Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-22
LIVE STOCK REVIEW.
The Supply of Beeves at East Liberty
Short of Demand.
BUTCHERING CATTLE ARE HIGHER.
Sheep and Lambs Steady at Prices Which
Ruled Week Ago.
THE DRIFT OF PnRKERS nnXNMlRn
3UTCHERING CATTLE ARE HIGHER.
THE DRIFT OF PORKERS DOWNWARD
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
WEDNESDAY, Nav u. 1890.

OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DIsPATCH,l
WEDNESDAY, May q, 1890. I
The offerings Of cattle for local trade on
Monday were 60 carloads against 55 loads
the previous Monday. With the increased
supply there was not enough to meet the
needs OF our local trade by about ten cars.
The quality Of offerings was decidedly above
the late average. Markets opened up very
active on Monday morning, and all were
promptly sold at an early hour al 10 to 15e
better prices than were obtained a week age.
Buyers we're on hand in larger force than
usual, and q dozen more leads than were
offered would have found ready customers
at the advance
seme fresh orders we're wired 10 Chicago
on MehdsY after sll had been sold, and seme
ieHf leads arrived ffem 6hie since the be-
ginning Of the week, making q total ef
about o. carloads received this week OF
thsss there we're about loads Of country
cattle from Ohio, weighing ron 1000 la l..
100 bs, The best price attained this week
for carload lots was sb 20, and only few
loads reached this figure, In q retail way
e. 90 was reached, and one dealer reported
the sale of 10 beeVes, which were oulled from
4 carloads, al s. 40 per hundred. There were
no stockers or feeders on the market, Chi
eago has Of late monopolized this branch OF
the cattle trade. Prices are too stiff 70 fur
nish any margin Oi profit al this market.
There has been no surplus Of stockers and
feeders in Chicago market of:late.
BETTER PRICES FOR FRESH COWS.
There was a better quality of fresh cows
offered at East Liberty yards this week than
for some time past. One OF our leading
dealers in this line said to-day: 81 sue
ceeded in getting a better price for fine
Durham COW to-day than have been able
10 get Tor many weeks past. The price at
which | sold was So, and for a number of
weeks past the outside price for such as /
had for sale was $40 To Sl5 below this
figure"
The supply OF calves was scarcely up to
last week, and the range OF prices was 81 20
to a IS per hundred, with a few small
punches Of very choice at s.. There were
about Is car loads of sheep and lambs
offered on Monday, all clipped, aud market
started up slow, with prices a shade lower
than the previous Monday. On Tuesday
about 10 car loads more were received, and
this morning loads, making total for the
week of about sc cars
Markets closed a shade stronger to-day
than the opening on Monday, and prices of
last week are fairly well maintained. There
have been no Western sheep offered this
week. All were from Ohio and Washing
ton county. Wethers weighing 90 pounds
brought 5IIc, and yearlings ranged from
51zc to 614c per pound.
DULL HOG MARKET.
The hog market has been very dull all .
the week. The run was large on Monday,
amounting to 35 carloads. The range of
prices has been 81 Is to 81 30 with vey few,
if any, reaching the latter figure. The de-
maud from butchers is steadily declining,
and packers here look to Chicago for their
supplies.
In general the cattle market shows a de-
cided improvement this week over last. To
be sure, cost was greater at Chicago, but the !
advance here more than covered the in
creased cost. Tidy butcher stock is now 50c !
per hundred higher than at the beginning of |
the month, and 81 higher than year ago.
Sheep and lambs manage to hold their own |
and no more, while pork is tending low. |
Top price of packing hogs at Chicago this |
morning was shade below 81 10.
M'CALL & co.'s REVIEW.
E. Mccall & Co. in their weekly review |
say. The supply Of cattle is light; market |
active and 10 10 l5c higher; all sold; market |
closed firm. We give the following as the |
ruling prices Prime. 1900 to l60O lbs, 81 qO6 |
25 good, 200 to 400 lbs 81 7505 90; butcher
grades, ]. 100 to 300 lbs. 81 SOFA 80: common |
to fair, loo to LOO MS, 81 25@4 90; mixed lots,
COWS, heifers and bulls, 50 50G3 rs; fresh cows |
and springers SO 0O9S5 90 per head.
The receipts of hogs were light. and with |
limited demand the market is dull and slow |
on all grades. We quote; Best selected, 81 25 |
"a so; best Workers. 81 1904 20; common to |
fair light Workers. 81 OOG74 10; pigs So 1904 OO;
roughs, So 25(I3 75
The receipts of sheep were heavy and tho
market slow at decline Of l0gl5c per cwt from
last weeks prices. We quote sales as fol.
lows Prime clipped OHIO and Indiana wethers
weighing here Jos to ITO MS, S. 2O0l5 30: good
30 to 100 bs. S. 0OG5 Is: fair to good mixed |
rs to 80 hs, 81 1904 90: good yearings, 70 to so
hs, SIS jOftj S5 fair 10 good, 50 to 90 bs,
s. 0OG5 Offspring lambs, 6Q7c p D.. Receipts of
veal calves liberali market steady. selling at
e. 5O6p4 IS.