Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-19
LIGHT RUN OF STOCK
At All the Local Yards Made the
Buyers Hustle and
PUT UP PRICES ALL AROUND.
The Best Sellers Market for This Season in
This Section.
GOOD STOCK OF ALL KINDS SCARCE
OFFICE OF THE DISPATCH,
P1rrsBURG, MONDAY, April Is.

flrTsbURG, MONDAY, April lS.
Receipts of live stock at our local Yards
this week are unusually light, the lightest
of the season, in fact, and, as result, prices
are better along the line than they have
been for weeks past Light butcher beeves
of good quality brought 2Oc per cwt more
than they did week ago. Sheep, hogs and
calves Joined in the upward movement for
the same reason that beeves have advanced,
namely, light receipts
There were 50 carloads of cattle on sale
at the East Liberty yards this morning
against so loads last Monday. A little over
one-half of the offerings to-day were from
Chicago, the balance being mainly from
Ohio and Indiana. The quality was not up
to late average There were no prime heavy
There is little demand for export cattle
here of late and for this reason none are
coming to this market
Cattle Reach n Higher Level.
Markets opened strong and active at an
advance of Is to 20c per cwt over last weeks
prices. There were, however, no sales re-
ported above 81 so per cwt. Good !, 400 to
l.5Oo beeves would have readily sold Mt
81 IS had there been any to sell. A sale OF Is
head from Stark county, Ohio, weighing
l,l6o lbs, was reported ut g. 10.
The run of fresh cows was light, and good
stock found ready sale at last weeks prices,
the range being $50 90 to $40 90 per head. A
sale OF eight head was reported at SSs 90 per
head. Receipts o: calves were much lighter
There were not above 225 head on sale at
the opening OF markets, against 500 the pre-
vious Mondav. AS a result of the light run,
prices advanced and sales were made at SOC
mar WI N r,ri nj
ago.
Markets opened this morning with little
more than n dozen loads of sheep and lambs
on sale against II loads at the previous Mon
days opening. Demand was brisk Tor all
offered at an advance of 1l@25c per cwt over
prices of n week ago. Top price for wool
no wool lambs on the market. Sales of
clipped lambs were reported at Sc 60.
Ho=s-Market opened with about IL loads
on sale. but more were expected later on.
Last Monday there were % loads on sale at
the opening. Markets to-day were active at
an advance Of Nc per 10 on prices or q week
ago Best Phi1adelphias sold at IS Is to S. 20
and Iorkers ut S. 90 to $50 per cwt.
At the Allegheny Yards.
At the Herr's Island yards there was a
larger run of ca title than usual, but demand
was good for all offered, and better grades
were 5@Ioc higher than last Monday. Best
heavy Chicagos sold at 81 so@5 90; medium
q
4 60 and common grades at s. 5c@s So Fresh
cows were quoted at $50 Oo@4o 90 per head
and calves at S@5c per III. Bulls. stays and
dry cows were sold at 2l413I<c per ID.
Receipts: From Chicago-L Zeigler l5y
head; L. Gerson. 1o5 A. Fromm, lis. From
PENNSYLVANIA Wright, L. Total, 375; last
week, 80; previous week, col |
The run OF sheep at these yards was little |
more than half that of the previous Monday,
and markets were strong and active at an |
advance. Wool sheep sold readily at s6 90 |
to IS so per cwt, and clipped at IS 90 to SIS 15 |
1earings sold at Sc 90 to 81 90 per cwt, and |
spring lambs at SIC to 1oc ner il.
Receipts: From CnIcago-I. Zeigler % head. |
From Ohio c. Eolbrecht !. From Pennsyl- |
vanta-J. Wright, 4S, T. Bingham. H. Total |
28 last week 402: previous week liz
Hogs-There was a fair average run at the |
Island. Markets were active and strong Mt |
an advance of 10c to l5c per cwt over last
weeks prices Best Chicagos sold at As 10
10 s. Is. and fair to good Ohios at n range of
g. 90 to IS 90 per cwt.
Receipts: From Chicago-I Zeigler ss; W.
Zoller, PAL From Ohio-Needy & Frank e6T:
c. Volbrecht, l3 Total, 6Os last week. 7s4:
previous week, 7l9.
Tie Greenawalds had on sale ut the Woods,
Run yards lG4 head OF cattle, of which A5
head were from Chicago and 10 head from
Ohio. Chicago beeves were sold in q retail ]
way at a range of s. 20 to 81 65, and Ohio
beeves at 81 so per cwt.
At the same yards there were on sale 465
slipped lambs and l25 hogs. The lambs were
sold at Sic to &c per lib, and hogs were sold
It an average of SIC per ID.