Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19
LIVE STOCK IS DOWN.
The Sluggish Markets at East Liberty
and Allegheny Lead to
A DROP ALL ALONG THE LINE.
Light Prime Butcher Beeves Suffer Least
From the Fall.
DROP ALL ALONG THE LINE.
SHEEP AND SWINE ARE AWAY OFF
OFFICE OF The P1rrsBuRe DISPATCH,
MONDAY Nav Is 1891

OFFlCE OF 1HE 1tTTSBURG DISPATCH, .
MONDAY, May Is, 1891
The general drift of live stock markets is
toward a lower level. Though the cost of
prime cattle at sources of supply is fully up
to last weeks prices, it is difficult to main
tain figures here to afford q living profit.
Light prime butcher beeves alone manage
to keep up. Prime heavy cattle and all
common and low grades incline downward,
as do sheep and hogs.
There were IS loads of cattle on sale at the
East Liberty yards this morning, against
90 loads last Monday, and 81 the pre-
vious week. Qualityof offerings to-day
was common to fair. There were no
prime heavy beeves in carload lots,
and not many light primes. Markets
opened slow at 25c per cwt. below last weeks
range, and prospects at noon were that q
goodly number would fail to find buyers in
this market The highest price secured, so
far as could be traced, was s6 per cwt, which
was S5c under the top price of last
Morday. Good butcher grades of cattle
weighing LOO to 1900 rs were slow
at range of So 40d5 60 per cwt. The supply
OF fresh cows was not nearly so large as last
Monday, and prices as consequence were
better, though not all of the lost ground was
recovered. Markets were reported at S25 90
GSS OO per head There was also lighter
run OF calves this week than last, and prices
neld up falrly well at range of 596c per h
for Yealers, the latter being secured for only
fancy stock. GrasseGs ranged from s. 5O6
Sheep and Lambs Lower.
There were about "a loads on sale at the
opening of markets. and prices were fully
25c per cwt. below ruling rates of last week,
with a fair prospect that still further conces-
sions would be necessary before all offerings
would find buyers. Prime Ohio and Indiana
wethers were quoted at S5 0Od5 %, with one
LOAD OF fancy selling at 50 3d. The range for
and quality. Spring lambs were in ample |
supply, and were slow at &c per Ii.
HoGs-There were from 20 to % loads on
the market and prices were 80 to 40c per cwt. |
lower than last Monday. The top of the |
market for selected Philadelphias was &c
per II, whereas the same were active last |
Monday at S. 81 to S5 40.
Allegheny Yards.
At the HerT's Island yards the offerings of
cattle were larger numerically than usual |
and quality of offerings was extra good. |
There have been no better beeves on sale at !
these yards for a year past than there were
to-day. The opening of the market prom |
ised an Improvement on last weeks prices, |
hut later on there was decline and sellers /
and buyers pushed their advantage for all |
loads unsold
Heavy Chicago beeves sold at Sc so to SC 75;
good to choice medium weights at Sc 90 to
Sc 40; common to fair do. So 80 to SIS 10: selected
light weights at s. 75 to Sc 10; common to
fair do s. 90 to s. so: thin and heavy rough
steers, 50 50 to S4 g. Fresh COWS were quoted
sales at SS2, S35 and $50 Calves were active
and firm at Il shade higher prices than last
Monday, the range being sc to &c per pound
for veaiers and BIC to 41ac for grassers. Bulls
and dry COWS sold at SIC to 4c per pound
Receipts: From Chicago--I. Zeigler, lS5
head: L. GersOn, l27: A. Fromm, liz.
From PennsylYania-G. Flinner, Z; E. d.
Sergeant, p E. Wolf, 81; J. Reiber, 4; d. o.
PiSOr, 3: J. T. Cruikshank. 2.
Total, AIS; last week, 3S1; previous week.
81.
SHEEP-Receipts were larger than the late
average, and markets were weak at de-
cline of 25c per cwt on all grades. Clipped
sheep sold at 81 5O@5 %: yearlings, at S. 5O@
90; spring lambs 6G9c per pound. There
were very few wool sheep on sale.
Receipts: From Chicago-I. Zeigler, 1s9
head.
From ohio-R NJ Stone, head: Williams
& Co.. Sc head: j. f. Cruikshanl, IS head.
From Pennsylvania. Flinner, so head; |
J. Wright, lO4 head: L. ID. Sergeant, SO head; |
j. Reiber, % head; ID. o. Pisor, IS head.
Total, 622 head; last week, 547 head; pre-
vious week, 4l0.
Not Much Demand for Porkers.
HoGs-Supply heavy, demand light and
decline from last weeks prices. Butchers
wants in the pork line are at this season
easily satisfied, and packers are disposed to
buy sparngly in the faith and hope of lower
prices. Chicagos and 0hios sold at 81 750
8 40, and Pennsylvania at 81 5065 25.
Receipts: From Chicago--L. GersOn, SS
head: W. Zoller 35I head.
From OhiO-R. NJ. Stone Sc head: Needy &
Franks $40 head; Williams & Co, sc head.
From Pennsylvania-J. Wright, head; E. |
Wolf. head.
Total, SO head; last week, 466 head; pre-
viOuS week. so head.
A leading Herr's Island drover had this to |
say: ''Ne paid more at Chicago for our cat |
tie and were hardly able to get as much |
Prime heavy beeves cost last week Sc 25 at |
Chicago, and as we could get no more than |
Sc . here, there was scarcely any margin |
left. Cur adyices to-day are that good corn
fed cattle are again up in the West. Texas /
cattle are beginning to come freely into Chi |
cagO markets, and this has had the effect of |
prices on all low grade stock But |
prime beeves, especially those of light |
weight, are never too plenty in this mar
Ret.''
At the Woods Run yards there were 2ll |
head OF cattle on sale, all from Chicago and
range Of markets wa from IS 80 to S6 So The |
number Of sheep and yeaTling lambs on the |
market was SiS head. Sheep were sold at a |
range OF &c to &C, and lambs So % to Sc S5
There we're 100 head Of hogs on sale, which |
rer&ilcd at an average of IS 40. The markets
were reported draggy at the Allegheny |
yards, but all offerings found buyers at
above prices.