Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-15
LIVE STOCK REVIEW.
The Supply of Good Beeves for Butch
ering Not Up to Demand.
PRICES HIGHER THAN LAST WEEK.
The Eastern Live Stock Markets at the
y Mercy Of Chicago.
SHEEP AND SWINE DRIFTING DOWN
OFFICE OF PTrTsBURG DISPATCH, I
WEDNESDAY, Nav IA, 1890.

On Monday the offerings of cattle for
local trade were 55 carloads against 6S the
previous Monday, and 100 loads the week
before. Our local trade demands at least
20 loads more than were offered this week,
and as a consequence of the shortage, prices
were up Toto 15c per cwt. all along the
line, and, at the advance markets were very
active, and all offerings were promptly
taken. Some of the retailers finding mar
kets bare on Monday, wired to Chicago for
additional supplies which showed up this
morning. Total receipts for the week, so
far have been about 81 carloads, and mar
kets have been growing stronger since the
10 to 15c advance on Monday. A leading
commission man said this morning: Il
had consigned to me three carloads of
butcher cattle on Tuesday morning, and in
20 minutes time sold them out at Sc stronger
prices than Mondays rates.
The highest price obtained for car load lots
was 81 75 There were no heavy cattle, and
no strictly primes on the market The gen.
eral run of offerings were fair to good
butchering beeves, the best weighing ], 1,250
to 1,300 fbs. Nice, tidy, fat butcher stock
weighing from LOO to $50 TBS brought
strong 2Oc per cwt better prices than a week
ago. Some dealers report even greater ad-
vance. Markets closed with everything
cleaned up at an average of 15c better prices
than were obtained last week. Calves were
in lighter supply than last week, and prices
were firm at a sharp advance over last
weeks prices. The range of prices was
s. 90 to IS 90 per cwt
Fnt Cattle Remarkably Scarce.
An East Liberty live stock commission
merchant, whose experience at the wards
covers q quarter of century, said to-day:
81 have never known the time when West
err Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana were
so bare OF fat cattle at this time OF the year
as now. All Eastern markets are now de-
pendent on Chicago and the far West for
their supplies OF beeyes. Buffalo, Pittsburg
and all Eastern live stock centers must for
the next 80 DAYS look to Chicago for the
cattle needed. By the middle of June grass
cattle will begin 10 come TO market from
the Middle States, but in the meantime we
must look TO the far West for supplies
Chicago is not slow to see its opportunity,
and hence the steady advances there for a
week or two past. There was an advance of
10c at Chicago yesterday. 1t is very plain
that we have entered upon IN era OF higher
priced cattle
The market for mutton opened up Mon
day morning at an advance Of 10c over last
weeks prices. A heavy run on Tuesday
had decreasing influence and prices de-
clined 10915c, this losing more than the
gain on last weeks prices. This morning
there were eight or nine loads on the mar
ket, and up to o'clock there had been no
sales. Prospects were that holders would
be forced to make further concessions be-
fore unloading.
Markets are not less than 1Ic off from
prices OF last week. All the offerings were
clipped, as demand for wool sheep is a
thing OF the past. The best wethers were
sold at s. 40, and yearlings at 6Kc. The
range for spring lambs was 7@Sc.
The run of hogs for the week has been
light and demand ditto. Top price this
morning was 81 80, and market was slow
Notwithstanding offerings were very light.
Mccall & Co.'S Weekly Review.
The supply of cattle has been light, and
the market active at an advance OF 10@25c
per cwt. on all grades. Market closed strong;
all sold. We give the following as ruling
prices: Prime, 1,300 to ], 900 fbs, 81 S0@5 10;
good, LOO to l, 400 fbs, 81 60(94 so; butcher
grades, !, 100 to 1900 fbs. S4 40(64 rs; COM
mon to fair, ZOO to ], 200 fbs. 81 0OC04 so;
mixed lots. cows, heifers and bulls, 81 5O@
IS; fresh cows and springers, $40 O0@
35 90 per head.
The supply of hogs has been light this
week, and the market slow at the following
quotations: Philadelphias, 81 30 to 81 40;
fair to best Workers, 81 20 to 81 80; pigs and
light Yorkers, s. go to 81 Is; roughs, s. 80
to 81 90.
Receipts of sheep were liberal. The mar
ket was slow at decline OF 10 to zoe per
cwt from Monday. We quote sales as fol-
lows: Prime clipped Ohio and Indiana
wethers, los to 11O fbs, S. 80 to S. 40; good,
80 to 100 fbs. S. Is to IS %, fair to good
mixed, IS to so TBS, 81 so to 81 IS; good year
lings, rs to 80 TBS. S5 20 to Sc 90; fair to
good, so to 60 fbs, IS 90 to S. 60; spring
lambs, &c to Sc; receipts of veal calves light;
market firm at an advance of 75c to 85c per
cwt. Wool sheep not wanted.