Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-04
LIVE STOCK REVIEW.
Cattle Receipts at East Liberty
Larger Than Last Week.
CHOICE BEEVES A SHADE HIGHER.
Common and Low Grades Still Dull and
in Favor of Buyers.
HOICE BEEyES A SHADE HIGHER.
GOOD SHEEP FIRM, ROGS DROPPING
OFFICE OF PITTS SBURG DISPATCH,
WEDNESDAY,, Dec. 8. 1880. {


WEDNESDAY,, Dec. 8. 1890 (
Receipts of cattle at the East Liberty
wards for the week have been close to $50
loads. against 105 loads last week. There
were 40 loads on sale Monday, and some
or loads were received since. A large
proportion of the offerings were medium and
common. The few good shippers and light,
tidy butcher cattle that were offered found
ready buyers at an advance over last week. s
prices, while common and low grades were
weak and a shade lower IN price. Markets
were active at the beginning of the week for
all desirable cattle. Since Monday receipts
have been in the main common and
low grade stock, and for this class
Of cattle markets have shown
weakening tendencies. There were clase to
ten loads of common stock in the yards this
morning. which were unsold, and daily adding
expense to shippers which would inevitably
destroy all hopes of profit. Cows and calves
were very dull, ard outside of fancy stock
were lower than last week. The range for fresh
cows was SIS to So per head A few reached
S1O. and one extra fine brought S5S V cal calves
sold from SC 20 &c per n. and Grassers were slow
at Sc per H. The run OF hogs This week has
been the largest of the season. There were
close To so loads on the market on Monday. and
total receipts for the week have been not less
than l25 loads.
Quality of offerings shows improvement on
late receipts but prices are off from 20 TO 40
per cent from last Thursday. Top price for
the week was So 30 and only few extras sold
At this figure. the range of markets was So 70
TO S. 80. Light pigs. weighing from 40 to no
pounds, sold at g 30 to s. 90. There we're is
loads on sale this morning. and markets were
very slow at the decline. Said a leading dealer:
Quality of hogs received this season has been
below average. but while this week shows i'm
provement in quality of receipts. markets are
dull. aud the entire situation favOrs buyers"
Offerings of sheep and lambs Monday
were about 20 loads, and the total for the week,
80 far. about . loads Choice stock is still
scarce, demand exceeding supply. For the
latter. markets were strong at last weeks
prices. but common grades go slow and prices
are barely steady There is no trouble finding
buyers for all choice sheep and lambs. but
other grades go begging for customers. There
has probably never been season when high
quality of live stock has been SO important as
the present. The good is in demand, but the
common is dun and slow.
Mccall & Co.'s Weekly Review.
The supply of cattle was fair, buy
ers being out in force and the mar
ket ruled active at a shade stronger
prices on al, grades. We quote the following
ruling prices. Prime, 1880 to l6OO pounds "a 80
"a so; good. LOO to llOO pounds 81 OO@4 40;
good butcher grades. 100 to 1900 hounds, S3 IS
al 30: rough fat, J. 100 to 1900 pounds s3 259
) 20; good feeders. 1000 to LOO pounds. s. $50
. %: common TO fair Stockers and feeders, go
!" t.uVU pounuN, = L00- SU mixed lois. COWS,
bulls and heifers. s. jUd3 90: fresh COWS and
snrlngerS. So 009ij " Ter head.
The supply of hogs is liberal and demand and
market only fair; weather disagreeabie aud
raining. We quote fair to best Philadelphias
s. 756S 80; hest Workers, So s0(T5 81; common TO
taIr hight, s. I5G5 s.: rougns. s. 1898 p
The supply OF sheep was liberal The mar
ket active on good and dull on common and
Western at the following quotations.
Prime Ohio and Indiana weChers. weigh
l1G here los to 10 pounds. s5 e0d5 ID: good,
80 10 loo pounds. 81 60d4 80: fair 20 good
mixed. 20 TO 50 pounds. So 1904 90: culls
lings s. seas 90; fair to good 80 to 60
pounds, S. 5n94 90: lambs common to best, ,S4 50
at 10; veal calves ITO TO l20 pounds So 5Od6 %;
heavy calves, s. 0O6S 90.