Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-28
LOCAL LIVE STOCK.
Receipts of Cattle at Local Yards in
Excess of Demand and
PRICES ARE LOWER ON COMMON.
Smooth Butcher Beeves Of Light Weight
Are Fairly Steady.
GOOD SHEEP STEADY AND HOGS FIRM
OFFICE OF The DISPATCH, I
PrTrsBuRe, MONDAY, June 81. (

PrTTsBuRe, MONDAY, June 81.
Markets opened at East Liberty stock
yards this morning with about 9s carloads
of cattle on sale against the same number q
week ago and % carloads two weeks ago.
Of to-day's offerings some 80 loads were
from Chicago and the balance mostly from
Ohio and Indiana The quality was as it
has been for weeks past, rather low. There
were no heavy primes on sale and not many
light primes Buyers were on hand in fair
force, and markets opened study, at last
weeks prices for light, smooth, butcher
beeves, the kind that our markets require.
All common and interior grades were
weak and slow at a shade lower prices.
Prospects were that goodly number of the
lower grades would fail to find buyers. The
highest price paid was 81 So There Is little
inquiry after stockers of late.
Fresh cows were in light supply and de-
mand was somewhat more active than it
was week ago. Sales were reported at
So 90 and S39 90 per head, and markets
ranged from SIS 90 to SIS 90 per head. The
run of calves was fair, ana markets ranged
from Sc to SIC per h.
Good Sheep Steady.
SHEEP-There were q loads on sale, against
80 loads last Monday. Very few choice sheep
were offered. The latter held up well to last
weeks prices, but lower grades were dull
and lower. Top price of sheep was 515c and
spring lambs SIC per lb, with very few
reaching these figures.
HoGs-The receipts were heavier than a
week ago, and, in spite of the increased run,
markets were active and strong at an ad-
vance of 40c per cwt over last Mondays top
price; Best Philadelphias were In active de-
mand at a range of IS 50 to IS 60 per cwt;
Workers were slow at $5 20 to S. 40.
There were 30 loads of hogs on sale this
morning at Liberty, against % loads last
Monday. According to advices received by
one of our packers from his Chicago buyer,
receipts of hogs there to-day were 5000
head and top price S. IS per cwt
Allegheny Yards.
At the Herr's Island yards there was an
average supply of cattle on sale. Markets
opened slow and prospects were that there
would necessarily be some concessions on
prices before sellers could unload. Best
Chicagos sold at s5 Is to s. a5 These were
outside prices and were obtained only for q
few prime export beeves. Medium weights
sold at 81 rs to s5 co. light weights weighing
POO to ], 100 ms. 50 IS to "a 80, and common
at 81 25 to s. so. Fresh cows were unchanged.
There were sales reported at $40 90.
Receipts: From ohio-D. o. Pisor. l65
head: G; Volbrecht; 6S; L McNease, 90. From
hanson, loa; J: Behler. lo2; W; Nc
last week, Sl4; previous week, S4S.
HoGs-Receipts were light and demand
was active at sharp advance. Good to
choice Ohios were sold at S. 60@5 70.
Receipts: From Ohio-C. Volbrechr, s.: l.
McNease. s: Needy and Frank, 272: Williams
& Co., IS. From Pennsylvania. Wright, 8
Total, SS2: last week, 430: previous week,
563 There were l9l calves on sale, and
range of markets was 411@51sc per Id.
Receipts: From Chicago-A Fromm 50
head; l. Zeigler, l16: L. Gerson, ia From
Ohio-D. o. Pisor, l9; C. Volbrecht, a. From
Pennsylvania. Bingham, 2: J. Behler, 5.
Total, 3e3; last week, S75, previous week, S45
SHEEP-The supply in this line was larger
than demand, and prices were lower. The
general range for sheep was s. 90 to IS 90 per
cwt: yearlings, 81 90 to s. 30, and spring
lambs, 4c to SIC per lb.
At the Woods Run yards the Greenawalds
had on sale 1872 head of cattle, all from
Chicago, and A2 head OF sheen and lambs
Beeves were retailed at s. 70 to a. rs per
cwt. Sheep were sold at 41Sc to &c per Id,
prime weather yearlings at SIC to &c and
spring lambs at 619c to &c per Ib