Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-28
AT HERR'S ISLAND.
Receipts of Cattle Light, Good Grades
Hold Their Own.
SHEEP AND LAMBS ARE VERY FIRM
Hogs in Large Supply, but Demand Good
and Prices Higher.
SITrATInN AT TEE Liberty HLRnS
SHEEP AND LAMBS AREYERY FIRM
SITUATION AT TEE LIBERTY YARDS
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
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MONDAY, January q. 1890.
Sheep and lambs were in fair demand at
last weeks prices. Hogs were stronger at
higher rates. Cattle were scarcely up to the
average in quality, and prices were shade
lower than last week, excepting for choice
grades Of light butcher stock, which fairly
held their own.
According to some reports these best grades
of cattle were IO9l5c higher than a week ago,
fact attributable to their scarcity.
Receip of cattle were light, and demand
was ditto. There were no strictly prime cattle
in the offerings.
What the Best Sold For.
The best grade of western beeves offered
were sold at a range of s. S5@5 90; fair to
good heavy steers, 81 65G4 70; prime light
weights S425@5 so; fair to good do, IS 1904 90;
common to fair thin and rough steers. 81 5O6
8 So Fresh cows we're dull at the range of last
week. Sellers asked SIS 0OQ45 90, but buyers
could not be brought up nearer than IS less
than these figures. Sales were reported at
$50 0O@SS 90. Calves were slow at range of
5G61[c per lb.
Receipts: From Chicago-L Zagler, 90
head; l. GersOn. 81; A. Fromm, 73: L. Roths-
child & Co., As; Z. Wolf, 49, From Ohio-J. A.
Franks I2 From Pennsylvania-Various
owners. 10 Total, SAG; last week, sos; previous
week, 423
Sheep and Lambs.
Markets in this department were very firm,
especially for choice stock. Best heavy west
ern and native wethers sold at IS 3O@5 80; good
to choice medium weights, s. 0505 %; fair to
medium do 81 55G4 95; common and
mixed lots. So 75G4 %; picks and Gulls, So OO@
3 so; lambs, 5Q634c per n.
Receipts: From ChicaGo-L Zeigler, 40.
From Ohio-T. Allen. "A From Pennsylvania
n. I riub+ IS. e. M
Il; W. Craig, SO. Total; 455; last week, 4Sl; pre-
viOus week, So.
Hogs in Good Supply and Demand.
Offerings were large and market was higher
and stronger than last week. Chicago and
OhiOs brought 81 90 to 20; Pennsylvania
So rs to s4OO
Receipts from Ohio-L Zeigler, 1S5 head; ].
A. Franls, l5S; J. Robey, IS; A. Buchanan, s.;
J. Weisner, IS; Needy & Smith AL From
Pennsylvania-G. Flinner. q; Bingham e. Co.,
65. Total 090: last week 977: previous week glS
A Diamond Market butcher who buys at
Hers lslanl thus puts the situation of mar
kets there: THE offerings of cattle were a
shade better in quality this week than last,
and prices ruled lOGl5c higher. The same
quality of hogs for which paid 81 OO04 10 last
week were to-day firmly held at "a 2Od4 25.
Sheep and lambs were firm at last weeks
prices, and more choice stock could have been
sold than was offered.
Low grade cattle and sheep might be quoted
shade lower than last Monday, hut hogs
OF every description were higher and firm"
Liberty Live Stock.
Receipts OF cattle we're not up to last Mon
day. and prices were practically the same.
There were 40 loads of hogs on sale this morn
ing, and the outside price for carload lots was
81 which was l0c to l5c lower than prices of
last Friday. AdTices received by one of our
leading packers to-day from Chicago were that
top prices were So 80. The latter were of higher
grade than those sold at East Liberty for 81