Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-30
LOCAL LIVE STOCK.
The RIM of Cattle at Liberty Light
Museum Beef 70 be Put on SnIe-
Increased Offerings of sheen

OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH. ,
WEDNESDAY, January %, 1890.

OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DIsPATCH.1
WEDNESDAY, January %, 1890.
The run of cattle at East Liberty on Mon
day was 95 loads against 100 last Monday.
The total receipts for this week have been
about 100 loads. The bulk of the offerings
were medium and low grade stocks. About
one-haf of the receipts were from Chicago.
and in this half there were few good cattle.
The Liberty yards for some months past
have been dumping ground for Chicago's
unstable stock and for these low grades
markets cannot be much poorer there than
here. This morning there was a goodly num-
Der of common and poor cattle still on hand
begging for buyers, and according to views of
some dealers they can only be disposed of at a
sacrifice. Markets for all inferior stock were a
shade lower than last week.
The Best Not the Strongest.
Light, tidy butcher cattle held their own, bu
no more. There is seldom enough of this grade
70 meet demands of local trade The highest
price paid for carload lots was 81 50 to 81 %
This was paid for few loads of heavy beeves
from Ohio which were not strictly prime. In
fact, strictly prime heavy cattle are an un-
known quantity Of late at East Liberty Yards
Veal calves were slow at last weeks prices
but fresh COWS were in good demand at old
rates.
Herr's Island drover said to-day that
markets there this week were very Door. and
that he was a happy man who came ont even
this weeks transaction. said he: The firm
represent has had its time, trouble and ont
lay at loss of not less than $50 CO."
Mr.. Jacob Richter, of the Diamond Market
bought from the Worlds Museum, of Allie
gheny, few days ago, show bullock weigh
ing considerably over ton. This bullock was
killed Yesterday, and will be the stall ON Sat
urday. The fore quarters had to be divided
before a very stout man was ready to shoulder
it The tongue weighed eight pounds after il
was trimmed and the heart weighed nearly the
same The steaks and rOssts will be on exhibi-
tion on Saturday.
sheep, lambs and Hogs.
Receipts we're lighter than last week. but
prices were steady at last weeks prices. Choice
grades, which were in short supply, were even
stronger than they were week ago. AS high
as 6S5c was offered for a choice lot OF lambs
and refused, the holder choosing to ship his
stock eastward rather than accept lower rate
than z
Receipts of sheen and lambs on Monday were
81 carloads, and all were promptly taken.
Receipts of hogs this week are light and
markets slow at a slight decline from rates of
last week. On Monday there were 40 loads on
sale, this morning out 10 loads. The range for
tops this morning was 50 W TO "a ~. Inc
former price was paid for heavy weights, The
latter for selected packing hogs of light
weight.
The outside price at Chicago this morning,
according TO advices received by ono Of our
leading packers was S3 so to IS IS.
Ihe weather Is not favorable TO an advance
In hogs or hog products
A good healthy blizzard which showed some
staying qualities would be a great stimulus to
neg markets Alas! the prospects for this