Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-31
COVERING THE FIELD.
Pittsburg Elevators and Fire Escapes
Have a Wide Market,
A BIG TRADE IN THE FAR WEST.
The Future Prospects Are of the Brightest
Description.
CONDITION OF TEE CATTLE MARKET

Through receipts of cattle were 1850 head
AGAINST 455O last week and 4. 40 for the pre-
ylous week Local receipts were 1000 head
against l920 last week and $50 for the pre-
vious week
OF the local receipts this week there were 25
carloads or $50 head sent on eastward in first
hands =, ,o-
head against $3.50 last week and $500 lor the
The run of sheep this week was Il, $50 head
against Is $40 last week and 10 $50 for the preVi
The local sales of cattle this week were
l444 head: last week. L9ls; previous week
1906. Local sales of hogs 19,l2S:
last week, 1886; previous week. 2O,Sll.
last week, 9.1S6 head: previous week, S,O92
head. The outside price for hogs this morning
was 81 O5 and heavy buyers found holders
willing to concede &c on these rates. At Chi
cago the outside price was SS 80 according to
sdvices received by one Of our leading packers
this morning.
In general the cattle market is little changed
from last week on desirable butcher grades.
Common and low grade stock are a shade
lower. Sheep and lambs are steady at last
weeks prices. Hogs are shade lower.
Elevators and Fire Escapes.
Pittsburg elevators and fire escapes are find
ing ready sales of late. in the far West. One
of our manufacturers reports that his firm has
now ready for shipment to be forwarded
within a day or two, fire escapes for the grand
new Masonic Temple, of Denver, building
which will eclipse anything of this kind in the
West The same firm will ship next week. ele-
yators for magnificent new hotel at Colorado
Springs.
In Conversation with this Pittsburg manu-
facturer of fire escapes and elevators the
fact was developed that the cost OF castings at
Denver was fully double the price in Pittsburg
The best castings here are worth 215c per
n.-- < 1l0E ErnTrr fw1
here to the Colorado metropolis is abont &c per
pound. Said this manufacturer: Our firm has
within the past few months developed a very
extensive trade with the far West, and expects
to do much larger things with that section in
the near future.
Most Prosperous City.
''Youm put down my opinion that Pittsburg
to-day is the most prosperous city in the coun-
try. In our line Of business prospects were
never as bright as they are at this time. Orders
now in insure very large spring trade, and,
for the iron and steel interests, we have un-
doubtedly entered upon one of the best years
In the history of the city.
LAS these are our great interests, there is no
doubt in my mind that Pittsburg's trade for
1890 will break all former records. Our firm is
I'm close communication with all sections of the
United States, and have no hesitation in say
ing that our city at this time enjoys as great, if
not greater, substantial prosperity than any
city in the land.
BY TELEGRAPH.
NEW K-Beeves-Receipts 800 head, all
for exporters and city slsughterers direct; no
trading in beef cattle; very quiet for dressed
beef at nc per ID for common to prime Sides
Exports-To-day $50 beeves and 200 quarters
of beef. To-day's Liverpool cable quotes
American cattle easier, at llQl2c per lb for the
dressed weights; sinking offal and American
refrigerated beef dull at scant SIC. Calves-Re-
ceipts, $50 head; dull and lower at 5GS1zc per
ID for veals. and at 2l49@l.%c for grassers and
western calves Sheen-Receipts. $500 head;
barely steady at 81 5O96 40 for sheep and
Sc 00(17 SO for lambs. Hogs-Receipts, 4 600
head; nearly nominal for live hogs at So 9OQ4 20
per cwt
eo-Cattle-Receipts. 5000 head; ship
ments. 5000 head; market steady, and l0c
higher; choice to extra beeves 81 700
90; steers sJ ;oJ S g. OOg5 30; stoekers and and
90 Hogs-Receipts, H.OOOhead; shipments,
5000 head; market steady, to shade higher;
mixed. s. 1908 S71&: heavy. So 1904 90: light
50 65G3 s.: skips. IS OO93 So Sheep--Receipts,
lLO0O head: shipments, 1000 head; market
weak: l0Gl5c lower; natives, So 50Q4 so; west
ern corn-fed, s. SOd5 20; Texans, So 5O95 90;
lambs, S. 0O66 s.
ceipts, ID loads on sale; i through.
Sheep and lambs weak and lower;
receipts loads through, 30 on sale: sheen.
choice to extra, IS 6OG5 rs; good to choice IS 40
as 55; common to good, S. ZOOS s.; lambs,
choice TO extra, Sc 6GI6 70; good to choice S. IS
at IS; common to good, S696 Is Hogs fairly
active and lower; receipts, 10 LOADS through. ~
on sale; mediums and heavy, 81; mixed Workers,
pigs. s.; rOughs SSG3 80; stays, SS.
ST. LoUIs-Cattle-Recei l,300 head; ship
ments, 300 head; market strong; good to fancy
native steers 81 3065 10; fair to good do, So 300
40; suockers and feeders. s. OO38 25: range
steers. s. OO03 so. Hogs-Receipts, T. 200 head;
shipments, LOO mead; market higher; choice
heavy, s. S013 80; packing grades s. 1908 S5;
light, fair to best, So 65@S So Sheep-Receipts,
800 head; shipments, none; market strong; fair
10 choice. 81 3O65 40; lambs, s. 00d6 40
KANSAS CITY-Cattle-Receipts 3.40O head;
shipments, $500 head; market strong; steers,
s. lO65 IS. cows, 81 70G2 70; stockers and
feeders, s. 4O03 35 Hogs-Rece1pts, 1900
head; shipments 1000 head; market 215c high
er: all grades s. 7O33 SPY; bulk, s. 1903 ~.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000 head; shipments, l36O
head; market 56lOc lower; good to choice
muttons and lambs, So 5O65 40; stockers and
feeders, IS OO65 25