Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-07
LOCAL LIVE STOCK.
Leading Features of Markets at the
East Liberty Yards.
OFFERINGS OF CATTLE VERY MEAN
And Markets Dragged at Sharp Decline
From Last Week.
SHEEP VERY DULL, AND HOGS STEADY
OF CATTLE VERY MEAN
SHEEP VERY DULL, AND HOGS STEADY
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH I
WEDNESDAY, November 6, 1889.

WEDNESDAY, November Q, 1889. J
Markets were very far from satisfactory,
either to buyer or seller. Quality of offer
ings was below average and markets drag
ged for everything offered with the exception
OF hogs, which had their tumble last week,
and are now fairly steady at the decline.
The run of cattle was about $50 loads,
against an equal number last week. OF
these received there were less than dozen
loads of good cattle. and none that were
strictly prime. There were eight to ten loads
weighing /, 400 to !, 500 pounds of fair butch
ering stock, which ranged in price from 4 10
@S4 80, the latter figure being the highest
price paid by the car load.
Good Cattle Go East.
There was not sufficient demand TO absorb
this small lot of good cattle at these figures.
and a number were sent on to New York.
Said leading stockman: The cattle Of
fered at the yards this week were the meanest
for the number have seen here any time this
season. Shippers will not learn that this is a
very poor market for the coarse, rough, bony
stock that has been unloaded here this week"
Prices we're of on these low grades from l59
2Oc on Monday and the dregs were closed out
to-day at lOGl5 below Mondays prices Better
grades were lO6l5c lower than a week ago,
There were no export buyers oD hand.
In the offerings we're some 10 to 70 loads OF
common stockeTs and feeders. The range for
stockers was SIC. to 23lc., one load having been
sold at the first figure, which was the lowest
this season. The range for feeders was S. OO to
IS 40
Sheep and Lambs.
Supply was much larger than last week, and
markets were very slow at lower prices. At
noon to-day there were number Of loads un-
sold Shippers who came out even on this
weeks consignments to East Liberty yards
were very lucky. 1t is the general view that
some have met with heavy losses. There was
no opening in Eastern markets, as advlces
from there we're unfavorable, and those left
over, II is thought, can only be disposed OF at
heavy loss.
A few loads from Chicago must have en-
tailed on the shipper a loss of nearly $50 to the
load.
A Large Run of Hogs.
The run was larger than last week but mar
kets have ruled steady, and are stronger to-day
than at the beginning of the week. The range
for the best Workers and Philadelphias is s. 90
"a 25 Cooler weather has been favorable to
markets. giving better tone to trade, and a
goodly number of country buyers were on hand
at the beginning of the week which had a
strengthening influence. Advices from Chi
c2go % one of our leading packers this NOM
ing. are that with receipts there of 5000 hogs,
markets are DC of. making the outside pric g
there s. TO-
Mccall & Co.'s Weekly Review.
The supply of cattle has been fair and the
market slow and lower on all grades, especially
the better class, which declined the most. We
give the following as ruling prices with market
closing slow: Prime, 1,3OO to 900 pounds. 81 Is
a IS: good, l,2OO to l,4OO pounds, So 5OG3 so;
good butcher grades, !, 900 to l. 200 pounds SIS II
as so; rough fat, ], 100 to l,30O pounds, g S5G
8 10; good feeders, So 0OG3 40; common TO fam
feeders and stOCkers, 70U to $50 pounds, & 25G
2 s.; heifers ana mixed lots, S2 O0@2 so; bulls
and fat cows. 81 5O62 So mostly 81 90; fresh
cows and springers. SIS O0d45 90 per head.
The receipts OF hogs on Monday were fully
equal to the demand, and the market was slow
except on the best grades. Yesterday and to
day The offerings have been light and the market
active at the following quotations: Best Phila.
delphias and Workers. 81 2594 80; common 10
fair Workers. 81 1904 20: roughS, So 00G14 90.
Prospects fair for the week.
The receipts of sheep this week were fair and
the market slow at decline of 20 To 30c per
zoo pounds from last weeks prices. We
give the following as ruling prices. Prime
Ohio and Indiana Wethers weighing here ITO to
120 pounds, 81 5OQ4 70; good. 80 TO 100 pounds,
s. 25G4 90; fair to good mixed, rs to so pounds,
So U0G3 ~: good yearlings rs to 81 pounds,
81 UOG4 so; fair to good, 50 to 81 pounds, SS .
as IS; good lambs. S. OOG5 70; veal calves. IlO
10 100 pounds, s. OOG6 w; heavy calves 81 OO
as So