Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-23
LOCAL LIVE STOCK.
Light Receipts of Cattle at East Liberty and
Fo Improvement-Lglt, Tidy Butcher
Beeves Fairly Steady at Old Prices
Sheep Higher, Hogs Steady.

| Fo lmprOvement-LiEht, 11uy f>utcher
Beeves Fairly Steady at Old Prices
Sheep Higher, Hogs Steady.
OFFICE OF THE DISPATCH. I
| PITTsBURG, MONDAY, February p.
There were about 70 loads of cattle on sale
at East Liberty this morning against9o loads
| last Monday. In to-day's offerings about one
| half were from Chicago, the balance we're
| mainly from Ohio and Indiana. There were
no primes on sale and the proportion of
| good beeves were small rs compared with
| the whole. Buyers we're present in smaller
| forces than usual, and markets opened IN
| their favor. Desirable butcher grades we're
in good demand at about last weeks prices,
| but common and low grade stock was weak
and shade lower. There is never sur
plus of light, tidy butcher beeveS weighing
from /, 100 to l,200 pounds.
So far as could be learned, the highest
price paid this morning for cattle in car load
lots was 81 go per cwt, and very few reached
this price. Prime beeves would have
brought much more if they had been offered
Fresh cows and veal calves were in very
short supply, and last weeks prices were
There were about 90 loads of sheep and
lambs on sale, against q loads last Monday.
Markets were active and firm at II sharp ad-
vance for lambs, and steady for sheep. j. G.
Brownlee, of Mahoning county, o., had on
sale l97 lambs. which averaged 80 pounds,
which were sold at &c per pound. THIS was
&c higher than the top price OF week ago.
The number of hogs on sale at the opening
of markets was about Is carloads against2!
at last Mondays opening. Markets opened
active atan advance of lOc per cwt on last
Monday prices. Selected Philadelph1aS
ranged from S. 25 to s. 35, and Workers firm,
SIS 90 to So 90. Prices are to day about as
they were two weeks ago, and are more
than 81 so per cwt above the lowest price
reached i'll the early part of the winter. At
the present price of hogs, there is little or
no margin of profit left to the pork packer.
Allegheny Stock Yards.
At the Herr's Island yards, supply of cat
tie was light. and demand was steady at last
weeks prices. Best heavy Chicagos sold at
S. l5@5 %: medium weights, 81 5O05 90: light
weights, 81 OO@4 81: common grades, $3 0O@
8 So There was little stuff on sale from sur
rounding counties Veal calves were re
ported at 51a@634c per lb and fresh COWS at
$40 00@35 90 per head.
Receipts: From Chicago-I. Zeigler, 102
head; L. Gerson, II: A. Fromm, 50. From
Pennsylvania. Wright, .. Total, 20s; last
week, $40; previous week, 267.
Supply OF sheep and lambs was light, but
there were sufficient for demand. The range
for sheep was So so to S. 80, and for lambs sc
to 6L9c per lb.
Receipts: From Chicago-I. Zeigler, 16i
head. From Ohio-C Volbrecht, 10 head.
McCreary, 120 head. Total, 33s head; last
week, 425 head; previous week, 500 head
The supply of hogs at the Island was in
excess of demand, and prices ruled &c to 1Oc
lower than last week. Best Chicagos and
Ohios sold at a range of IS Is to S. 35.
head; I. Gerson, 2O3; 1, zeigler, l29 From
Ohio-Needy & Frank, a6l; c. Volbrecht, 81.
From Pennsylvania-J. Batz, 10. Total 995;
last week, l20s; previous week, 5S6.