Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-29
LIGHT RUN OF CATTLE
At the East Liberty Yards, but Suf-
ficient for All Demands.
NO HEAVY PRIMES WERE OFFERED.
The Largest Run Of Calves This Season
Puts Down Prices
SHEEP STEADY AND SWINE WEAKER
OFFICE OF The DISPATCH, I
PITrsBURG, MONDAY, March IS.


P1TrsBURG, MONDAY, March 2S.
At the East Liberty stock yards about &C
carloads of cattle were on sale at the OPEN
ing of markets this morning, against 40
loads last Monday and 73 loads the previ-
Gus Monday The quality of offerings to-
day did not vary essentially from the late
average There was certainly no improve
ment this week over last The great bulk
of the beeves on sale consisted of common
and low grade stock. There were % loads
from Chicago, the balance being in the main
from Ohio and Indiana.
BUYERS were present in rather larger force
than last week, but in spite of this and the
light run markets showed no Improvement
over a week ago. There were on sale rev
heads of good Ohio beeves weighing about
1900 pounds, for which a nickel pound was
asked, but prospects were very dim, as TO
their bringing this price. Fresh cows were
in fair supply, and range OF markets was the
same this week as last, namely, $1,000 to
$40 90 per head.
Calves in Plenty.
The supply of veal calves was the largest
of the season. There were not less than 4Oo
on sale when markets opened, against little
more than half this number the previous
Monday. Markets opened slow at sharp
decline. the range being 413c to SIC per
Mound. Last week the top price was DC, and
the week before 65lc.
The run of sheep varied very little to-day
from last Mondays run, the total being IL
carloads. Markets opened active and
strong at last weeks prices and all offerings
found ready sale, with &c as top prlce OF
sheep and nc for lambs.
Hops-The markets opened with 80 car
loads on sale, and the demand was slow.
with IS 10 to S. Is as the outside price OF
best philadelphias.
At the Allegheny Stock Yards.
Receints of cattle at the Herr's Island
wards were light to-day and quality showed
some improyement over last week. Mar
kets were slow at slightly better prices than
prevailed week ago Best heavy Chicagos
sold at S. 10 to IS 25; medium weights at
S4 IS to S. 90; light weights at S4 25 to
S47 and common to fair thin and rough
steers at s. 90 to 81 90. Bulls and dry cows
were quoted at IL to Sc per lb, calves at
AZ to &c per lb and fresh cows at $50 90 to
$40 90 head.
Receipts: From Chicago. Zeigler,
I1O head: L. Gerson, SO head; A. Fromm,
g. head.
From Ohio-J. Depew, head. From
Pennsylvania-E. d. Sergeant, 1 head; J.
Behler, head; D. o. Pisor 8 head; total,
294 head; last week, 527 head; previous
week, 2S7 head.
Sheep-Supply in this line was heavier
than usual, but demand was good for all
offered, and markets held up well to last
weeks advance. Sheep sold at Sc 90 to
Sc 25 per cwt; vearlings at Sc 25 to Sc so,
and lambs at 61sc to cper lb.
Receipts: From Chicago Zeigler, 40
head; L. Gerson, lis. From Ohio-J.
Depew, 80; C. Volbrecht, Sc. From Penn
sylvania-E d. Sergeant, IS. Total, 421;
last week, 1888; previous week, 4OL
No Change in Porkers.
Hogs-Receipts light, and range of prices
about as it was a week ago. The consump-
tion of hogs seems to have very much fallen
off the past few weeks. The wants ofbutchers
and packers are greatly reduced. Best
Chicapos sold at S5 90 to S. %.
Receipts: From Chicago-L Zeigler, Sc
head; L. Gerson, IT, From Ohio-Needy
g. Frank, 100: j. Depew, 25; c. Volbrecht,
q. Total, $40; last week, 66S; previous
week, 791 In addition to the regular re-
ceipts, 13 carloads of cattle and hogs were
consigned to Winter & Co. for Herr Island
abattoir.
The Greenawalds had on sale at the
Woods Run yards 12s head of cattle from
Chicago and 81 head from Ohio. Chicago
beeyes were retailed from to 4s4e per
pound, and Ohio's from "a 10 to 81 S5. At
the same yards there were on sale 1856 lambs
and 125 hogs. Lambs were sold at a range
of SIC to 7s4c, and hogs were retailed at
IS 80.