Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-03
AT THE STOCK YARDS.
The Supply of Cattle at Herr's Island
and Liberty Large and
PRICES LOWER THAN LAST WEEK.
Prime Lightweight Butcher Beeves De-
cline the Least.
SHEEP STRONGER AND HOGS WEAKER
LOWER THAN LAST WEEK.
HEBP STRONGER AND HOGS WEAKER
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH, I
MONDAY. March 2
at Herr's Island.

at Herr's Island.
The cattle supply was, as usual, in the
main from Chicago and was larger than the
late average. The weather was favorable to
trade but demand was only fair and last weeks
rsnge of prices was barely sustained. Best heavy
Chicaeos sold at S. 75 10 IS 30: good to choice
medium weights SIS % to SIS 60; common to fair
do 81 rs to 50 O0; selected lightweights 81 IS TO
IS Is: common to fair do, 81 so to 81 10; mixed
heavy heavy rough and common thin steers.
s. 75 to 81 25 Fresh COWS ranged from $50 90
to $40 90 per head and veal calves sold at 616 to
nc per pound. The range for bulls and dry
cows was 81 70 to S. 75. Receipts-From Chi
cago, l. Zeigler 26l head; A. Fromm, 80 head.
From Pennsylvania. Bingham, l3; j. Beh-
Ter. s; total S69; last week, 257; previous week,
sheep and lambs-Tho run was very light and
demand was &C i've at an advance of 25 per cent
over last weeks prices. Sheep were stronger
than Lambs selling price ranging from S. I5 to
S6 CO. Lambs sold at range OF 41c to &c per
pound. Receipts-From Chicago, 1. Zeigler,
20 head; from Pennsylvania, T. Bingham, Sc;
total, $50; last week. 2S9; previous week, 5I7.
HogS-The offerings were light and demand
was active at l0c per cwt. higher prices Ii al a
week agn. Best ChIcagos ana Phlladelp b las
sold at 81 10 to a %. There were no natives on
sale
Receipts: From Chicago. l. zeigler, 2Os
head. From Oho j. A. Franks, 2lS; Williams
Co., g.: Total, 499; last week, 7U7; previous
week. $40.
AT Woods Run and East Lberty-At
Woods Run yards there were l34 head
OF cattle on sale from Chicago and % head from
Ohio. Chicago cattle sold at a range of "a to
Sic per lb and ohio's from 41S TO 81 per 10.
CUsI of offerings about lOC per hundred
lower than last week, but the d. cline here was
greater. Markets were slow, and in favor of
buyers, but all were sold at noon, but at 10 to
20c per cent lower prices than could have been
obtained Il week ago.
There were no sheep on sale at Woods Run
yards. The number of lambs offered was 552
head, some of which were extra fine. weighing
100 pounds and upward. The lambs on sale
were clipped last tall, and were suld at a range
OF S. 75 TO S. s., the latter price being obtained
Tor lew punches of fancy stock.
There were 292 head OF hogs sale, and all
were sold at s. 20 to 81 10 per cwt.
There were 50 loads of cattle on the market
at East Liberty yards at the opening this morn
ing. The previous Monday there were between
90 and % loads on sale, and 80 loads the week
before. Chicago, Indiana ara Ohio were the
sources of supply. Quality of offerings was
much as usual there being a small proportion
OF good or prime 0eeves. Chicago shippers in
spite of costly experience, seem to regard this
uArket good dumping ground for inferior
stock, which is left over at home for want of
buyers.
Prospects were good this morning for further
expensive experience, as il looked though 4
Coodly number of low-grade cattle
would Of necessity be shipped on East for want
OF buyers Buyers were not on hand iii as large
force usual, and those on hand made the
most of their opportunity from the large run.
Markets opened slow at : decline of 10 to Is
per cent from last weeks prices, ana a still |
further decline was anticipated. Smooth light |
butcher stock weighing 100 to Loo pounds |
suffered least from the decline. Bceves OF this |
grade are seldom in over supply in this market. |
Sheep and lambs-OherlnEs were light, there |
being only 80 loads on sale, against ii loads |
last Monday and IA loads the week before
Good sheep were stronger and lam bs steady |
at last weeks prices. A carload of MoGoc |
sheep from near Columbus O., was sold at |
s. 65. which was the top of market The aver |
age weight was los bs. Another car of broken !
wool sheep sold at 81 IS. Lambs sold at L range |
of &c to S6 40.
Hogs-Tnere were about Sc loads on the mar |
ket, against about half this number a week |
ago. Last week markets were active on the I,
light run. and this week the situation is re- |
versed on heavy run. Top prime this morn
ing was IS 95G4 o. and very few reached these
figures.
Top price at Chicago this morning was So 20.
Markets here were IN favor OF the buyer all
along the line.