Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-19
LOCAL LIVE STOCK.
Leading Features of Weeks Work
at East Liberty'S Yards.
PRIME AND POOR CATTLE LOWER.
Medium to Good Butcher Stock Strong at
Last Weeks Rates.
SUPPLY OF SHEEP EXCEEDS DEMAND
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH.
WEDNESDAY, September Is, 1859.

OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH I
WEDNESDAY, September lS, lSoS.
The run of cattle on Monday was about
l43 loads against ITO the previous Monday.
Since Monday about loads have been re-
ceived, making total for the week OF l4S,
against 120 last week, and 1S5 for the week
before. The grade of cattle in this week
supplies was considerably above the late
average. In the receipts were some 20 LOADS
of prime cattle from Indiana, weighing from
1850 to 1.45O pounds. Chicago furnished
about So loads of common to good butcher
cattle. The attendance of buyers was fair; but
there were few on hand ready to take the
prime stock, which, as result, went begging
for customers. Joseph Myers was the only
buyer for this grade of stock, and his wants
were met by one-tourth of this class of stock
that was offered. Mr.. Myers
Had the Field,
and could almost name his prices. The
highest paid was 41Sc, which was fully 10 to Is
cents per hundred below what the same grade
would have brought a week ago. Notwith-
standing the willingness of holders to concede
on good heavy cattle, l6 to IS loads were sent
east in first hands. Prices on the common and
week: but these did not suffer so much as tne
higher grades Medium TO good butcher STOCK
were strong at last weeks prices, and were tne
only kind of cattle on the market that dlu not
90 begging for customers. There was a moueI-
ate supply OF fresh cows, and full prices were
obtained for anything choice.
sheep and Lambs.
The run has been light and quality generally
poor for the week The bulk of those received
at this season are Western, and are not at a
premium for mutton The receipts on Monday
aggregated about Is loads against the same
number the week before. Prices held up fairly
we'll tn the range of last week, which was due
more TO the fact of light supply than the
quality of offerings. As there are scarcely
enough to go round. the markets are in favor
of the seller, and the buyer has little choice
stock from which TO select. Anything prime
in the mutton line would readily step beyond
quotations.
Hogs in Short Supply.
The supply on Monday was little above one
half that of the previous Monday, the total
being about Is loads. This supply being
scarcely up to the demand, markets were active
and strong and have lost nothing Of their
strength since Monday. However, they are
not strong enough to stand a heavy run. The
range of prices reported to-day was ~ to sc.
As receipts at Chicago were very large yes
terday there is little doubt that Liberty will be
fully supplied before the week closes. There
is complaint generally that not enough corn
finds its way to the hogs generally coming to
market
Mccall & Co.'s Review.
TIE supply of cattle has been liberal and the
market very slow, except On nice tidy butcher
grades; good to prime and common to medium
were hard to dispose of at decline of l0G2O
per cent; all sold, market closing strong. We
give the following as ruling prices: Prime l,SOO
to l,6OO pounds, s. 1904 25; good, loo to L4OO
pounds, s. 65G4 90; rough, fat, LOO to LSOO
pounds, s. l5G3 so; good butcher grades. 800
TO LOO pounds 50 1898 80; heifers and mixed
lots, 81 OOG2 75; fresh COWS and springers. SO
@40 per head.
The receipts of hogs have been unusually
light this week SO far, and the market is active
and rather excited; sales to-day as follows:
Heavy and medium weights, 81 1904 20; fair to
best Workers, 81 S0@5 90; grassers, 81 6O@4 rs.
We do not look for present prices to continue.
The receipts of sheep this week were light
and the market active at unchanged prices We
quote sales as follows: Prime Ohio and Indiana
wethers, weighing here Ito to 100 pounds, 81 60
"a 20; good, 80 to 100 pounds 81 1904 %: fair to
good, mixed, 75 to 80 pounds, s. 70G4 10; good
yearlings 81 45S4 75; common to fair year
lngs, 50 to go pounds, IS 7094 %; veal calves,
11Qto 10 pounds, S. 50G6 80.