Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-14
LOW GRADE BEEVES
In Excessive Supply and Prime
Butcher Stock Scarce.
LIGHT, SMOOTH CATTLE STRONG,
SHEEP QUIET AND HOGS ADVANCED
oPFIcE OF P1rrsBuRe DISPATCH,

OPFICE OF PITrSBURG DISPATCH,
MONDAY, July Is.
There werc Il2 loads of cattle on sale at the
East Liberty yards this morning against 30
loads last Monday and IS the previous Mon
day. Ohio and Indiana were the main
sources OF supply. Not above n half dozen
loads were from Chicago, whereas a few
weeks ago Chicago was our chief source of
supply. Qaniity of this weeks offer
ings showed no improvement. A large pro-
portion of the beeves on sale were common
and low grade. Strictly prime cattle were
conspicuous for their absence.
Light, tidy butcher beeves were also in
very limited supply. The kind OF cattle
most wanted in this market are those of
good quality, weighing from !, loo to 800 lbs.
OF this quality the supply is seldom large
enough to meet demand. Prime heavy
oeeyes are no longer in demand at our local
yards The few butchers who handle this
kind OF cattle buy direct from Chicago in
carload lots. There were more buyers than
for some time past Mt the Liberty yards, but
markets opened slow at last weeks prices,
and prospects were that on low grades some
concessions would be necessary in order to
affect sales. Light smooth butcher beeves
were steady at last weeks prices q fact due
to their scarcity. The top of the market for
this grade was 81 &c.
Fresh Cows Are Plentiful
Receipts in this line were much larger to-
day than last Monday, and demand was
light for all grades, particularly for inferior
stock. The latter could hardly be sold at
any price. SO far as could be learned there
were no sales above S3J co. and very few at
that. The run of calves was fair, and mar
kets for dealers ranged from IS 20 to S S..
SHEEP-Thcre were 2i loads on sale this
morning, against l3 loads last Moneay.
and % the previous Monday. Market
opened slow at about last Mondays prices.
The top price for sheep was 81 so. and for
lambs, s. s5. Only a few of the best brought
hos Apr tnC
20c lower than they were at the close of last
week though about the same a week ago.
A bunch vas sold at "A 50, which were no
worse than a lot that sold for S5 90 on Satur-
day.
EoGs-Thore were Is carloads on sale or
more than double the number offered last
Monday. Notwithstanding the larger re-
ceipts prices were higher by at least 20c per
cwt for the best Markets were active at a
0nge of s. 10 to s. 50 for Philadelphias, and
s. o. to $ 10 for 0orkerS.
At the Allegheny Yards.
At Herr's Island the receipts of ca tile were
unusually light, and prices were 10 to 25c per
cwt. higher than last Monday The gain was
about equal to last weeks loss. Demand
was active and all offerings were sold
promptly at the advance noted. Prime
heavy ChlcaSos sold at a range of Sc 80 to
e. %, medium weights at S. 25 to IS %; light
weights at 81 30 to S5 e5 and low grades at
g 75 to a co. Fresh cows were Slow and
lower, no sales being reported above S35 co.
' cal calves sold at &c to &c per lb. and bulls
and dry COWS were quoted at CSC 10 $40
per lb.
Receipts: From Chicago-I. Zeigler. IS
head; i. Gerson, 50 head; 4. Fromm. 50 head
From Ohio. Cleveland, y head. From
Pennsylvania-J. Bciber, Sd. Wright, ,; l.
McNecse, l; I. Bingham, 3: J. F. Cruikshank
z. Total, 30; last week, 346 previous week
S24
SEEEP-Onerings were above the late av-
erage in number, but in spite of this mar
kets were firm and active at shade better
prices than we're obtained a week ago
Following was the range: Sheep, SS 80 to
. % per cwt; lambs, IA to CSC per H. the lat
ter price being paid for few extra fine.
Receipts: From Ohio-R. N. Stone 80 head:
Williams Mendenhall, I03: \. X. Buchanan
10, From Pennsylvania-E. u. Sergeant ~:
}. ReIber. =; j. Wright, IS: J. Bchler, ca; l.
McNeese, s.; II. O. PiSor, l4S; I. Bingham, ls5 |
j. F. CrlIlkshank, l69 q. W. Keasy 81: Humes |
d Langhorst, Us. Total, 1917; last week, $50; |
previous week, L2f6.
HOGs-Supply WAS light and markets were /
nrrn at considerably higher prices than were
secured week ago. In retail way the |
range OF markets for best Ohio's was IS 40 to |
s. 30. Receipts: From Ohio-R. NJ Stone, Is |
head: Needy & Franks, lO6: William Zoller |
los; Williams & Mendenhall, %: n X Bu- |
chanan, 20. Total, ,27l; last week 4Ol: previous |
week, S73.