Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-23
LOW GRADE CATTLE
In Excessive Supply, and Prices
Lower Than Last Week.
PRIME BEEvES CONTINUE STEADY.
RI The Largest Run of Cattle at East Liberty
for Over Year.
SPRING LAMBS AND PORKERs STEADY


MONDAY, June q.
There were 100 carloads OF cattle on sale at
the East Liberty yards this morning, against
76 loads on last Monday and 30 loads the
previous Monday. The number on sale was
larger to-day than any day this year, and
though statistics are not at hand, the as
sertion is ventured that there were moro
cattle on sale to-day than there have been at
any one time for year past. While offer
ings were almost double the requirements OF
our local trade, buyers were comparatively
few. Not above a dozen carloads of to-day's
supplies were from Chicago. Ohio, Indiana
and Pennsylvania furnished the bulk of the
offerings. A month ago Chicago was the
chief source Of supply for the East Liberty
yards Last week and this comparatively
= little is coming from that source. As to
quality of beeVes on this weeks market,
there were no heavy primes and very few
light prime cattle. Butchers whose trade
calls for the best beeves generally order
their stock direct from Chicago.
Opened at a Sharp Decline.
The proportion OF common and low grade
cattle in to-day's offerings was larger than
usual. Owing to heavy receipts and the
e small number of buyers, markets opened
slow at a sharp decline from last Mondays
prices on all grades, particularly medium
and common, The best bids for common
stock at the opening of markets were SOC per
cwt below last Mondays prices, and while
sellers we're reluctant to submit to such a re-
OuctlO0. Ii was the general view Wnen UIlS
q editor left the yards that they would be
4 forced to come to the buyers ideas. Handy
smooth butcher beeves, weighing from LOO
to 1900 lbs, being in short supply suffered
least from the drop but all grades were
lower than they were last week, and at the
decline markets dragged. The best price
paid was for carload of prime Indiana
bceves which averaged little below l,400
lbs. These were sold at S. 20 and the same
grade would have brought Sc a week ago.
4 load of light primes, weighing about
! H. ,1aS bpl al and 81 30 Of
fered The same would have easily brought
2 s. last Monday. Outside of the carload of
prime Indiana beeveS noted above, the top
OF market was - 30, and very few reached
. this figure. Heavy prime beeves are still
high in Chicago and cannot be sold here at
q profit under S. IS.
There was a larger supply of fresh COWS
this week than last, and good stock held up
well to last weeks prices, while common
was $50 to $45 per head. Calves were in good
supply, and prices were a shade lower than
last week, top prices being &c per b for veal
eTS.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-There were Is loads on
sale this morning against Is loads lasc Mon
day. and 30 loads the previous Monday
Markets opened draggy at a slight decline
from last week. Prime wethers were sold as
high as s. 10 last Monday, while the top of
the market to-day was s.. Spring lambs
were not in as full supply as last week and
former prices were well maintained. The
top of the market was &c per H. and only a
few fancy were sold at this figure. We no
>,
cl"Ssed as sheep.
Hoes-There we're on sale this morning
about Is loads, and prices varied very little
from last week. Markets were slow, with
81 50 as top price. There is little demand
from butchers at this season of the year.
At The Allegheny Yards.
At Herr's Island the supply of cattle was
moderate, but markets were slow at a de-
cline of Is to 2Oc per cwt. on common and
medium grades. Choice heavy beeves We're
steady to firm at last weeks prices Best
heavy Chicagos sold at 81 40 to 6 IS; medium
weights at s. 90 to Sc 10: choice light
weights, s. 90 to S. 60; medium to good dc
at 81 y to 81 75, and common, thin, rough
heavy steers at a range of - so to 81 co. Dry
COWS and bulls were in light supply and sold
Sc to &c per b. Fresh cows Were in good
They were held at SIS 90 to $40 90 per head.
There were l70 head of calves on sale and
markets were weak at a range of SC to &c per
D. fer good to choice vealers.
Receipts: From Chicago-L. Gerson, 40
head: l, Zeigler, 9a A Fromm, SO. From |
Ohio; X. Barnes, 81; R. NJ. Stone, 2. From
Cruikshank, l Total, 3l2: last week, SSs; pre- |
viOus week, SO6
sHErP-The run was light this week as
compared with last, and while demand was
s fair, prices were barely steady at last weeks
The range for sheep was IS 80 to s. 90 for
fair to choice, and spring lambs SC to 30
per n.
Receipts: From Pennsylvania D. Ser
geant l25 head; J. Wright, l39; d. o. Pisor,
Ia: I. Bingham, I3g: J. Reiber, Al: J. F. Cruik-
shank 3. From Ohio-R. NJ. Stone. 80. Total,
62i: last week, 991; previous week, 5A
HnGs-SUpply light and market higher
than last week. Best Chicagos and Ohios
ranged from 50 90 to S. TO- The entire range
was 81 90 to So TO- with most sales at 81 so to
81 IS
Receipts: From Chicago-w. Zoller IO7 1
head. From Ohio-Needy & Franks, IA: r. |
NJ. Stone, :. From Pennsylvania-J.W Wright |
= Total, S6i; last week, 295; previous week, |