Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-15
FEW PRIME BEEVES
On Sale at East Liberty and Prices
Strong at an Advance.
Low GRADE STOCK JUST STEADY.
Prime Cattle No Longer a Quantity in Our
Home Markets.
SHEEP ARE LOWER AND SWINE HIGHER
OFFICE OF PITrsBUEG DISPATCH. I

OFFICE OF PITrSBURG DIsPATCH.l
MONDAY, Sept. IL. I
There were 100 carloads OF cattle on sale al
thc East Liberty yards this morning, agains;
IL loads last Monday morning and 20 loads
the previous Monday. About 40 loads of to
GAYS offerings were from Chicago. The
balance were mostly from Ohio and Indiana
with u small sprinkling from Pennsylvania
Quality of offerings was below last week
There were no prime heavy beeves on sale
and very few lignt primes.
Buyers were present in fair force and good
stockers and feeders were not in supply
equal to demand. Market opened slow
at an advance OF 1Oc per cwt on
handy light butcher grades the kind that
our markets call for, and on all low-grade
staff markets were weak at about the same
prices that prevailed a week ago. There
were no cattle on sale that brought over
50 p in carload lots, and yet prime beeves
were worth Sc . TO S. 80 in Chicago. Heavy
primes have ceased to be a quantity at the
East Liberty yards. The run of fresh cows
was fair. and those of good quality found
ready sale at outside prices. Sales were re-
ported ut S45 90, and some choice were held
at higher figures. Calves were in good sup
ply, and vealers were active at last week S
prices.
The Top of the Market.
The top of the market was 6lac per pound,
but only few of the list reached this price.
Mutton on the Decline.
Sheep and Lambs-NTarkeg opened with %
6Ouble-dCck loads on sale, against about half
this number week ago. Sheep were dull
and slow at last weeks prices for the best.
and all common and low grade stock was
lower. Lambs were in excessive supply, and
were weak at a sharp reduction from last
weeks prices. The top of the market for
sheep was s. 90 and for lambs So 65. Only
few lunches Of the choicest reached these
4ops-Tbere ,vere % car loads on sale when
markets opened. The proportion of good
corn FED hogs was small, and for these mar
lSets were active and firm at an advance on
last weeks prices Best Philadelphias sold
ut - GO to 8 65 per cut, Workers sold at S. 25
TO - 40, grassers at 81 IS to s. 90 and pigs at
s. 90 TO 81 65.
At the Allegheny Yards.
The supply of cattle at Herr's Island yards
was fair average, both as to quality and
quantity. Prime beeves werea shade higher
1T sources of supply than a week ago, and
there was a corresponding advance here
Common and medium stock was weak and
slow ut lower prices. Best Chicago beeves
sold at Sc 80 to s. 75: medium weights at IS 25
10 s. .; light weights at 81 IS to s. so and
common stuff at s. 25 to 81 %. Bulls, dry
COWS and heifers ranged in price from &c
10 SIC per pound. Fresh cows were quoted
at S25 90 to S45 90 per head. but the only
sales reported we're at $50 90 to S35 90 per
head. Veal calves were slow at Sc to &C
per pound, and grassers at SIC to- 41@c per
pound.
Receipts: From Chicago-L Zeigler lI2
head; J.. Gerson. lO6: A Fromm, IS From
Pennsylvania. Pearce, 2S ID. .. Pisor, Z;
q. Groves, ): J. Reiber 3; j. Wright 5: T.
bingham, :; l. McNeeSe. !. Total, BAG; last
week 292: previous week. 303.
>hcrp-Receipts were light. but there were
sufficient on hand for the market. and prices
were no more than steady at last weeks
range. The range of prices for sheep was
> 10 20 : % per cwt. aud for lambs 415c to
G ~ per lh. Receipts: From PENNSYLVANIA
=. +. CruiEshauk a head: ID. o. Pisor $50: T.
Bingham, 4l: &. Flinner, lis: j. Wright, Ga:
j. RelbeT. u From Ohio-C. Nolbrecht. lO9
TOTAL 59t: last week, $50: previous week. l03l
EOEs-Supply was large and demand was
good tor CuIn-fed stock. The latter were
quoted aU Inst weeks prices, while grasSers
ropghS and pigs were quoted lower with
sales as low as So IS to $4 90. Good to choice
corn-fed Chicagos and 0hio's sold ut SIS 81 to
- IS per cTt. Receipts: From Chicago-L
IrersOn, - head. From Ohio-Needv &
] ranks, 54S y. Il. buchanan, ~: Z. Nolbrecht
JOB. From Pcnnsylvania-J. F. Cruiksank
.: y. - Pisur, i3; J. McNeese, a: I. Bingham,
4; J. Wright, & J. F. Refber - Total, g72; |
5ast week. $50; previous eek 40.