Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-03
LOCAL LIVE STOCK.
Leading Features Of the Markets at
the East Liberty Yards.
HEAVY RUN OF LOW GRADE STOCK.
Prime Beeves From Harrison County, Ohio,
Are Sold Quickly.
SHEEP AND LAMBS NOT GOOD STOCK
OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DISPATCH, |
WEDNESDAY, October 2, 1889.

OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
WEDNESDAY, October z 1882
The run of cattle for local trade was
larger this week than for many months
past. The total exceeded 200 carloads,
against about 135 last week. A large pro-
portion of those received were common and
low grades from Chicago, where there was
run of $4,000 head in one day this week.
The extraordinary receipts at Chicago very
soon make an impression on our markets by
oversupply of low-grade stock. 1t seems to
be the habit of dealers at the Western
metropolis, after the prime stock is sold to
exporters, to dump the leavings on our
cattle markets This has been very much
overdone this week, so that at noon to-day a
very large proportion of this inferior stock
was in the yards unsold.
Natural Consequence.
On Monday this inferior grade of cattle
started out 10 to 15c lower than the previous
Monday, and has been drifting lower ever
since. Sellers are wrestling with the problem
of how to dispose of large number of scala
wag cattle, which have already eaten up all
hope of profits, and concessions of as much as
40 per cent have been offered since Monday.
In the supplies this week were some 25 to 80
loads of prime l.55O to l. 800 pound steers from
the vicinity of Cadiz, o., which were bought
for export, at a range of "a to 411c. This was
fully up TO last weeks prices for export cattle;
but the quality this week was better than last.
Export cattle have been bringing better prices
in Chicago the past few weeks than in Pitts
burg, for the reason that those offered in the
former place were better selected stock.
There The average has been brought down by
mixing few low grade steers in load. The
- Rafr a Off rod ppE n
to this objection, and were quickly taken at
outside rates.
Sheep and Lambs.
Supply was much larger this week than last,
and markets were slow at decline of 25c. Some
stockmen place the decline at 4Oc on low grades
Unfavorable advices from Eastern markets had
depressing influence on the market here, and
this, on top of large receipts and generally
poor quality of stock about knocked the bot
tom out of trade. AT this season the general
quality of sheep received is low, the better
grades being kept for wool. First-ciass mutton
will come later on, but for the present, the con-
sumer as a rule must be content with that
which is juiceless and tough.
Hogs stay Right There.
The run varied very little from that of week
ago. Demand was active for all that were
offered at full last weeks prices. Good corn
fed Workers have not for some time been in
supply equal to demand. Private advices re-
CelNeu Dy one OF our leaOlnH pork packing
firms from Chicago. are that receipts of hogs
there to-day were 10000 head, and the range of
prices 81 50 to 81 60 for packing hogs.
Mccall & Co.'s Weekly Review.
The supply of cattle has been heavy, and
with fewer buyers than usual. The market
ruled very slow at decline on alls grades
and not all sold at close of market. We give
the following as ruling prices: Prime 1900
to L6OO pounds, 81 25@4 so; good, LOO to 1,4OO
pounds, So 60@4 80; good butcher grades. 1000
to LOO pounds, So logs 60; rough, fat, LOO
to 1900 pounds IS OO@3 25; heifers and
mixed lots, s. O032 70; stockers, 81 OO62 so;
bulls and fat cows, 81 SOAP so; fresh cows and
springers, S25G45 per head.
The receipts of hogs have been fair and
the market active on good cornfed. Other
grades slow. Sales to-day as follows: Phila-
delphias, 81 7OI4 so; best Workers, 81 1904 IS:
common to fair, 81 5O64 IS: roughs, s. 50a4 25. |
The receipts of sheep this week were fair
and the market slow at a decline of 15@25c per |
cwt from last weeks prices. We give the
following as ruling prices: Prime Ohio and |
Indiana wethers, weighing here ITO to 100 |
pounds, 81 50D4 75; good. 90 to 100 pounds 81 25 |
"a so; fair to good mixed. 75 to so pounds So 50 |
al 90; good yearlings rs to so pounds 81 250 !
90; common to fair so to so pounds So 50a34 90:
good lambs. IS 25@6 go; veal calves ll0 TO l2O |
pounds,S5 50G6 co. Heavy calves not wanted.