Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-12
LIVE STOCK REVIEW.
Cattle Open Higher, but Close
With the Advance Lost.
THE SUPPLY OF SHEEP EXCESSIVE
And Prices Lever, but lambs and Year
lings Hold Their own.
H0GS DULL AND TENDING DOWNWARD
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
WEDNESDAY,. June IL. 1890.

OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
WEDNESDAY. June IL, 1890. {
The cattle market at East Liberty has
been slow since the opening of the week, the
attendance of buyers from all points being
unusually light. The principal reason for
the lack of interest shown has undoubtedly
been bad retail markets. due to the general
consumption of early garden truck, and In
terest is likely to be lacking until the pass
age of the heated term. Farmers are busy
with their farm. work and are sending lit
tie or no stock to market, the result being
that offerings of all descriptions of butcher
ing stuff are from Chicago or other
Large Western shipping points. Then,
too, the drovers who are in the habit
of securing surrounding counties for
stock claim 1t is scarce and so firmly held
there is no profit in 1t at the prices prevailing
at the Pittsburg yards The market opened up
Monday with supplies light and the prices 25c
per cwt. higher for all grades. but butchers were
Indifferent about purchasing, and the market
closed with the advance lost and trade dull
No Henvy Cattle for Export.
Prices ranged from 50 90 to So 90 for cows,
bulls and heifers to 81 4O6l5 90 for good to
prime butcher grades. There have been no ex-
porters or choice heavy cattle on the market
able for some time past the prospects of re-
ceipts of such grades of stock in the near
future are not very ROSY. Reports from the
West and Southwest show that steers are NOV
ing to market in numbers scarcely credible and
these and other reports indicate lower range
of valuation.
Sheep have ruled in excess of the demand
this week, the result being a sharp decline,
but lambs and yearlings have about held their
own under good demand. Lambs and year
lings are likely to be ready sale at fair prices
for some weeks yet
The hog market is stagnan:. Butchers do
not want many and packers are only operating
as concessions are made. A sharp decline has
occurred, but it is said the market is showing
hrmneSs at the decline.
Mccall & Co.'s Weekly Review.
The supply of cattle was light and the mar
ket opened up strong at an advance of 10 to 25c
per cwt but as the attendance of buyers was
small, and having been literally supplied last
week, the market closed very dull, with the ad-
vance lost. Dry COWS and bulls were the worst
Of the season. We give the following as
ruling prices: Prime, 1.SOO to 1,6OO lbs, 81 so
as 90: good, 100 to L400 lbs, 81 5O@4 rs;
butcher grades, LOO to l,SOO lbs, 81 4O@a 65;
common to fair, LOCO to LOO MS, S. 90@4 40;
mixed lots, COWS, bulls and heifers, very dull,
at 3 C0d3 90; fresh cows and springers slow at
so 0OSS5 90 per head.
The supply of hogs has been equal to the de-
mand, and the market has ruled slow at the
following quotations: Medium and selected,
So 1898 so; best Workers, S. 70@3 75; common
TO far. light, IS GOES 20; roughs, 81 1898 25
The supply OF sheep this week was heavy
and the market dull at decline of l0@l5c per
cwt from lastweek. We give the following as
ruling prices: Prime Ohio and Indiana wethers,
weighing here l05to ITO s, SIS l005 %: good 80 TO
100 Ms 81 1905 90; fair to good mixed, 70 to
so ms. 81 25G4 50: yearlings dull, best selling
at IS 1905 40; fair to good. so 10 go ms. 81 004
s. so; spring lambs, plenty selling at So O006 90.
The supply of veal calves has been light and
market trm and active at an advance of 25950c
per cwt., selling by the carload at So 0OS5 %.