Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-22
LIVE STOCK.
Fairly Active and Steady to Firm Markets
at the Local Yards.

Fairly Active and Steady to Firm Markets
at the Local Yards.
MONDAY, Nov. 81.
Supplies OF stock were not excessive to-
day, and with a much better demand than
looked for. Sellers were not only able to
hold the markets firm, but in one or two in
stances they succeeded in establishing slight
advances.
East Liberty.
Receipts: Cattle, 100 loads; hogs, 10 double
decks; sheep, 20 double-decks. Last week,
Cattle, l40 loads; hogs, As double-deck loads;
Sheep 25 doubIe-deck loads.
Good sheep closed on gain of 25c per owt.
CATTLE
The demand for cattle was Unexpectedly
good, particularly. for Medium to good
butcher grades, which were 10@l5c per cwt.
higher than last weeks close The demand
for export stock was also fair; but there was
no Change in prices: common grades, in
Guiding stockers, feeders, ETC., were slow at
unchanged prices. Some of the early trans
actions were as follows.
William Holmes Il Co. sold 30 head, weigh
ing 81, 300 lb. at So 35.
Drum, Dyer & Co. sold 10 head, weighing
$500 lb, at So 90; 10 head, 9,4l0 lb; 50 60
John Hesket & Co. sold 26 head, weighing
35, $50 lb. at 81 50; 20 head. 1850 lb, So 25;
cows, 3,091 Id, 81 20: heifers, 2.190 lb, So 90;
8 cows. 1880 lib, So 90; 2 do. 2,540 Id, 81 25; 2
oxen, 8. $50 Ib. So 90.
Reneker. Linkhorn & Co. sold Is head,
weighing II. $50 lb. at 50 95: Is head. 1850 lb,
81 80: head, 7.4l0 lb, So 80; 4 head, $3.50 lb,
So so; head, 1910 H. So 90.
Mccall, Rowlen & Newbern sold 21 head,
weighing 10 $40 H. at So 30: 20 head. 26. $50 Id,
81 40; II head, 24O2O lb, 81 IS; oxen, $40 lb,
So %; cows, $500 lb, So 121a.
HUFF, HaZelwood & Imhof sold 20 head,
weighing 22,7sO ID, at So 40; II head, 9.21o ID,
50 G5: head, 1000 lb, s. 10: head, 5000 ID,
So 20; oxen 8 920 lb, 81 so; 6 heifers, OsO ID,
81 6O; 8 do. 1850 lib, 81 Is.
The market opened firm on good sheep
and lambs and dull on other grades as fol-
lows: Extra sheep. % to 100 lb. "a 3O@4 60;
good, IS to 80 h. So 81 a. 10: fair. 20 to so Id,
s2 5o@3 25: common, 81 OO@1 50; yearlings,
81 50@4 50; good to prime lambs. 65 to rs lb,
81 50@5 90; common to fair do, 81 1898 rs.
HOGS.
The demand was fair and the market firm
at about last weeks closing prices Best
Philadelphias sold at s. SO@5 80: best mixed
at S. 1905 75 best Workers ut s5 50G5 go; fair
Yorkers at IS 4O@5 50; common to best pigs
at 81 1895 40, anu roughs ats OO@5 Is.
Herr's Island.
CATTLE-Receipts, 4O2 head; last week, s11
head; previous week, 400 head. The demand
was inactive and the market was barely
steady at s5 50@5 IS for prime heavy corn
fed. IS C0@5 Is for medium weights, So 50@
4 so for light weights and 81 250s 25 for COM
mon grades, including dry cows, bulls,
heifers, etc. Fresh COWS were quoted at s25
Gas per head, and veal calves at 41a@53lc per
pound
Hoes-Receipts, 2513 head; last week. lS2;
previous week, 436; market a shade firmer
at Sc O506 10 for tops.
SHEEP-Receipts, 1901 head: last week,
1.l37; previous week, ,262; market steady at
81 5O@4 75 for best sheep, 81 250l3 so for COM
mon TO fair, and 4140519c per h. for lambs.
Narv vorI1 paav.s poooS.+, A 11o h.od
including "a cars for sale; market steady for
common; l0c per 100 pounds for choice; ma
tive steers, So 25@5 Is per 100 pounds; car
load fancy uolod angus at Sc Is; bulls and
cows, 81 35(l3 %; dressed beef firm at 1850
per pound. Shipments to-day, 100 beeves;
tomorrow, l,O45 beeves and 1400 quarters of
beeves. Calves-Receipts, 9Ss head; market
firm: veals. SIS O0@8 90 per 100 pounds; grass
ers, 81 0CG2 6213: Western calves, 81 1898 IS.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, bob head:
sheep Tc per pound higher; lambs sc per
pound higher; market active: sheep. So O0@
5 90 per 100 pounds; lambs,s 0O@6 Is; dressed
mutton firm at 7@s1ac per pound; dressed
lambs higher at 714@9c. Hoss-Receipts, IA
638 head, including cars for sale; market
weak al $5 4O@6 10 per 100 pounds.
Chicago-The Erening Journal reports
Cattle-Receipts, Is, 900 head; shipments, 100
head; market steady to strong; best natives,
S. 0O@5 so; others, 81 60G4 so: Texans 81 Esq
so; Western, s. 1908 IS; COWS, ST 15@2 IS.
Hogs-ReceiDts COO mead; shipments, $500
head: market l0@l5c higher; rough and COM
mon, S. 4005 so; packing and shipping, So 60
65 So: prime heavy ana butchers. So 50Gl5 IS;
sortedlicht, So 65@5 80; light mixed, SIS 25@5 10.
Sheep-Receipts. 5000 head: shipments, 900
head: market 1OGl5c higher: natives, So 20;
Westerns. S5 9Og4 IS; feeders, s. 6O@4 Is;
lambs. So IS.
Kansas OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 5000 head,
shipments, 900 head; the market for steers
was dull and steady to 10c lower; cows
strong; feeders quiet; representative sales;
dressed bee and shipping steprs 81 90@4 so;
cows, 81 60@2 IS; Texans and Indian steers.
81 1902 65; stockers and feeders, 81 90@3 40.
Hoss-Receipts, $500 head; shipments, ], 800
head coed hogs were strong to SC higher:
poor, 10c lower; all grades, "a 75G5 O5; bulk,
S. 50Q5 60. Sheep-Receipts, 200 mead; ship
ments, 800 head; the market was strong;
lambs, $5 IS.
Buffalo - Cattle - Receipts. 43 loads
through, 240 for sale; market steady and un-
changed for good to best heavy steers, light
to good butchers stronger; common butch
ers and old cows 1c lower. Hogs-Receipts,
1913 loads through; market 5@loc higher for
all grades; heavy cornfed, So 50. Sheep and
5 loads through, 80 TOR sale;
market fairly active and higher for all
kinds: choice to fancy wethers. 81 40; lambs,
native choice, So 40.
Cincinnati-Hogs strong at 81 IS as 90; re-
ceipts, 5,45O head; shipments. $500 head.
Cattle barely steady 81 25G4 65; receipts, j.
800 head; shipments 115 head. Sheep steady
and firm at So JO@4 10: receipts, 800 head;