Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-14
LIVE STOCK REVIEW.
Light Receipts of Cattle and Sheep
; . at East Liberty.
MARKETS SHOW AN IMPROVEMENT.
Supply Of Good Export Cattle Not fqual
to the Demand.
QUALITY OF SHEEP AND SWINE POOR
OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DISPATCH.
WEnNECnA~ Aunnaf 10 12o0

OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DISPATCH.
WEDNESDAY,, August l3, 1880.
There were so loads of cattle on the mar
ket at East Liberty Monday morning,
drop of more than 80 loads from the pre-
vious Monday. Since the beginning OF the
week there have been received about 10
loads, making the total 90 loads. Markets
opened strong on Monday morning at an
advance of 10 to 15c per cwt. The quality
of offerings was only fair. Strictly prime
beeves were conspicuously absent. There
were few loads of good heavy cattle, weigh
ing from !, 400 to /, 450 bs., which brought
from S4 25 to 81 60 per cwt. Light tidy
butcher cattle sold at range of SIC to 41zc.
The latter were scarce and demand exceeded
supply. In the offerings were good many
cows and heifers. which ranged in price
from 2Lc to Sc per h. About one-third of
the receipts this week were from Chicago.
Buyers from the Eastern Pennsylvania coun-
ties were present in larger number than usual,
and there was more inquiry for stockers and
feeders than there has been for some weeks
past. Exporters and good shipping beeves were
not in supply equal to demand on Monday.
There were four loads on the market this morn
ing, but these were fresh animals. Mondays ofer-
ings were disposed of at an advance all along
the line on prices of last week Calves were in
good supply, but those offered were mostly
common and low grade. The range Of prices
was 415c to SIC per n.
sheep, Lambs md swine.
There were about dozen loads of sheep and
lambs ON the market at the beginning of the
week, and as many more have been received
since. Receipts were in the main from Ohio.
Quality was only fair. There were very few
primes offered. The better grades of sheep are
withheld from the market Besides, the quality
of sheep and lambs is reported below average
this season owing to wet spring and hot sum-
mer. Markets opened Monday morning
strong Zc higher Tor sheep and nc to &c higher
for lambs. The range for sheep was 4szc To sc,
with one deck of extra fine in which were a
good many yearlings selling at So 3a The only
department of the live stock trade which
showed no improvement this week was the
swine department. Alarge proportion of those
offered were grassers which were slow at
range of SS so to IS 65 Selected fed hogs brought
from 81 90 to 81 10. There have been about
IS loads on the market this week, and the sit
uation has been favorable to the buyer. The
top price quoted this morning was 81 O5. One
of our leading pork packers was advised by his
Chicago buyer to-day that receipts of hogs
there this morning we're 5000 head, and that
top prices ranged from $4G4 10. From this 1t
appears that prices are about the same at East
Liberty and Chicago. whereas there is usually
a difference of l5020c per cwt.
Mccall & Co.'S Weekly Review.
The receipts of cattle light. Good, prime.
medium and heavy-weights scarce and 20@4Oc
per cwt higher than last week, while light
grades and heifers opened up a shade higher.
but closed dull with advance lost. We give the
following as ruling prices: Prime. 1.3OO to l.6OO
MS, 81 25G4 50: good 100 to 400 Ms, 81 OO0
25; butcher grades, LOO to 1900 Ms, s. 75@
4 90; common to fair, 1000 to loo MS, S3 OO@
3 so; stockers and feeders, 800 to ,l.lOO MS
81 1898 25; mixed lots cows and heifers 81 0O@
2 Is; rat cows and bulls. 81 00G2 80; fresh cows
and springers. S20G35 per head.
The supply of hogs light and offerings most
ly grassers and common haif-fat. Good corn
fed scarce and in demand. The latter kind
would sell 10 to zoe per cwt higher than Mon
day. We quote choice corn-fed 81 90 to 81 Is;
fair Workers, IS so to S3 80; grassers, $3 so to
Sc 65; roughers, IS 90 to So 40
The receiprs of sheep this week have been
light Monday and Tuesday, and market was ac-
tive at an advance of 25c to 40c per cwt over
last weeks prices. To-day, Wednesday the
market was slow. at the following quotations:
Prime Ohio and Indiana wethers, weighing
here los to Ito lbs, 81 S5 to IS IS; good, 90 to
100 lbs, s. so to s. rs; fair to good mixed. 75
Go so lbs S3 Is to 81 Is; good yearlings 81 so to
IS so; fair TO good, so 10 60 lhs s3 rs TO 81 40;
spring lambs, 81 so to IS rs; veal calves, ITO
10 l20 pounds, a so to s. 7s; heavy calves, & 90
81 co.