Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-21
AT THE STOCK YARDS.
Run of Cattle Light at East Liberty
and Herr'S Island, and
CHOICE BEEVES ARE STRONGER.
Common and Low Grade Stock Drift to a
Still Lower Level.
SHEEP HIGHER AND SWINE STEADY
HOICE BEEVES ARE STRONGER.
SHEEP HIGHER AND SWINE STEADY
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH.
MONDAY. October 90 1880.
At Hers Islsnd.

At Herr's IslsRd.
Receipts of cattle were below late average;
ouality was somewhat better and better
prices were obtained. Following was the
range of markets: Prime heavy Chicagos.
s. IS TO s. 80; good to choice medium
weights. 81 75 to So 10; common to iair do,
s. 10 to 81 60; good to choice light weights,
s. % to 81 75; common to fair do, 81 90 t"
81 25; roughs, s. 80 to S. 75; bulls, hei!erS
and dry COWS, s. 80 to IS %. Fresh COWS
were in light supply ard markets were un-
changed, with S25 to $40 per head as the range
Calves were firm and active at 419c to 6l3c per
pound Receipts: From Chicago-L hlesler'
2S6 head; \. Fromm, 81; l.. RothsGhId, Oh d
Richter, T. From ,d FennSyIoa To;al S5i; i;
l5st week ISl: previous week. "O..
S,pply Of sheep anu lambs was large ana
marNe,s were dur AID slow. A few punches o.
sheen brought 51I5l 4c. and some eNli" llHhpe
were sold at Csc per lb. The general luh OF
sai,-- nCwryrr ranged from 31ac to &c Tor
sheen and Sc 10 6c per n Tor lampS.
REGENTS: From OaIO-SaGiuTG LanSuon
lSI mead From Chicago. Ziegler lLO head.
Ieruln PENNSYLVANIA. Wright. l2l; G FllGncr.
100: Met reary & sergeant. liO; i. BInEharn'
2g6; n. q. Iisor, l59; }. +. Crulkshanh; SS
Total p6: last week. $50; previous week, La.
supply OF hogs was about the same as last week
and quality was unchanged. Markets.
Prime cornfed Chicagos and OhioS soia az
81 95 to 50 10: Pennsylvanis's coEnteG "a 20 10 20
81 50: Crassers and partly cornfed d % 10 - w
rougus IS 90 to S. 20, Receipts rom rom oGiT n,;1
ZIeyler Isl: W, Zoller. IL FROM Onlo--
Sanford & Langdon. a: j. tranks, 81 D., >, ~.
Buchanan; IS; Needy & smith 10 ION ~ I' C
svlvaUit-J Rei2er IS; q. FInner. Is; l. blnS-
Tgn ~. Il. q. Pisor. Is: q. McCannon. q.
ToTal qUS; st week. S92; previous week, LZzo,
Al Woods Run and East Liberty.
r-bsre were $50 head of cattle on sale at
Woods run wards this morning, 6S head from
chicago and li2 from Ohio The cost at Chi
,,aco was y per cent higher than last week. A
few OHIO cattle, close to prime, weighing 400
TO [. 800 rs were sold &C. The range OF
markets WAS So to D &C. There were Ia head
Of hogs on sale and prices ranged IRON IA to
&c per h. Of sheep and lambs the offerings
were S6l head. \ few lunches were extra fine
The range for sheep WAS "a to 51ac, and for
lambs 81 10 u per b. 1he latter price was
paid Tor a few extras.
There were 49, carloads Of cattle on sale at
tie opening Of markets at East Liberty yards
This morning, against l6O or more last
Monday morning. In the offerings there
were vPrylpw tidy light butcher beeves weighing
loo TO 100 hs.suCh as our markets call fur.and
NO prime heavy cattle. There were 90 LOADS
from Chicago. which consisted in the mann OF
c0mmon and low grade STOCK. More than the
usual number of COWS and heiferS were offered.
buyers Nere present in fair force. Good feed
ers were in good demand, but buyers were >et
willing 10 pay any advance on last weeks
prices. StoC6erS were dull The only grade OF
cattle hat held up TO prices of last week were
well-fatted butcher beeves. There were no
strictly prime heavy cattle in carloads on the
market. Markets opened slow on all grades of
cattle excepting smooth light butcher beeves,
which we're shade higher than last week.
The heavy run week ago overstOcked mar
kei>, and as result the lighter run this week
moved slowly. Butchers laid in beyond their
needs last Monday and hence wanted little to-
day. The time is here when half-fatte2ed
cattle are forced onto market in large quaint.
ties. 10 save the expense of winterlng. More
OF this grade are coming to the front than
usual this season. because of prospective high
price of grain. For the next month two
this class of stock will no doubt be forced onto
market more and more pasture fails TO fur
nISh food.
The run Of sheep and lambs was very light
ard prices were firm and higher. There were
only nine loads on sale at the opening of mar.
Rets. and Gemaud good for all offered
Lambs brought DC per cwT better prices than
last Monday QuIliiy OF offerings was in the
main poor Top price of sheep 81 IL and
lambs 6c 1er pound. Only few extra punches
brought these figures.
There were 20 loads of hogs sale and all
found ready buyers at 81 80 to 81 80 Tor 1hila.
dslphiaS and 81 90 to 81 80 for orl1ers. Tie
offerings were all taken very soon after mar
kets opened, and pens were cleared before
o'clock.