Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-30
AT THE ST0CkYARDS.
Receipts of Cattle Lighter at East
Liberty This Week.
PRICES HIGHER ON, ALL GRADES.
HerrS Island Has a Fair Supply and No
Advance Is Recorded.
SWINE HIGHER AND SHEEP STEADY
OFFICE OF PITrsBURG DISPATCH, !
Mn~-nar luna 90

OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DIsFATcH,l
MONDAY, June %.
At the East Liberty yards th re were IS
loads of cattle on sale this morning, against
l2o loads last Monday, and Is loads the pre-
vious Monday. Supplies were mainly from
Ohio and Indiana. Only IL loads were from
Chicago, whereas few weeks ago large
proportion OF receipts were from that
source. Quality of to-day's offerings was n
decided Improvements on what has been re-
ceived the past few weeks. There were
comparatively few low grade beeves on the
market. On the other hand there was n
larger number OF prime cattle or close to
prime than has been on sale for some weeks
past.
Buyers were present in larger force than
last Monday, and this fact, with the lighter
supply, put the situation at once in favor of
the seller, Il condition of things which the
buyer was slow TO realize, markets have
for some time been in his favor. Markets
opened active at an advance of l5c to Csc
per cEt on prices of last Monday There
was little trouble selling all fair to good
beeves at this advance. A half dozen loads
of good Southern Ohio cattle between 400
and l,5G0 lbs, found quick sale at a shade
above Sc 90 per cIt, whereas there was
nothing on the market last week that sold
above s. 20.
Good Prices for Fresh Cows.
Light. tidy butcher bees from ], 100 20 1,soO
a
range of 424G5l7c per pound. There vas a
light run of fresh COWS. and all good stock
was in demand at strong last weeks prices
The runge of markets was S25G45 per head
Ton price for veal calves was &c per pound
Said a leading stockman:
while prices of cattle this week are 1502Sc
per pound higher than last they are no
higher than they were two weeks ago. The
drop last week was % Que & to the aIge tis run e TI
has brought back markets to their legitimate
level We really had no advance, only a
recovery from the Generalization of last
week.
SHEET AND LANBs-There were 20 loads on
sale this morning against 25 loads last Mon
day and is loads the previous Monday. Mar
kets opened steady at last weeks prices
Best wethers sold at &c per and best spring
lambs at &c. 1t was the finest, however, that
reached these prices.
lgainst Is loads last Monday. Markets were
.ctive and firm with top price of Philadel-
ihias 81 9505 90, an advance ofa0 in prices
fast Monday.
At the Allegheny Yards.
The supply of cattle at Herr's Island
varied very little from that of last Monday,
either in quantity or quality. Demand was
not so active as last week, and the range of
markets was from 10 to Csc lower on common
and low grades and barely steady on the
high grades. Prime heavy Chicagos sold at
S. As TO Sc 20: medium weights at 81 15toS S6 co.
lGNt WelpntS AT II % 10 % a. anu common 10
hin and rough heavy steers at - 25 to 50 75
Fresh cows were slow and unchanged, no
sales being reported. Bulls and dry COWS
sold at ~ to Sic per n, and calves at "A 70
&c per b. Receipts: From Chicago-L Zeig-
.er, l3S head; L. Gerson, l03: A Fromm, 90
From Pennsylvania-T. Bingham, 8; d. ..
Pisor, 8: j. Wright, l. Total, SIS: last week,
512: previous week, $50.
SHEEP-Receipts were very large for the
season of the year, and as result prices
were lower and markets weak. Sheep sold
alta range of - 50G4 so; Yearlings, 81 OO65 0O,
and spring lambs ut 41@l61Sc per lb. Culls
were hard TO sell at any price, and ut noon
not a few were unsold. Receipts: From
Pennsylvania-E. Wolf l04 head: f. ID. Ser
lyeant lis; W. McCreary, ll9: L. Bingham,
lie; J. Wright, lla: G- Flinneri So }. Behler
6i: 5. Brownlec, l0: c. Nolbrecht, sc: q. w.
Eeasy, 80: J. Refber, S6. Fror- Ohio-R. NJ.
stone 90 Total, 1926; last week, 72I; pre-
vious week, g97.
HoGs-Supply and deman nd corresponded.
Prices were shade lower than last Monday.
Best Chicagos ranged from 81 5O@5 co. Re
ceipts: From Chicago-W. Zoller, 232 head.
From Ohio--Needy Frank, l25; r. NJ. stone,
IA Total, S7l; last week, 1854; previous week,
Z95