Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-14
AT THE STOCK YARDS.
Very Active Markets at Liberty and
Allegheny Yards.
GOOD BEEVES SHARPLY ADVANCED
Calves and Swine Alone Fail to Join in the
Upward Hove.
CATTLE At HIGHEST FOR TEN YEARS
GOOD BEEvEs SHARPLY ADVANCED
CATTLE AT HIGHEST FOR TEN TEARS
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH, I
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OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DESPATCH,
MONDAY, April ID !
Cattle-The supply in this line was larger
at Hers Island than the late average, but
still was not equal to demand. The larger
needs of buyers and increased cost at sources
of supply had the effect of advancing prices
from 15c to 25c per cwt on the range of last
week. All offerings were promptly taken at
the advance, and, some buyers being unable
to secure all needed, were forced to 60 to
East Liberty, where supplies were just as in
adequate to demand. Choice heavy beeves
sold at a range of SC 40 TO Sc 75; good to
prime medium weights, Sc 90 to St %; Sc
lected light weights, S. 81 to S5 80; common
to fair do, 81 65 to s. 80; mixed
stuff, such as dry cows, thin and rough
heavy steers, bulls, etc., at So 65 TO 81 40.
There was but one fresh COW on sale, and
price paid was $50 90. Calves were In large
supply and lower, the range being 4]zc to
51Sc per II. Receipts: From Chieago-J.
'Zeigler 1l3 head; L. Gerson, 1O3, A. Fromm,
81. From Ohio-J. Clingan, .. From
Pennsylvania. Wright, 5. Total, 81;
last week, 29G; previous week, 299.
An Increase in Supply.
Sheep-Receipts were larger than for
several weeks past, but there was active
demand for all offered. and prices were we'll
maintained. Choice wool sheep sold at Sc 10
to So %; good to choice clipped,
Go, 81 50 10 So 75; and lambs at S. so to
SC 7j. 4 few spring lambs were sold at
10 To lie per pound. Yearlings brought
So 1896 90. Receipts: From Chicago-L
Zeirlcr, 379 head. From Ohio-J. n.
Buchanan, 145; j. \. Williams, 212; Needy
& Franks, %. From PennsylYania-J.
Wright, 50. Total, T94; last week, 191; pre-
vious week, S54.
Hogs-SupplY was fair and demand good
for all offered. Best Chicsgos and Ohios
were sold at S. Is to So so per cwt., a shade
better prices than were obtained at these
yards last Monday. Receipts: From Chi.
cago-W. Zoller, 224 head; l. Zeigler, 76:
L. Gerson, SIS. From Ohio-R. NJ. Stone,
IS; c. Volbrecht ID; Needy & Franks, 422.
Total, SS4; last week, $50; previous week,
I67.
At Woods Run and East Liberty.
There were III head of cattle on sale this
morning, 1O2 being from Chicago and 15
head from Ohio. The market was active
and all were sold at a range of SIC to CSC
for Chicago beeves, and 41%c 10 51zc for
Ohio. All the sheep line offered were 24O
head OF clipped lambs, which sold at &c TO
csc per pound. There were 2l7 head of
s. 75 10 So 50.
There were about so loads os cattle on the
market at East Liberty this morning, against
So loads last Monday. The average quality
OF offerings to-day was below that of last
week. Fewer primes were on sale this morn
Ing, and there was 4 larger proportion of
inferior stock than for some weeks past.
The increased cost o; choice beeves at
sources of supply, has probably had some-
thing to do with the small number of good
stock on sale. Markets were very active at
6 strong I+c advance on last weeks prices.
Good butcaers' cattle of light weight ranged
in price from S51o S. 80, and some heavy
good peeves went above S6 per cwt. O2e
load OF primes bought by 4n East End
Butcher in Chicago, cost Sc 371% these max
lng with freight not less than St S715 per
cwI. The receipts of fresh COWS were light; |
not enough TO meet demand.
One Grade in Demand.
There were buyers for more good COWS
Chan were offered. Calves were in large
supply. there being from 600 to 200 head on
sale. Prices were lower than last week.
The top Of the market was 515c, and only a
few of the best reached this price.
Sheep aud lambs-The number on sale
was NJ car loads, against ~ loads last
Monday. Markets were active at an ad-
vance Of 10 to l5c per cwt. Clipped sheep
of good quality and condition were sold at
6l4c and clipped lambs at &c. A few of the
best unclippcd lambs brought 7I4c
Hogs-There we've % car loads on sale,
and market opened slow Buyers were
unable TO get over s. 30 Tor Philadelphias,
though they were held above this at the
start. Demand Tor Workers was even slower
and market ,howed decline of fully 25c per
cwt from last Mondays prices.