Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-10
AT THE STOCK YARDS.
Light Receipts of Cattle at Herr's
Island and Liberty.
MARKETS STRONG AND HIGHER.
Not Enough Light Tidy Butcher Beevss to
Meet Demand.
SHEEP STRONG AND LAMBS STEADY
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
MONDAY. March 9.
At Herr's Island.


MONDAY. March ..
At Herr's Island.
Receipts of cattle were lighter than the
late average, the total being 293 head,
against 369 last week. Prices we're a shade
higher at sources of supply. Some dealers
report cost price 25c per cwt. higher than
last weeks offerings. All the cattle offered
w--e from Chicago, and were held by Isaac
Zeigler and Andrew Fromm. Mr.. Zeigler
had POS head on sale and Fromm SS head.
Owing to the light run at the Island and at
East Liberty there was good demand for
all offered at better prices than pre-
vailed a week ago. Said a leading
Herr's Island stockman: The best price
obtained for cattle to-day was &c per n. and
this only for a few primes weighing from 500
TO l6O0 Ms. AT Chicago the price of this grade
of cattle ranged above IS &C, and hence margins
were very Close In view of the higher prices
at Chicago, markets here were scarcely as good
as they were a week ago.
There was a very light run OF sheep and
lambs on sale. The total was 81 head, against
$50 last week. ]. Zeigler had 296 head on sale
from Chicago, and James Wright 81 head from
Pennsylvania Sheep were in active demand
The top price of sheep was &c per pound, and
lambs &C. The outside prices were only OBJ
tanned for few punches of fancy stock.
,Hogs-The number on sale at Herr's Island
was $40 head against 499 last Monday and 707
the previous Monday. Notwithstanding the
heavy run, markets were fairly steady at last
weeks prices. The range Tor Chicagos and
Phiadelphlas was 81 10 to 81 Is Receipts:
From Chicago-L Zeigler, 23I head. From
Pennsylvania and Ohio-Charles Volbrecht 3S:
William Zoler, 235; Needy & Frank, $780,
At Woods Run and East Liberty.
At the Woods Run yards there were 1852
head OF cattle on SALE all of which were from
Chicago. The best offered weighed about ], $50
pounds and were close to prime. All
were sold at a range of 415c to
SIC per pound. While the outside price
was 25c per cwt beyond that of las week the
cost at Chicago was also that much more
There were 572 head of sheep and lambs on
sale. Steep snld at S. s. 10 S6 30. and lambs,
which wre clipped last fall at Sc 90 to S. 81
Hogs sold At range of 81 10 to 81 l5
The number on sale was 275 head
Al East Liberty the receipts of cattle
were lighter than for months past. At the
opening of the markets there were only 55
leads on sale against 50 last Monday The total
Of Ofie .lngS up to noon was abOIt SO loads. As
y result of light receipts markets opened
strong, 10 to 20c higher than last week and the
situation was more decidedly in sellers favor
than it has been at any time for months past
The proportion of desirable grades on sale,
namely, light tidy butcher beeves was
l4Ruk dlh lue DISEeSI auVdDCe was on
this grade, for the reason that there
were not enough to meet local demand.
Many more than were offered would have found
ready sale at the advance of zoe per cwt over
last weeks prices. A carload of good Ohio
heeyes averaging In weight LS2O pounds, was
sold at s. 20 There were l016 loads Of sheep
and lambs on sale at the Liberty yards, against
~ loads last Monday and II loads the previous
Monday. The general quality was poor, as il
has been for some weeks past Good sheep
we're strong at last week prices, and lambs
were barely steady. The topprce of sheep was
DC and lambs 6b5C.
There were % loads of hogs on the market
and top price for PhIladelphias was 81 O5. Last
Monday there were sc loads on sale. ReceIptS
of hogs at Chicago this morning were $1,000
head. and top price there was S. 90, according
to advices received by one of our leading pork
packers.
Cattle-ReceIpts. 1854 head; shipments 5a5
head: market fairly active; good butchers stuff
lAGl0C higher shan last weeks prices; . cars
cattle shipped TO New York to-day.
HOgs-Receipts 1900 head; shipments $50
head; market active on tops and dull on York
ers; PhiladelphIas. 81 OeG4 05: mixed s3 S53
S5; Workers sS 706S SO: pigs IS 40Q3 60; 10 cars
hogs shlppe to New York to-day
Sheep-Receipts. 300 head: shIpments !. 200
head; market active; lambs slow at last weeks
prices.