Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-08
A LIGHT CATTLE RUN
And Prices Are Shade Higher on
All Desirable Grades.
COMMON BEEVES STILL DULL.
Sheep and Lambs in Large Supply and
frices Decline.
Hogs STEADY AT LAST WEEKS RATES
OFFICE OF PIrTsBUEG DisPArcH, !
MONDAY, December Z.

OFFICE OF PIrTsBCEG DisPArcH,l
MONDAY, December. Z. (
Receipts of cattle at the East Liberty
wards were below late average in number.
There were 81 loads on sale to-day against
1oe loads last Monday and 1o5 loads the
previous Monday About a dozen loads of
those on sale this morning were from Chi
cago The balance were principally from
Ohio and Indiana. The average quality
was about as it has been for few weeks
past. There were no prime beeves
on sale and not many good
beeyes. Buyers were present in fair
force, but showed no disposition to submit
10 an advance. Common and low grade
cattle which constituted the bulk Of offer
ings were slow at the prices of last week,
while desirable grades, such as light, tidy
butcher stock, were TO 10c higher than
they were week ago. So far as could be
learned there were no sales in carload lots
above 81 GO per cwt. There was far run
OF fresh cows. and markets were slow ut
S25 &C 10 S45 90 per head Veal calves were
in light supply, and last weeks prices we're
maintained The range of markets for
grassers was 2l<c TO SIC per ID, and for
veals go to &c per lb.
There were % carloads of sheen and
than half this number the two previous
Mondays. As result of the large run
markets were weak at decline in prices.
Choice sheep being in light supply suffered
least from the weakness of markets, but all
grades were reported lower than last week.
The best Sheep on sale were sold shade he
low So 90 per cwt. and the best lambs be-
low s. 80. Only few of the offerings ap-
preached these prices
Hogs-There were GO double-deck loads
on sale, or close to 10000 head. The pre-
rious Monday over 40 loads were offered
Markets to-day were fairly steady at the
closing prices of last week. The price of
Philadelphias was So 90 per cwt. Workers
ranged in price from S5 65 TO So 1j per cwt
attbe Allegheny Yards.
Receipts of cattle at Hers Island were
light. but buyers were few. and prices were
shade lower than last week. The quality
of offerings was above late average. and
sellers were hopeful of an advance. owing
10 stronger outside markets Dressed beef
is making serious inroads on the live stock
trade. and the old-tilne cattle trade is
steadily on the wane. Best Chicago beeves
were sold at 81 20 to So %: good TO choice
medium weights. s. on to S. 20;
ligh: weights, 81 90 10 81 20: common
staff, 81 80 to IS 50 Fresh COWS were IN
shade better prices th:n prevailed last
week. There were sales reported at S55 90
per head, which was an advance on anything
offered for weeks past. The general range
of prices was $50 90 To $50 20 ser head.
Two good Holsteins were sold for SOS 90.
Veal calves brought 5lac to Isc per H..
Receipts: From Cnicauo-L Ziegler. %
head; j. Gerson, -: \. FromIn, 81. From
ohio-y. Rohty,3 head. From Pennsylvania
!. Behier. IS: 7. Bingham. II; ID. q. PIsor,
IA: J. +. CruikslIank 4: J. Reiber, l. Total,
:a.22.i: last week, &c: previous week, $40.
>heep-Recelpts were not up 10 average.
and markets were slow Mt about the same
range OF prices asa week ago. sheep were
sold at range OF = 20 to s4 - per cwt,
with a few sales of fancy at - 90 per cwt.
Lambs were quoted at 4ltc to Size per H..
Receipts: From nsylvanla-J. Wright, !
l32 head: I. Bingham. 200: ID. o. Pisor, a; |
j.. ID. sergeant, lis: J. +. Cruikshank, 81. |
Total, 535: last week. 5s1: previous week. 40. |
Hogs Receipts in this iine were not large, |
but while there was q fair demand prices /
were lower to-day than last Monday. Chi
cagos and Ohios sold at range of 81 Is to
81 10. and Pennsylvania at s. 30 to 81 On.
Receipts: From Chicago-l. Ziegie-. sS |
head: l.. Gerson. 81. From Ohio-C. Vol |
Needy & smith. 329. From PENNSYLVANIA |
j. Behler, 10: I. Bingham, Z; j. +. Cruik- |
shank, > Total. SCI; last week. 9Ii; previous |
week 1,5l5
At the Woods Run Yards.
The Grenawalds had on sale at the Woods |
Run wards l3s head. of cattle, all rom Chi |
cago Markets were dull and slow. with |
prices ranging from s. 90 to S. 90 per cwt. |
There we're 3l5 sheep and lambs on the mar |
ket. Trade was active, sheep selling from |
q: 70 516c per n and lambs j &c TO &c per |
H.. The number of hogs on sale was 30 and ]
range of markets was s 20 TO 81 10 per cwt.