Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-20
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LOCAL LIVE STOCK.
An Improvement Mt East LIberty-CatIle
Supply Not Up to Demand-ImprOVed
Quality of Sheep and Lambs
Hogs Not Up to Standard.
OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DISPATCH,
"WEDNESDAY EanrnarY IL 1890


OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DIsPATCH,l
WEDNESDAY, February Is, 1890.
The markets in general were more active
than last week at slight advance all along
the line. Offerings of cattle on Monday
were 65 carloads, against 30 loads the pre-
vious Monday. Total receipts for the week
thus far have been rs loads. At the opening of
markets Monday morning trade was slow at
last weeks prices. But at noon number of
unexpected buyers put in an appearance, and
demand became active at an advance Of 10c per
lou. So active was the demand that all de-
sirable butcher stock was promptly taken, and
markets were bare at the close of the day.
Beng unable to secure needful supplies at
Liberty two of the leading operators Jele-
graphed to Chicago for a half dozen loads,
which put in an appearance yesterday.
The Gobble and the Advance.
The rs loads offered for the local trade this
were all promptly taken at prices 10@l5c per
cwt higher than rates of last week. The ad-
vance was due to the fact that the supply was
not equal to the demand. The bulk of cattle
received this week were fair to good butcher
stock Needy & Smith received some eight
loads of prime cattle from Southern Ohio,
weighing from l,45O to 1.55O lbs. which sold at
81 50@4 90 in carload lots. Outside of these
There was good inquiry for stockers and
feeders, and more than we're offered in this line
would have found ready buyers. The run of
veal calves were lighter this week than last
but prices we're not materially different. The
range was 6lz07c per lb.
sheep, Lambs and Hogs.
In this department of live stock markets
were shade stronger than last week. Some
dealers report an advance. Others say that the
advance was due to the improvement in quality
of offerings, and that the same grades brought
no better prices than week ago. There is no
doubt, however, that markets are stronger all
around than they were week ago. Prime
sheep were promptly taken at &c per n.
Prime lambs. OF which there was a goodly
number on the market, sold at &c per b.
which weighed over 100 MS each. Markets
closed strong, with stock all cleaned up atlatest
reports.
Receipts of hogs for the week have been light
and quality nothing to brag of. Prices have
been relatively much higher here than in Chi
cago, and this on top of the fact that large
quantity Of low grade stock had been dumped
on to the Liberty yards of late. has had the
effect Of driving many of our large buyers to
Chicago for their stock. Orders from butchers
and country buyers of late are sufficient to
take about all the bogs offered in this market,
and while prices have held up fairly we'll pack
ers and large dealers claim they can do better
West than here.
The outside price at Chicago this morning
according to advices received by one Of our
leading pork packers, was 81 per hundred
while top prices at East Liberty was 81 45 for
stock of lower grade. Said one of the leading
operators of Liberty stockyards this morning:
'rhere are very few good hogs coming to this
market and prices are SO high that we can do
much better by gong to Chicago for what we
need"
Mccall & Co.'s Review.
The supply of cattle has been light, and
zoe per cwt on common to fair. while good to
prime was strong at last weeks prices-an
sold. The market closed strong. We give the
following as ruling prices: Prime. l3OO to
900 MS, 81 5O@4 75 good LOO to 1.4OO ms, 81 90
So 60@4 10; rough fat. 100 to 1.3O0 ms. So esq
90 butcher grades, 900 to ], ,l00 rs. So 5O03 IS;
mixed lots, cows and heifers, 81 50@3 25; bulls
and fat COWS. So 50@3 25; fresh cows and
springers, S25 O0@40 90 per head.
The receipts of hogs this week have been
light and the market fairly active on good
heavy and medium weights and good Yorkers:
common Workers and pigs dull and slow. Sales
to-day were as follows: Heavy and medium
common to fair Workers, 81 OO64 10; light
pigs. So 50@3 rs; roughs. So O0@4 90.
The receipts of sheep this week were light
and the market slow at unchanged prices,
Prime Ohio and Indiana wethers. weigh |
ing here ITO to 120 Bs S. 6Oel6 IS:
good. 90 to 100 MS IS 25@5 50; fair to
good mixed, rs to so ms. 81 5O@4 IS: good
50 to 60 ms, "a 2504 70; good lambs, So OO97 90;
common to fair lambs, IS 0005 so; veal calves,
llO to l2O Ds. S. 25G6 rs; heavy calves. 81 50 |
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