Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-20
By Telegraph,

St. Louis-Cattle-Wor comes from the
National Stock Yards In East St. Louis that
all the railroad tracks leading TO the yards
were submerged to-day. and that no cattle
could be got into or out of them therefore,
there was no market there. The Union Stock
Yards on this side OF the river however. are
still intact, and business was transacted as
usual. Sales there were OF native steers
from 1000 to 1900 pounds at $3 1904 %; ma
tives, cows and heifcIs, So 4093 IS. Receipts
were 500 head; shipments, 500 head. Some
80 cars of cattle are stalled on track in the
flooded district, and arrangements are being
made to send them to Chicago. Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 440O head: shipments. $500 head: mar
ket active and firm; heavy, 81 1904 70; mixed,
81 OO@4 40. Sheep Receipts, $500 head;
shipments, l, 100 head; market unchanged at
81 OO@5 90.
Chicago-Cattle-Rec II, 600 head; ship
ments, 1000 head: market faIrly active;
butchers grades and cows easIeri nice
steers stronger; choice to prime steers,
81 2O04 IS: others, So 25@4 Is; stockers and
feeders, So 01@3 TO- cows. 81 1908 rs. Hogs
Receipts, 2700O head; shipments 10 900 head;
market active and steady to strong on prime
heavy and butchers; other grades SC lower;
rough and common. So 75@4 10; mixed and
packers, 81 55@4 65: prime heavy and
butchers weights s. s7@4 q; prime light,
ments, 1,500 head; market active: sheen
higher; lambs slow; Texans. So 5OQ95 IS;
natives and Westerns. s. 5J@6 so; yearIings,
Sc 00@6 25; lambs, clipped, 81 50@6 90.
New York-Beeves-Receipt 1854 head,
all for export: no trade, feeling firm; dressed
beef steady ate%@Sc; shipments to-day, 555
beeves: tomorrow, LOIS beeveS. Calves-Rc-
ceipts, i 1853 head; market shade easier; vcals,
81 i21l@5 10: buttermills and mixed calves,
So OO@4 Is. Sheep-Receipts, 4,103 head: mar
ket firm; sheep, Sc %: yearlings, $6 50@6 10;
lambs So 5G@l0 G0dressed mutton firm at
1C@Il1ac per pound: dressed yearlings at IL
ceipts, 1.704 head, including cars for sale;
market higher at S5 00@5 60.
o-Cattle-Receipts.5 SO loads through,
sale: market strong: light 10 fair steers,
$3 70@3 S0 extra heavy, S. 7j. Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 50 loads through, IL sale: market
and mediums, 81 S5@4 90: Workers. good to
best, 81 S5l4 80. Sneep and lambs-Re-
ceipts, 10 loads through, % sale; market
sheep, choice to fancy wethers, IS 5O@5 IS;
clipped lambs, choice to fancy, 81 OO@7 Is.
Kansas observation-disclosures 1890 head:
Shipments 900 head; the market was easy:
dressed beef and shipping steers at So 100
and feeders, ST 50@3 90. Hogs-Receipts, 5000
head; shipments, $500 head; market easy
and sc lower: extreme range fprices, 81 15@
4 60: bulk, 81 1904 95. Sheep-Receipts, 900
weak; muttons. 81 1905 90.
Cincinnat-Hogs steady; common and
light. So 50@4 70; packing and butchers, 81 40
O. 10; receipts, 5000 head; shipments, 1920
head. cattle steady at y 25Q4 70; receipts,
CO., head; shipments. 700 head. Sheep in good
demand at $3 50@a5 so; receipts 2,64O head;
shipments, 1850 head. Lambs strong: COM
mon to choice spring, 81 5O@97 25 per 100
pounds
Omaha-Cattle-Rece $50 Eead mar
ket active and stronger; common to fancy
steers, So CO@4 80; Western, 81 5O@3 So
$500 head: market active
and 5@I0c higher: light, 81 4O@4 As; heavy,
"A 4O@4 so; mixed, 81 1904 40. Sheep-Re-
ceipts, 200 head: market fair; natives. 81 50@
S O0; Western, $4 OO@6 90; lambs, 81 90 @6 90.