Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-26
LOCAL LIVE STOCK.
Receipts of Cattle Larger This Week
Than Last, and the
MARKETS STRONG AND ADVANCED.
Light Tidy Butcher Beeves Quite Scarce
and Very Firm.
SHEEP IN HEAVY SUPPLY AND LOWER.
OFFICE OF The DISPATCH,


There were 50 carloads of cattle on the
market at East Liberty this morning,
against 30 loads last Monday and go the
previous Monday. OF to-day's offering
some % loads were from Chicago and 9
loads from Omaha. The balance were from
Ohio and Indiana Though there were
offered to-day few beeves that were con-
siderably above the late average in quail
ity, the general average was no better than
it has been for some weeks past Buyers
were on hand in the usual force, and mar
kets opened strong at an advance of 10c to
15c per cwt on prices of a week ago.
The greatest advance was on light tidy
butcher beeves, which were in very light
supply. The supply of this grade of cattle
has not been equal to demand any time this
season. Sales were reported as high as a
nickel a pound, which was SOC per cwt
above the highest price obtained last week.
Stockers were in light supply, but there
cool weather has been adverse to trade in
this line.
Good Fresh Cows Scarce.
There were not all told above 80 head of
fresh COWS on sale ut Liberty, and the bulk
Choice stock was in good demand at outside
prices, but low grades were dull and slow.
The range of markets was $50 to $40 per
head, and one sale was reported above the
outside price. Calves were in very heavy
supply and prices were lower. There were
500 Dead on sale and more than double this
number were promised :or Tuesday. The
range of markets was 4c to 411c per lib.
Sheep-Markets opened with Il bout 20 loads
on sale, against Il loads the previous Mon
A t0ft thSa hno ,,rin de-
clined at least &c per lib; Wool sheep are
now in such limited supply that they are no
longer quoted, Top price of clipped sheep
was 81 &c, and the entire range was SIC to
sc per lb. Top price of clipped lambs was
Hogs-There were 20 loads on sale at the
opening OF markets, against IS loads last
Monday. Markets were quiet at a range of
s4 IS to 81 80 per'cwt, which was the same as
it was week ago.
At the Allegheny Yards.
The receipts of cattle at Herr's Island
were comparatively light. The cost at
Chicago was CSC to 35c per cwt greater
than the price of last weeks supplies but
the full advance was not obtained here.
Best heavy Chicagos sold at S. 90 to S. Is
light weights at 81 90 10 81 so, and common
grades at 81 80 to s. so. Fresh COWS were
quoted ut S25 90 to $40 90 per head. but the
highest price of sales reported was sS2 80;
Calves were sold at 315c to 81 &c per h, and
bulls. dry cows and helfers at exc to sc
per h.
Receipts: From Chicago-I. Zeigler. 1O2
head; L. Gerson, %; A. Fromm. 81 From
Ohio-C. Eolbrecht 9: Ainsworth & Co., 81.
From Pennsylvsnia-J. Behler, 10: ID. y.
PiSor, 5; J. Keller, 4. Total 295; last week,
S75; previous week, $50.
Receipts of sheep at these yards, $50 head,
against 256 head last Monday, and 402 head
the previous Monday. Markets active and
shade higher. Wool sheep, Sc 90 to 81 90;
clipped do, 81 80 to S. rs: yearings, Sc 90 to
s. 50; spring lambs, &c to l0c per lb.
Receipts: From Chicago-L Zeigler. IS
head: L. Gerson. 1858. From Ohio-C. Vol
hrecht. 36 From nsylvania-J. Behler, l6;
ID. o. Pisor, %.
Hogs-Supply was more than equal to de-
mand. and markets were lower in sympathy
with weakness at sources of supply. The
range OF prices was 81 OO to a IS tor Ohios
and 81 IS to s5 10 for Chicagos.
Receipts: From Chicago-L Gerson, us
head: W: Zoiler. 12o. From ohfo-Needy & !
Frank, 4o4; C Volbrecht, Is; Ainsworth s. |
Co., rs. Total, 79O: last week, COS; previous |
week, 734.
The Greenawalds had on sale at the Woods
Run yards l66 head of cattle, of which las !
head were from Chicago, and Is head from
Ohio. All were sold at range OF 4Ic to Sc |
per pound. The same firm had on sale 800
clipped lambs and l42 hogs. The lambs |
were sold at Sc 40 to 81 20 per cwt, and hogs |
at an average price OF S. 10.