Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-17
LIVE STOCK REVIEW.
Kun Of Cattle at East Liberty Heavy,
and Proportion Of
INFERIOR GRADES ABOVE AVERAGE
Holders Of Low-Grade Beeyes We're ct the
hercy Of Buyers.
INFERIOR GRADES ABOVE AVERAGE
BREEP AND SWINE TENDING HIGHER
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH, I
WEDNERDAY luly III 1900

OTFIoE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
WEDNESDAY, July IT, 1880.
The receipts of cattle this week were 10S
loads against ~ last week and 125 Tor the
previous week. In the receipts were a
large proportion of mixed stock of inferior
quality. 1t is seldom that SO large pro-
portion OF low-grade stock is offered as were
offered at East Liberty yards this week.
Not less than half hundred loads of this
inferior stock was on the market. and from
the entire lot it would have been difficult to
Gull half dozen loads of butcher cattle
suitable for this market Handy butcher
cattle weighing LOO 10 1900 pounds were
very scarce. This grade held up fairly we'll
to last weeks prices at the opening of mar
kets on Monday morning. But under the
pressure of the. large quantity of inferior
stock on sale, even this grade weakened later
on, aud prices were &c to l0c lower than the
previous Monday. Common and low grades de-
clined 15c to zoe from last weeks prices.
There were 10 or II loads of this mixed stock
shipped on East in first hands.
The highest price obtained was 81 90 for ], 400
to l500lb. beeveS.i which were not strictly
prime, but good stock. Tidy, smooth butcher
cat lie weighing !, 100 TO I,20O lbs. were sold at
81 Is to s. Is per cwt. The attendance of buy
ers was larger than usual. A few were
QaQO from Lancaster county whose 1dCeS nave
not been seen at these yards since last fall.
Notwithstanding shipments East, there was
goodly number of mixed cattle in the yards this
morning.
Market Overstccked.
A leading commission man said to-day: "Our
market this week was overstocked with stockers
and light cattle, for which there is little de-
mand at this season of the year. Farmers are
, only through with harvest and it will be
month yet before they will want light cattle TO
put into their meadows and stubble nelds. Wnat
they want now are well fatted young cattle, and
not the lean kind with which our yards were
flooded this week. 1t will be a month ahead
before this grade of cattle viii be wanted by
feeders. There were many of this lowgrade
cattle sold at l55c to 215c per pound. The truth
is there was no demand for this grade of beeves
and sales were only made at a sacrifice"
As the cattle on the market this week were
TO l0c per cwt. higher than last weeks offer
ings at sources of supply, 1t is evident that
there were poor pickings to the drover on this
weeks transactions. The drover who came out
even this week Is considered lucky.
The receipts of sheep and lambs on Monday
were about Is loads, and for the week, so far,
q loads. Prices opened up on Monday 10 to
15c higher than closing rates of last week.
There were two loads of extra fine wethers on
the market from Cadiz, o., on Monday, aver
aging over 100 pounds. These were sold at
S. 60 per hundred. The yearlngs offered were
In the main poor stock. and the highest price
realized was 81 &c per pound. Lambs were sold
at range of &c 10 619c per pound.
1Dere were only three loads OF hogs on the
market thus morning, and prices were fully l0c
above rates which prevailed on Monday. The
range Of prices for selected stock this morning
was 81 Us to 81 10.
Mccall & Co.'s Weekly Review.
The supply of cattle far, market opened up
strong at shade stronger prices, but soon re-
acted and closed dull at shade lower prices.
We give the following ruling prices: Prime,
1900 to l.6O0 hs. 81 4OG4 Gu; good LOO to l,4OO
Ms, 81 1904 40; butcher grades. LOO to 1900
bs, s. S5a4 10; common 10 fair, 1000 TO LOO
bs, So 6O@S 80; stockers and feeders 500 to l.IOC
rs. s. OOQS 6O; mixed lots COWS and heifers,
& 5Od3 10; tat cows and bulls. g 25d2 70; fresh
cows and sprngers, S20g35 per head.
The receipts of hogs has been light. this
week and demand easy, The market is active
TO-DAY. Good cornfed, 81 90 to 81 l21$: grassers
and common Workers, So 50 to So 80; roughs.
IS 90 TO S. 50.
The supply of sheep this week was light
Market bTisR and active at an advance of zoe
to 30c per cWt. over last weeks prices. We
quote sales as Follows: Prime Ohio and Indiana
wethers, weighing here los to ll0 lbs, S. 80 to
IS 81; good 60 to ITO lbs 81 80 to IS 80; far to
good mixed, rs to so lbs, 81 . to 81 70: good
yearngs s5 20 to IS so; fair to good, SO so lbs
q . to 81 70; spring lambs, s. % to &C 80; veal
calves, IS 90 TO Sc 80.