Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-10
LOCAL LIVE STOCK.
Leading Features Of Markets at the
East Liberty Yards.
PRIME CATTLE ACTIVE AND FIRM.
All Low Grades Are Lower Because of Ex-
ceSSive Supply.
SHEEP ARE STEADY AND HOGS WEAKER
OFFICE OF PTTTsBURG DISPATCH,
WEDNESDAY,, OCTOBER 9, 1889.


WEDNESDAY,, OCToBERS, y, 1883.
Once again these yards have been over
stocked with iow-grade cattle Supplies
this week varied very little from last, the
total being close to 200 carloads for the local
trade. OF these about 25 loads were from
Chicago, which were in the main medium
and low-grade stock Indiana furnished an
unusually large proportion of the inferior
cattle on the market this week. There were,
however, contributions from West Virginia,
Kentucky, Tennessee and Illinois of the
same low grades.
In the supplies were about 15 loads of
primes, weighing 1,450 to 1,5O0, which came
from Ohio and Indiana. For this class OF
cattle the market held up. TO last week
prices. with 4]]5c as the outside rate More
of this quality than appeared could have
been sold, as buyers were on hand in larger
force than usual. Nice tidy light butcher
stock also held up fairly well with last
weeks prices.
Natural Consequence.
Medium and low-grade cattle being in
supply above demand, the markets ruled
slow for this class, at a decline of 10@15c
from last weeks prices. Since Monday
prices have been steadily weakening and,
though at noon to-day this low-grade stock was
well cleaned up, the result was only reached by
liberal concessions to buyers. Those who sold
on Monday are best off, since lower prices and
feed bills have brought down margins until in
many instances no doubt margins have been
entirely wiped out There was a fair demand
for fresh cows and those of high grade sold
readily at the outside of the market
Advices from Kansas City and Chicago are
that supplies of cattle are very heavy, and there
is little doubt that our markets will in the near
future receive a sufficient amount of the over
flow to hold prices down, especially for inferior
stock.
Sheep and Lambs.
The supply was little more than half of that
of last week, and as a consequence markets
ruled strong at higher prices especially for
good stock. The short supply was the saving
factor of this weeks markets. With a run
equal to that of last week, the bottom would,
no doubt, have dropped out As it was, only
choice grades moved actively, and these were
largely in the minority.
The season of the year is now here when it is
not an easy thing TO obtain tender, juicy NUT
ton, as the grade of sheep and lambs out of
which this quality of flesh comes is mainly re-
served for wool purposes.
Hogs Drifting Downward.
The run so far has varied very little from
last week. The drift of the markets has been
downward at all live stock centers for a few
days past.
At Chicago the outside rate for day or two
past has been 81 30.
At Liberty the range to-day was 81 3OQ4 80.
with markets quiet
The quality of hogs coming from nearby is
not up to standard. Most of those received
yesterday were what is known in the trade as
grassers, which have not received a sufficiently
generous allotment of corn.
In the West, where corn abounds there is a
more liberal allowance of gram to the porker,
and hence supplies from that source bring bet
ter prices than those raised nearer home.
tuesday and W wednesday are the days for home
hogs at Liberty, hence markets at latest &C.
counts were SLOW The Western supplies
which came during the latter part of the week
are expected to tone up the markets.
Mccall & Co.'s Weekly Review.
The supply of cattle was heavy, and most
OF the offerings common. and the market ruled
very slow on this kind at decline of 10 to zoe
per 100 pounds; while good to prime were in
light supply and the demand for this grade
being hberal.they readily sold at an advance of
lOe per 100 pounds. We give the following as
81 1904 60; good, LOO to l400 pounds, So 756
4 10; good butcher grades. 1000 to LOO pounds
So 0Jd3 so; rough, fat LOO to 1900 pounds
s. 9OG3 Is; good feeders, 1000 to LOO pounds.
s. O0G5 25; stockers, 81 1902 so; heifers and
mixed lots very dull at s. O0(I2 50; bulls and
fat cows. 81 O092 25; fresh cows and springers
SIS 0Od46 20 per head.
The receipts of hogs were light and offer
ings chiefly common in point of quality Good
corssd were scarce. Sales to-day as follows:
Philadelphias, 30 to 2S0 pounds, 81 55G4 IS:
cornfed Workers, 81 5OG4 6O; common 10 fair
Workers. 81 30Q4 40: roughs. s. 5OQ4 o.
The receipts of sheep this week were light,
and the market slow at unchanged prices We
give the following as ruling prices: Prime
Ohio and Indiana wethers, weighing here
1l0 to l20 pounds 81 1904 IS; good, so TO 100
pounds, 81 2064 40; fair to good mixed, rs to so
pounds, So 59d4 90: good yearlings, 75 to so
pounds, 81 1904 40 common TO fair, 50 to so
pounds, So 5OG4 90; good lambs s. 5O66 90; veal
calves, ITO TO l2O pounds, IS 25G6 CO. Heavy
calves not wanted.
By Telegraph.
NEW ToRK-Beeves-Receipts 20 carloads
for the market and 30 carloads for home trade
slaughUerers direct; prime cattle firm; inferior
10 fairly good steers extremely dull and lower:
poor to prime native steers sold at s. OO69s Is
per 100 pounds; Texas and Colorado do. 81 GOA