Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-13
AT THE STOCK YARDS.
Strong Last Weeks Prices for Good
Cattle, but Common
GRADES SLOW AND A SHADE LOWER
The Receipts Of Prime Beeves Very Light
Since the Holidays.
SHEEP AND HOGS LOWER AT LIBERTY
OFFICE OF PIrTsBURG DISPATCH I
MONDAY. Jan. L.
At Herr,s Island.

MONDAY. Jan. II s
At Herr's Island.
There was light run of cattle and de-
mand was stronger, particularly for common
grades. which cost fully % per cwt. more in
Chicago than those on sale week ago.
Following was range of markets as re-
ported from sales: Good to prime heavy
weights, S. 80 to IS s5; good to choice me-
dium weights, S. 90 to SIS %; common to
fair do, 81 so to 81 IS; selected lightweights,
81 70 to S4 IS; common to fair do, "a % to
"a so; mixed thin and rough heavy steers,
So 25 to So 70; bulls and dry cows, 81 IS to
So So Fresh cows were quoted at $25 to $50
per head and calves at 415c to 634c per 10.
Receipts: From Chicago. Zeigler, l67 head;
A. Fromm, So; Shamberg & Co., Al.
From Pennsylvania-Various owners. II head.
Total, 25I; last week, 3O2; previous week, 2lS.
Sheep-rhe run was light. and markets were
strong and active at shade higher prices than
last Monday. All offerings were promptly
taken at So rs to IS 70. There were no lambs
on sale. Receipts: From Chicago-I. Zeigler.
ITO head. From Pennsylvania. Wright, 20
head. Total. 249 head; last week, 2O6; previous
week, 4S.
Hogs-Receipts not so heavy as last week.
but markets were slow at about last weeks
prices. Sales reported were at range OF "a %
10 81 Is for Ohios and Chicagos, and S3 % to
81 for Pennsylvania.
Receipts: From Chicago-L Zeigler. 24l.
From Ohio-Needy & Smith, sos; Sangford &
Langdon, 36. From Pennsylvania-J. Wright,
Z. Total, SIT; last week, LOIS; previous week,
At Woods Run and East Liberty.
AT the Woods Run yards there were 12s head
of cattle on sale from Chicago and Ohio. The
,f1a
and were reported close to prime. The range
for Chicago beeves was 81 25 G5 40, and Ohios
81 20@5 So. Cost at sources of supply was 15Q20c
greater than a week ago. All were sold at
above prices.
The number of sheep and lambs on the mar
ket was SIG head. In the offerings were few
punches of extra lambs weighing above 100 lbs
which sold readily at 81 10 per cwt The range
f. for sheep was s. 25 to 50 %, and lambs % W to
81 10. There were 442 hogs on sale, which sold
atS3 80 to S4 TO-
At East Liberty there were 90 loads of cattle
on the market this morning against so loads last
Monday and 20 the week before. Quality of
offerings was below par, as it has been since the
premium beeves of holiday times were on sale.
The proportion of good beeves in to-day's offer
ports and few tidy light butcher beeves, such
as our home trade demands. Markets opened
strong at last weeks prices for good cattle and
weak for common grades.
Prices Somewhat Better.
Some dealers report better prices than last
Monday on all good stock. but all agreed that
the common and low grades were weaker. So
far as could be traced, there were no sales in
carload lots quite up to SC. But prices would
have readily gone above this figure had there
been any on sale. There were close to go loads
of hogs on sale, and markets were slow with
S. IS as top price. Philadelphias were quoted
at So so to So s.. and Yorkers at So so to 50 20.
While quality of offerings in this line has been
improving of late, markets have been weaker,
and to-daJ the point touched was Csc below the
highest point reached last week. The run of
sheep and lambs at East Liberty this morning
was the largest for a number of weeks past.
The total was Is loads, against 9loads last week
and the previous week. AS result of the
larger run, prices dropped Csc per cwt.. and
markets were slow, with outside price of sheep
SIC and lambs 61lc. Only few extras reached
these top figures.
{ Cattle-ReceIpts. 1881 head; shipments, 922
head. Market slow at about last weeks prices;
Is cars cattle shipped to New York to-day.
Hogs-Receipts. 1850 head; shipments. 1000
head. Market fair; Philadelpbias, SO 80@S IS;
mixed, IS 1908 rs; heavy Workers, So 6O@3 65
light Workers, So z0@3 so: pigs, 81 1898 %:
IA cars of hogs shipped to New York to-day.
Sheep-Receipts, 1890 head; shipments, 1900
head. Market slow at 10 to 15c off from last
week.