Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-09
MEAT ON THE HOOP.
Lea ding Features of Live Stock
Market at East Liberty.
LIGHT RUN OF CATTLE, PRICES UP.
Poor StOckers Not Wanted, But Good Feed
ers Are in Demand.
SHEEP STEADY AND HOGS DECLINING
OFFICE OF PTTTsBURG DISPATCH
WEDNESDAY, May s, 1889.

OEE O III.
WEDNESDAY, May s, 1889
The run of cattle has been between 65 and
20 loads. against 80 last week and 95 the
week before. A decline of 20 to 25 loads
from the ordinary receipts never fails to
stimulate trade. This has been the expert
,epce this week. There has been an advance
all along the line, and on some choice
butcher stock the advance has been 25c per
hundred, and, according to some dealers
view, ,..even more. The bulk Of the supplies
were from Chicago. Those from the country
were much mixed as to quality, ranging
from very common to good only The de-
mand was strongest for light butcher stock of
good quality and tat, weighing from 1000 to
LIN pounds, The range Of prices for this
grade was IS so to 81 Is
A few punches of prime cattle, weighing
from LOO to 1,5O0 pounds, brought from 81 25
20 81 90. Poor stockers had hard work finding
DuEeTs az "a any Y price; GOOD feeders were In De
mand at S5 bO to 50 70. For the latter class
there was good number of buyers, and more
could have been sold at outside quotations
leading East Liberty stOckman, who has
spent the past week in Western Ohio among
ally disposed to hold back their stock from
markets in the belief that they would after
while be able to get better prices. Grass and
SOTu are 80 aDu0QanB tlaI farmers are OlspOseu
TO feed their stock little longer believing that
there is bound to be turn upward soon. l am
of the opinion that these farmers see through
glass darkly, and that their great expectations
are doomed to disappointment. Time only will
tell which is right, but my advice to farmers
would be to accept the situation and place
cattle on the market"
All stockmen notice the absence of heavy
prime cattle from markets this season. The
competition with dressed beef has forced our
home butchers to buy light weights. Hence the
wants OF our home trade demand beef that
will not go above J, 200 pounds, and 81 to the
100
There were very few cattle at East Liberty
yards this week above ], 200 pounds, and none
that could be traced as high as l,50O pounds in
weight. The run of calves was the lightest for
month past, and markets were decidedly bet
ter. A few punches of extras were sold this
morning for 475c. A deck of common brought
S. IS.
Sheep and Lambs.
With larger run this week than last prices
held up fairly we'll. Some dealers report that
prices were shG.de better than last week
But advices from New York markets were not
such as to give 81 strength to the advance. Said
an old-time deal er: 81 wish our farmers would
keep their priC Jeless mutton at home, and get
the best they an for it there. So many thin
sheep are dur nped on TO our market that trade
is demoraliz ed, and good grades suffer more or
less. Ihe rouble has been for weeks past that
large guam titles of a poor quality Of sheep and
lambs hay e been coming to market. These are
drag at any price. There is hardly anything
meaner conceivable in the live stock line than
q poor sheep.
Hogs.
Su .pplies continue light but demand CORE
spo ,nds. Fresh pork has departed from most
o.. butchers stalls. Packers are slow to buy at
present rates, as they claim there is no money
TO them at prices. The range at Liberty to-day
was 81 90 to 81 IS. A few extras sold at IS 90.
The outside price at Chicago to-day was 81 SO.
Our packers are strong in the faith that hogs
must come down and products go up.