Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-31
IMPROVED QUALITY OF CATTLE.
LIGHT Run OF CATTLE AT LIBERTY
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DIsPATCH,l I
MONDAY. December 80. lSS9 !

OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DIsPATCH.l
MONDAY. December 80, 1883. )
The volume of stock for markets was below
the average, a result which is common for
the holiday season. The supply for this time
Alast year was much smaller. The time has
come for balance sheets and closing up the
tear's accounts. Butchers and drovers are
6guring up the results of the years opera
tions. and hence buy as lightly as possible Be-
sides this. the demand for poultry, oysters and
game is unusually strong at this season, and the
old reliable meats are forced TO take back
seat
Offerings of cattle were S22 head, against S92
head last Monday. The quality Of offerings
was an improvement on last week, and demand
was good at a slight advance.
The Figures for Cattle.
Prime heavy Western beeves, weighing 1.5OO
to l.6OO pounds, were held at SIS 5OQ5 65.
medium weights, 1850 to $50 pounds S. le@
IS; do J, 200 to 1900 pounds 81 S585 90; prize
lightweights, 300 to LOO pounds, q 50&4 20;
common to fair thin and rough steers. So 5O9
% Fresh COWS were quoted at SSOQ5O per
head, and calves, which were scarce, at 5G61&c
per pound. Bulls, stays and dry COWS were in
short supply, and no quotations based on
actual sales were given.
Receipts: From Cnlcago-I Zeigler, 90 head;
L. Gersen, 81; A. Fromm, So: r. ROthschild, So
From 0hio-Needy & Smith, Is head From
Pennsylvania-G.F Flinner,6 6 head. Total 80 head,
last week, S92 head; previous week, 4U9 head.
sheep and Lambs.
Supply was somewhat larger than last week,
but market was firm at old rates. Following
was the range of prices: Best heavy Western
and native wethers, IS OO95 25; good to
choice medium weights, 81 75@4 30; fair to
mediuI' do, 81 25@4 65; common and mixed
lot. So 5O64 90; lambs, 596l4c per pound.
Receipts: From Chicago. ZsIgler, 81 head.
From Ohio-J. Landon, 81. From Pennsyl-
vania-E. D. Sergeant, l23; I; Cruikshank, los;
6SSi previous week, S29
Hogs in small Supply.
Supply was light and markets active at 25cper
100 pounds, better prices than a week ago. A
Diamond market butcher reported that 81 10
was paid for fancy selected hogs to-day which
last Monday would not have brought over
IS So Markets for Chicago and Ohio hogs
weEs quoted at S. 1904 OO; Pennsylvania at
IS 65G3 so.
Receipts; ]. Zeicler. 79 From Ohio-J.
Langdon, II; Needy & Smith, 466. From Penn
sylvania-F. Cruikshank. 4; Bingham & Co., IA.
Total, 574; last week, SS9; previous week, 9lO.
Idbcrty Live Stock.
At East Liberty the run of cattle was light,
consisting of about 20 loads. The run of tidy
butcher cattle was very light, and on this grade
prices were Is to zoe stronger than last Monday.
There was an unusually large run of stockers
and Tor these markets were slow and weak.
There were no changes from last weeks prices
on sheen and lambs worthy of note
The price OF hogs at Liberty was Is to 25c
higher than week ago. The best sold in car
load lots at 81 90 and in a retail way 10 to l5c
higher. AdYiees received by one of cur lead
ING packers from Chicago this morning give
the outside prices there at So IS to 20. There
is hrmer tone to markets for hogs and nro-
visions than at any time for weeks past and
II is plain that bottom has been touched.