Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-28
[EAT ON THE HOOP.
Light Run of. Cattle at East LIB
erty---PriceS Advanced
,HIO CATTLE MEN DIsGRTNTLED.
Iarkets for Sheep and Lambs Active at
Higher Figures.
DOC SUPPLIES NOT UP TO DEMAND
OFFICE OF PITrsBURG DISPATCH,
WEDNESDAY. February q, 1889.

OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DIsPATcH
WEDNESDAY, February q, lSSS.
The run of cattle this week has been about
% carloads less than last week. The total
for Monday was 81 loads with very few
since. In the receipts this week were 25
loads Of good Ohio cattle ranging from 1, 400
TO !, 500 pounds. One load of extra premium
cattle weighing LOO were sold to an East
End butcher at s. S. Some four or five loads,
weighing Loo to l,5O0, were bought for New
York parties at prices ranging from s. 20 to
81 o5. A few punches from 1000 to ], 300 pounds
were sold at prices ranging from So 25 to s. %.
There were no low grade cattle in this week S
supplies.
At the beginning OF the week markets were
steady, with prices shade higher than last
week on some light grades Tuesday showed
an advance of to l0c on good butcher stock,
with the advance well maintained today. With
one exception this week has been the only time
this year when prices were better on TUESDAY
than Monday. The rule has been that prices
dropped from the beginning of the week Inc
stockman who showed his cattle on to market
Monday, anticipating the usual condition OF
5hings for the balance of the week, has had
-eason to repent.
Cattle Feeders Suffer.
s. B. Hedges, who has just returned from
rip through Ohio, reports that he has seldom
ncountered more il-tempered set OF people
han the cattle feeders throughout that State.
iefore they will submit longer to prices of last
seek they will let their stock 60 to grass to
wait the turn of the tide All cattle feeders
declare that markets of late have been ruinous
% their trade, and they do not propose 70 snip
itock until there is something like a decent
Droft in the business. Every stock raiser
Who handles dozen cattle, is few hundred
lollars short by reason Of holding his cattle
brough the winter.
Everything in the cattle line was well cleaned
up to-day. The feeling among stockmen Is tnat
he worst is over and that from now on markets
will improve. There is certainly large room Tor
Improvement. Not for more than quarter Of
century have cattle markets been so thorough
y demoralized as for the past few weeks.
sheep and Lambs.
The run was about the same this week as
last, the total being some Is loads. Prices ad-
yanced strong &c, and everything sold about
as fast as it showed up. A very choice load of
lambs. averaging 100 pounds, went off Tuesday
like hot cakes, at &c. An old time dealer said
he never saw finer bunch of lambs at the Lib
hrty yards.
The range of prices for sheep was lzc to &C.
wo loads of primes brought SIC. Prices to-
Iay are shade easier on advices from Buffalo
md other stock centers of large receipts. Pitts
burg has been one of the best sheep markets of
the country this week.
Hogs.
Receipts on Monday were "a loads, against
ouble that number last week. With light re-
eipts the views of holders advanced. Light
,ogs were hard to get at anyprice. Some deal
rs who had orders from Eastern packers we're
,mpelled to order from Chicago, where the
In has been over $1,000 daily for several days
asst Some of Chicago's overflow will be due
ere tomorrow, and prices are expected to
rop.
The range for Workers to-day was IS 20 to
25; medium weights, S. 10 to IS Is; heavy,
06 TO S. TO- Prices at Buffalo to-day are l0c
slow those at Liberty. A drop of l0c is re-
Irted from Chicago to-day, and the decline
n hardly fail to reach Liberty markets to-
orroW.