Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1880-01-22
STOCK ITEMS.

N-4~N-NH
From the Pittsburg Price Current, Jan. l5.
Exporters shipped $40 head of live
cattle, $3.50 quarters of beef and !, ,GS(
carcasses of mutton from New York tC
Europe last week.
Reports from all the horse markets in
the country indicate an unusually
strong demand for this season of the
year, with strengthening prices.
During the year 1879 perhaps twice as
many cattle were bought in East Liber-
ty for the New York market as in the
same period at any time in the last five
years.
The Chicago DroUers' Journals London
cable says: "Cattle Of all grades are
firm some sales are higher; good clear
ance sheep very firm; small selling de-
scrlptions a shade higher"
From present indications we are led
to believe that the country cattle trade
at this point will be much heavier for
the next few months than in the CORES
pOnding part of l879-probably almost
doubling the receipts of that time.
1t seems to be true beyond question
that really prime, ripe cattle, are not
anywhere Overabundant, and in many
sections are quite scarce. The demand
for this grade of cattle is growing
stronger as the season advances, and
many believe that there must be an i'm
prOvementi in prices. The foreign de-
mand seems to be better since the Open-
ing Of the new year, and should this
keep up, those expecting an improved
market will have good ground for their
opinion. The great point for shippers
to observe is to have their runs proper
ly distributed. With proper care in
this direction good cattle NAV be conf
IDENTIFY expected to bring good prices.
The run of hogs here and elsewhere
In January, 1879, was much heavier
than it has so far been the present
month, but it will be remembered that |
the supply seemed to suddenly give out |
about the lst Of February, and that the
receipts for the second month of the
year at East Liberty were only about
0ne-third those of the first month.
While the January receipts are cOnsid-
eraDly lighter this year, we expect the
trade to keep up more steadily through
February, and to gradually tighten as
the season draws to a close. What
farmers were anxious to get rid of last
winter as "unprOftable crash" thev let
go reluctantly this winter, as something
valuable, and something which many
hope will be worth still more money as
The season advances.
A striking illustration of the differ
9nce In quality of stock of similar
weights is shown in the representative
cattle sales of Monday. Two loads of Is
lead each, with exactly the same aver
lge weight 800 pounds to the head
we're sold, one at $3.50 and the other at
800 per cwt. The differences was alto
sether In quality. Both lots had been
veil fed, butin one the result was SYM
netry, beauty and the perfect develop.
nent OF every point required to make
lrst-class beef animal; in the other the
esult was simply size and weight--only
his and nothing more. One load was
old for $l39.50 less than the other, af-
er coming here at perhaps the same +
Expense, and after having without y
Oubt consumed as much grain as the q
Dad which brought 6Oc. more to the 9
undred pounds. Extended comment =
unnecessary. 1t is wholly a matter +
what kind Of stock the feed is put {
lto: Time, labor and grain devoted to s
ne development of good animals will q
enerally yield fair profit, where the II
anne attention given to scrubs is often ;
'Orse than wasted. 81 q