Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-08
A LIGHT CATTLE RUN
At the East Liberty Yards Causes a
Jump in Quotations.
10 PRIME BEEvES ON SALE.
Sheep and Lambs We're in Small Supply
and Prices Advanced.
hogs WEAK AND SLOW AT A DECLINE
OFrIoE OF The DISPATCH,
PrTrssURG, MONDAY, March

PrTTSBURG, MONDAY, M2rcn T..
The run of cattle at the East Liberty
yards this morning was the lightest of the
season. There were but so carloads on
sale, against so loads last Monday. Quality
of to-day's offerings was not so high as it
was a week ago. There were no heavy
primes on sale, and light primes were scarce.
About one-half of the offerings were from
Chicago, the balance being from Ohio and
Indiana There were not so many buyers
on hand as usual. Owing to light run mar
kets opened active, at an advance of 15c to
&c per cwt on prices of a week ago.
Light, tidy butcher beeves were in good
demand at fully 25c per cwt better prices
than prevailed last week. There were,
however, no sales above 81 20 in carload
lots, while a week ago there was a sale at
IS TO- A car of nice Ohio cattle averaging
1,250 pounds was sold this morning at 81 70
Fresh Cows ana Calves Plentiful.
There was q larger run of fresh cows this
week than last, the total being about 80
head The highest price paid was $40 80
for two head of choice stock, one a Hol-
stein and the other a short horn. With
these exceptions markets ranged from $50 90
to $40 90 per head.
There were about 100 calves on sale, and
demand was slow at about last weeks prices.
1t was reported that large quantities were
ON the way to be offered on Tuesday, and
this had depressing influence on markets.
Prices ranged from 613c to CSC per lb.
Sheep-The run was very light, there not
being over 10 carloads on sale, against
nearly double this number a week ago.
Markets opened brisk and lively at an ad-
vance of 25c to 4Oc per cwt on last weeks
range. A deck of fancy sheep was sold at
sc 60, and a bunch of choice lambs brought
s. 80 These prices, however, were excep-
tional. In a general way &c was the top
for sheep and s. 20 for lambs.
Hogs-Markets opened with Is carloads
on sale, against % loads last Monday morn
ing. Though receipts were light there were
enough and more than were demanded.
Markets were draggy at range of "a 80 to
S. %
At the Allegheny Yards.
At the Herr's Island yards the receipts of
cattle were scarcely up to the average in
number. Buyers were present in the usual
force, but prices obtained were scarcely up
to last weeks range At sources of supply
prices were shade higher than a week ago,
so that markets were by no means satissac-
tory to drovers. Best heavy Chicago's sold
a; S5 % to S. 35 per cwt; medium weights
81 IS to S5 10; light weights, S4 10 to 81 so;
common grades, So 75 to So IS. Fresh cows
ranged in price from 500 90 to $40 90 per
head, there being none on sale, excepting a
few left over from last week. .>
Bulls, dry cows and heifers had q nominal
value, the range being 211c to SIC per lb
There were 60 head of calves on sale and
range of markets was &c TO CSC per lb
Receipts: From Chicago Zeigler, 10
head; L. Gerson, 90; A Fromm, 81 Total
go; last week 35S; previous week 20S
Sheep-Receiptsw were light and demand was
ditto, and last weeks prices were barely
maintained. Sheep sold at range of So 80
to IS 60; the outside price being paid for
choice yearlings Lambs were sold at 5@
6lsc per lb.
Receipts: From Chicago-L Zeigler, 159
head. From Pennsylvania. Behler, s.; T.
Bingham, Is From Ohio-C Volbrecht, %.
Total 267; last week, 1,04S; previous week,
335. Hogs-Markets in this line slow and
dull, but last week prices were maintained.
Best Chicagos and Ohios sold at range of
IS 1895 IS.
Receipts: From Chicago-I Zeigler, 131
head; L. Gerson, 165. From Ohio-Needy
& Frank. 402; c. Volbrecht, 8. Total, 7O6;
last week, 1,295; previous week, 1885,
The Greenawalds had on sale at the
Woods Run Yards 72 head of cattle from
Chicago and s. head from Ohio. Chicago
cattle were retailed at 81 90 to 81 80, and
Ohio cattle from 81 % to S. 12k. Lambs
were on sale at these yards to the number
OF 5lS head. Markets steady at range of
615c to 71Sc per lb, the outside price being
paid for a few fancy weighing 108 lbs
There were 246 hogs on sale, the average
price of which was IS 35