Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-17
LIVE STOCK REVIEW.
Mondays Advance in Cattle Practi-
cally Lost Because OF
DECLINES AND RUNS AT CHICAGO.
Prime Reeves a Thing of the Past at the
East Liberty Yards.
SHEEP AND SWINE CONTINUE FIRM
DECLINES AND RUNS AT CHICAGO.
SHEEP AND SWINE CONTINUE FIRM
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH I
WEDNESDAY. April l6, 1890.

WEDNESDAY. April l6. 1890.
On Monday morning the East Liberty
cattle market opened strong and active at an
advance of Is to 25c on rates of last week.
This was due to the light run, there being
only 50 loads on the market against 75 the
week before. The advance in rates was
we'll maintained through Monday, and
holders were more independent in their
views of values than they have been for
many weeks past. A leading commission
man said on Monday: "We are now, after
long waiting, having our innings, and the
only trouble is that we do not have enough
stock on hands to reap big profits. Up to
Tuesday morning the seller felt that the
situation was so decidedly in his favor that he
could afford to rest on his oars and wait for the
buyer to come to him. But the best laid
schemes of mice and men are often knocked
into smithereens.
On Tuesday morning the news came over the
wires that at Chicago q. 900 head of cattle were
received on Monday, the largest run of the sea
son, and that prices there had declined from l0
to 25c in consequence of the big run. East Lib
erty buyers concluded to order supplies from
Chicago rather than accede to the demands OF
sellers here, and as "a result the Monday ad-
vance was partially lost by TUESDAY noon: saia
a leading stockman: We would have obtalned
fancy prices for all our cattle this week II Chi
cage had only let US alone. On the news re-
ceived from that city, butchers sat down on US,
and We were forced to take less for our STOCK
on Tuesday or keep II until pronts would De
wiped out by expenses"
The receipts of cattle for the week. by reason
of these later ORDERS were not more than lO
loads below those of last week The offerings
Monday were 50 loads, IS of which were
from Chicago On Tuesday about 10 loads were
added from Ohio and western pennsylvania,
and this morning the new orders from Chicago
were flied to the extent of about dozen loads.
Qualify Below the Average.
The quality of cattle offered this week was
fair, but scarcely up to last week, when there
was higher average than usual. There were
no strictly primes on the market II there had
been they would have readily brought 81 so9
90 per cwt. in car lots. Buffalo has been more
favored by this grade of cattle than Pittsburg
of late and at the former place IS 90 was OBJ
tanned this week. At Chicago s. IS has lately
been paid for the high grades. But no such are
sent to this market. Our fancy butchers order
direct from Chicago.
The highest price paid at Liberty this
week wasS4 Sand this Tor but single carload.
The range for good, fair beeves, weighing 200
to 400 MS was 81 40G4 20; good. j, 100 to 100
rs, 81 2OQ4 40; fair, 800 to l,lOO ms, 81 SOg4 10
There were not as many calves on the market
this week as last. The range of prices was SO
z1zc r n. Extra mixers were hardly to be
had The best offered ranged from SIC 0O@S5 90
R head. First class mixers would have
brought $40 O0Q50 90 head.
The supply of sheep and lambs have been
light all week. and Tor this reason markets held
fairly steady at prices of a week ago.
Markets were shade stronger on Tuesday
than Monday, and were firm this morning.
The hog market opened weak on Monday,
owing to the liberal receipts, with 81 so the
outside price. This morning the run was very
light and prices advanced 15c above the highest
price of Monday 1t does not take many car
loads of hogs TO depress markets at this season
of the year. as the demand from butchers is
steadily declining
Mccall & Co.'s Review.
The supply of cattle has been light and
the market ruled active at an advance of 10 to
20c per cwt. on all grades, but closes slow with
part of the advance lost. We give the follow
ing as ruling prices: Prime. 800 to 600 lbs,
81 65@4 80; good, 200 TO l.4OO lbs. 81 35@4 75.
good butcher grades, l 100 to 1900 lbs. 81 25
al so: common TO fair, 800 TO l. 100 Ms So 650
20; mixed dots, cows, bulls and heifers S2 009
3 80; fresh COWS and springers so 0OG35 90
per head.
The supply of hogs has been light and the
market active on good heavy and medium
lows: Heavy and medium, 81 50@4 60; best
Workers, 81 35Q4 40; common and fair light,
81 2O6D4 30; roughs, So 1894 Is.
The receipts of sheep this week were very
light. and the market active and strong at last
weeks prices. We quote sales as follows
Prime Ohio and Indiana wethers. weighing
here ll0 to l20 ms, Sc 2Od6 40: good, 90 to 100
MS, So 70d5 80: fair to good mixed. 75 to so MS
S5 2065 60: good yearlings, 75 to so Hs, S5 650
good lambs, Sc 25G7 %; common to fair lambs,
IS 30@6 90; veal calves, Ito to 100 fbs, So 75@
90; spring lambs. 6d9c; good clipped sheep
weighing 100 Ms SIS 0O15 %