Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-03
LOCAL LIVE STOCK.
Receipts of Cattle Heavy at the Home
Yards and the
PRICES FALL ALL ALONG THE LINE.
The Heanest Market Of the Season From
the Sellers Standpoint
SHEEP AND SWINE DULL AND LOWER
RICES FALL ALL ALONG HELINE.
SHEEP AND SWINE DULL AND LOWER
OFFICE OF THE DISPATCH.

PIrTsBuRe, MONDAY, May q
From the sellers standpoint to-day's cat
tie markets were the worst of the season in
spite of the fact that quality of offerings
were far above late average Markets
opened at East Liberty yards with about SO
carloads on sale against IS loads last Mon
day and 50 loads the previous Monday.
More than half of to-day's offerings were
from Chicago and Omaha, the balance being
from Ohio and Indiana. A few loads close
to prime, weighing 1850 to l 1,45O pounds,
were offered, thing unusual at these yards
for some weeks past.
While stock was present in larger force
than usual, buyers were few and markets
opened slow at a strong &c below
prices of a week ago. So far as could be
learned there were no sales above a 60
with the exception of a prime load to an
East End butcher which sold close to a
nickel pound. Beeves were sold at a 60
which a week ago would have readily sold
at 81 S. At the decline markets dragged,
and at noon prospects were that large num-
here. Fresh cows were in larger supply this
week than last, and all good stock offered
found ready sale, while common were not
wanted. Sales we're reported above, $40
per head, and the entire range of markets
was so to S45
A Plethora of Veal.
There were fully 500 calves on sale at the
opening of East Liberty markets. and 1000
head will be to the front on Tuesday. As
result OF the heavy receipts bottom dropped
out of markets and prices reached their
lowest point this season. The top OF mar
kets was 4c per lb, and only fancy vealers
reached this figure.
Sheep-Markets opened with about %
loads on sale against 20 loads last Monday,
and Il loads the previous Monday. Wool
sheep are no longer a quantity in Liberty
markets. The top price of clipped sheep
this morning was SC, yearlings SIC, and
spring lambs SC per lib. At these reduced
prices markets were draggy.
There were % loads of hogs on sale at the
opening with more expected later on. Mar
kets slow at 81 65 to 81 30 as the range, show
ing no variation from prices OF a week ago.
At the Allegheny Yards.
Receipts of cattle at the Herr's Island
yards were about the same in numbers and
quality as for some weeks past and markets
Fwere strong. The beeves offered to-day
were a shade higher at sources of supply
than they were the week before, particu-
larly light and medium weights. Best
heavy Chicagos were sold at S. 10 to S. 25,
medium weights at 81 s5 to SIS co. light
weights at 81 rs to 81 IS and low grades at
50 IS to So 70 Fresh cows sold at range of
SIS 90 to $40 90 per head and calves at &c to SC
per Id. Bulls, stays, dry COWS and heifers
were quoted at s15c to SIC per lb with very
Receipts: From Chicago-I. Zeigler las
head: L. Gerson, go: A. Fromm. S. From
Pennsylvania-J. Wright, S; D. o. Pisor, 1S.
Total, Sl4; last week, 296; previous week, S75.
Sheep-Receipts were light, demand was
fair and prices varied very little from last
week. " ool sheep were slow at range of
Sc 00@6 IS: clipped at 81 90 less. Yearlings
were sold at Sc CO@7 co, and spring lambs at
1@l0c per lib.
Receipts: From Chicago-I zeigler, ls2
head. From Pennsylvania-J. Wright, &c
From Ohio-C Volbrecht, 90 Total, 27S; last
week, 3S9; previous week, 256.
Hogs-Supply was larger than late aver
age and prices were a shade lower, the range
being 81 OO@4 IS for ohios and 81 5O@5 20 for
Chicagos.
Receipts: From Chicago-L. Gerson, 81
head; w. Zoller, l2S. From Ohio-Needy &
sFrtnR. 54s: c. Nolbrecht. l2. Total, $50; last
week, 40; previous week, COS.
The Greenawalds had on sale at the
Woods Run yards 172 beeves all of which
were from Chicago and W. Hockenberg
had oV-,srle at the same yards 10 head
of catxe IRON Indiana. All were sold at "A
range of S4 00@5 90 per cwt. The Greena-
walds had on sale AIS lambs and l4l hogs.
Lambs were sold at 534@7c per lb and hogs
at SIS 10 per cwr.