Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-03
FEW PRIME BEEVES
Here on the Market This Week and
Prices on the, Advance.
POOR STOCK SLOW AT OLD PRICES.
Good Feeders Not in Sufficient Quantity
to Meet Demand,
SHEEP AND SWINE DROP OFF IN PRICE
OFFICE OF PITrsBURG DISPATCH, I
WrDSFSDAY. Sent 2


WEDNESDAY, Sept. 2. :
At the opening OF markets Monday morn
ing there were 73 loads of cattle on sale
against rs loads last Monday, and ITO loads
the week before, mostly common and
medium grades. There were no strictly
prime heavy beeves offered and the pro-
portion of light prime butcher stock was
small Quality of offerings, was, however
n shade better than the late average. While
there were no fancy beeves on sale, there
were not so many low grade cattle as usual.
Buyers were present in fair force at the
opening and markets started out at an adj
vance of 10c to 15c per cut on all desirable
grades, light smooth butcher beeyes ], 900 to
1900 pounds in weight having the lead.
Some dealers report an advance OF 2oc per
cut on light butcher beeves.
The supply of good feeders was far below
demand. Western shippers seem TO REGARD
Chicago markets better than ours 1or goou
feeders. The low grade cattle on the market
were not perceptibly better this week than
last Said a leading Liberty stocRnan: we
have no trouble in disposing OF all good
cattle atoutside quotations. but trash IS nard
TO sell at any price. We never have enough
OF the good, hut have too much OF the COM
mon kind all the time. The highest prlce
paid for cattle was So 60. One load was sold
AT tnS prlce anu ailothei .aoAA s S
brought s. IS. When it is remem-
bered that prime heavy beeves are
worth more than SC 90 per cwt IN Cnicago go
it will be readily seen that there were no
primes offered at East Liberty this week.
Fresh COWS OF the best quality were an un-
known quantity at these yards this week
Demand was light. The best price paid was
sS5 90 per head. Calves were in short sup
ply and 6l4y was the top OF the marke:. :.
Shecp-Rsceipts were light and demand
was ditto. There have been about 20 loads
on sale for the week. Quality was reported
low. Markets opened slow at lG9l5c decline
on sheep and 25c on lambs. Top price oil
sheep was 81 s. and lambs s. 80. Only few
fancy punches brought these prices.
Hogs-There have been about 80 loads on
sale this week. Markets were slow, with
S. 20 as top price for corn fed hogs weighing
from 10 to 900 lbs. Heavy corn-fed stock
and grassers were very dull at inside quota
tiOns.
The following is the weekly report of
Holmes, Rowlen, Briggs Co.
We report 50 loads of cattle on sale this
week which were principally of common to
medium grades. No prime or extra offered.
The attendance of buyers was not up to
the usual number, and as there were no or
dcrs TO buy, any for the Eastern markers.
trade was slow at about5 to lO cents lower
than last week and everything sold by II
o'clock on Monday. Tuesdays receipts were
light and all sold early at a shade better
V W
i5cG at s. 50 to - so; good. 1900 to l.3oa 81 15
TO = Coz LOCO to IIOO "a OC to 81 40 mixed heif-
crs and steers and rough half fat, So 25 to
sac: bulls and cows, to S4c: stock,
crs 200 to $50, 21a TO SIC; fresh cows and
springers, $50 to $40 per head: veal calves, 6
TO G1Sc. Receipts of sheep were about 20
loads on Mondag and loads on Tuesday.
Trade IVES slow at about last weeks prices.
We quote 30 to loon sheep at ass to sc: so to
so rs 80 to 4.65c: 40 to so, 4 to 4l4c: common,
g. TO 3l3c; spring lambs, to &c. Receipts Of
hogs are more liberal this week and prices
about ste dy on corn hogs at t13 to 554c;
grsss hogs, So to SIC; pigs, 31a to 45c;
rouShs, TO 434c.
