Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-31
LIVE STOCK REVIEW.
Receipts of Cattle at Liberty Less
Than Last Week and Market
FIRMFOR GOOD BUTCHERING STOCK
Quality Of Sheep and Lambs Offered Poor
and Prices Of.
SWINE IN LIGHT SUPPLY AND FIRM
OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DISPATCH,
WEnNRSnAN lr,lr 2n I2Qn

OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DISPATCH,
WEDNESDAY. July So 1890
The total receipts of cattle at East Lib
erly for the week were 12O loads, against 156
loads last week. A decline of sc loads had
favorable effect on markets, and all tidy,
light butcher beeves were firm at last week s
prices. There has been a scarcity of this
grade of cattle for some months, and their
scarcity is the redeeming feature of markets.
The quality OF this weeks receipts was be-
low late average. A very large percentage
of the cattle on the market were common
and low grade. There were in the 120 loads
received this week about % loads from Chi
csgo. The supply of tidy butcher cattle.
such as our market calls for. was scarcely
mp to demand. The bulk of the offerings
were what is known in the trade as shipping
grass cattle. For this grade markets opened
weak on Monday. and sales were made at a de-
cline of 10 to l5c from prices of last week There
was decline on all grades with the exception
of light tidy butcher stock, weighing from
1000 to I.200 ms. A few loads of heavy cattle,
weighing about 1,5O0 Bs, which were IN good
condition, but not prime, were sold at 81 60
Fresh cows were in larger supply than at any
aime this year or last. and prices on common
stock were of IS to So head. few extra
good fresh COWS were sold at SS5 to S45. There
market Calves were in good supply, and top
prices for calves were SIC. Grassers were
slow at a range of SIC to 41Sc per b. The last
price obtained was 81 4Ofor carload of 1.30O-h
Indiana cattle which were prime in quality.
Higher Prices, Poorer stock.
The general equality of offerings was below
late average. Prices were a shade higher at
sources of supply. and as there was no advance
here drovers did Eot fare very well on this
weeks operations.
The cost of this weeks offerings was essen
tally the same as last but quality was lower
this week. This morning there were about four
loads left unsold, mostly common and low grade
stock, and holders would no doubt be forced to
liberal concessions on Mondays prices, which
were 10 to l5c per cwt. below the previous Mon
days prices.
The supply of sheep and lambs this week has
been unusually large. There were upward of
30 loads on the market Monday and the total
receipts for the week have been close to 50
loads. Quality of offerings was generally
poor, and prices of sheep were of 25c from
last week and lambs Soc. Choice sheep and
lambs were very scarce. Very few of this
grade are coming to market this season. A
number of loads were unsold this morning,
and prospects were that they would be sent on
East in hrst hands. The range of markets for
sheep was s. 80 to IS 10 per hundred, with very
few sold at the last figure. Lambs ranged
from &C to SIC per h. A bunch of very fancy
comprising 10 head, brought &c per h. There
were between three and four carloads of hogs
on the market this morning. and prices ranged
from s. 90 to 81 Is. There were about 2S loads
on the market this week, and very few of those
offered were choice. The top price at Chicago
this morning was IS 95 but tops there were of
much better quality than those at East Lib
erty which sold at 81 l5