Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-27
AT THE STOCK YARDS.
Average Run of Cattle at Herr's
Island and East Liberty.
MARKET STEADY AT OLD PRICES.
The Quality of offerings Scarcely Up to
Late Standard.
SHEEP AND SWINE ARE UNCHANGED
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH
MONDAY, Jan. e.


MONDAY. Jan. g.
At Hers Island.
CaItle-Markets in this line were scarcely
as firm as last Monday, but prices were
practically the same. Prime to fancy
heavy Chicagos sold at S. so to s. as; good
to choice medium weights, So 10 to So 10;
common to lair do, 81 80 to 81 80; selected
light weights, 81 75 to IS 90; common to
fair do, 81 % to 81 60; mixed stuff, thin,
light, heavy and rough steers, 50 as to So 15;
bulls aud dry cows, So so TO So 80. Fresh
cows were quoted at the same range as last
week, namely, SIS 90 to $40 90 per head,
and calves at SIC to &c per pound. Re-
ceipts: From Chlcago-f. ZieGler. 1876 head; A
Fromn, 80. From Pcnnsylyania-Narious own
ers. "a head. Total. Sl9.
Sheep-Sunply was light and demand was
ditto. Buyers were not inclined to take lambs
at last weeks prices. and markets were weak
The range for sheep was IS SO to s. so and lambs
&c to SIC A few fancy brought shade better
prices than outside figures. Receipts-From
Chicago Zeigler, l66 head. From Ohio
Sanford & I.anCdon, l66 head. From Fennsyi-
Vania-G- Fllnner, "a; J. Wright ~; j. r.
Cruikshank, IS: Reter & Runger l5. Total,
$50: last week. 49,; previous week. 249.
Hogs-Supply was heavy and prices lOc to l5c
lower than last week Following was the range
of markets: s. 95 to q 10 for best Ohio and
ChicagoS. and S. 6 to SS 95 for natives. r.
ceipts-From Ch'Cayo-L ZoIgler. 100 bead.
From Ohio-NeeGS Smith. 2S3: J; Needy Jr,
IS; }. A. Franks. 2l9 Sanford & Langden, =;
r. Halderman, H. From Pe1nsylvanla-J. r
Crulkshank so. Total /, 100; last week, SOI; pre-
VIouS week, S17.
At East Liberty.
There were 80 loads OF cattle on the market
at East Liberty yards this morning against 95
loads last Monday and 90loads the week before
The offerings were medium and common
grades. with an unusually large proportion of
The latter. Average quality of beeves on sale
was lower than for some weeks past
About two-thirds of III Ose on sale were from
country ca tie. and in the main low grade which
were dumped on the market because of high
priced feed There were no strictly prime
beeves on sale. There were goodly number
Of buyers on hand and the kind of
cattle wanted being scarce. markets were
strong and shade higher at last weeks prices
for all good stock, while common and low
grades about held their own. The top price of
heeves was sc. and very few reached this figure
Fresh COWS and vealers were in short supply
and markets were steady at prices of 4 week
ago The range for cows was SIS 90 to $40 CO
and calves ranged from &c 20 &c per Id. The
run of sheep and lambs was light. there being
hut u loads on sale, against Is last Monday.
There were few choice in the offerings Mar
kets were fairly steady at last weeks prices,
with &c to 514c as the range for sheep. and
Sic as top price of lambs. There were about
% carloads nt hogs on sale against So last Mon
day. Markets were quiet with s. 50 as TOP
price. According to advices received by one of
our leading pork packing firms from their Chi
cago buyer top price of hogs there this morn
ing was S. 20, and receipts were 5000 head.
Said leading stockman at East Liberty yards:
Tine run of desirable cattle this week has
been very light. and good butcher beeves of
lightweight brought better prices than for
some weeks past owing to their scarcity. We
never have too many smooth, light butcher
cattle. and this week receipts were below aver
age"
Cattle-Rece1pts. 25n head; shipments $40
head. Market slow; supply mostly common;
shade off from last weeks prices. Two cars
cattle shipped TO New York to-day.
Hogs-Receipts $3.50 head; shipments, 24O0
head. Market active; Philadeiphias. So $50
80; fair to good Workers. IS 6513 50: light
Workers. sS 5e93 60; pig. 81 1898 25: % cars
of hogs shipped to New York to-day.
Sheep-Receipts. $500 head: shIpments l, 200
head Market very dull; 10 to 20c OF on all
kinds.