Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-11
MEAT ON THE HOOP.
Leading Features of Markets at
Liberty Stock Yards.
LIGHT RUN OF CATTLE, PRICES UP.
Common Stockers Sluggish, Sheep and
Lambs on the Boom.
HOGS IN LIGHT SUPPLY AND QUIET
LIGHT RUN OF CATTLE, PRICES UP.
HOGS IN LIGHT SUPPLY AND QUIET
OFFICE OF PITTsBURe DISPATCH, !
WEDNESDAY. April 10 1880


Receipts were 55 loads Monday and 10
Tuesday against IS loads last weak. All
were promptly sold, excepting a few COM
mon stockers. The proportion of light and
heavy cattle was better adapted to the wants of
our local trade than what we have been receiv-
ing for few weeks past For few weeks
there has been too large proportion of light
weights. This week the distribution has about
met the wants Of trade, showing that shippers
are catching on to the situation here. One-half
Of this weeks supplies were from Chicago. The
other half were mainly Ohio cattle with few
loads from Indiana. The bulk of supplies were
common to good butcher stock The run of
stockers and feeders was considerably below
that of last week. Last week heavy dose of
common stockers was dumped onto this market
from Chicago. This week there were not as
many, but the grade of those received was not
up to the standard. Nice stockers and feeders,
such as will come in early off grass were in
good demand at So 4O@3 so, according to quail
ity. Of this grade there were not enough to go
around, and seldom are at this season of the
year. Markets were weak for low grade
seockers.
An Old-time stockman thus puts the situa-
tion as to stockers and feeders: I'VE can't get
enough of the Simon pure, but knot heads,
with horns straight up and tails straight down
are drag" The latter class of cattle are the
better than last week. The range of prices for
good butcher stock and shippers was 81 90 to
81 so. Good medium butcher stock sold at
stock was S. 40 to s8 60. On all fat grades
markets were % TO 25c higher than last week.
Fair to good stockers were fair to steady. Com
mon stockers were not wanted and could only
be sold at concessions. All were sold this
morning with the exception of few loads of
these low grade stockers. Bulls that were fat
and weighed from ], 100 to 800 pounds were in
active demand. Heavy coarse bulls and light
thin ones were not wanted and could only be
sold at a sacrifice.
Calves were very plenty, as they always are
at this time of the year. The range OF prices
was 81 90 to 81 rs. A few fancy calves weighing
from l20 to 40 pounds, month old, sold at
IS co.
Sheep and Lambs.
Supplies are not up to demand, and prices
full quarter above those which ruled week
ago. Stockmen say that the short run is due
to the fact that farmers hold back their stock
at this season for clipping purposes In the
early part of last week markets were slower
here than at any live stock center in the land.
Abo1t the middle of the week the discovery
was made that we were too low in our ideas
here. Pittsburg was day or TWO behind But-
falo, Chicago and Kansas City catching on to
the elevation of sheep prices. Now she is firm
ly there, and for week past the situation here
is in the holders favor. Markets are hrmer
this week than they have been any time this
season.
The run is light but equal to demand. A
dealer reports that he has not known SO light a
run on Wednesday for many years as to-day
Not more than two carloads were received.
The range of prices was S. to IS Is. A few
punches of extra selected Workers were sold at
IS 20. The outside price at Chicago to-day was
s. s., an advance of SC on yesterdays prices.