Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-16
LOCAL LIVE STOCK.
Heavy Receipts of Cattle Push Prices
Lower Than Last Week.
FEW PRIZE BEEVES OFFERED,
At the East Liberty Yards the Supply Far
Exceeded Demand.
SHEEP AND SWINE A SHADE LOWER
OFFICE OF THE DISPATCH.


PrTrsRrFG. MONDAY, February, Is, 1892.
AT the local wards live stock was lower
all along the line than it was last week,
and markets proved sluggish at the decline.
Last week receipts were light and this
week heavy. Prime beeyes are reported
scarce at all live stock centers.
Markets opened at the East Liberty yards
G. this morning with 90 loads of cattle on sale,
an increase of so loads on last Mondays Of
ferings In to-dsy's offerings were 90 car
loads from Chicago, the balance being In
the main from Ohio and Indiana As to
quality of cattle on sale to-day there was
no Improvement on late receipts. Ihere
were no prime beeves on sale, and the pro-
portion of good was small. BUYERS were
present only in moderate force and markets
opened slow at decline of 10 to l5c per
cwt from last weeks prices.
Prospects were that there would be still
further decline before holders would sue
ceed in unloading stock. A load OF good
1.45O-rb cattle from Crawford county, o.,
failed to find purchaser at 81 60 and was
sent on East in first hands. So tar as couid
be learned, 81 50 was top price of markets,
and very few were sold at this price
Veal Calves Unchanged, Hogs Lower.
The run of fresh cows was light and fancy
grades were not to be had. The highest
price reported was $50 per head: seven head
being sold at this price. Veal calves were
in light supply, and were sold at last week
range, the top price being CSC per pound
There were some % carloads OF hogs on
sale at the Liberty stock yards this morning,
against 25 loads last Monday. Markets
$Fere barely steady at a decline OF loc per
p. rwt from top price of last week Best
Pbiladslphiss sold at s. 20 to IS 25, where
as there were sales of the same grade last
week at SIS So and even higher. Large re-
ceipts at Chicago have had the effect OF put
ting a check TO the boom.
There were 81 loads of sheep and lambs
on sale at East Liberty this morning, against
% loads the previous Monday. AS result
of the increased run markets were weak and
a shade lower Choice sheep were barely
steady at last weeks prices, and lambs were
renortad lower. Common and low grades
were verv slow The price OF sheep was
s. 4oG5 So and lambs S6 50@6 90.
At the Allegheny stock Yards.
The supply of cattle at Hers Island was
larger this week than last and demand was
GOOD but markets range 15@25c below last
weeks prices Best heavy Chicago beeves
were sold at SIS 2O(G5 35; medium weights,
81 5O6J 90; light weights, "a 00(G4 30, and
common grades, So 00@3 80. Fresh COWS
were in good supply, but no sales were re-
ported. Quotations we're S2094O per
head Veal calves were sold at o(9o74c
per 70. o
Receipts: From Chicago Zeigler, 139
head: L. Gerson, 95; A. Fromm, IS. From
Ohio-C Volbrecht, 10. From Pennsyl-
vania-E d. Sergeant, 2; j. Wright, :; l.
Bingham, Q: d. O. Piser, Il. Total, 54z;;
last week, 267; previous week, 222
Sheep-Supply was light and demand
active, but prices Jailed to advance. Sheep
were sold at a range of s. 5O@5 so per cwt
and lambs from Sc to 612c per ID.
Receipts: from Chicsgo-I. Zegler8 80 head.
From Omo-C. Volbrecn t4S. From Pennsyl-
vauia-E D. Sergeant, Sc: j. Wright 90; 4,
Bingham, 116; d. o. Piser, 30 Total, 40;
last week, 529; previous week, 29O.
The run of hogs at the island was tull
average and markets were active at 5g1Oc
per cwt above last Mondays prices.
Best Chicagos and Ohios sold at range
of s. 2595 40.
At the Woods Run wards the Greenawalds
had on sale 100 head of cattle, of which 132
head were from Chicago, and the balance
from Ohio. Chicago cattle were sold at
range of S4 O0G4 So, and Ohios from
81 00(d5 80, the latter price being
ing paid bv j. f. Beilstein for few choice
beeres averaging 1867 lbs. At these
wards so lambs and 26S hogs were on sale
Lambs were sold at 6@714c per lb, and
hogs for So 40 per cwt.