Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-09
AT THE STOCK YARDS.
A Heavy Run of Cattle at Herr's
Island and Market Slow
ATA DECLINE FROM LAST WEEK.
No Prime Beeves We're offered at the East
Liberty Yards.
SHEEP QUIET AND SWINE ACTIVE

OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH.
MONDAY. September S, 1890. -
The receipts of cattle at Herr's Island
were once more rather heavy and the situa'
tion favored the buyer. Prices were SHADE
lower than last Monday and weak at the de-
cline. Best heavy Chicago beeves sold al
1928 to $685. good to choice medium
weights, $40 to 495; common to fair do S4Sl
TO $3.50; prime light weights, S4.25 to sioO; com
mon to fair thin steers, bulls dry cows, etc.
S2.15 10 1915. Fresh cows were dull at 90 to
S45 per head, and calves were active and hlgheI
with 81 &C to p &c as the range of prices
Receipts: From Chicago-H. c. Dellenbach,
Is head; /. Ziesler, al: l.. Gerson, l4O L. hotns
chi d, IS: j. Richter. 46; A. Fromm, 56. From
Pennsylvania-Nar owners, 10 Total,i4o6
last week, 405: previous week, 3JU
OF sheep and lambs there were very light re-
ceipts. but in spite Of light run markets were
slow and prices were shade lower than las'
Monday Following was the range of prices
Sheep. SS 30 to s. 0O; lambs 41Sc to 61ac per b.
The inside price was only obtained lor ie"
extra fine bun nches. Receipts: From Chicago
C. C. Dellenhach, 81 head. From Pennsyi
vauia-NcCreary & Sergeant, iO9; u. tllnner.
Il: J. Wright, lis; William Garyiu, IS; I.
Bingham lSi; D. o. Pisor, l26. From Ohio
Sanford & Langdon, l49; G. W. Keesy, lOS; ]. +.
Cruikshank, 45 Total, 9SS; last week, LIZ
previous week, l0i6.
Receipts OF hogs were above late average
While there was no decline from last MONDAY
prices, markets were quoted rather ar3sgE'
The range for choice cOrn-fed OHIO ana fenl-
sylvania hogs was 81 30 to 81 20. Buyers, how
ever, refused to pay outside price, and slight
concession on this figure was obtained. he-
ceipts: From Chicago-G. Dellenbach, 40 heaG.
From Pennsylvania-E. D. Sergeant, a; i.
bingham. -; q. Flinner. 10; c. Nollrecht, III.
From Os-o-Needy & Smith, ia; Sanford q
LaugGon. SO; u w. kelsy, 4; ]. +. Cruikshank,
40: j. A. Franks. g. Total, 56l; last week, JOB;
urevIous week, 46S.
Woods Run and East Liberty.
At the Woods Run yard there were 2l2 head
of cattle on sale. OF these 1874 head were from
Chicago and is from Ohio. Chicago cattle sold
at range of s. IS to 81 IS, and Ohio from 81 SO
to S. 90. The Ohio cattle on the market
weighed l.5O0 Ms, and were stritcly prime.
Demand was slow and markets were a shade
lower than last week. There were 4l6 head of
sheep and lambs on-the market. Sheep sold al
a range Of 4s4c 10 SIC, and lambs 51ac to 614c
per d. The number OF hogs on the market was
70 head and the top price was 4Slc. There are
few encouraging features in the Woods Run
markets at this date. The general situation
favored the buyer more than the seller.
The same old story was repeated at the East
Liberty yards; namely, too many common and
low grade cattle and TOO few prime light
butcher stock. There were about l40 loads on
the market this morning and not single load
of top stock. in the offering were % loads
from Chicago. The balance were chiefly from
Indlana. The prospect of high-prced grain
has evidently influenced Ohio and Indiana
farmers to dump large quantities of half-grOwn
and half-fatted stock on the markets. For
this or some reason our stock yards have been
receiving an overdose of cattle which in years
ot plenty would be kept at home and fattened
for better prices Markets opened fairly steady
AT prices of last Monday.
No Prime Cattle.
Prime butcher cattle weighing about J, 200 rs
would no doubt, have brought an advance on
last weeks prices, but the misfortune was that
there were none of this kind to offer. So far as
could be learned the best boeves on the market
this morning brought nothing above 4lzc in a
wholesale way. Those that brought tins price
were 300 D steers fairly good, but considera-
bly, short of prime. Prospects were good for
shipments OF goodly quantity OF common
stock TO Eastern markets, as there was no like
hhoOd of their finding buyers here.
There were only about ten loads of sheep and
lambs on the market this morning, principally
lambs. Choice stock was scarce and readily
BROUGHT outside quotations. Low grades,
which were largely in the majority, were slow
and heavy. The range for sheep was sc to
&C. The demand Tor mutton has evidently
declined OF late, and pork is coming to the
front
There were about % loads of hogs on the
market, against 81 last Monday. In to-day's
offerings there were about a nalt-dozen car
10 ads OF good cOrn-fed stock The top price of
tnis grade was 81 So Common Workers sold at
~ 20 to 81 p. and better grades at 81 40 to
s. 81. The top price at Chicago this morning
was 81 55, a. d, no doubt quality of stock sold
there at this figure was fully equal TO that
which sold at East Liberty for 81 So One of
the notable features of live stock trade for the
week past is thai. while some have been stead
lily advancing. hams, bacon and mess pork have
declined. 1t must be that some heavy dealers
in provisions are unloading old stock on to
markets.