Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-26
LIVE STOCK REVIEW.
The Meanest Cattle Market of the
Season at East Liberty.
RECEIPTS In EXCESS OF DEMAND.
A Large Lot of Heavy Beeves Sent on East
in First Hands.
SWINE AND CHOICE SHEEP VERY FIRM
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH, I
WEDNESDAY. June 25. 1890.

OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
WEDNESDAY. June 25. 1890. !
At East Liberty markets were about the
meanest of the season. There were two sd-
verse elements: First, the railroad strike at
Cleveland, which diverted large number
Of cattle, sheep and hogs intended for the
Buffalo market to Pittsburg. Second, the
large number of grass cattle in the offerings.
Grass cattle are not wanted by our butchers,
for the reason that the meat of this class of
cattle does not keep so we'll in hot weather
as granted stock. A grasser killed In the
evening will show its keeping by the next
morning if not immediately put on ice. The
meat is not so solid as that of grain-fed
beeves.
Said a leading commission man to-day:
81 cannot understand why farmers will
crowd their unripe grass-fed cattle on to
market at this time of the year. when they
could do so much better BY feeding them
few months longer. The grass on which cat
tie feed at this season of the year is not SO
nutritious as it will be later on.
The Total Receipts of Cattle
For the week have been 11S carloads,
against IS loads last week. Supply was not
less than 40 loads above the wants of our
local trade. Nearly this number of re-
ceipts here were designed for the Buffalo
market Markets started out very slow on
Monday at a decline of 20 to 30c per cwt
from last weeks prices. Light, tidy butcher
cattle suffered the least from the drop, and
heavy, coarse cattle the most. There were
sale of unpopular grades 40c per cwt below
prices of a week ago. Nearly all the heavy
IL l-,4,r- acs
first hands, as there were no buyers here
wanting this grade. Not less than Is car
loads designed for our local trade were ship
ped on. The best price for carload lots was
81 so to 81 75, the latter for few extra
butcher stock.
Grassers weighing 1000 to 1000 pounds
ranged in price from 32[ to 4Hc.
Sheep and swine.
There were very few choice sheep on the
market this week, and for this grade prices
OF last week were we'll maintained. Com
mon and low grades, of which the bulk OF
the offerings consisted, were dull and lower.
Supply of good mutton sheep falls short of
demand. Hogs have been steady all the
week, and are stronger this morning than
at the opening on Monday. This notwith-
standing receipts of eight loads intended for
the Buffalo market. There were five loads
on the market this morning, and demand
was active at 81 05 to 81 10 for tops. A fine
bunch Of Workers brought the better prices.
At Chicago this morning markets were
steady at s. s. for tops, according to advices
received by one of our leading packers from
his agent there.
Mccall g. Co.'s Weekly Review.
The supply of cattle heavy, demand lim-
tied. Market very dull, 2Oc to 40c per cwt
of from last weeks prices. Prime !, 300 TO
1000 lbs, 81 40 to 81 60; good 1000 to /, 400
ibs, 81 20 to 81 40; butcher grades. LOO to
1900 fbs, 50 so to 81 25; common to tair,
], 900 to 1000 fbS, So 90 to 81 90; stockers
ana feeders, 500 to !, 100 fbs, So 25 to S3 75;
mixed lots, cows heiiers and bulls. 81 90 to
So 90; fresh COWS and springers, $40 to S35
per head.
The supply of hogs since Monday has
been light and the offerings rather common
in point of quality and slow sale. Good |
cornfed in demand at Mondays prices. We |
quote sales to-day as follows: Good corn |
ted, So 90 to 81 90; common to fair, So 20 to |
s. So. roughs, 81 IS to So %.
The supply of sheep was liberal and the
market slow at a decline of 15c to zoe per
ewt on common to fair grades. Good sheep
steady at last weeks prices. We quote
sales as follows: Prime Ohio and Indiana
wethers weighing here los to ITO lbs, S5 25
to IS 40; good, 80 to 100 lbs, 81 70 to S. Is;
fair TO good mixed, rs to so lbs, 81 90 to
81 25; yearlings slow, best selling at So 90
TO S5 40; fair to good, so to 60 lbs, 81 90 to
81 80; supply spring lambs light at S. 90 to
So SO; supply veal calves liberal, market
steady at last weeks prices, selling carlots
S. 90 to IS 25.