Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-10
LOCAL LIVE STOCK.
Receipts of Cattle Much Lighter This
Week Than Last and
BETTER PRICES WERE OBTAINED.
Supply Of Light Tidy Butcher Beeyes Falls
Short of Demand.
SHEEP AND SWINE WEAK AND LOWER.
BETTER PRICES WERE OBTAINED.
SHEEP AND SWINE WEAK AND LOWER.
OFFICE OF THE DISPATCH, !
'PIrTsBURG, MONDAY, May 8. (

OFFICE OF The DISPATCH,
PIrTsBURG, MONDAY, May 8.
Markets opened Monday morning at East
Liberty stock yards with 65 loads of cattle
on sale, against SO loads last Monday.
About one-half of the offerings to-day were
from Chicago and Omaha. The balance
were, in the main, from Ohio and Indiana.
Quality of cattle offered to-day was much
below that of last week. The best on sale
were considerably short of prime Buyers
were present in somewhat larger force than
last week, and this tact, with the light run,
gave strength to markets at a shade better
prices than were obtained a week ago. when
the large run demoralized trade. So far as
could be learned there were no sales above
81 so this morning, but prime beeves would
have readily commanded SOC per cwt
more if they had been on sale. The sup
ply of light tidy butcher beeves, such as
our markets require most, was not up to de-
mand, and this grade of cattle was 10 to 15c
higher to-day than it was week ago.
Fresh Mixers Plenty.
The run of fresh cows was much larger
to-day than it was a week ago. Last Mon
day there were not over so head on sale.
This morning there were fully double that
number on sale. Good stock was in good
request but all low grades were dull and
slow. A sale of nine head at S34 was re-
ported, and the range was $25 to $40 per
head Demand for fresh COWS has subsidized
somewhat in the past week or two.
Calves are still too numerous, but prices
were a shade 1irmer to-day than they were
a week ago. A few lunches were sold at
41ac, which was &c better than last weeks
top price. The range of markets was &c to
41lc per pound.
Sheep-Markets opened at Liberty with 25
loads on sale and the movement was slow at
barely last weeks prices. Wool sheep are
no longera quantity. Sheep were sold at a
range of 4c to sc per lb, yearlings at 4c to
&c, and spring lambs at &C. to l0c. Hogs
About p loads on sale. Markets slow and
dull with s. So as top price. Light weights
were in best demand.
Allegheny Stock Yards.
The supply Of cattle at Heirs Island
Yards was Il fair average both as regards
number and quality. Markets opened slow
and last weeks prices were barely main
tanned. Best heavy Chicagos were quoted
at s. 10 to So p; medium weights at 81 s. to
S. 90, light weights at 81 p to 81 75 and low
grades at g IS TO s. IS Fresh COWS were
slow with reported sales at a range of S23 90
to SS5 90 per head. supply of calves was
large, but demand was active and an ad-
vance on last weeks was obtained. Prices
ranged from SIC to SIC per lh. Bulls, stags,
NTS COWS anu nClleTS were at 219c TO
312c per h., with few on sale.
ReceiptS: From Cnicago-I. Zeigler, ia
head; /. Gerson, 49, A. Fromm, 66. From
Pennsylvania-T. Bingham, .: J. Behler, G.
Total, s94 last week, SI4 previous week, 96
The run of sheep at Herr's Island was
larger than for some weeks past and mar
kets were SLOW at a slight reduction from
last weeks prices. Spring lambs showed
the heaviest decline. Wool sheep ranged in
price from s5 so to SC So and clipped from
S. 90 to Sc 90. Clipped yearlings sold at SIS so
to S. so per cwt, and spring lambs at &c to &c
per Id.
Receipts: From Chicago-L. Gerson $50
head. From Ohio-C Volbrecht, 2s; Needy
& Frank, u.s. From PENNSYLVANIA. o.
Pisor, lis; I. Bingham, l2I: J. Behler. lis; f.
ID. Sergeant IS. Total, 725: last week, 27S;
previous week, 3S9.
Hogs-The supply varied very little from
what 1t has been for some weeks past. Mar
kets were slow at last weeks prices. Ohios
sold at range of 81 0O@4 20; Chicagos at
81 50d5 90.
Receipts: From Chicago-W. Zoller, l24
head. From Ohio-C. Volbrecht, II; Needy &
Frank, IA; L McSeese, ESQ. From Pennsyl-
vania-T. Bingham, .: ID. o. Pisor, l. Total
53S: last week, 73s: previous week, 590.
At the Woods Run yard the Greepawalds
had on sale this morning l4S beeves from
Chicago and l6 from Ohio. Chicago cattle
were retailed at 81 90 to IS 90 per cwt and
Ohfos from So s. to a So The same firm
had on sale 542 lambs and 90 hogs. Lambs
and hogs at an average of &c per lib.