Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-07
AT THE STOCK YARDS.
The Receipts Of Cattle, Sheep and
Hogs Unusually Small
AND GENERAL DRIFT IS UPWARD.
Supply of Sheep and Swine Proves Un-
equal to the Demand.
PRIME BEEyEs ARE STILL STRONG
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH, I
2 MONDAY, April o. !

OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DISPATCH, I
MONDAY. April g.
At Herr's Island yards supply varied
very little this week from last There was
a stronger tone to markets to-day than last
Monday; and prices nre also shade higher.
Choice heavy cattle sold at a range OF Sc %
06 so; good to prime medium weights,
S. S5@6 10; selected light weights, S. 5O@
8 70; common to fair do, S4'5O@5 25. and
mixed stuff-thin, rough, heavy and light
steers, bulls and dry cows-$3 50@4 so.
There was a light supply of fresh cows,
'and range of markets was S25@40 per head.
Calves were quoted at 5@6c per lb. A
few choice scalers, however, were sold
above &c per Id. Receipts: From Chi
cago-I. Zeigler, 12s head; L. Gerson,
Total, 296; last week, 299; previous week, 356.
Sheep and lambs-Supply in this line was not
up to demand, and some of the regular buyers
OF choice stock were forced to go TO East Lab
erty for their usual supply. There was, how
ever, no advance in prices, fact due, no doubt,
to low average of offerings. The best sheep
we're sold at Sc 90 to Sc 25, and not many reached
this figure. Choice lambs were sold at IS 80 to
90 10. Receipts: From ChicaeO-I. Znigler, lS5.
From Pennsylvania-G. Flinner. 6. Total, l9l;
Prices are 50c TO Cue per cwt above the ruling
rates of last Monday. There has been steady
upward movement of hogs and hog products
for the past week or two. Best Chicago and
Ohio hogs sold at IS so to So 60 at Herr's Island
to-day. Receipts: From Chicago-W. Zoller,
l26; !. Zeigler, 80; l.. Gerson. 81: From Ohio
r. N. Stone. g. Needy Co.. 393. Total, 6S9;
last week, 761: previous week, 1854.
At the East Liberty Yard
There were SO loads of cattle on the market
at East Liberty this morning against go loads
last Monday and 70 the previous Monday. The
receipts this week are the smallest for many
months past
Quality of beeves on sale was fair average.
A large proportion was common and low grade
stock. There were sale about 10 loads of
good Ohio cattle, weighing from l.30O to 1.G0O
bs. These were held at S. 5U@G co. and The
prospects were good that they would command
these figures. Smooth, tidy butcher beeves
weighing from 1000 to 1000 bs, were usual
in light supply, and ranged in price from "a 6O
to So 25
The latter grade is most wanted in this mar
ket, and it is rare hing that there are enough
TO goround. There were few buyers to the
front to-day, and hence in spite OF light run
markets opened Slow but last weeks prices
were well maintained all along the line. Some
dealers reported good beeves shade higher
than they were week ago.
Hogs-The5 number on sale was 10 loads
against Is loads last Monday, and prices were
Phiadelphia's were active to-day at So 20,
whereas top price last NJ onday was So TO- In
retail way the best were sold at &c per 10.
The Last Feature to Advance.
Hogs were the last to fall in with the upward
movement of live stock which has been going
on for some weeks past. Now they are in line
and low prices are thing of the past for this
season. Sheep and lambs-There were only ~
loads on sale against u loads last Monday and
20 loads the week before. There were few good
sheep in the offerings to-day. The few good
lambs offered were in good demand and strong
at &c higher prices than last week. There we're
three uecks OF choice Ohio lambs which sold
at &c n H. Good sheep would have brought a
similar advance ii there had been any offered.
The supply of sheep and lambs fell far below
demand and many buyers were disappointed in
their attempt to secure supplies Both In
and East Liberty the offerings of
sheep and hogs were not equal to the wants of
our local trade.
Cattle-Recelpts. l. .7S5 head: Shipments LAS
head: market active and 10 to l5c higher than
last week; ~ cars cattle shipped to New York
to-day.
HoEs-Receipts. 1850 head; shipments. $500
head; market active ON good dull on pigs and
light commons: Philadelphias, S5 COOS 20; good
mixed, S. 3505 5D;sbest Workers. S. 2O05 80;
pigs 81 GU@4 %; cars of hogs shipped to New
I ork to-day.
Sheep-Receipts. 1900 head; shipments, 1850
head; market firm on good natives dull on COM
mon and Western; sheep at last weeks prices.