Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-06
LOCAL LIVE STOCK.
Leading Features of Trade at the
East Liberty Yards.
EFFECT OF CONEMAUGH DISASTER.
Cattle Receipts Light---Prices Steady
Sheep and Hogs
FIND VERY HARD ROADS TO TRAVEL
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DIsPATcH;
WEDNESDAY. June b. 1851

OFFICE OF PrrTsBURe DISPATCH,
WEDNESDAY. June D 1901
1t seems impossible to find any depart
ment of trade which is not more or less al
fected by the Conemaugh disaster. East
Liberty stockmen have had many of their
calculations upset by the great calamity.
On Monday, in the early part OF the day'
markets were thoroughly demoralized- Inc
fact that through cattle could not be shlppeu
eastward by the Pennsylvania Railroad was
worked up by buyers for all that was in it. 1t
was thought for few hours Monday morning
that .he through cattle would be thrown on TO
our local market, and the result was that the
bottom dropped out of trade for time. Buyers
thonght they could dictate terms.
About noon Monday. however, WORD
reached the yards that ne"
route had been opened via Erie and Bunalo.
and at once there was a favorable cnahge ~
markets. and holders became hrmer IN IneE
views. Local feeeipts consisted OF 6O carloads.
This being below the average, demand was
sufficient to hold prices ITO those OF last
week.
Said leading stockman: "Our local trade
demands about the number we received this
week. and there is no trouble handling that
number of cattle. The capacity OF our nome
market is about so cars week and when tnls
amount of stock is sent US of of the kind suit
able to our trade we can easily handle It, our
markets no longer call for heavy cattle" NlGe
tidy beeves weighing from 1000 to ,zOO POUNDS
are the kind mostly wanted by our local trade.
There is no margin left in the line OF heavy eX-
port cattle, and shippers Of this class OF stock
would do well to give East Liberty the go-oy.
For the grades swanted In this Market
prices are fully up to last week.
Sheep and Lambs.
As the bulk of stock in this line which comes
to Liberty changes hands for Eastern markets,
it will be readily seen that trade would be slow
by reason of the difficulties in the way of ship
ment.
Buyers from the East could not get here If
they had wanted to, and if they had been here
would not have bought, because Of difficulty
and extra expense of shipping, caused by
floods. For this reason prices are off from 25c
to 40c. Our loss has been Buffalo's gain. AS
stock went promptly through by the Norsnern nars
obtained their supplies from that source.
leading dealer said to-day: I'VE have no market
for sheen. and will not have until commun1ca-
tion is again opened with the east. 1t IS hardiy
fair to give quotations, as our markets mere TINS
week are exceptional and furnish no Just crl,
terion to values" Nice tidy yearlings from 6O
to 70 pounds here, are not in over supply. The
same is true of lambs from 40 to % POUNDS.
Both are in active demand and find ready
sale.
Hogs.
What is true of the sheep market is largely
true of hogs.
The bulk of hogs that came to the Liberty
yards are bought for the eastern trade.
This being virtually suspended this week,
there is really no quotable market here
In word, the hog and sheep market is de-
moralized because the great calamity mas
closed up the ordinary outlets OF trade.