Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-19
LOCAL LIVE STOCK.
Leading Features of Markets at East
Liberty Yards.
FINE GRADE CHRISTMAS BEEVES.
DrOvers Complain Of Delays on PennsylVa-
MIA Co. Lines.
EOdS IN OYER SUPPLY, SHEEP FIRM
NE GRADE CHRISTMAS BEEVES.
OFFICE OF PTTTsBURG DISPATCH.
WEDNESDAY, December Is, 1889.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 10, loeS
Receipts of cattle this week were about
115 loads against $50 last week. The aver
age of this weeks supplies graded up bet
ter than for some weeks past. This was due
to the fact that q number of show cattle for
Christmas holidays were among the offerings
The bulk of receipts was, however, of low
grade stock such as our markets have been
flooded with all this season.
A very large proportion of the cattle dumped
into the East Liberty yards for the past few
months are of kind that will not pay to win
ter. 1t is hoped that this low grade stuff is
nearly atits end for this season Markets for
low grade cattle have been very slow for some
time past and this week showed no improve
meDt but the reverse.
Better Prices and the Reason.
The dregs Of this weeks markets were closed
out at the BUYERS terms. AS compared with
last weeks markets choice beeves brought bet
ter prices, for the sole reason that there were
better beeves offered this week than last The
highest price realized for carload lots was 81 40
higher quality of this weeks offerings made the
difference
Common and low-grade cattle did not bring
as good prices as they did week ago. Smooth,
tidy butcher stock weighing from l, 100 to J, 500
pounds, found ready sale at last weeks prices.
Of this class of beeves there has not been
enough to 60 round for months past. The out
side price for l5OO to 1 600 pound cattle was
81 40 A few extra fine beeves for Christmas
were sold at Sc per pound In carload lots there
was nothing sold above 81 40.
AwfuIIy Slow FreIghts.
Liberty stockmen complain very much of the
delays on the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chi
cago Railroad. Stock is delayed from to u
hours between Allegheny and Rochester. and
drovers meet with heavy losses of time ard
money on account of delays. Yesterday stock
that was due at A. NJ. did not reach East Lib
ertv till P. NJ, and shippers lost day by
reason of delay. 1t appears that the railroad
companies require the shipper TO be repre-
Eented in company with his stock. 1t is not
strange that the shipper who travels with his
stock and is compelled TO lose day at East
Liberty waiting for his plunder, should lose his
amiabiity and religion.
A leading Liberty stockman said this morn
ing: There has been no time the past fall when
live stock consigned to our firm was not six
hours behind time in showing up. and very
often it is Il hours behind as it was yesterday.
OF course some OF these delays are due to the
crowded business OF the railroads"
sheep and Lambs.
Owing to delays in railroad transportation
supplies have not been up to demand, and
markets were firm at higher prices than a week
ago. The quality of this weeks receipts was
scarcely up TO par Anything choice readily
sufficient reason that choice stock was very
scarce.
Hogs Coming More Freely.
The supply on Monday was light as COM
pared with last week and prices were sitter.
Since the beginning of the week stock has been
coming more freely aad prices have declined.
The weather is by no means favorable to hogs
or hog products. The range of prices at Lib
erty to-day for the best is So 1908 80 The out
side rricP At ChIcacro is 81 81