Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-15
THE CATTLE MARKET.
Present Situation at East Liberty and
Allegheny Yards
BEEVES ARE HIGHER in CHICAGO,
Bat Local DrOvers Can't Bring the Buyers
Up to the Advance,
SHEEP STEADY, AND SWINE WEAKER
REvES ARE HIGHER IN CHICAGO.
SHEEP STEADY, AND SWINE WEAKER
OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DIsPATCHl
MONDAY, April IA, 1890. I

OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DIsPATcHl
MONDAY, April IA. 1890. (
AT Herr's Island the cattle supply varied
very little from the recent average, either a.
to quantity or qualify, but demand wa:
light and prices were to 1oc lower than
last Monday. AS markets were higher in
Chicago than last week, there is little IN the
situation comforting to drovers. The light
demand is explained by the fact that small
dealers are buying very sparingly on ac.
count of the ice famine, Not having the
wherewith to preserve his meats the average
butcher is DISPOSED to pursue the hand &c
mouth policy, and hence drovers find markets
weak
Chicago beeves weighing l,5O0 to 1.60O lbs
sold at a range of IS 2OG5 10; medium weights,
lS5O to $50 lbs, s5615 10; do, 200 to 14OO lbs,
81 5O@4 IS; prime light weights. 800 to LOO lbs,
81 2jQ4 30: common to fair thin steers. IS 4OG
5 90. Fresh COWS sold at range of S30d4O per
head. There were 364 calves on the market,
and at range of 495c per lb trade was very
Slow.
Bulls, stays and dry cows from nearby coun.
ties were IN light supply. The sales reported
were at SIC per lb. Receipts from Chicago
1. Zelgler llS head; l. Gerson, lib: L. Roths-
child So; A. Fromm, Il From Pennsylvanla-
J. F. Cruikshank. 3: T. Bingham, II; w Gar
win, s Total, so; last week, S1i; previous
week, 39S.
Sheep, Lambs and Swine.
The offerings to-day were larger than last
Monday but they were still light. Demand.
however was not urgent and holders yielded
to a slight decline on last weeks prices Best
heavy Western and native wethers sold at s. g
06 10 per 100 TBS. medium weights, 30 lOGo -;
good hghtweigbts, 81 5O14 20; fair do, 81 Log
4 %; common and mixed ewes and wethers,
So 6UG4 90: lambs, 513G6c z ID for choice; spring
lantus. 7G9c per h. Receipts from Chicago
J. Zeigler, 2l5 head. From Pennsylvania-J. +.
Cruikshank, 81 head; T. Bingham, a head; w.
Garvin % head. From Ohio-Williams Co..
81 head; Sanford & Langdon, head. Total,
sll: last week. 24O; previous week, S9S The
supply OF hogs vas tair, demand strong and
markets firm at last weeks quotations. For
some choice punches higher prices were OBJ
tanned than were to be had last Monday. Chi
cagos aud OhioS sold at range of 81 6OG4 TO-
and country hogs at 81 1894 80.
Receipts-From Chicago l. Zeigler, Ills head.
From Ohio. Williams & Co., Ill; Needy &
Smith, 260; Sanford & Langdon. 81. From
ham;ll; W. Garvin, l. Total 623: last week, 4Sl;
previous week, SIS
At Woods Run Yards.
There were I76 head of cattle from Chicago
and 40 from Ohio on the market to-day. The
cost at sources of supply was &c higher than a
week ago but buyers here could not be brought
up to the increased rate. The range of prices
paid soc per cwt. more than his cattle cost him
last Monday for the same grade. Drovers re-
port that there was no money to them in this
weeks deals, owing to advanced rates in the
West.
There were scarcely any sheep offered to-day
at the Woods Run yards. About 500 head of
lambs were on the market and seldom, if ever,
has a better lot been offered. The average
weight was ll5 bS and tops sold quickly at TIC
All had disappeared at noon, with the eXcep
ton OF q head, and these, no doubt, found Gus
TONERS before evening.
There were l46 head OF hogs on the market
The outside price was 81 65. Markets in this
line were very slow. The season for pork is
waning, and demand steadily declines week by
week.
At East Liberty.
Receipts of cattle were so leads against IS
last Monday and 20 the previous Monday.
Nearly all on the market to-day were from
Chicago. The quality of offerings was scarcely
up 10 last week, but prices were Is to 25c
stronger all along the line. Markets started
out very active and this advance was fully
maintained. For few loads of heavy cattle
not strictly prime 81 20 was refused in the
early part of the day, and there is little doubt
that they brought higher figures later on. 1t
should ALWAYS be remembered that East Liberty
live stock quotations are for car load lots, while
retail prices are quoted for other local yards.
