Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-07
MEAT ON THE HOOP.
Leading Features Of Live Stock Trade
at Liberty Yards.
SHEEP AND LAMBS MORE ACTIVE.
Few High Grade Cattle---Market Slow and
in Buyers Favor.
HEAVY HOGS ARE in BETTER DEMAND
SHEEP AND LAMBS MORE ACTIVE.
HEAVY HOGS ARE in BETTER DEMAND
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 1889.


WEDNESDAY, March 6. 1889. !
Supplies of cattle for the local trade has
been between IS and so carloads this week,
or dozen loads more than last week, and
as many less than the week before. Re-
ceipts from Chicago were less than for sew
eral weeks past. The total from that point
footed up about 40 loads. Markets for
heavy cattle have been very slow for some
time, and the result is seen in the fact that
very few heavyweights are coming to the
front. In the IS to so loads received at Lib
erty this week there were scarcely any cattle
weighing over 400 A leading stockman re-
ports that he saw nothing above that figure.
Some 8 or loads of stockers weighing
from 500 to J, 0oo were among the receipts and
brought better prices than they would have
done for a week or two past. A few punches
of the best, weighing l00O sold at s. 40, with
S. 90 as the lowest After an addition OF 2VO
pounds weight to these stockers, they will
again be ready for markets in July. The pest
selling cattle were those ranging from L2UO 70 70
l,300. The range of prices was - ~ 70 q W.
Very few reached the latter price. Last week
better prices were paid; but the grade was
then much better. As high as "a % was PAID a
week ago for a load of extra fine cattle weigh
ing ], 200 pounds. Nothing in this weeks sup
plies showed anything like the quality For
the grade of cattle on hand this week markets
are fair stand-off to last week.
The attendance of country buyers was larger
tits week than for some time back, and every
thing was well cleared up to-day.
Hogs.
Prices of light and medium hogs are much
nearer together than they have been any time
this season. Heavy weights are in better de-
ruand and promise to redeem themselves from
the depression under which they have labored
all the past winter. The best prices have all
along been paid for light hogs weighing from
l6O to l9Opounds. Anything above $50 pounds
has been too heavy for this seasons trade, and
could only be sold at reduced prices. The rule
has heen in all former seasons that heavy hogs
brought the highest prices.
In the past week there has been tendency
in markets to return 70 the old way. At Chi
cago yesterday heavy hogs brought the best
prices, and at Liberty the drift is in the same
direction. The run at Liberty this week has
been fair. Prices are of from Soc to 4Oc from
last week. Workers are quoted this morning
at 81 IS to s. S. and heavy weights "a 60 to
81 20. Prices were advanced sc at Chicago to-
day over yesterdays prices, and there is a firm
er feeling at Liberty.
Sheep and Lambs.
The run has been light, being loads less
than last week and the week before. With the
decline of supplies a stronger market was nat
urally looked for. News from the East of a
discourag1ng nature prevented the expected
rise In New York at the beginning of the
week prices went of &c. Here markets held
their own, but no more. Everything was
cleaned up at about last weeks prices, which
were an advance on the previous week Mar
kets for sheep and lambs show great improve
ment on the situation through the last half of
January and the first half of February.
By Telegraph.
NEW YoRK-Beeves - Receipts, 29 carloads
for the market and Ii carloads for city slaugh-
terers direct; extremely dull but prime steers
were a shade frmer and 5G2Oc per 100 lbs.
higher; common to prime lots sold at g 5og
4 so per 100 pounds: choice and extra do, 81 esq
4 S5; exports, 500 quarters of beef Sheep-Re-
ceipts. 300 head and $500 head were carried
over yesterday. Rather dull for sheep: active
and trfe firmer for yearling lambs; extremes,
81 OO65 50 for sheep IS 50@7 Is for lambs, with
j car at 81 So Hogs-Receipts, 500 head;
nearly all for slaughterers direct; nominally
dull and lower at 81 S0Q5 20 per 100 lbs, with a
few extra pigs at IS 40
KANSAS CITY-Cattle-Receipts 276S head:
shipments, s74 head; market Irregular, but
values generally about the same; good to choice
cornfed, So 9064 20: common to medium, 81 $50
8 90: sVockers and feeding steers, 81 6043 20;
cows, 81 25G2 So Hogs-Receipts, 5,3l head:
shipments, 6SS head; market strong and active
and 5Gl0c higher; good to choice, 81 4515@
4 As; common to medium, 81 25@4 42H Sheep
Receipts, 2l9S bead: shipments, 5S head;
strodg and active; good to choice muttons, 81 Sc
a. 60 common to medium, q 50Q3 90
CHICAGo-Cattle-Rece II 900 head: ship.
ments, $500 head; market SLOW generally
weak; beeves, 81 1904 so; steers So 0OG3 90;
stockers and feeders, s. 2O@3 40; cows, bulls
and mixed, 81 5OGS 40. Hogs-Receipts. Is OOO
head; shipments, $500 head; market strong
and lOc higher; mixed, 81 559 4 IS; heavy. 81 So
"a so; light 81 55Q4 20; pigs, 81 00@4 IS.
Sheep-Receipts, $500 head; shipments, 1900
head: market slow and weaker; natives, So GOA
s 10; western cornfed, 81 1904 s.; lambs 81 90G
6l0
ST. LoUIs-Cattle-Receipt 1000 head; ship
ments, 800 head: strong; choice native
steers S. S0G4 80; fair to good do, 81 90G3 70;
stockers and feeders. 81 00G3 90: rangers, corn
fed. g 7OQ3 45; grass-fed. g OOG3 TO- Hogs
Receipts $500 head; shipments, 800 head;
higher; choice heavy, 81 606l4 rs; packing, 81 so
"a IS; light grades. 81 1904 60 Sheep-Receipts,
800 head; shipments. none; steady; fair to
choice S3 OO65 10.
BUFFALO Cattle quiet and feeling steady;
receipts. 1924 head: so head sale. Sheep and
lambs-Receipts.l ], 600 bead through: 8, 800 head
sale; market dull and prospects lower: only sale
was load of 100 pound sheep at IS 10. Hogs
steady; receipts, 4,3O0 head through; 3l60 head
for sale; medium and Workers at 81 1904 rs.
CINCINNATI hogs in good demand and
firm; common and light. 81 00@4 IS; packing
and butchers, 81 55Q4 IS; receipts, 294O head;
shipments. 740 head.