Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-20
LIVE STOCK REVIEW.
Very Few Crumbs of Comfort to
DrOvers for the Week Past.
LIGHT BUTCHER BEEvES STEADY,
But Common and Low Grade Cattle Still
Keep Declining.
SHEEP AND SWINE ARE ALSO WEAKER
OFFICE OF THE PITTsBURe DISPATCH, I
WEDNESDAY November 49, 1890. (

OFFICE OF THE PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
WEDNESDAY, November l9. 1890. :
There were 125 loads of cattle on the
market at East Liberty on Monday morn
ing against 120 loads last Monday. Since
Monday about5 loads were received. Quail
ity of this weeks offerings showed some i'm
provement over late receipts The best
beeves on the market were fairly steady at
last weeks prices, but all common and low
grade stock was very slow at decline. The
weather was very unfavorable to trade. A
low temperature, with rain and mud abound
ing, upset many nice plan for gain. A wave
OF cool, clear weather would have been nalled
by stockmen as a godsend.
The only kinds of cattle that were scarce and
strong at last weeks prices were choice feed
ers: Stockers and common feeders were weak
ana slow at decline from prices OF last week.
For the first time in many months load of
strictly prime beeves, weighing over L6og ns
was offered, and were sold to an East End
butcher, who usually buys direct from Chicago,
at 81 IS per cwt. This was the highest price
paid this week, and the same grade of cattle
same figure in Chicago. They were
shipped from Central Ohio. Outside of
this extra load, top price of cattle
was "a %. A large number of common and low
grade beeves were shipped on in first hands.
said one OF the leading commission men, who
has been familiar with the East Liberty live
stock trade from the beginning: Il have never
seen meaner market for cattle of the on
grades than we had this week. Beeves that
weighed in the neighborhood of ], $50 bs which
were in good condition but a little coarse, sold
as low as PIC to &c pound, a figure that goes
below anything for many years on the sama
grade. The only grade of beeves that held
their own this week were good feeders. and
light, smooth butcher stock, which our local
markets demand of late" The advice is here
w m ShlDDlnC
mon and low grade stock to Pittsburg markets,
as the great humorist gave to young men and
maidens contemplating matrlmony: Don't.
Better put your grain even at its present hlgh
prices, into your CATTLE than ship them to mar
kets and accept prices now ruling.
Sheep, Lambs and Swine.
There were about 10 loads of sheep and lambs
on sale at East Liberty yards Monday morning,
and prices were strong for choice grades.
Receipts since Monday have been about 8
loads and markets have weakened all along
the line. Prices are 10 to 15c lower than last
week.
Total offerings of hogs for the week were
about 80 loads About one-third were good
corpfed stock This morning there were 10 car
loads on sale, and top price was 4c. The tops
were below prime. The price in Chicago this
morning m was So TO- Receipts yesterday were
$4,000, and to-day 10, COO head at Chicago, the
largest daily receipts of this season.
Mccall & Co.'s Weekly Review.
supply OF cattle 1alr; market ruleQ SLOW at
last weeks prices, but, from favorable reports
from Eastern and Western markets is closing
higher. We give the following as ruling prices:
Prime, 1900 to l.600 pounds. "a 5U@4 Is; good,
1.2OO to ], 400 pounds. sS 1894 TO- good butcher
grades, 100 to 300 pounds, 50 50l4 1U; rough
fat, 100 to 800 pounds, So 0043 80; good feed
ers, 1000 to 200 pounds So 1898 60; common
to fair, 1000 to 2O0 pounds, 81 50g3 40 comm on
to fair stockers and feeders 700 to LOCO pounds.
81 00@2 80; common straw trampers. 81 25@l IS;
mixed lots. cows, bulls and heifers. 81 5U92 so;
fresh cows and springers $40 00@40 90 per mead.
The receipts of hogs this week were in excess
of the demand. and the market ruled slow on
common and light. but fairly active on good
medium and heavy. To-day there IS full sup
ply of common and light on sale and few takers
for this class. We quote market to-day as fol-
lows: Fair to best selected, So S5@4 90; good
mixed, So 60@3 IS: best Workers, So 5Ofp3 GO;
common to fair, s3 00Q3 40; pigs, 81 25@2 so;
roughs, So 50Q3 25.
The supply of sheep was fair. The market
was active on good and dull on common, but
medium grades were at unchanged prices. We
quote sales as follows: Prime Ohio and Indi-
ana weshers. weighing here los to ITO pounds.
s5 00@5 %; good. 80 to 100 pounds, 81 60@4 90;
fair to good mixed 10 to 81 pounds. S3 400
90; culls and common lots, 81 50Q3 90; good
yearlings. 81 5005 90; fair to good, so to 80
pounds, So 50@4 90: lambs, common to best, "a so
G6 90; veal calves. ITO to LEO pounds, S. 50@6 90;
heavy calves, 81 0OG3 90.