Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-02
MEAT ON THE HOOP.
A Light Run of Cattle at East Liberty
and Prices Higher.
CHOICE GRADES ADVANCED MOST.
Prime Ripe Beeves We're Mainly Con-
Spicuous by Their Absence.
SHEEP AND SWINE FAIRLY STEADY
OFFICE OF PITrsBURe DISPATCH, !
MONDAY, June l.
Iihertr Live Stock.


Liberty Live Stock.
There were but 50 loads of cattle on the
market at the East Liberty yards this morn
ing, against IS loads last Monday and 70 the
previous Monday. A large proportion, in
fact nearly all the beeves on sale, were from
Chicago and indianapolis. Quality of offer
jnrs was described by dealers as common to
good, with strictly prime beeves on sale
outside of retail pens. 1t has not been pos
sible for weeks past to secure prime heavy
at these yards in q wholesale way. There
were n few loads of smooth butcher cattle
on sale this morning which range in weight
quoted at s. 75 to S5 30. Prime, ripe, l,4o0-
pound beeveS would have easily com
mandcd &C per pound, but there were
none on sale which answered to this
description. Owing to the light receipts
sellers were firm in their views OF values,
and, though buyers were slow to accept an
advance. as cost at sources of supply was
shade lower than last week, an advance OF
of l0c to25c per cwt. was secured, the great
est increase being on good, smooth butcher
beeves from l,20O to l300 MS in weight, of
which the run was unusually light. The run
OF COWS and calves was light and last weeks
prices were well maintained. Good, fresh
cows were particularly scarce. Dry COWS of
poor quality were about the slowest thing
on the market. Top price of good vealers
was &c per n.
on sale, against 26 loads last Monday, and
while there was no marked change IN prices,
markets were slow and dull. A lew fancy
wethers were sold at a shade above &c, and
some choice spring lambs were sold at nc.
Yearlings are no longer Quotable, as they
have been supplanted by spring lambs The
range for lambs was &c to nc per n. Hogs
we're fairly active, with &c as the price OF
hest Philadelphias. There were Is loads on
sale this morning, against j loads last Mon
day.
The supply of beeves at Herr's Island
yards varied very little in number or quality
from that of last Monday. Demand was
slow, and the result was decline of l5c to
CSC per cwt. from last week on good grades
and a still greater decline on common and
low cattle.
A leading drover said: 81 paid Sc % for the
best beeves in Chicago and hardly came out
even by selling at Sc 65. Markets were, as a
mean, as they have been for year"
Best heavy Chicagos sold at S. 25 to SC 65
medium weights at S. 90 to S6 90; light
weights at $3.50 to IS 80 and common thin and
rough heavy steers at S2 75 to 81 90. Fresh
cows were quoted at S95 90 to $40 10 per head,
with sales reported 1T Se635c and $37 50.
Calves were in good demand and
firm at a range Of 81 to &c per h,
the latter price being paid Tor choicest veal
ers. Bulls and dry COWS were in light sup
S. -. Receipts: From Chicago-L. Gerson,
$50 head; / Zeigler, l4S; A. Fromm, S.; G.
Flinner, 5: E. D. Sergeant, 5. Total, 365; last
week, $50: previous week, AIS.
Sheep-ReceiptS were large and markets
dragged, but last weeks prices were fairly
well maintained. Sheep ranged from g 50
to s. % per cwt and spring lambs from SC to
SC per ID, the latter price being paid for a lot
OF choice Southdowns. Receipts: From Chi |
ago-L Zeigler, 1913. From Ohio-R. NJ. Stone, |
IS. From Pennsylvania-J.F F. Cruikshank, 63; |
q. W. Keasy, 63; E. D. Sergeant, S. G. Film !
ner, l3i: W, NJ Creary, l24; j. Newland, 80. |
Toral, 70l; last week, SIS; previous week, 622.
Hogs-Receipts were heavy and prices
were lower, the decline being equal to CSC |
per cwt. Best heavy ChicaEos and Ohios |
sold at s. 5Od4 90. Receipts: From Chicago |
L. Gerson, 90 head; W. Zoller, go. From |
ohio-R. NJ stone, Is; Needy and Franks, e03. |
From Pennsyivania-G. Flinner, 8. Total, |
542: last week, 220; previous week, SIC.
AT the Woods Run Yards.
There were LAG head of cattle on sale, all |
from Chicago. Prices ranged from S. so to
Sc 10. Markets were rather draggy, and all |
were not sold at noon. The number of |
sheep and lambs on the market was $50 head,
mostly yearlings. Prices ranged from &c to
&c per pound.
There was but a single deck of hogs on the /
which were sold at S. 10.