Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-25
LIVE STOCK REVIEW.
Light Run of Cattle at East Liberty
Yards and Quality of
OFFERINGS ABOVELATE AVERAGE.
Prime Beeves Steady at Last Weeks Rates,
and Common Slow.
SHEEP QUIET AND SWINE STRONGER
OFFICE OF FITTsBURG' DISPATCH, .
WEDNESDAY. Dec. 2I, 1880.

OFFICE OF PITTSBURG' DISPATCH
WEDNESDAY. Dec. u, 1880.
Receipts of cattle at East Liberty yards
for the week have been about 75 loads,
sgainst nearly double this number as the late
average. There were 135 loads on sale last
week and go loads the week before.
Christmas times are seldom or ever good
times for staple meats. The strong incli-
nation Of consumers toward turkey, oysters
aud game uniformly curtails demand for
beef, pork and mutton. Recognizing this
precedent, and in obedience to advices from
commission men, shippers have forwarded
not above oue-halT their usual quota this
week. Quality of this weeks offerings was
considerably above late average. Fully
one-third of the offerings were good to prime
beeyes. larger proportion of this grade than
has been received far months past There were
several loads of 1870 to l,6OOpound cattle on
the market. which were in good demand, with
prices ranging a p tn IS per cwt. A load Of
prime Ohio beeveS was sold at the latter figure,
which MAS the highest obtained this week in
carload lots. Fancy Christmas beeves were
sold al &c in a retail way Common and low
grade cattle were barely steady at last week s
pIicrs. Some dealers quoted these low grades
as weaker. Light, smooth butcher beeveS
Weighing tropI LlU0 to LOO fbs were in good de-
manG Al 4 range OF IS 30 TO 50 75 per cwt. This
Cl-ss OF cattle Is never overdone in cur markets.
Su'g'iy Of light, tidy butcher beeves is seldom
up o demand. Cows were in light supply and
mal kcts were firm at last weeks prices. Veal
calves We're active at range of &c to 613c, but
heavy calves were quiet. All offerings IN cattle
lines were taken, and pens were in the main
cleaned M this morning.
Sheen and I.ambs-There were 10 loads on
the market on Monday morning. against the
same number the previous Monday, Since
then about five loads have been added to the
offerings
Markets orlened slow on Monday at shade
lower Dr,crs shaH last week. and have shown no
signs of Improvement since. Top prices ior
sheep was Size and for lambs &c per pound.
Only few extras brought these outside fig
urCs With the strong demand for poultry this
week mutton is forced to the rear, and prices
are weak At a decline. Hogs-The run for the
week has been light. total receipts being not
much more than half the late average. Ther4
were about 45 loads on the market Monday
morning and the total for the week has been
about 90 loads. This morning there were I
loaGs oE sale. and top price was So SO, which
WIS 29c better than last week. According TO
advIccs received by one of our leading packers
from his Chicago buyer top price there this
N JruinE was S. %.
Mccall a Co.'s Weekly Review.
The supply OF cattle light and with a small at
tendance of buyers that did not seem to care
whether they bought or not. Market ruled slow
on all grades at about last weeks quotations:
Prime, LOO 70 I,GOO lbs. 81 80 to 81 s.; good,
l,2J1 to I.4QO fs. s. Gu to 81 80; good butcher
grades l. 100 l. 500 bs So 20 to 81 .; rough fat
i,ll0 to J. 800 rs. S3 p TO 81 90; good feeders.
1000 to l-2UU Us. IS 90 to s. 80; common to fair
SsOckerS and feeders, 1CO TO 600 Ms. s. 90 10
- %; mixed lots, COWS. bulls anu heifers. 81 81
10 s. 81: fresh cows and springers slow at so to
SO per head.
The receipt of hogs this week has been light
and the market stronger on all grades We
quote The market to-day as follows: Phladel.
lAlaS. s. 20 to IS so; good mixed, S3 65 to S3 20;
best Workers S. % to SS 65; common to fair light
S 80 TO S. 80; pigs IS 10 to 25 roughs 81 so to
s. -
Supply of sheep liberal; mostly common on
sale; market duh and slow on all grades except
prime, which sold at last weeks prices; we
quote sales as follows: Prime Ohio and In
uisUa wetEers. weighing here los TO ITO tS S. oC
10 s. 25gooG 80 10O ms 81 30 to 81 75:far good
mixed, 75 to SO rs, So IS 81 90: culls and COM
mon lots 81 50 TO s. 50; good vearlings. 81 so to
s. 10; far to good. 50 to 60 Ms. S. so TO 81 co.
lamls common 10 best. 81 50 to SC 20; veal calves,
llo TO 10 rs, S. so to SC 25 heavy calves 50 %
10 s. CO.