Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-18
LIVE STOCK.
Cattle and Sheep Lower at the Local Yards
and Hogs Strong.

Cattle and Sheep Lower at the Local Yards
and Hogs Strong.
MONDAY, Oct. II.
The run of stock for to-days market was
about an average one with respect to quail
ity, but ir was below the average numeric-
ally; with the exception of hogs, however,
which recovered a little from last weeks de-
rule, outside advIces were unfavorable, par
ticularly those from the East.
East Liberty.
Receipts: Cattle, 1873 loads; hogs, 25 double
deck loads; sheep. 20 double-deck loads.
Last week: Cattle, 100 loads; hogs, 3s double
deck loads; sheep, 25 double-deck loads.
Cattle.
The market opened slow and lower on
everything excepting stockers aud feeders,
which were &C tive ut q slight advance. COM
mon and medium grades were Off n little
and SO were export grades, for which there
was little or no demand. Fresh COWS and
springers were in good request and calves
were active at about average prices.
Somo OF the transactions were as follows:
William Holmes & Co. sold 26 head, weigh
Drum, Dyer & Co. sold 90 head. weighing
25 040 III. ut s. s5: 20 head. 2s460 lib. So so; 20
mead, 81 400 10. So IS; 1s head. 1850 ID, 50 So
Jonn Hesket & Co. sold head, weighing
1Os4o lh, at So IS: % head, 1880 ib, ss so; q
head, % coo ID. IS Is.
Reneker, Llnknorn & Co. sold l3 head,
s. 90; "a head, p. .3iO Id. s3 10; 81 head 24,60o
ID, - OO; % head, 23,66olb, $s rs; % head, o.
Mccall, Rowen Newbern sold IS head,
at So SO: il head, 1,65o lp. ut 50 IS; two dry
cows, 2O3 lib, s. 40; "a head cattle, 2l,340 Id,
% o5; one bull. l,C6j Id, ut So 25.
HUFF, Hazelwood & lmhotf sold IA lead.
weighing IS $50 Id, at s. 25 % head. @, 800 lib,
OF S3 90; four heiiers 3,463 Ill., at 81 20; two do.
l6lO 10. at 81 60 two buns, $50 lb, 81 co. three
bulls, 2, 100 III, 81 Is.
Market active and firm ut an advance of
10@15c per cwt over the close of last week.
90: mixed do. S. 75@5 80: best Yorlzers, s. So
% Is; common Workers and pigs, s. 20@5 40;
ioughs, s. OO@5 25
The demand was light and prices were ESQ
SOC lower, as follows: Extra, 95 to 100 lb,
- 5O@4 co. good, s. to 80 lb, 81 O0@i 20: fair.
yearlings, $3 0o@4 50: good to prime lambs,
65 to 20 IL, 81 sO@5 Co; common to fair, do.
Veal calves sold at $4,000 per lib; demand
fair.
Hers Island.
CATTLE-Receipts, 4s7 head; last week, 4s3;
previous week, 593. The market Opened
slow and fully % per cwt lower than last
week. Prime heavy weights (only one car
on sale). s. 25G15 IS; medium weights, 81 75@
90; light weights, 81 0004 so; roughs. s. 5O0
8 Is; common grades. So 25@3 % Fresh
COWS. go cO040 O6 per head; veal calves, 51s9
&c per pound; grass calves, 3(Q315c.
does-Receipt., LA, head; last week, 1,3jl
previous week. l,u60; market steady on the
basis of s5 1896 10 for best cornfed Ohios
and Chicagos.
.sHEEF-Receipta; 1897 head; last week, T.
100; previous week, l.70l; demand light and
prices s5c per cwt lower at 81 75Qt IS lor
lair to choice sheep and 4@5c per b TOR
good to prime lambs, with sales OF u few
extra at 5 &c.
lBY ASSOCIATED PREss.l
New York-Beev.s-Receipts 5,27l head,
including 81 cars for sale: market acJive and
100 per lou pounds higher, native steers.