Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-14
LOCAL LIVE STOCK.
Salient Points of the Weeks Trade at
East Liberty Yards.
CATTLE MARKET DEMORALIZED.
Hogs Have Fall to Correspond With Prices
in the West.
SHEEP AND LAMBS HOLD THEIR OWN
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DIsPATCH,l
WEDNESDAY, March Is, 1889.

WEDNESDAY. March Is, 1889.
The run of cattle for the local trade this
Ueek has been from so TO IS loads, a slight
advance on last weeks run. More than one
half were from Chicago. Quality was below
the average Very few steers were above !, 400
pounds in weight The bulk of supplies were
common to good butcher stock from ], 100 to
1900 pounds.
A leading drover accounts for the deteriora.
tion in quality thus: Good grades that have
been held over are being sent out to Craze in
the hope of better markets, and we are now re.
ceiving the dregs which will not pay to keep ~
One thing Is certain, that no prime cattle
showed up in this weeks supplies. There were
few loads of stockers weighing from 200 to
500 in the receipts. The best grades and poor
est are conspicuously absent from markets this
week.
Prices were 10 to zoe lower thar last week.
An oldumer, VINO has known the Liberty stock
yards from the start, said: Il have never seen
the time when cattle were as low as they have
been this week. Markets are thoroughly de-
moralized. We thought last week that bottom
lower deep, and this week beats all former
records for poorness of markets"
Many UnsoId.
At last accounts half-dozen loads were in
the hands of wholesale dealers unsold. Almost
as many more were in retailers hand in search
of customers. The highest price realized was
81 05. The same grade would have brought
81 25 a week ago. and over Sc 90 last fall. Good
butcher cattle, weighing 1.05O to 1900 pounds,
sold from s. Is to s. IS. The above figures are
for carload lots. An occasional steer, in a re-
tail way, passed above the 81 so line. But this
was the exception. Since the era of Chicago
dressed beef, cattle dealers are forced to handle
low grade cattle to compete for trade. The re-
suit has been that very few prime cattle are
cOminr TO market and those that do come are
brought on special order.
The supply of veal calves is now ample for
all demands, and the drift of prices is down.
ward. The range of prices Is to &C. For
milk calves the range is to 4c. Stockmen say
they look for glut of veal in a short time and
advise shippers TO hold back stock. Bulls sell
fairly well at &c to SIC and have suffered least
from Generalization of markets.
sheep and Lambs.
The run varied little from last week. Total
receipts on Monday were about 20 loads. Mar
kets were slow at the beginning of the week on
prices of last week. Reports from Eastern
markets were not very encouraging. Since
Monday the tone of markets has improved, and
to-day stock is firmly held at strong last week S
prices.
Hogs.
The run has been light, and still prices have
weakened since Monday. A decline of 10 to
l5c since yesterday is reported by a leading
dealer. The range of prices to-day is IS to S. l5
There is now scarcely any difference between
prices Of medium and heavy hogs. Since the
season opened light weights have brought the
best prices. Now heavy weights bring almost
the same figures as light.
Pork packers say that prices of hogs have
been relatively higher here this season than
anywhere in the land. The late drop, it is
claimed brings prices to correspond with mar
kets in the West.
E NJ. Mccall & Co. report the receipts of
cattle liberal and demand limited. The worst
market we have had for years utterly demoral-
lied quite a number left unsolu. We give
the following as ruling prices: Prime 800 to 600
pounds, 81 OOQ4 %; good, J, 200 to l.400 pounds,
S. 5OQ4 90; good LOCO to LOO pounds. So 256
3 so; rough fat. LOO to 600 pounds, S3 O063 40:
common to fair, 800 to LOCO pounds, 81 7oG3 90:
bulls and fat cows s. 00@S2 70: fresh COWS and
springers, SO 00940 90 per head.
The receipt Of hogs has been light this
week and the market ruled strong and active
Monday and Tuesday. To-day the market is
very dull and prices tending downward. We
quote to-day's market as follows: Philadel-
phlas and Workers, 50 OO85 10; roughs 81 Esq
z75
The receipt of sheep Nfounzy and Tuesday
was heavy and market Is to 25c per cwt lower
To-day receipts light; market slow at Mondays
Indiana wethers, weighing here ITO to 40 MS
s. S005 10; good wethers 80 10 100 MS. S4 4O9
SO; fair to good mixed, IS to 80 Ms 81 OO0
4 40; common TO fail, rs TO 50 Ms. s. OO63 35.
prime lambs, IS to 95 bs, SIS 50G6 Is: good. 20
to IS Ms, IS OO95 Is: common to fair. so 70 65 MS
s. 009z 80; veal calves, ITO TO l40 MS, S6 OO3