Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-08
LIVE STOCK REVIEW.
Light Run of Cattle at East Liberty
and Prices Higher.
AN OLD TINE ST0CKMAN'S VIEWS
Pointing to Still Further Advances in the
Near Future.
SHEEP AND SWINE on THE DECLINE
In OLD TINE STOCKMAN'S VIEWS
SHEEP AND SWINE on TIE DECLINE
OFFICE OF P1TTsBURG DISPATCH
WEDNESDAY, April z. lS90 J

OFFICE OF PrTTsBURG DIsPATcHl
WEDNESDAY, April Z, lS90
On Monday the offerings of cattle for local
trade were 6S cars, the bulk Of which were
from Chicago and Omaha. As this was 81
cars below the receipts OF the previous Mon
day, markets opened active at an advance
of 1Oc to 15c on rates of last week. But this
advance did not cover increased cost at
sources of supply, which was nc per cwt.
A few loads of heavy catt lie, not prime,
failed to find buyers, and were shipped
on East in first hands. All desirable
butchering stock such as our trade calls for,
weighing from LOO to 1900 lbs, was
promptly taken at 15c advance, and, ac-
cordIng to some estimates, 20c. There were
no stockers and feeders on the market. In
view OF the light run OF good butcher stock,
more were ordered from Chicago on Monday,
which arrived this morning. The total
animals since Monday were eight loads
Tuesdays animals were six loads of Ohio
stablers, which do not sell as well as West
ern cattle, so that the advance of Monday
has hardly been maintained. The range of
prices for the stablers offered on Tuesday,
weighing from 1000 tc !, $50 lbs, was 81 20
to 81 40
A bunch of very good Indiana cattle was
sold on Monday at s. per cwt; but in gen.
eral top price was 81 75. There were about
1,200 head of calves on the market Tuesday,
and prices ranged from 33lc to &c per b,
with few extras ca shade above the last
figure.
An East Liberty stockman of long expert
ence at these yards gave his views of the cat
tie situation and outlook this morning as
follows: 81 am confident that beeves will
advance in the next few weeks even more
than they advanced the past month There
were over 20, 900 cattle on sale IN Chicago on
Monday, and there was a good demand for
all offered at stronger prices than the previ-
Gus Monday. The fact is that in this section
and further east there is an unusually light
supply of cattle in farmers hands, In Lam
caster county, which has in former years put
over 20, 900 head of cattle on the Philadel-
phla markets yearly, there are now much
less than half that number The same is true
of other counties OF this State where stock
raising is large interest. In Ohio, Indiana
ano Kentucky the supply is also light. The
reason for this shortage is found in low
prices Of last spring. Nam farmers who fed
cattle through the winter of 1SS9-9O lost
money, and hence bought sparingly of
stockers and feeders last summer.
Dependent Chicago.
Eastern markets will be largely depen-
dent on Chicago for their cattle the coming
season, and dealers there are making the
most of their opportunity by advancing
rates. A year ago such run of cattle as
there was on Monday at Chicago would
have broken markets. Now it does not
cause ripple to the advancing tide. 1
look for very active markets here at ad-
vancing prices the next few mouths
In week or two the slop cattle will be- |
gin to come in freely, and this grade is al |
ways Ill good demand for export purposes.
as they are more easily handled than those |
from the wild West.
There were Is loads of sheen on the mar |
ket Monday, and prices of the previous week |
were fairly well maintained. On Tuesday |
as many more loads arrived, and prices |
weakened to the extent zoe per cwt. This |
"wednesday morning about three loads |
were received, and markets were very slow
st the 20c decline. 1t looked ds though mems
would not be emptied without further con-
cessionS. Lambs did not participate in the
decline, but were slow. The quality OF off r
ings was low, and this, with un avorable |
news from New York, had a depressing in |
huenee on markets. The run of hogs on |
Monday was too large tor our local demands. |
and pr ees were off from rates of the previous |
week. /
This morning there were but six loads on |
the market, and top prices ranged from S4 30 |
to 81 35, At Chicago to-day top price WAS
q % The butcher demand for hogs grows
lighter every week.
Mccall & Co.'s Weekly Review,
The supply OF cattle has been light and
the market Ope1ed up slow at an advance of |
1O92Oc per cwt. on all grades except heavy.
which were steady at last weeks quotations,
We give the following as ruling prices: |
Prime, 1900 to 600 fbs, 81 65(65 90; good. |
1,2O0 to :, 400 fb>, S4 4OCG4 65: butcber |
grades, J, 100 to 300 lbs. 81 25d4 30: com |
mon to fair, 1000 to 1000 TBS, S. 1894 25:
mixed lots, cows heifers, and bulls. 81 5O6 |
8 %; fresh cows and springers very dull, |
go OOGS5 90 per head, which is S5 OO6 |
10 90 per head less than last weeks.
The supply of hogs has been light since
Monday, and the market dull and slow on |
all grades, especially on common and light, |
Sales to-day as follows: Selected, S4 35 to |
81 40; best Workers, 81 20 to 81 25; common |
to fair, light, S4 to 81 10; roughs, So "a to |
s. IS.
Receipts of sheep were only fair. The
market opened firm and strong at last |
week S prices, but to-day it is dull and slow
at decline oi 10 to 25c per cwt since Mon
Gay: We quote: Prime clipped Ohio and
Indiana wethers weighing here 10 TO 12O
1os. 50 40 to So so; good, 80 to 100 lbs, S. 10
to 50 20, fair to good mixed, IS to so lbs.
81 so TO S4 80; good yearlings, rs TO so fbs'
60 20 to 80; Iair to good, 80 to 60 fbs, So to
- oO; spring lambs, &c to Sc, according to
quality; veal calves, ITO to 12O TBS, So go to
81, and heavy supply. Wool sheep not