Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-09
LIVE STOCK REVIEW.
Heaviest Run of Cattle for the Season
at East Liberty.
MARKETS LOWER on ALL GRADES,
With the Exception of Light and Smooth
Butcher BeeveS.
SHEEP WEAKER AND SWINE STEADY
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,

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The run Of cattle at East Liberty this
week was the largest of the season. There
were above 16O loads on the market Monday
morning, and since that time 20 more loads
have been received, making 80 loads more
than have been received any one week for
months past. As usual a large proportion
of receipts were common and low grade
beeves. In the $50 loads there were not
probably dozen loads of the smooth, light
cornfed stock weighing /, 900 to 200 pounds,
such as our market has been calling loudly
for in vain all this season This grade of cattle
were strong at last weeks prices, and many
more than were offered would have found
ready buyers. There a few loads
OF Southern Ohio -beeyes on the market
which are good, but not strictly prime,
weighing from 400 to l.50O pounds. for which
there was no demadd at satisfactory prices, and
they were sent on East in first hands The best
offer for these good heavy beeves was S45O,
and no doubt they would have brought 81 6O,
but the latter price was not satisfactory TO the
Shippers. Common and low grade cattle were
active al loQl5c, lower prices than last week.
The saving clause of this weeks cattle market
was the presence of a larger number of buyers
than have been on hand for months past. All
the BUYERS who ever visit the East Liberty
yards were on hand and ready to invest Tho
heavy run gave them the opportunity to de-
mand concessions. but with the exception of 10
or u loads of good heavy beeves nearly all
offered were sold.
Stockers were dull and slow. Good Ohio
feeders were in good demand. Fresh cows
and SpunCers were active at a range OIL SSO to
$40 head, and common stock were oull AT slo
TO SIS a head. Good veal calves were scarce
and active at &c to % while heavy grassers
were slow at a range OF 21Sc to &c per n.
sheep, Lambs and Swine.
The number of sheep on the market this
week was about 20 loads, and in the
supplies there was very little prime
stock. All commission men are agreed
that quality of offerings of late
were sold at SIS 25 to So 35 but the general range
OF markets was So SO to 81 70. Lambs were dull
ana lower, with &c to &c per as the range
Markets were reported from 15c to zoe lower
than last week, win fancy stock as the excep-
tion. which were hardly quotable on account of
their scarcity. Selected hogs were strong SC
higher on Monday than at the close of last
week. There have been no new features since
Monday. Philadelphias were quoted this
morning at 81 80 to 81 80. Receipts at Chicago
this morning were very large, and 81 60 was the
top price.
J. b. Fesh & Co. report the following sales
Eor week ending October S: Seven cars St. Louis
steers. averaging 900 to l.O50. ranging prices
S. 90 to s. 50; cars Indianapolis, averaging
J, 100, S. 80 20 s. %; cars Chicago heifers.
averaging 500 to 800 s. 60 to s. 90; car Ohio
steers and heifers, average 965. SS 20; bulls
q 0O 10 = 0J; cows. q UO 10 % w.
Mccall a. Co.'s Weekly Review.
The supply of cattle was heavy and the mar
ket ruled fair at decline of 10 to 2cc per cwt
on all grades except prime feeders and nice
LOO to l.300 Il butchers grades, which were
strong at last weeks prices. We give the fol-
lowing as ruling prices: Prime. l3OO to l-6OO
Bs. 81 40 to 81 co. good LOO to l,4OO bs 81 90 to
81 .; good butcher grades LOO to ], 300 rs
s. 50 to 81 10; rough fat 100 TO 1900 rs S3 %
to S3 90; common to fair. 1000 to L 200 MS,
s. % TO So .; good feeders. 1000 to ], 100 fs
s. 10 to 60; common to fair stockers and feed
ers, 200 to 1000 Ms, s. 10 to S. 10; mixed lots
COWS, helferS and bulls. 81 IS to 50 50; fresh
cows and sprngers. so 90 to SS5 90 per cwt.
The receipts Of hogs light and offerings
mostly common. The demand for this class is
very slow. Ne quote fair to best Philadelphias
- % To 81 80: best cornfed Workers. 81 80 to
s. 90: common to far Workers. 81 l5 to s. 4U
roughs, $ 80 to 81 90.
The supply of sheep fair; market slow and
draggy We quote sales as follows: Prime
OHIO and Indiana wethers, weighing here los
10 lle lbs, s. 90 TO S. 25; good 90 to 100 lbs
81 20 TO 81 80; fair to good mixed, 75 to so lbs
- 90 TO 81 90: culls and common lots, 81 90 TO
So 90; good yearlngs, 81 % to "a 75; fair good
50 TO 80 lbs, S3 30 to 81 10; spring lambs dull;
common to besf, 81 50 to IS 90; veal calves
ll0 10 l2O lbs, S. 90 to Sc 90; heavy calves
& 90 10 S. % and not wanted.