Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-06
FEW PRIME CATTLE.
Receipts at Liberty Yards Larger
Than Last Week and
QUALITY OF OFFERINGS BETTER.
Markets Strong for GOOD Beeves and Slow
for Poor Stock.
SHEEP FIRMEI AND SWINE WEAKER
OFFICE OF PTTTSBURC DISPATCH,

OFFICE OF PTTTSBURC DISPATCH,
MONDAY, October D.
a, the opening of markets there were 81
carloads of cattle on sale at the East Lib
erty yards this morning, against SO loads
last Monday morning and 100 loads the pre-
vious Monday. In to-day's offerings there
We're about 20 carloads from Chicago. The
balance were in the main from Indiana and
Ohio, with a small number from West Nir-
ginia and PENNSYLVANIA. While there were
70 prime beeves on sale the average
quality was better than it has been
for few weeks past. One dealer reported
three loads of good cattle weighing 400
pounds. from Licking county. Ohio. and
hoped to get n shade above nickel pound
for the same, but appeared to be rather
dubious as to success. As prime beeves
were worth S6 % in Chicago it is evident
that there were no primes offered at the
East Liberty yards Buyers were present in
larger number than usual. and there was
good demand for stockers and feeders at
strong last weeks prices. Handy butcher
becves of light weight were also firmer at a
shade better prices. With these exceptions
all cattle on sale were slow and duh, anu
low grades were weaker than they were a
week ago.
The Demand for Fresh Cows.
There was fair supply of fresh cows, and
demand was good for those of good quality.
The range of markets was So CO to SO 90 per
head. Top price of veal calves was 6l4c per
Il. sheep-Bcceipts we're light the total
being about ID loads Good stock was strong
:.uG active a last weeks prices. Top price
81 sheen WAS 5c and lamOS D &C per Il. Hogs
There were 81 carloads un sale, and best
Corn-led ranged in price from 50 40 to - Do.
The proportion Of good hogs on sale was
lHrger than usual and markets were not SO
active As lsst week.
At Herr's Island yard receipts varied
vrry little from late average in quality, but
re larger in number than last week. De-
maud was slow. and with unfavorable
advices from other live stock centers, there
was decline in prices ranging from &c to
S5c per cWt. The range of markets
follows: Best heavy Chicago's, Sj 25 to Sc 40;
medium wei-ht~.g good to choice SIS W to s. 80;
light weights, - p to 50 p: common grades,
3 50 to 3 20. Fresh COWS of good quality were
nrm ut outside rates, the range being S25 90
10 S%j % per head. Bulls stays. dry cows
aad hcifers we're quiet at a15 to SIC per IL.
Veal calves we're firm At 4 range OF &c to 6l%c
per Il Receipts: From Chicago-I. Zeigler.
o. head: L. Gerson, IS head; A. Fromm, 93
head. From ohio-J. Il buchanan, % head;
y. IA. RCDey. 10 head. From Pennsylvania
&. Flnner. Q head: L. ID Sergeant, head: /.
NcNccse, mead; T. Bingham. 3 head. Total,
So head: last week ,259 head; previous week.
little in excess of demand. and while prices
were little changed, tone of trade showed
Some improvement over last week.
The Range for Sheep.
Good to choice sheep ranged in price from
81 90 10 s. 90 and lambs ranged from 313c to
sc per n. Receipts: From Ohio-C. Vol
brecht, rs head From Pennsylvania-,J
Wright, ll2, u. flinner. 6l +. ID. Sergeant,
81: !. Reiber. Il; j. McSeese, 80; T. Bingham
Jos: J. T. Cruikshank, II. Total, S22; last
week, /. l43; previous week, sI7. Hogs-Re-
ceipts ii tliis line were larger than usual
and markets were Zoe to zoe per cwt
lower than last week in sympathy
with decline in Western markets Best
corn-fed Chica-os and Ohios sold at a range
OF a 30 to ) 60. GTaSserS, pigs and roughs
sold 1T $3 - 10 Il -. Receipts-From Chi
CaCO, J.. GerSon. 81. From Ohio, Needy Il
Franks, G66 c. Nobrecht. Ill: y. X. Robey,
% From PENNSYLVANIA. G. Flinner, Is; Z. u.
Sergeant, "a: }. Reiber. 3: J. NJ. Neese, &c; Il.
Bingham, 23. Total, $751; Last week, 34j;
previous week 49,
There were l7O head of cattle on sale by
the Grcena walts,a all from Chicago,and prices
ranged from 50 % to s. 80. The number of
sheep and lambs sale was $50 head. Sheep
sold At 4I2c to 515c, and lambs at4l%c to &C |
per ID. There were l40 head of hogs on the |
market, which were retailed at s. 60 per
CwJ.