Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-12
LOCAL LIVE STOCK.
Leading Features of Markets at the
East Liberty Yards.
CATTLE RUN LIGHT, GRADE GOOD.
Prime Export Beeves Lower. and Butchers
Stock Advances.
SHEEP AND LAMBS FEW AND HIGHER
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH, I
WEDNESDAY, September II, 1889. J

WEDNESDAY, September IL 1859. !
The run of cattle was the lightest for a
number of weeks past, and fully GO loads
less than last week. Receipts on Monday
were about 11O loads, and the total for the
week has been about 12O loads, against $50
to lS5 loads last week In this weeks sup
plies there were more good cattle in pro-
portion to the total than for some weeks
past Two loads OF prime steers from Ohio,
consigned to Needy, and weighing over
J, 900 pounds, appear to have been too good
for this market The shipper had his figures
above 415c, and this was the highest price
offered. It was reported that these primes
were retailed at 471a434c.
Tidy Butcher Stock Higher.
S. B. Hedges & Co., in their circular sent out
to customers today. reported good heavy
cattle in full supply and lO@2Oc lower than
last week, while tidy butcher stock and feeders
are lO92Oc higher, owing to supply being not
over half that of last week. Many of the
cattle coming to our markets of late are, in
the language of compission men, mot fully
ripe" They have the style and outside show,
and, to the inexperienced eye are all that is
desired. But not having been granted last
winter and spring. they fail to come up to
standard in killing and eating THE proof of
the pudding is in the eating" and the same is
true OF roasts and steaks. The steer which
was not granted last spring will give evidence
of the fact when his best cuts get onto the
dinner table. A leading Liberty stockman said
to-day: I'VE have been receiving good deal OF
stock of late which have the style but not the
quality. All is not gold that ghtters, and all
Incorporating beeves are
Not The Genuine Article.
''Grainfed cattle will mighty soon show their
value to an experienced eye. Many that look
well enough to a greenhorn make very poor
meat The shrinkage is great and quality of
meat is poor. This class of cattle comes into |
competition with Texas and Colorado stock, |
and shippers very often disappointed be- |
cause OF the failure of this class to bring the |
outside prices. Commission men receive no |
little cursing because of their failure to sell /
these CRASHED cattle, which make good show,
at the same prices as those that are fully ripe.
The shipper of this kind of stock will find at
hume a more tit subject for cursing than the |
commission man. Let him put more corn into
his cattle, and he will have less cause
ioT eurslng. western shippers last week
value of export cattle and many such cattle
consigned to this market were sent on East to
fare worse. Buyers here for Eastern firms
made better offers than were realized by send
ing The stock on, and this week offers for ex-
port cattle are not as good as last. 1t seems |
that the opportunities for European shipment |
last week had been forestalled, and the dealers
made here last Monday week than to have sent
cattle to Eastern markets. Go further and
fare worse is proverb that has been demon
strated to the satisfaction, rather to the dis
comfort, of some Western cattlemen the past
week"
sheep, Lambs and Hogs.
Supply has been light all the weeF, and
prices are 10 TO l5c higher. Some dealers re-
port greater advance The quality of sheep
and lambs coming to the market is below
standard. The same is true of hogs. The ma
jority of hogs offered are grassers and stubDers,
in which there is heavy shrinkage. Those
which are farthest travelled are most in de-
mand, as they come from regions where corn
abouuds Under ordinary circumstances home
hogs are best, but corn is more of an item here
than in Iowa and Kansas, and this fact is
readily discovered in the quality of hogs
shipped from those faf Western States.
Mccall q Co.'s Report.
The supply of cattle was light; market ruled ,
steady at a decline of l5625 per cent on best |
GRADES, while medium sold readily at a shade |
higher prices; common to fair slow at last |
weeks prices. We give the following as ruling
prices: Prime, 300 to SOC pounds, 81 1904 IS:
good, LOO TO l4o0 pounds, So 1924 10; rough, |
lat, LOO to l,SOO pounds, So 2O@3 90; good
butcher grades, 800 to l.10O pounds. IS OO63 80:
heifers and mixed lots, 81 OO@2 rs; bulls and fat
COWS, S2 0O92 50; fresh COWS and springers, SIS
Gao per head.
The receipts of hogs fair and the market ! .
slow, offerings chiefly common in point of oual- |
ltyi sales to-day as follows: Phiadelphias 81 10
q 20 best orkers, 81 3064 40: common to fair
9rkers, s. 1894 25; roughs, S3 25GS 75
Inc receipts OF sheep this week were light:
market active at an advance of lOdI5c per l01
pounds over last weeks prices. We quote sales Z
as follows; Prime Ohio and Indiana wethers ]
weighing here ITO to l2O pounds, 81 6O664 ~: !
good, ~ to 100 pounds. 81 35d4 60: fair to good {
mixed, 20 to SO pounds, S3 75G4 10; good year l
lhgs, n 40Q4 .; common 10 fair, 50 to so 9
pounds @ SS7O9425; veal calves IlOto I2O pounds S