Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-17
LIGHT RUN OF CATTLE.
Receipts at East Liberty Much Below
the Late Average and
HANDY, LIGHT BEEVES HIGHER.
Common and Low Grade Stock Steady at
Last Weeks Prices
HOGS ARE LOWER AND SHEEP FIRM
HANDY, LIGHT BEEvES HIGHER.
HOGS ARE LOWER AND SHEEP FIRM
OFFICE OF PIrTsBURs DISPATCH, I
MONDAY, Nov, 10,

MONDA1 NOV. }
Our live stock reports, SO far as East Lib
erty wards are concerned, aim to furnish
wholesale prices, while retail rates are re-
ported for Herr's Island and Woods Run
yards If this fact is not borne in mind
dealers are liable to misunderstood our re-
ports. Only carload lots are reported for
East Liberty. At these yards there have
been no wholesale sales of cattle above
nickel pound for some weeks past, where
as at Herr's Island there have been sales at
&c and upward right along.
East Liberty Yards.
The run OF cattle at these yards this morn
ing was unusually light, there being but 90
carloads on sale, against 100 loads last Mon
day. In to-day's offerings were about 20
loads from Chicago. The remaining 20 0loads
were in the main from Ohio and Indiana. \
large proportion of the offerings consisted
of common and low grade stock. There
were few loads of good beeves of light
weight on sale, weighing from 1,25O to l,35O
butcher beeves weighing about 800 ibs were
in good demand at strong last weeks prices,
while common and low grades were
only steady: There here, were l,o.o no prlme prntS
This grade OF cattle is reported scarce at
all live stock centers. At Chicago they find
ready sale at &c per lb and upward SO
far a. could be learned there were no sales
at East Liberty wards this morning at a
nickel a pound. There were seven loads of
good beeves from indianapolis weighing
1909 to 1850 lbs, on sale. which were held at
81 15. and prospects were they would be sent
on East for want of buyers at this price.
The run OF COWS was not so large this week
as last and prices were well maintained.
Sales were reported at $50 90 per head, and,
so far as could be learned. this was the top
of the market. Calves were in fair supply
and grassers ranged in price from 21ac to SIC
per lb vealers from SIC to &c.
Sheep and Lambs-There were about u
carloads on sale at the opening of markets
this morning, against 20 loads last Monday.
late average. Markets were steady at last
weeks range. The price of sheep was &c
per b, and lambs 81 &C. Only few OF the best
were, sold at these figures. Hostile
number on sale at the opening of markets
was 40 carload ds gainst 45 loads the previous
Monday Markets opened slow at a decline
of fully l5c per cwt from prices of a week ago.
The top price of Phiiadelphia's was So 95 to
81 90 per cwt. The.range of markets was
s3 20 to 81 90 per cwt. According to advices
received by one or our packing firms from
to-day where $1,000 head, and top price was
So so per cwt.
Allegheny Stock Yards.
The supply of cattle at the Herr's Island
yards was below late average in number,
and above it in quality. For these reasons
markets were strong at a shade better prices
than were obtained a week ago. Best Chi
caEO OeeNcS OHereO drought - aD0Uo W:
medium weights S. 25@5 50: light weights.
81 Oo@5 90; and common grades So O093 80
per cwt. Country cattle ranged the same
this week as last fresh cows being quoted
at s25 O0d40 90 per head, veal calves at 515@
SIC per Id, and bulls, dry cows, heifers
T eeipts: fr From Sissse cSiesseo-R per Fromm, M s.
head; I. zeigler, 81: L. Gerson, 1OI.
From Pennsylvania-D. o. Pisor, s: G.
Flinner, Z. Total, 2l4; last week, 245: previ-
Gus week, 303. Sheep and lsmbs-The run in
this line was not large, but prices were not
materially changed from last week, with
the exception of choice lambs. The latter
were sold at an advance on last Mondays
prices. sheep ranged in price from So % to
s. 90 per cwt, and lambs from 499c to &c per
lb the outside prices being Obtained only
for few fancy punches. Receipts: From
vania-T. Bingham. 204: ID. o. Pisor, 123; J.
Wright, %: J. Behler, 124; 4. ID. Sergeant los.
Total, 695: last week, 644: previous week, 999.
Ho2s-Receipts in this line were heavy and
decline from prices of last Monday. The
range was reported at IS 5GG4 80, but no
sales were made above 81 40 Receipts: From
Chicago-J. Zeigler, I07 head; L. Gerson, ITO.
From st. Louis-W. Zoller, ia. From Ohio
J. Shepard, g: l. McNeese 81: c. Volbrecht
IS: Needy & Smith, 4S7. From Pennsylvania
g. Flinner, s. Total, LOSS; last week, S74;
previous week. 1.402.
Woods Run Yards.
The Greenawalts had on sale so head of
cattle from Chicago and 81 head from Ohio
Chicago beeves were sold at a range of SIC
TO SIC per ID, and Ohios from &c to SIC per
III. The same firm had on sale 260 head of
sheep and lambs and l75 head of hogs. Good
sheep we're sold at SIC and lambs at &c to
10 81 20 per cwt.