There were no COWS on the Liberty market
which brought above SS5 per head. Calves
were in supply above demand, and markets
dragged at 8 TO &c.
Inc run Ol SDeeD ana lamDS was very light.
there being only five carloads on the market.
The quality of those offered was not up to the
STANDARD. Choice weChers would have quickly
brought 61?c and lambs &C per H. but the trouble
there were few if any of this grade in
the offerings. The run of hogs was larger than
usual the total number in the market being 80
loads. As a result of the Unexpectedly large
run markets started out very slow with 81 so
as the outside price. II is doubtful even if tins
price was ObtaIned. The time has passed tor
active demand in pork lines, and, with a run as
large as that at Liberty to-day. the seller is at
the mercy of the buyer
CATTLE-ReceIpts, l5l2 head: shInrnenrs 9O3
head; market fairly act We and l5Q25c higher
than last weeks prices. No cattle shipped to
New York to-day.
HoGs-Receipts. 5000 head: shipments, 4l5O
head: market firm: medium and selected, 81 40
@l4 80: common to best Workers. s. 2Od4 S5; pigs
a OcG4 10; Is cars hogs shipped to New York to-
day
SHEEP-Receipts. !, 500 head; shipments. l.6OO
head; market active at last weeks prices.
BY Telegraph.
NEW observation-disclosures 3SO4 head in
cludmg q carloads to be sold Market &c Der
100 bs higher: steers So 9005 90 per 100 fs: bulls
and dry COVE, 81 35G3 65; dressed beef firm 1t
66715c per b for sides; shipments to-day, l62
beeve>: tomorrow, $50 beeves, and 900 quar-
ters of beet. Calves-Rpceipts, 246S head:
market firm; veals. 81 00G6 OO per 100 rs
Sheep-Receipts 1890 head; market steady:
sheep, 81 5OQ7 10 per loo b>; yearlings, s. 5O0
o
mutton steady at 9GlO11c per b; dressed year
lings, l04llHc. Hogs-Receipts, 1374S head:
none sold alive; market steady at S4 1904 so
per 100 bs.
CHICAGO = Cattle - Receipts. 1880 head:
shipments, 5000 head: market active. 10c to
2Oc lower; beeves, 81 70@5 20; steers So 25@4 60;
stockers ana feeders, 81 40G3 50; COWS. bulls
and mixed, 81 50G3 10: Texas eornfed steers
ceints, 2l.OOO head: shipments, 5000 head:
market strong to = shade higher; mixed. 81 10
al 50; heavy. 81 l5@4 so; light, 81 1904 40:
skips, s. 50G4 70. Sheep-Receipts, ll0OO
head: shipments. 5000 head; market steady;
natives, 81 0O66 90: western cornfed. S. 256
so; Texans. So 75G5 50: lambs, s. O066 rs.
BUFF Alo-Cattle fairly active. stronger and
a shade higher on good; receipts, 296 loads
extra, 81 75d5 90; choice heavy butchers, 81 so
"a 75 Sheep and lambs active and stronger:
receipts. u loads through, 5 on sale: chorce to
extra extra 50 So@6 90 good to 9, ea9ee a S. i5@6 30;
choice s. l507 30 Hogs fairly active: re-
ceipts 5S loads through, 80 on sale; mediums
and heavy. 81 1904 55. mostly 81 So
Observation-Disclosures. 1900 head; ship
ments. 200 head; market steady: good to fancy
native steers. 81 20di SO; fair to good do So 10
IA 30; stOckers and feeders. g 40GD3 so. Hogs
Receipts, 500 head; shipments, 3 200 head; mar
ket higher; fair 20 ch0Ice heavy. 81 256O4 35;
packing grades 81 20GI 80: light. fair to best
81 1904 p. Sheen - Receipts. 100 head; ship
nents, 200 head; market firm: fair to choice 81 90
@5S0.
BAL AlTlM0RE-Wheat-W estern strong; No.
2 winter red, spot and April Ss3S6SS15c;
May, ssc; July S715c bld Corn-Western
3ssz@4Oc; June. 4Ol4@4O15c: July, 4Os<@Hc;
August. 4l@4ll4c; steamer. 3Sc bid. Oats
frnier: Western white. 32633c; do mixed. 300
Sic: graded No. white, 3215c. Rye quiet at
55G57c Hay inactive and firmer: prime to
choice timothy, Sl3 OO@l3 90 Provisions
steady and unchanged. Butter steady and uu-
changed. Eggs steady at l2c. Coffee quiet
and unchanged.
MINNEAPOLIS-Receip of wheat including
Sunday were los cars. with 20 cars shipped our:
the offerings of cash wheat were rather small
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