cows. 216c to &c per b. Re-
ceipts: From Chicago-L Zeigler, 163 head; A.
Sanford Langdon, 7. From Pennsylvania.
Reber, s; T. Bingham. S; ]. Wright, 8: total,
Z25; last week, IA; previous week, 4S.
Sheep and Lambs.
Receipts were heavier than usual, and
markets was steady and firm at last weeks
prices. Country drovers however, reported
markets slow. Sheep sold at s3 90 to IS 90 per
cwt, and lambs at 419c to &c per b. Receipts:
From Ohio-Sanford & Langdon S.a From Chi
cago-J. Hastings & Co. 240. From Pennsylva-
nj nih q, a.. n
6S; G. Flinner. III; McCreary & Sergeant 143
Total 756; last week. $50; previous week, 749
Hogs-The run was the largest of the season.
but market was steady at range of 81 10 to
"a 90 for Pennsylvania. Receipts: From Chi
cago-W. Zoller 46O head: j. Zeigler 226. From
Ohio-Needy & Smith, l,34S;Sarford Langdon
% From Pennsylv ana-J. Reiber. 46; d. D..
Pisor, 30; McCreary & Sergeant, 95; G.. Hasey,
1,B5l
At Woods Run and East Liberty.
Offerings of cattle at Woods Run, ,l76 head, of
which A head were from Chicago and 10 from
Ohio Chicago cattle were sold from 81 to 41ac
per pound. and Ohio from 8 to SC. Only one
load of Ohio beeves, weighing I,500 pounds on
| an average brought the outside figure. There
were 468 head OF sheep and lambs on the
market. Sheep sold at 51<c and lambs at S6 25
| to Sc 80, the latter price being paid for a few
| very fancy. The number Of hogs on the market
| was ZoI neaQ. PrlceS ranged from S4 w TO u 10.
Prices at sources of supply were reported
| sitter than last week on cattle. but there was
no corresponding improvement here.
| There were l02 loads of cattle on the local
market at East Liberty this morning against
| l25 loads last Monday. Quality of to-day's Of
| ferings was not up to that of last week. There
were few light, tidy butcher beeves on sale,
| such as our markets have demanded of late.
BY reason of their scarcity this grade Of cattle
| were l0c to l5c per cwt higher than last
| Monday. Common and low grade stock gave
| no signs of improvement. II any difference.
| this grade was weaker. Good feeders were in
short supply and held up well to prices
in fair force, but at opening OF markets
were disn clined to submit TO the advance
| which drovers demanded on handy butcher
beeves weighing from LOCO TO l,200 Ms Fol
the latter grace. bosever, the l0c advance was
| maintained. and for this grade only. The run
Of calves was light, and price of veals ranged
| from 5& to &c. There were about IA carloads
| of sheep and lambs on the market, and last
| weeks prices were well maint tained, especially
for choice stock which was in a large minority.
Top price for sheep was S. rs and for lambs
Sc Is, the latter price having been paid for a
deck of fancy. The run OF hogs was the
| heaviest of the season, there being about 6(
loads on the market. In the receipts the pro
portion of choice stock was small.
The highest price paid was 81 05 for a few OF
the bes-. Very few went above $3 80. Al
Chicago this morning top price was S3 80, and
receipts were 25, 900 head This is an advance
| of zoe per cwt on the lowest price of last week
In this column of Mondays DISPATCH figures
were made to lie Last weeks receipts of hogs
at East Liberty were given as 1000 head
This addition is not charged up to the compos
itor, who. no doubt. gave the cyphers they
| were received. Hog receipts at East Liberty
last week were 10000 and not 100 900 head.