Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-11
LOCAL LIVE STOCK.
Light Receipts and Stronger Demand
for Cattle at All Yards.
THE RATES CONSIDERABLY HIGHER
Sheep and Lambs in Very Scant Supply,
and Ruling Prices Firm.
HOGS JOIN IN THE UPWARD MOVEMENT
OFFICE OF PTTTsBURG DISPATCH,
MONDAY. March 10. 1890.

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MONDAY. March TO- 1890.
The stock on sale to-day at Herr's Island was
q good average in quality. and, in some lines. .
shade better. But supplies were light as CON-
pared with recent receipts. and as a result,
markets were very active at an advance on rates
of last week.
The supply of cattle was, as usual, principally
from Chicago Quality was good and demand
good at Csc per cwt above the best rates OBJ
tanned last Monday. Some extra prime heavy
beaves we're sold as high as IS IS, a price much
beyond anything sold for month or two past.
Following was the range of markets: Prime
heavy Chicago beeves, weighing 500 to 600 MS,
S525G575. with the jority of sales ranging from
S. 25 to IS SO: medium weights. 1850 to $50 MS,
S5G5 To- do, 100 to 1900 lbs, 81 1904 90: prime
light weights, 900 to ], 100 ms, 81 2544 SO; CON-
mon to fair thin and rough steers, SS 25G1S 75.
Fresh COWS and springers were held at S25Q45,
with sales reported at S20G40 Calves were in
fair supply. the total offerings being II head,
and all found ready sale at 5@615c per ID. A
few bulls and dry cows brought 234 Qic per n;
Reecep5S From ms GhisagG M9 zsiEEsT FIomm @
81: / Rothschil,d 81. From Pennsylvania-G
Fllnner. 10: E. d. Sergeant. 8: total, $50; last
week, 349: previous week, 34S
sheep, Lamb. md Swine.
There was practically no market, only @ head
being offered, and these, which came from
Butler county, were all taken by Diamond
market butcher at SIC per n. A 2-year-old
sheep weighing 265 TBS was in the flock, and
is the heaviest on record. It will be found on
Jacob Richter's STALL Diamond market, the last
of the EEK.
The skin of this 265 n wether has been
sold to John Stratman. hide dealer in advance,
who proposes to utilize it for parlor rug.
Receipts from Pennsylvania-G. Flinner, %
head; last week, 2SS; previous week 293.
Demand for hogs was fair and market firm at
higher prices than week ago in sympathy
with stronger markets at all live stock centers.
ChicaGos and Ohios sold at a rang~ of 81 5O@
CO. and Pennsylvania wholesaled at 81 25
"a 40 Receipts from Chicago: j. Zeigler 205
head: L Rothschild, .; William zoller, III.
From Ohio: Needy & Smith, 303; J. Langdon,
a. From Pennsylvania: G. Flinner. l3; E. ID.
Sergeant, p Total, 7SS; last week, 759i previous
week, 639.
East Liberty Yards.
The offerings of cattle this morning were 6S
loads. against 50 loads last Monday. Supplies
consisted mostly of fair to good butcher stock.
There were very few heavy cattle on the mar
ket, and no strictly prime stock. The supplies
were in the main from Chicago.
Markets were active at an advance of 1Oc per
cwt over last Mondays prices for all grades.
There were few loads of l400 to 800 cattle
offered which commanded prices ranging from
"a 65 to 81 80 Prime cattle would have brought
IS or more per cwt if they had been offered.
Fresh COWS of high quality are not Quotable,
as there were none offered. Tho best on the
market sold at $50 head. There was fair
supply of calves and prices ranged from SIG
&C per h, according to quality. ButtermIIk
caves, or grasserS. sold at 2d31sc per h.
Sheep and lambs were very firm and prices
a shade higher than last Monday
Best native wethers brought &c per D, and
Western wethers &c per D. The range for lambs
was Sc 40 to SC 70. The latter figure was easily
had for loa of Ohio lambs.
The receipts of hogs at East Liberty this
morning. aggregated 26 loads, and the top price
was 81 a. On Saturday, owing to scarcity
Philadelphias wee sold at 81 45. Markets
opened strong ali along the line at East Liberty
this morning. and droVers are correspondingly
happy, being assured that the winter of their
discomfort is over and that the tide has turned
toward stronger live stock markets.
Allegheny Stock Yards.
Offerings of cattle were lS4 head, and the
range of prices was 81 0Od5 so. the latter price
being obtained for fe very choice. Receipts
of sheep and lambs were 800 head. Prime Ohio
sheep were sold at &C per d. and lambs at a
range of Sc 5OG7 10 per cwt. The latter price
was paid for few punches of extra fine stock.
The number of hogs on sale was 2l4 head and
the outside price was 81 80. Everything offered
found ready sale, and pens were cleaned out
promptly at prices given. At all the yards
dealers report better market than we have
had for months past.
CATTLE-Receipts. Ply head: shipments,
l,l76 head: market fair, and 10c TO l5c higher
than last weeks prices; 10 cars cattle shipped to
New York to-day.
head; market firm; medium and selected,
81 3094 80; common to best Workers. 81 log
20; pigs S. 1904 90; IA cars of hogs shipped
to New York to-day.
SHEEP-Receipts. 2 800 head: shipments, 800
head market steady at last weeks prices.