Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-21
LOCAL LIVE STOCK.
A Light Run of Cattle, and Tidy
Butcher Stock Advanced.
COMMONAND HEAVYGRADES QUIET
Choice Sheep Steady at Former Prices---
Low Grades Lower.
HOGS LOWER THAN FOR FEARS PAST.
OFFICE OF PTTTsBURG DISPATCH |
WEDNESDAY. November 20. 1859 I

WEDNESDAY. November q, 1859.
The run of cattle on Monday was IS loads
against 10 the previous Monday and $50
the week before. Since the beginning of
the week about s carloads have been re-
ceived, making the total receipts for this
week SO carloads. The grade most in de-
mand in our markets, namely, light smooth
butcher cattle, weighing 1000 to 1000
pounds, were in light supply, and prices on
this grade were 10 to 20 cents higher than a
week ago. Low grades and heavy cattle
constituted the bulk of supplies. and for these
markets were barely steady at last weeks
prices There were a number of loads of good
heavy cattle from Ohio and Indiana, weighing
1,4OO to l.5OO pounds; but only two loads were
bought for export purposes, the balance being
forwarded to Eastern markets.
Plenty of Buyers on Hand.
There was a fair attendance of buyers.
Good feeders were in good demand, and
brought better prices than they would have
brought week ago, or, in fact, for some weeks
past.
load of feeders weighing l,25O pounds was
sold at S3 so this week, which a month ago
would not have brought above SS 26. The
buyer permitted his opportunity to pass, and
while looking for further reduction, was
forced to pay Soc per cwt. above his former
opportunity.
Stockers are very slow, and can only be sold
at liberal concessions The season is over for
this class of cattle. and unless the buyer can
zee big bargain he is unwilling to invest
The supply of light, tidy butcher cattle has
not been up to demand for several weeks past.
Veal calves were in light supply, but the de-
mand correspnnded Good fresh cows were in
fair supply, and sold up to last weeks prices,
with demand good.
sheep and lambs.
Supply was a shade larger than last week on
Monday and for choice grades markets were
steady at last weeks prices. Medium grades
were lOc lower, while common and low grades
were dull and had to sell at any price. Lambs
sold on Monday about at last weeks prices but
since Monday there has been decline of 10 to
l5c per hundred. The highest quotation this
morning was S. S. Pens were we'll cleaned
out at moon to-day, but the dregs were evil
IDENTIFY disposed of by liberal concessions from
the demands made at the beginning of the
week.
HOEs TOuch Bottom Prices.
For the week past the receipts have been
heavy and the drift of markets has been
steadily downward. Mondays receipts were
little below the average of the past ten days,
and 81 10 was the ruling price for Philadel-
phias that DAY. Since Monday prices have de-
clined, and the range yesterday for Philadel-
phias and Workers was IS S0G4 90.
Tuesdays markets uniformly show decline,
as that is the great day for near by stock. which
are not up to standard. Hogs touched lower
prices this week than for a number of years.
The best packers sold at Chicago within day
or two at So So and quotations there this morn
ing, according to advices received by one of our
leading packing firms were So IS. The prices
of hogs at this date is fully 81 so per loo less
than at this time year ago. An East Liberty
day permitted glance at his bonks, which
showed that on November 20, 1855 the same
grade Of hogs were sold by him for IS 90.