Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-24
OFFICE OF PITrsBURG DISPATCH,
MONDAY. Feb. %.
At HerrJs Island.

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MONDAY. Feb. 70
At Hers Island.
Cattle-There was a light supply, and
markets were firm at last weeks range Oh
prices. The attendance of buyers was TAR.
Best heavy Chicago beeves sold at 50 70 70
So 80; good to choice medium weights, 30 20
to IS so; common to fair do, 81 Is to 81 70;
prime selected light weights, 81 80 to 80 20;
common to fair do, 81 80 to 81 70; mixed
heavy. rough and common thin steers, % 70
to 81 90. Country stock was in light supply
and UNCHANGED in price. Fresh cows were
quoted at S25 90 to $40 90, the only sales re-
ported being two head at S72 20. Bulls and dry
cows ranged &c to SIC per pound and calves
from ~ to SIC per pound. Receipts: FROM
Chicago. Zeigler, 176 head; A. Fromm, 90.
From Observation-Disclosures overs. ID. Iotai'
251; last week, 3O5; previous week, 26S-. $780,
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts much lighter
than usual, and as a result markets were nrmer
than for a few weeks past. The range was
So 50 to S. 70 per cwt and lambs 4Hc to &c per
pound. Receipts: From Chicago, l. ZelgieI,
256 head; from Pennsylvania, q. Fllnner, Il
head; Sanford & Langdon, IL head; total. 81
head; last week, 5I7 head; previous week. JOB
head.
Hogs-The run was light and market steady
to firm at prices of last week. Chicagos anu
0hios ranged in price from 81 Oo to e. 10,
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Chicago, /. Zeigler, 1893 head; from ONO, j..
Franks. 2S7 head; w. Zoller, lis head; Sanford
& Laugdon, 80 head; Needy & Smith, so head;
total. T07 head; last week, $50 head; previous
week, $40 head.
At Woods Run and East Liberty.
The number of cattle On sale at Woods Run
yards was l56 head. all being from Chicago.
Markets were slow, at 81 % to S. Is per cwt.
the latter price being obtained for a few extra
beeves weighing about 1,5Uo rs. There were
26S head of hogs on sale, and all were sold at
81 90 to 81 10 per cwt. No sheep were offered.
Lambs to the number of 45S head, which were
clipped last September, sold at prices ranging
from &c to 6Ac per h.
Receipts of cattle at East Liberty were
smaller than for a number OF weeks past, the
number on sale being about 60 carloads, against
go last Monday and IS the previous Monday.
More than half of the offerings this week were
from Chicago. there being 30 loads from that
source. The balance were from Ohio and In
diana. Quality did not average up well,a large
proportion being common and low grade.
Strictly prime beeves in carload lots were con-
spicuously absent, and receipts of smooth, tidy
butcher stock were scarce. The light run,
bright weather. and the presence of a larger
number of buyers than usual. all combined to
strengthen markets. Sellers, however,
found it difficult to bring buyers up to their
higher views of values. On account of diver
gence of views between buyers and sellers the
market was rather long in opening up, and
when it did open, common grades were 10 to loo
OlRueE LQan last hOuudN. anu DIR Y Soou
beeves steady at last weeks prices. Some
dealers report a slight advance on the good
grades.
There was a fair run of fresh cows and prices
were unchanged at a range of SIS 90 to $40 90 per
head. Receipts of hogs were very light, in fact
the lightest of the season for Monday. There
were IA loads on sale at the opening of mar
kets against 20 last Monday, and 30 loads the
week before. Markets were strong at a range
of So 50 to So s. for Workers, and 81 90 to 81 05
for Philadelphias.
There were II loads of sheep and lambs on
the market, against II last Monday. Owing to
light run, markets were tirmer. Dealers re-
ported choice stock loo higher per cwt than
last week. The run of hogs at Chicago this
morning was 45. 000. which was 5000 above til !
estimate of dealers. As a result bears were
lively and top price was So s.. which was rela-
lively lower than prices at East Liberty
Cattle-Recelpts, l,520 head; shipments. $50
head; market slow. but prices are 10c to 15c
higher than last week: I cars of cattle shipped
TO New York to-day.
Hogs-Receipts. $500 head: shipments. $500
head; market active: Philadelphias, 81: few
extras to butchers. 81 10; Workers. IS 1903 80;
pigs. So 40@3 10; 3 cars of hogs shipped to
New York to-day.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000 head: shipments, 1000
head: market active and lOc higher than last
weeks prices,