Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-25
LIVE STOCK REVIEW.
Common and Low Grade Cattle Over
Plenty at East Liberty.
GOOD BEEyES SCARCE AND HIGHER.
A Sharp Decline in Price of Hogs Since
Opening on Monday.
ONLY PRIME SHEEP HOLD THEIR OWN
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH, !
WEDNESDAY, September p, 1880. (


The offerings of cattle for local trade at
the East Liberty yards for the week were
about 152 loads, against ITO loads last week
and 100 or the week before. A very large
proportion OF the offerings were common,
halI-fatted grassers. Good beeves were con-
spicuous on account of their scarcity, and
primes Tor their absence. Common grades
were in supply beyond demand, and were
dull and slow at last weeks prices, at which
time bottom was reached. Gram cattle were
active and firm at shade better prices than
last week. Such beeves as our market calls Tor,
namely, light tidy butcher stock weighing lOOO
TO 200 lbs, and good !, 100 TO l5JO cattle were
easily lUC better than the same grades we're a
week ago. The best the market were sold
at 81 b TO II S. These were good, but not
prime, and weighed from l,4JJ 10 l,00O bS
there was GOOu demand for good feeders, anu
supply was hot up TO demand. Stochers were
slow. The run OF calves was light and prices
ranged nom &c TO 614c per b. The latter was
paId tor a few extra nue. But tor The light run
markets would have declined at least 0Oc per
Cwt
The supply of sheep and lambs was much
lsrger than usual, there being from 81 10 ~
loads on the market this week. There was
very little choice STOCK Iii the entire list prob
ably less than \ halt dozen loads.
Marke;s Gener. Uy Weaker.
Markets IN general ruled weak at a decline
of 25 to 40 per cent from prices of last week.
The few loads of goods sheep offered held up
fairly well TO last weeks prices. One dealer
reported lambs as suffering more IRON the
decline than sheep.
on Monuay morning, has been steadily on the
decline since that time. Sellers we're very firm
IN their views at the opening OF the weeks
markets and sales were reported at So 20 for
tops, a higher figure than was attained any
where else in the country. AdyIces from
Buffalo later IN the day on Monday showed that
no such prices had been paid there, and mar
keJs once lost their strength and dropped
bacK to sc. Tuesdays supplies were almost
entirely low grade stock, and prices on this
grade dropped SOC to 40c from prices of Monday.
This morning there were about 10 loads on
the market and top price of Phlladelphias
ranged f. ON 81 50 TO 81 80. One dealer reported
= purchase OF tops this morning for 81 81, and
saId that the same grade was firmly held at
- 10 on Monday morning at the opening of
markets. Another buyer said: Holders we're
too saucy al the beginning OF the week, and
now they are much more modest in their views
OF values.
Mccall q Co.'s Weekly Review.
With a fair supply of cattle and good at
tendance OF buyers, there was more life in the
trade and all grades sold strong at last weeks
prices. We give the following as rul-
ing prices: Prime. L.SOO to l,6OO Bs 81 so
".
good butcher grades. l,lOO to 1900 Bs, 81 on to
81 25 rough fat l. 100 To 1900 fbs So 25 to So so;
common to fair, LOCO to l200 Ms 81 IS to
$ .: stockeTs and feeders. go to LOCO ms
8 > TO s. 70; mixed lois and hefers 81 90 to
= l5;bus and tat cows, 81 SOTO g 80; fresh COWS
and springers so 20 TO $40 90 per head
The receipts OF hogs since our last report has
been fair and the market ruled active. To-day
the offerings are mostly common at the follow
in- quotations: medium and selected "a %
To . 90; best cornfed Workers. 81 rs to 81 IS;
common to fair, 81 50 to 81 IS; pigs, So so to
IS %; roughs, IS so to 81 D.
The supply of sheep liberal; market steady
and unchanged. We quote as follows: Prime
OHIO and Indiana wethers, weighing here los
10 ITO lbs, S5 10 TO So S5; good 90 to 100 lbs |
- 20 TO $ on; far to good mixed, 20 to so lbs
= ~ to 81 %; Culls and common lots 50 90 TO
: 20; good yeaings. 81 50 to S. 90; fair to good
5l 10 6O lbs, S. 50 to 81 %; spring lambs 50 so to
- W; common 10 fair, 81 80 TO S. %; veal calves
no TO l2O lbs, IS so to S6 Is; heavy calves, |
e 10 10 81 co.