Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-29
A LIGHT CATTLE RUN
At Our Local Yards, but There We're
More Than Sufficient
FOR ALL THE DEMANDS OF TRADE.
Hot September Weather LesSened Demand
From Butchers.
SWINE LOWER AND SHEEP STEADY
FOR ALL THE DEMANDS OF TRADE.
SWINE LOWER AND SHEEP STEADY
OFFICE OF PIrrsBUEe DISPATCH
MONDAY Sent 9S

OFFICE OF PITTsBUEG DIsPArcH,)
MONDAY, Sept. 2S.
There were between so and S5 carloads of
cattle on sale At the East Liberty yards this
morning, against 100 loads last Monday,
and 100 loads the Monday previous. In
tO-day's offerings there were no primes and
very small proportion of good beeves.
About % loads were from Chicago, and the
balance were mainly from Ohio and In
diana. With receipts little above one-half
last weeks run, markets opened Il shade
higher OF all desirable grades.
The great scarcity of good beeves was the
only reason for the advance. Buyers were
present in fair force. but were slow to catch
on notwithstanding the light supply, and
markets were draggy. So far as could be
traced there were no beeves on sale good
enough to bring nickel pound. When it
Is remembered that prime heavy ca title were
worth S6 % to Sc 20 in Chicago, it is plain
that there was nothing offered at East Lib
erty anywhere near prime. Good fresh
COWS and good feeders were in limited
offered.
Prices of Fresh Cows.
The range for fresh cows was $50 90 TO
S45 90 per head. One sale was reported at
$50 co. The run OF calves was a fair average
and top price was 6l$c per b. Sheep-The
loads against nearly double that number a
week ago. Notwithstanding light receipts
markets were largely steady at last weeks
prices. Low grades were weak and a shade
lower. Top prices of sheep was &c per h,
and lambs SIC per Ii. Only few of those
on sale brought these outside figures.
Hogs-There we're 25 car loads on sale this
morning against the same number last Mon
day. Markets were slow at decline OF 20c
per cwt from last Mondays prices. The de-
cline is charEeG up to hot weather. Ton
price OF cOrnfed hogs to-day S. 40 to
So 30. Common and low grade stock suffered
q Still greater decline from last weeks
prices.
At the Allegheny Yards.
At the Herr's Island yards receipts of
cattle were below average in number and
above average in quality. The late hot
weather has been unfavorable to markets
and butchers were disposed to buy sparing-
ly. As result markets we're slow and last
weeks prices were barely maintained on
prime beeves, while common and low grades
were shade lower Following was the
range OF prices as established by actual
sales: Best heavy Chicago beeves, l6c0 TO
Leo lbs, IS 30 70 s6 IS: medium weights, good
10 choice, 50 p 20 SC %; light weights, a 80
70 S. 70; common grades, 50 10 to "a co.
prices namely SIS 90 to a. s45 90 S9 per Mead head
There were 50 head of calves on sale. Choice |
vealeTs sold at range of SIC to 616c per lb. |
Receipts: From Chicago-L. Gerson, g. |
bead; / Zeigler, SO: A. Eromm, 50. From Penn |
sylvania-D. o. Pisor, u; 7. Bingham, 4 J. |
Reiber 5; J. Behler, g. Total. 2S9: last week, 1
81; previous week. 346
Sheep-The supply in this line was heavy
at the Island and demand was slow. Mar
ReiS We're dull and slow at about last weeks
prices The entire range for sheep was S2 30 !
10 50 co. and general range was So 30 (
20 81 % Lambs were sold mainly from
DC to SIC per ID. A few fancy were
sold at &c and one extra bunch brought n
fraction more than this. Receipts: From
Ohio-C. Folhrccht.224 J. F. Cruikshank lis.
From PPnnsylvUuia-G. Flinner ll6; J. Beh-
lcr, S4; P. Scheidemantlc, 10: ]. McNeese,
l6l: I. Bingham. I5O J. Reiber, 3d. E d. Ser
geant, ia. Total. ], lab: last week S67: previ-
Gus week 594. Hogs-Receipts in this line |
were light, but demand corresponded, and |
markets were barely steady at last weeks |
quotations. Best cornfed Ohios and Penn |
sYlvaniaS were quoted at S. 80 to $5 10; |
Era ssers a { 81 80 to s. co. pigs and roughs at |
So SO TO S4 q. Receipts: From Ohio-Needy |
q Smith, 23S head; Williams Il Co. 81: c. |
NOlUrcchr. G. From Pennsylvania-G. Film
neT. :: / McNeese 6: I. bingham. l2. Total,
80: last week, 492: previous week, 972.
At Woods Run Yards
Greenawalts had on sale 1G2 head of cattle
from Chicago and Is head from Ohio. Mar
kets were dull and slow with s. 80 to s. 10 as
the range for Chicago beeves and 81 90 to
50 10 for ohios. The number on
sale was 3i2 head. Sheep were
sold in a retail way at 4lSc to SIC per pound
and lambs az SC to &C per pound There
were 20 hogs on sale al the Woods Run
yards, and all were sold at So 30 to s. 65 per
100 pounds.