Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-03
LIVE STOCK REVIEW.
Cattle Market at East Liberty Not as
Strong as Last Week.
GOOD, LIGHT STOCK STILL SCARCE.
Sheep and Lambs Remain Barely Steady at
Last Weeks Rates.
PRICE OF HOGS WE'LL MAINTAINED
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH, I
WEDNESDAY, April 2 1890. I

OFFICE OF PTTTsBURG DISPATCH
WEDNESDAY. April 2 1890.
The run of cattle for the local trade this
week was about 50 loads, of which ~ loads
were on sale Monday. On Tuesday there
were 10 loads of fair to good butcher stock
received from Ohio weighing from i, 900 TO
1000 pounds each. Markets opened up very
slow on Monday morning at prices of last
week, but these prices were not maintained.
The general view of dealers is that prices are
SC below the ruling rates of week ago.
This morning there were a few loads of
Mondays receipts, of the lower grades, left
unsold. The unsold cattle were stockers and
inferior light butcher cattle too thin for our
markets. Four loads of heavy beeves were
sent on East on Monday, as there were no
buyers here willing to pay the prices asked.
The highest price obtained, SO far as
could be traced. was 90 in
market, weighing from !. 100 to 1900 rs, would
have brought half dollar hundred above this
figure. The difficulty is that this grade can be
disposed Of to better advantage ir Chicago than
here. Our high-priced butchers are ordering
stock direct from Chicago, as they find it i'm
possible to secure the article they want at East
Liberty.
The quality of offerings this week was fully
up to last week. and some dealers think it was
a shade better. The supply of calves was not
excessive. Prices ranged from 43zc to SIC.
sheep, Lambs and Swine.
The run of sheep and lambs was light, the
total for the week, so far, being about 20 loads.
Markets started up steady at last weeks prices
on Monday but were a shade weaker on Tues
day and this morning. The proportion of
native wethers on the market this
week was larger than for some time past. The
main source of supply was Ohio. Not more
than two loads of the 20 were from the far
West Best wethers brought from &c to &c;
lambs. 6szc to 71sc. Spring lambs were in good
supply and sold at &c to SIC per n.
The best selected hogs sold on Monday at
81 so to 81 60. Tuesday is one of the off days in
this line owing to the fact that Pennsylvania's
have the field on that day. The best on the
market Tuesday brought from 81 Is to 81 80.
Tops would have quickly brought l5c to 2Oc
above this figure.
Top price in Chicago this morning was 81 30
according to advices received by one OF our
packers from his buyer there.
Mccall g. Co.'s Review.
The supply of cattle was only fair, but fully
equal TO the demand. The market opened up
slow at last weeks prices but closed dull and
lower. Common and thin cattle are hard to
sell. We give the following as ruling prices:
Prime. 1900 to 1000 lbs, 81 65@4 IS: good 100
to l400 lbs. 81 25G4 50. good butcher grades
1000 to l.SOO lbs. IS SO64 25; good 900 to 100
lbs. So 65Q4 10: mixed lots, fat cows heifers
and bulls 81 5O63 50: fresh cows and springers
very dull at SIS 0OlS5 co.
The receipts of hogs light and the market
active on all grades. especially good heavy
weights. We quote the market to-day as fol-
lows: Philadelphias 81 50Q4 60; best Workers.
81 1904 45; common to fair Workers, 81 2O6
& 30; roughs. So 1904 25.
The receipts of sheep this week were fair
and the market slow at last weeks prices. We
quote the market to-day as follows: Prime
Ohio and Indiana wethers. weighing here ll0
to l2O Ms, s. 9OI6 20: good. 90 to 100 ms, IS 50
as so: fair to good mixed. rs to so ms, IS OO0
5 40: good yearlings, rs to so ms, So 50@5 IS;
fair to good. 50 to 90 bs 81 5065 90; good
lambs, Sc 2597 90; common to fair lambs IS SO
as 90; veal calv S, ITO to 12O fs, IS oO45 80;
spring lambs, 6G9c per D.