Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-13
HOGS AND SHEEP HIGHER
At the Local Yards and Cattle Somewhat
Lower at East Liberty.

| uUUO AND OnEEI HlunEh
At the Local Yards and Cattle Somewhat
Lower at East Liberty.
MONDAY, Sept. IL.
With the exception OF cattle sellers had q
| shade the best of the markets to-day, adj
vances over the closing prices of last week
being established on hogs, sheep and lambs
despite a rather heavy run.
| East Liberty.
| Receipts to-day were 1s0 loads of cattle, 80
double deck loads of hogs and II double deck
| loads OF sheep, against ia loads of cattle
| last Monday, % double deck loads of hogs
and "a double deck loads of sheep.
About the usual number of buyers were
| about the yards at the opening, but dullness
| was the chief feature notwithstanding o
shade lower prices on all gra des, The per.
| centage of good butchering and shipping
| stuff was smaller than usual, but the de-
| mand was also light, both for top stuff and
cessions had to be made 70 effect sales. tho
concessions amounting to 10@l5c per owt
on best and 25930c on common grades. Some
| of the early sales are appended:
John Hesket & Co. sold six head, weighing
7,OlO lb, at So e5; 25 head, 2s,6lO lb, So 80; is
head, a5 $40 lb. s. 10; p head, 2O460 lb. 81 20;
a a5; two fresh cows and calves, s6i one
COW, 1850 lib, 81 75 one BULL 40 lb, So 90; two
oxen, a'O4O ID, 4Oo five cows and calves,
Drum. Dyer & Co. sold 20 head, weighing
q 40 lb at s3 20: four head, 42O h. 81 25; ono
cow. $50 lb, at 81 75 one do, 1os0 10, 90 10,
three cows. slla 5O;, one bull, IlSo lb, 81 80;
William Holmes & Co sold % head, weigh.
ing 1850 lb, at 50 90; 4 heifers, $50 lb, s305
s b. q IS SG G.ad sps
Mccall. RowIen Newbern sold 10 head.
~Ez-l~T n OF + q
5 s. b9i $50 I6 O s. s. COW nlsa sG H.
HUFF Hazelwood & lmhoff sold Ii head
weighing y, l4O lb, at "a 90; 10 head, 1880
$50 h. So IS; bulls .29O lb, s. 40; heifers,
1,72Olb 50 IS.
A good demand for sheep prevailed at the
opening nd All advance of 25c per cwt. was
established on best sheep and SOC on limbs.
8 25 good, IS to 90 Id, "a 1904 ST. fair, 70 to so
lb. g coos 80; common, 81 25@2 90; lambs,
The market opened fairly active and ruled
firm at an Improvement over last weeks
closing prices, as follows: Best Philadelphia,
s. 50@5 65; mixed corr. hogs, S. 4005 80; best
corn Workers, 50 2o@5 s..
Herr's Island.
CArTLE-Receipts. 5l7 head: last week,
545 head; previous week, 3lS head. Tho mar
ket opened very dull and ruled slow and
about unchanged from last weeks prices:
Best heavy cornfed beeves sold at IS 500
80, with sales of an extra good load or two
Mt s5 rs; medium weights, 81 50@5 90; light
weights, 50 1901 %: other grades including
dry cows, heifers and bulls. 81 25@3 So Fresh
COWS were quoted at $40 00@I5 90 per head,
and veal calves ut $1,000 per pound.
SHEEP-Receipts, l,293 head: last week,
l,I24 head; previous week, 1904 head. De-
mand was fair and market higher at 50 009
90 per cwt for sheep, and 414@S15c per ID
for lambs.
Hoes-Recefpts, 1,I94 head: last week, s27
head; previous week. SAC head. Market strong
and higher at S. 50@5 IS for best cornfed, the
outside price for Sun all lots.
by Associated Press.1
New NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 67SI head,
including 100 cars for sale; market active
ana shade higher for choice n atives; native
steers, So 45Q5 25 per 100 pounds; Texans and
Colorados So 506l 40; bulls and cows, 81 O00
30. Dressed beef steady at 7@sc per pound
!, 40 quarters of beef. Calves-Receipts,
1.7)7 head: market firm: veals. s5 O0@s 90 per
100 pounds; grassers, 81 1908 121S: Western
ceipts, A. ,4s2 head; sheep dull; lambs firm;
sheep, s. 0G@5 l2H per loo pounds; lambs,
q 5o@6 80. Hogs-Receipss, 1o,s1s head. In
clud ng two cars for sale; market highers
So 4006 90 per 100 pounds.
Chicsco-The Ere7ino Journal reports:
Cattle-Receipts, 16, 900 head: shipments, 200
head: market steady TO higher: best natives,
So o0@5 60: good and useful 81 COCA rs; 9th.
ers. 81 1898 To- Texans, 50 1898 10; rangers 50 Is
o. 90: COWS, 81 00@2 s.. Hogs-Receipts %, 600
head; shipments, $500 head; market opened
DC lower, closed strong with decline; rough
and common. 81 s5@5 10; packers and mixed,
weights,s5 logs 65 light, IS oO@6 10; grassers,
A 2544 80. Sheep-Receipts, 1000 head: ship
ments, 900 head; market steady and for
sheep aud lambs strong: ewes, So 5094 25;
mixed, 81 25@4 rs; wethers, IS OO@5 Is;
Westerns, 81 25; lambs, s. 50@6 90.
Bunalo-Cattle-Receipt 90 loads through,
215 on sale stronger for good shipping; ex-
port and fat cattle dull; lower for common
81 76Gl4 co. good fairly fat shipping steers
s4 3594 60; good to extra cows, So 00@350
l4 loads through, so on sale;
active, higher for all but pigs;heavy cornfed,
loads through, 60 on sale;shade stronger for
lambs; sheep of good quality steady, other
grades very dull: choice wethers, 81 506475;
good sheep So 9OG4 40; lambs. native best,
S. 65G6 10.
Kansas observation-disclosures, $500 head;
2, 800 head: steers were dull; good.
steady and others 5@l5c lower; all grades
selling 81 25; cows, steady to strong. .at 81 5O67
20: Texas and Indian steers steady at 81 GOA
So stockers and feeders steady. Hogs
Receipts, S4O0 head; shipments, 500 head; the
market was active, irregular and steady to
loc lower; all grades, 81 25@5 80; bulk, s5 20
Q5 %. Sheep-Receipts, 1920 head: ship
ments, 800 head: the market was strong;
81 00@4 Is; lambs, s5 30
Cincinnati-Hogs active, higher: common
and light. 81 25@5 25; packing and butchers,
S5 l0Q5 60; receipts, 1850 head: shipments,
l,74o head; shipments, $40 head. Sheep heavy
1t 81 1895 90; receipts, 400 head: shipments,
100 head. Lambs lower: common and light
s3 s5@5 Is per 100 pounds.