Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-16
LIVE STOCK REVIEW.
Wet Weather and Heavy Receipts Ad-
verse to Cattle Trade.
ONLY LIGHT, TIDY BEEVES STEADY
The Quality of Stock Dumped on to Our
Markets Below Par.
CnnEn LNn SWIkE SlnW WElENrSS
ONLY LIGHT, TIDY BEEVES STEADY
SHEEP AND SWINE SHOW WEAKNESS
OFFICE OF P1TTsBURG DISPATCH.

OFFICE OF IlTlSBO DJSPATCH.
WEDNESDAY, October Is, 1890
History seems to repeat itself at the East
Liberty stock yards from week to week.
There is regular excess of common and low
grade cattle, and a scarcity of the kind our
market calls for, namely, smooth butcher
bceves, weighing from 1000 to 200 pounds.
The latter grade hold up well all the time,
and more than are offered would find ready
buyers at quotations. With this one ex-
ception the situation this week was In buy
ers' favor, aud markets were lower than last
week, when they were regarded By dealers
as ruinously low. The high price OF
corn leads farmers to force an un-
usually large quantity of thin cattle
on TO markets The better grades are withheld
in the hope of better prices later on. Certain
ii is that the East Liberty yards Tor lew
weeks back have been Overstocked with large
quantities of trash, which sorely try the IalIh
and patience of commission men.
Said one OF our old-Jime stOckmen: III there
are anv good cattle in the country farmers are
holding them back for better market and
sending us the ofIscourngs, and we are roundly
cursed for the poor prices at which we sell this
trash
There is a continued good demand for good
feeders weighing 800 to l, 100 tbs, and more than
buyers at fair prices.
Eastern Buyers on Hand.
Both this week and last buyers were on hand
from eastern counties in larger force than for
months mast The same objection made to the
quality OF cattle on the market of late holds
equally good as against the sheep and lambs
offered. A very large proportion are common
ana low grade, and for these markets were
drargv at 4 decline from prices of last week.
The few choice punches offered held up well 20
prices OF 4 week ago.
Hogs Shared in the general depression of the
weeks markets. On Monday the weather was
very unfaYOrable To trade in all live stock de-
partments, and with the heavy ram on the
he-!s of very nasty, muddy time, shippers OF
cattle, hogs and sheep found little comforting
in this weeks transactions. Only the best at
Liberty and Herr's Island alike were steady,
and this because of their scarcity.
Mccall & Co.'s Weekly Review.
The supply of cattle was heavy and mostly
common TO medium grades, very few prime
shipping and good quality butcher and feeding
cattle on market; these grades sold strong at
last weeks prices, while the other grades
were very dull and sold from 20 to 40c per cwt
less than last week and not all sold. We give
the following as ruling prices: Prime. 1900
to 1000 fs 81 ~ to 81 65; good 100 to 400 rs,
s. 50 TO 81 10; good butcher grades. l,lCO To
1870 fbS. s. 81 to 81 90; rough fat l. 100 To 1900
tbS, S. 10 10 IS >; common TO fair 1000 to
l2O hS, s. 20 10 g p; good feeders, l,O0O to
LOO fb,. s. 40 to 20: common to fair suockers
and feeders, 200 to LOCO ms 81 5OtoS2 75; mixed
lois COWS. heifers and bulls, 81 so to 50 80;
fresh cows and springers, so 0O to $40 90 per
head
The supply of hogs on Monday was in ex-
cess of he demand. and the market ruled
slow on all grades at a decline of 20c p cwt
from the previous Monday. Yesterday and to-
day the supply was fair and the market slow
"a a q
selected $50 rs and upward 81 20 to 81 50; best
Workers. 81 30 to 81 40; common TO fair. 81 10
10 s p; pigs. So 80 to 81 90; roughs, S. % to
81 90. Prospects more encouraging.
The supply OF sheep fair; market slow at
unchanged prices. We quote sales as follows:
Prime OHIO and Indiana wethers weighing
here los to ll0 lbs. 50 90 TO So %; good 80 to
100 lbs, 81 60 to 81 80: far TO good mixed 10 to
80 lbs. s. 40 to 81 0O culs and common lots 81 90
10 So 40: good yearlmrs, 81 p to 81 IS; far to
Codo. 81 to 10 lbs, So 80 to 81 20; spring lambs
Gull; common to bes:. 81 50 Sc 90: veal
calves, 10 to 40 lbs, So 90 to So 90; heavy
calves. - 90 to SS 90.