Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-31
AT THE STOCK YARDS.
Light Run of Cattle at Both Herr's
Island and Liberty.
LAST WEEKS PRICES MAINTAINED
Proportion Of Good and Prime Beeves
Lighter Than Usual.
SWINE ARE HIGHER AND SHEEP slew
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH
JoNnAY March 30


MONDAY, March 3D.
There were fewer buyers than usual In
attendance and the cattle market was slow.
Supply, however, was light and last week s
advance was maintained. The range for
prime heavy beeves was Sc 25@6 40; me-
dium weight, So 1906 90; light weights,
IS SOFAS 75 for selected and IS o0@5 % for
common TO fair. Thin and rough heavy
steers sold at a range OF SS 50@4 so. There
was a light supply of fresh cows, and mar
kets were nominaliy SIS O0@40 90 per head.
Calves were quoted at 411!@61zc per pound;
bulls and dry cows, S@4c per pound.
Offerings were in the main from Chicago,
aud consisted chiefly OF medium and
low grade stock. Receipts-From Chi
cago: l. Zeigler, pa head; A. Fromm, 72
From Pennsylvania. Bingham, 12 Total
299 head; last week, $50; previous week. SO6
The supply of sheep and lambs was slightly
larger than for a week or two past. All offered
were from Chicago. Market was slow, but
last weeks prices we're maintained. Sales OF
choice sheep were reported at Sc 20 to St %
and choice lambs at Sc 00 to 90. Receipts:
From Chicago-I. Zegler, S54 head. Last
weeks receipts 1856; previous week, 3l5.
Hogs-There was strong anu active market
st - TO Soc per cWt higher pTlceS than prevailed
a week ago best Chicago.and Ohin's sold at
a 50 20 IS 90. Receipts From Chicago-M.
Zoller li9; l. Zelgler, 20l. From Onion eedy
d Frank, AZ. Total, 767 head; last week,
764; previous week, 7S9.
At Woods Run ard East Liberty.
There were l5S head of cattle on sale at the
Woods Run yards this morning. of which 81
head were from Chicago and " head from
Ohio The range OF markets was 41ac to &c
2 mi nf
were uncomfortably close, owing to increased
cost at sources of supply. No sheep were
offered. Lambs to the number of sos head were
sold az a range of &c 10 ~ per pound There
were lS2 head OF hogs on sale, number far be-
low demand. All were promptly sold at
range of IS 90 to IS 10 per hundred weight
There were about % loads of cattle on the
market at the East Liberty stock yards this
morning against 75 leads last Monday and 60
the week before. Nearly one-half OF the offer
1ngs to-day were from Chicago. The bulk of
those on sale were common and low grade.
There were not. all told, above half dozen
loads of good beeves on the market. One load
OF fancy cattle from Indiana, weighing an
average 1870 pounds, was sold at &C. which was
The highest price paid. With this exception the
range of markets for the good grades on sale
was s. . to IS So There were IL or II loads of
stOCkers on sale and but little inquiry.
BUYERS were present in fair force and markets
were strong all along the line with prices, how
ever essentially the same as last week. When
il is remembered that heavy prima beeves have
sold in Chicago of late at Sc 20, it is plain that
there were no such on our market this week,
with S. 90 as the top here. The few butchers
who handle prime heavy cattle order directly
from Chic go. There is some demand here for
prime light weight beeyes but none for prime
heavy weights.
Mutton Scarce and Poor.
The run of sheep and lambs this week was
light and quality poor. There were about a
dozen car loads on sale this morn
ing against 20 LOADS last Monday
and ten loads for the two previous Mondays.
There was no recovery from the decline of last
week, which was equal to l0c to l5c per cwt.
The low quality of stuff on sale was respon-
slble for slow markets to-day. The top of the
market fer sheep was &c ana lambs 61Sc, and
very few reached these figures.
There were is loads OF hogs on sale against
the same number a week ago. Markets were
active and strong at soc per cwt above the
prices of a week ago. Philadelphlas were sold
as high as s. % to 50 10 The same were
sold in Chicago Saturday at 81 80.
AdTices from there to-day indicate q drop of
be felt here tomorrow. 1t is not often that
East Liberty markets, which are wholesale, are
quoted higher than Allegheny, where the trade
is retail. But this is the situation to-day as to
hogs.
Cattle-Rece1pts Sl59 head; shipments. l,l3l
head; market fairly active, shade higher than
asst week; 10 cars cattle shipped to New York
to-day.
HoCs-Receipts. 1900 headi shipments. 1900
head; market fairly active; Philadelphias IS 90
as 10: good mixed, 81 S095 90; best Workers,
81 I5Q4 50: common and fair Workers, 81 500
5 65:piCs 81 0O44 25; 10 cars hogs shipped to
New Y York to-day
sheep-Receipts, 5000 head; shipments, $500
head; market very dull, 10 to l5 lower than
last weeks prices.