Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-11
LIVE STOCK REVIEW.
Largest Run of Cattle of the Season
at the East Liberty Yards.
THE AVERAGE GRADE VERY POOR.
Common and Inferior Stock Slow at De-
cline in Prices.
SHEEP STEADY AND SWINE STRONG

OFFICE OF THE PITTSBURG DIsPATCH,t
WEDEsDAY, September 10, 1890. {
The supply of cattle ior the local trade at
East Liberty yards was the largest of the
season, while quality was below average.
At the opening of markets on Monday
morning there were over 140 loads on sale.
Later in the day there were reiniorcements,
and the total arrivals for the week have
been about 160 carloads. Our local trade
calls for little more than halt this number
As result of the big run markets were of
10 to 10 per cent from last week on all
grades excepting prime stock, which were
not to be had Light tidy butcher beeves,
weighing from /, loo to LOO pounds, would have
easily brought last weeks prices, but they were
not on hand in carload lots.
The hot weather of the early part of the week
had bad effect on the selling interest. This
with the generally common and inferior quality
OF offerings. had a depressing influence on
trade and placed sellers at the mercy of buyers
Prime beeves, weighing l5O0 to LOO bs were
quoted at 81 50 to 81 75. but so far as could be
learned there were none of this grade on sale
The top of the market al East Liberty was 81 %
But t,hers who handle prime stock are bu1ne
direct from Chicago. Certain 1t is that they
could not have been supplied from the East
offered at Herr's Island this week was fully up
TO average, and, in a retail way there were sales
there at IS 50 per hundred.
Higher Prices in Chicago.
Advices from Chicago indicate higher prices
for the week to come Top prices there are
s. 25 and there is little doubt of advance
here or heavy losses next week to the drover.
There were about 20 car loads of sheep and
lambs on the market at East Liberty yards this
1v IN and
far below par. a single deck of sheep weigh
ing about l02 pounds of fine quality was sold at
81 This was outside of the regular market.
Ihe general range for sheep was 4lzc to 4s4c,
and lambs &c to Sic. A few extra lambs were
sold at 53tC In general the market varied very
little this week from last. Good stock was
firm. and low grades, which were in the ma jOr-
ltl, were slow. The run Of hogs for the week
has been light as compared with last week. and
markets have been qiiet. There were about
% loads on sale Monday, and top prices were
81 IS to 81 50. Tuesdays receipts were mostly
grassers and stubbierS EAccording to advices
received this morning by one of our pork pack
erS from his Chicago buyer, receipts of hogs
there to-day were lS,OOO head, and top price
from 81 60 10 81 20.
Mccall & Co.'S Weekly Review.
The supply Of cattle was heavy, mostly CON-
mon half fat steers and heifers which was very
duh and lower, while good !, loo to I.SOOBs WAS
scarce and sold strong Not enough of this
class 10 supply the demand. Quite number
Of common cattle remaining unsold at close of
the market We quote prime. 800 to l 600 Bs
81 4U to %; good 200 to l,40G Bs 81 0O 10 80;
good butcher grades, LOO to 1900 bs, S3 IS to
%; rough fat, LOO to l,300 rs, So 90 to 40;
common to fair. 1000 to LOO lbs, 81 10 to
8 40: Stockers and feeders. 600 to LOCO ms
s. p to 80; mixed lois cows and heifers 81 00 to
. 80; bulls and tat COWS. 81 0Oto 80; fresh cows
and sprngers, very dull at SIS 10 to 35 10 per
head.
The receipts of hogs only fair: market active
n her sir faffa fix-
grassers and common half-fat kind. The out
look is favorable for best cornfed. We quote
the market to-day as follows: Good medium
and selected, 81 s. to 81 S5 best Workers. 81 40
TO 81 55; common to far, 81 10 to 81 30; grassers
s. 75 to s. 90; roughs, IS 50 to 81 25
The supply of sheep light; market slow at
unchanged prices. We quote sales as fol-
lows: Prime Ohio and Indiana wethers.
weighing here los to ITO lbs, s. 90 to IS 25;
good. 80 to 100 lbs, 81 20 to 81 80; fair to good
mixed, - to so lbs. s. 60 to 81 10: culls and
common lots 3 90 to So 90; good yearlings, 81 so
To s. co. fair to good, so TO 90 lbs So 80 to 81 25
spring lambs. slow at 81 so to s. IS: veal calves
llO to 10 los, s. so to Sc 10; heavy calves very
dull at - 10 TO 81 00.