Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-24
LOCAL LIVE STOCK.
Leading Features of Markets at the
East Liberty Yards,
FEW PRIME CATTLE In OFFERINGS.
Run of Unripe Hogs Very Heavy and
Markets Demoralized.
SHLEP AND LAMBS DRIFTING DOWN
FEW PRIME CATTLE In OFFERINGS.
SHEEP AND LAMBS DRIFTING DOWN
OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DISPATCH, I
WEDNESDAY. October q. 1889.

The general tone of markets shows no i'm
provement on last week, but the reverse.
The situation has been in favor of buyers all
along the line. The biggest drop has been
in hogs, which are from 20 to 80 cents lower
than they were this time last week.
Cattle receipts were close to so loads larger
this week than last For two weeks previous
to last the run was about 200 carloads each
week for our local trade. This number was
far bevond the wants of trade, and last week
receipts dropped to 100 loads, which amount
was as much below wants of trade as the pre-
vious weeks receipts were above. On Mon
day $50 loads were reported, and additional
receipts since have brought the total close
up to 40 car loads.
Very Small Run.
The proportion of prime cattle in this
weeks run was unusually small. A leading
stockman gives as the reason for light re-
ceipts of prime beeves, the fact that export
ers are generally going to headquarters, or
sources of supply for their cattle. Said he:
Nearly all high grade cattle are now held by
strong hands in the country, who being unwill-
ing to sell at prevailing rates force the export
the finer grades of cattle are able to bide their
time. They gather in the small punches of
this grade from their neighbors and finish them
up for exporters, then wait for the buyer to
come round. For this reason large numbers
of prime cattle are shipped through from the
farms of Kentucky and Ohio direct to the sea-
board, and very few come to our markets as
compared with former years"
The general range of cattle received at Lib
erty this week was what stockmen call from
Eoa EnNr ~Ir1aoc
on the market held up fairly well to last weeks
prices. The highest price reached was 81 50. A
few loads not quite Sc fine brought 81 30
Good butcherihg stock such as our market
calls for. weighing 100 to 100 pounds, held up
to prices of last week. There was good sup
ply of fresh COWS, and prices were fairly sus-
tanned. At noon to-day stock was not all sold.
Sheep and Lambs.
The supply was much larger this week than
last and the result was a sharp decline. Lambs
suffered most by the drop, as the run was un-
usually large. The quality of offerings was
generally inferior. Choice grades suffered
least in the decline, but of this class there was
very small proportion of the total receipts.
1t is not good time of the year for sheep, as
hogs now have the field
The run OF hogs has been much larger this
week than last and prices are 20 to SOC lower on
common grades Workers and Philadelphias
felt the decline least, but there was sharp re-
duction all along the line. Said leading
dealer: Large QuantltleS OF common unTlp6
hogs have been coming TO our markets of late
and their effect on trade has been very demor-
alzing. We are getting stubbe hogs freely
now which ought to have come month or two
sooner. Shoats that were Summered on clover
and warmed up little with green corn have of
late been dumped on to our market in large
quantities by farmers of this neighborhood,
who fear that prices will be lower later on.
'Unripe live stock never pays either the raiser
dealer or buyer. and l would that our farmers
could be brought to realize this fact" Good
goods are the winning card every time in the
long run, and never was this fact more clearly
demonstrated than during these times of close
margins and small profits in live stock trade.
Mccall & Co.'s Weekly Review.
The supply of cattle being liberal, and a
small attendance of buyers, the market ruled
very slow and lower, in fact the worst market
of the season. We give the following as ruling
prices; Prime, 1900 to 800 pounds, 81 2O04 40;
good, loo to L 400 pounds, So 50@3 80; good
butcher grades. 1000 to loo pounds, So lO6
20; rough, fat, LOO to L500 pounds, 81 9O9
Is; good feeders, 900 to 200 pounds. S3 log
3 25: common feeders and stockers. 81 256l2 IS;
heifers and mixed lots, g 0O@2 rs; bulls and
fat cows, 81 50G2 so; fresh COWS and springers
SIS 00G45 10 per head.
The receipts of hogs fair; market slow at
the following quotations: Heavy and medium,
81 S564 As: fair to best Workers, 81 25@4 40:
roughs, So 5094 co.
The receipts of sheep this week were fair;
market slow at decline of l0Gl5c per cwt.
from last weeks prices. We give the follow
ing as ruling prices: Prime Ohio and Indiana
wethers, weighing here 1i0 to l20 pounds,
81 5OG5 10; good, 80 10 100 pounds, 81 40Q4 IS;
fair to good mixed. rs to so pounds, S3 1903 so:
good yearlings, IS to so pounds 81 2564 5O
common to fair, 80 TO 80 pounds SS 50G4 00
good lambs, s. 0096 90; veal calves, ITO TO 10
pounds, S. oO96 90. Heavy calves not wanted.