Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-26
CATTLE LOWER
Attic Local Yards, Hogs Strong and Sheep
Barely Steady.

Attno Local fardss Hogs Strong and Sheep
Barely Steady.
MONDAY, July %
Another big run of cattle was on the
market at the Central Drove Yards, East
Liberty. this morning, and prices opened
off 10(915c per cwt on good and fully 25c
on other grades. The bulk of the supply was
from Ohio and Indiana, with fair sprink-
ling from Greene, Washington and Butt
counties, Pennsylvania. The best sale re-
ported was load of 1S head, averaging
l. $50 lb.. at S.. which was given as the top
of the market Sales generally were
within the range of ss Oo@4 Is. Hogs were
in light supply and firm and sheep were
slow and unchanged from last week. At
the island cattle were slow and lower, hogs
| strong and sheep dull and weak.
East Liberty.
CATrLE-Receipts about JAS loads, against
lo7 last Monday; market opened slow and
l0Q15c per cwt lower on good, ana fully 25c
per cwt lover on common 10 medium grades,
OF which the supply mainly consisted: indi-
cations pointed to a further decline before
the close
Reneker, Linkhnrn & Co. sold 10 head,
averaging l. a5O lb. at ~ So
Mccall. Rowlen Newber sold q head, 800
lb av.. ut 81 40; 4 head. !. 100 lb, - 80.
HUI, Hazelwood & Imhoff, Is head 1,O5O 10
av.. at IS go: 2 head, I,ls5 lib av., So 30; cow.
lolo lb, % so; bulls. 1900 lb, 81 80; is head
cattle, go lb av., 81 50.
William Holmes & Co. sold % head weigh
ing q, $50 lb, at a 80
LafIerty Bros. & Hadden sold II head,
weiyhing q, ,46o lb. at "a so: 3 head, 2,sSo Ib.
each, s. 90; bulls, 100 lb each. So 75.
Drum. Dyer & Co. sold Is head, 1.345 lb av.,
A. g 70; IL head, averaging about l,550 lb at
John Hesket & Co. sold Is head, 1890 lb,
IS 40; 10 head, 20 100 lb. IS 80: is head, 1870
lib, "a 00; ID head. l970 lb. $3 80: fresh cows
and calves, $50; do do, s36: do do. s1e7 80.
deck loads: market strong at IS 95@6 l5 for
good to best Philadelphias; Yorkers, IS so@
sHEEp-Rcceipts, about p double-deck
loads; market moderately active at un-
changed prices, as follows: Extra, a5 TO 100
lb So 20@5 30; good, So TO 80 ib, 81 6O@5 90:
fair, 70 to 80 lD, sa Oo@s Is: common. 81 Oo@
a. 90; young lambs, 31a@6c per lb.
Herr's Island.
CArrLE-Receipts were large, but there
was n o extra cattle on sale and few really
good corn-fed, the bulk of the supply being
grassers ranging from common to good as to
grade. The market opened slow, with
prices lower all around Best heavy
Chicagos, IS 45@5 60; medium weights. ~ SO
as 90: light weights, IS 1894 90; common to
Iucuiuul, Dulis dHU uTy COWS, Sz I'd
as 50. Fresh cows were dull and unchanged
at $20@lO per head, and calves were easier at
4@6c per ID. Receipts, sos head; last week,
295; previous week, 294.
SHEEr-The demand for everything in this
line was light, and with heavy receipts the
market was quoted dull and weak at S3 50@
90 for sheep, 81 OO@5 25 for yearlings aud
81 25@6 90 for spring lambs. Receipts, 1879
head: last week. sl8: previous week. 908
Hoos-A fair demand prevailed for hogs,
and the market was strong on the basis Of
Sc 00@6 10 for best corn-fed and IS 00@5 IS for
other grades. Receipts, GAL head; last week,
80; previous week, 26l.
Woods Run.
CArrLE-Rece1pts, 165 head from Chicago;
and 50 from Ohio sold Chicagos at "a ooQ4 80
and Ohios at "a 5O05 %.
SHEEP-Receipts. 245 head; yearlings sold
at % 0o06 90 per cwt, and spring lambs ut
So 00@7 o.