Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-15
LIGHT CATTLE RUN.
The Quality of Beeves Offered at Liberty
Above the Average-Prices Unimproved
Light, Smooth Butcher Cattle Fairly
steady-Good sheep Firm and HogsQuiet.
OFFICE OF PrrrsBuRe D1spArcH.,
Il lTIHBURG DISPATCH,
MONDAY, Dec. IA.

MONDAY, Dec. IA.
There were ss loads of cattle on sale at the
East Liberty yards this morning, against eI
loads last Monday, and 1Oe loads the pre-.
vious Monday. In to-day's offerings there
we're so loads from Chicago, the balance
being mainly from Ohio and Indiana. The
quality Of offerings this morning was above
the average. There were several loads of
good Ohio cattl, on sale, ranging from l,3oo
TO 400 lbs. The number of buyers on hand
was below late average. Prime beeves of
heavy weight were no. offered in carloa d
lots
Markets opened duh and slow, and so far
as could be learned there were no sale.
above a 50 per cwt. Heavy grades were
weak and slow, and common grades barely
steady at last weeks prices Fresh COWS
were in light supply, and quality of offer
lngs was below average. Demand was also
light There were no sales above s45 per
head. The range of markets for calves was
for grassers 215c to SIC per Id. and for vealers
51Sc TO SIC per lib.
SHEEP AND LAMBs-Receipts very light the
total NUN Der on sale this morning being 70
loads, against Is loads last Monday. Good
sheep were steady and common grades weak
and lower. Lambs were strong at a shade
better prices than were obtained a week
ago. Top price of sheep was s. 90 and lambs
sale at the opening of markets, with more
expected later on. Top price was SO 90 TO
So vs. for Philadelphi S, and Workers sold AT
a range OF s5 IS to So so.
At the Herr's Island yards receipts Of cat
tie were light and markets were a shade
nrmer on good butchering stock Best Chi
cago beeves were sold at s. IS to IS IS, good
to prime medium weights at S. 25 to S5 40
light weights at 81 25 to 81 IS, and common
grades at a range of Sc 25 to So rs per cwt.
Fresh cows were in good supply and last
weeks prices were maintained. The range
of markets was s95 to $50 per head. Grass
calves were sold at SIC to Axe per ID, and
vealers SIC to 615c per Id. Bulls, stays and
dry COWS ranged In price from 81 s5 to So so
Receipts: From Chicago-I Zeigler, LOG
head: l. Gerson, 81: A. Fromm, 49, From
ohioaJ: Shepherd, q; From Pennsyivania
S; ID. o. Pisor. 0; T.. Wolf, T. Total, 23e; last
week, 229 previous week, 1886.
The run of sheep at the island was the
lightcst of the season. but demand was not
sufficient TO raise prices above last weeks
range However. all offerings were promptly
taken at the old range. The entire range for
sheep was So so TO S. 90. but sales were mostly
from "a 10 to 81 5o Lambs sold at 41c to 515c'
per ID.
Receipts: From Pennsylvania-E ID. Ser
geant, l56 head: J. Wright, lO2; T. Bingham,
l25; total, Ss3: last week, 535; previous week.
657. Hogs-Receipts in this line were large,
and demand WAS actives Markets. however,
were barely steady at last weeks prices
Chicagos and ohios ranged in price from IS IS
to 81 IL, and Pennsylvania from 50 50 to a.
Receipts: From Chicsgo-I. Zeigler, 81 head:
l. Gerson, .l04. From Ohio-Needy &
Frnnk, $40; n. Buchanan, 100: j. shepherd,
III: Williams & Co., l03; +. c. McCrickart, 5s;
total, l,5O6; last week, s6l; previous week,
97l.
At the Woods Run yards the Greenawalds
had on sale ls3 cattle from Chicago and 81
head from Ohio. Range of markets was &c
to SIC per n. At these yards there were 2l0
head of sheep and lambs and lT head of
hogs. Sheep we've sold at Sc to SIC per D.
lambs, SC TO &c and hogs, a 10 to a is per
cwt.