Some of the Principal Sales.
s. NJ. Luffery Bro: Cattle-16 head, 19 SO fbs.,
g IS; IS head. "a $50 rbs., 8 s.. sheep-9 head,
ll4O ibs q p: IS head 3. 100 bs., IS 10: 30 head
80 NJ g 5q Hsssns9 (. %. =. head head Il 5+S 81 MS D;
Z. Mccall Co: Catteais head. T. SO lbs, g 10;
i I lead hsa$ s5S Ss Ss 81 head esaa S7H Ds N a s. 81 Il
hciiers s, a0 lbs. sS ~. Hogs-95 head, 1870 lbs
x So "a a head $50 lbs q 5o Is head, 80 lbs Is Io
Sheep2l head u, 80 lbs 81 50; Sc head, 1880 lbs
John Hesket & Co.: CattIe-2O head. % $50 lbs,
g 20: is head % $40 lbs. S @ 6 head. 100 lbs 81 Ok:
il head l. $50 lbs a 15 y head, o. ssn lbs, q %; IS
head y SO his $50; head G. 600 lhs s4e5. Hogs
q head Is 8O lbs $ 4O 66 head 10 $50 lbs s. aO IS
s. 8SC lbs, 81 s.: 50 head C. 4O lbs - IS; u head of
sheep LAO Tbs, $ O5; 10 head OF Sheep g. 400 lbs
$ B. Hedges & CO.: Cattle-13 head. H. $50 lbs,
S -: heifers. $40 lbs, 81 50; cows. 3 10 his
calves l. 800 lbs IS 90. Sheep-4O head, g. 100 lbs,
@ S head head so lbs lbs . S sC Il Il head head lbs s
S Hogs-%5 head head 80 lbs, g g: g g head, head,
s lis % $ 3 50 s. 3 % head head 5 3 iSs Ss y; g g head head
500 lbs. $ 20; Sc head, u, go lbs. s. 40;
punn. DYER & Co.: Cattle-I5 head, i, 2io lbs
s. 30: Ii head, $50 lbs 81 15 25 heiers. % $40
lbs. s. .; u head cattle. 900 lbs, 81 80; q head,
i head, 20 lbs s. S6 5! head, 10 lbs. s. s. s.
head. A. $50 lbs. g 90 Hogs-GO head. l., 80 lbs,
@ 8 s head head : 5 O bs lbs = !? s ReaS head & sS lbs lbs
S .: 30 head L. $50 lbs. s. 50.
Holmes, i Rowlen, Briggs CG: Catte-zI head.
IS $50 Ms 81 20; 19 head Is 600 lbs S 35 i9 head
~ 10 lbs 81 IS; Is head, IS, 500 lbs, 81 -; 20 head
IS 100 lbs, a co. L head, Is 80 lbs. s. 20; Is calves
80 lbs s. sc; L calves, > 100 lbs, s6 So Hogs-12l
head bead lbs s 6 s. head head Il @ lbs i5 s e; 81 iS7
head. 3 80 lbs, s. g. SneeI17S head 4 40 lbs,
90 head 5000 lbs, 81 75; 60 head G6O lbs. IS 40.
Hun. Hazelwood Imhofr: Cattle-17 head, % 900
lbs Iss So q q Rsaa Rsaa z S @ S Ss q y head head iaS
lbs s. 70; . heifers, ial2o lbs g Is; u heifers
r. y 0i g. g &:sa '3s 5s 5 a?F 81 s head hesd IL.
6 81 IS head H. 90 lbs, S. 50; a head :, 43O lbs
e .; & @ head, > 2So lbs. $ 30, sheepanO head,
6.550 bs, s. 6s 50 head. $50 lbs s. IS; 40 head
$50 lbs, - .: % head 75l0 lbs s. 20; I79 head
H. 80 lbs 50 =; 2OS head lS7lc lbs, s. Is; 80 head
6cnckeT, T.inkhorn 6 Cos: Cattle-24 head %, 90
lbs 50 30; l9 head Is 500 lbs 81 90; head. go lbs
s M head G. glS g5o lbs M 8 %: Is head q $50 ms
3 sSsae Reie Ss,a 70 p' g O bt 70 calves s LOO Obs
55o s o. aoFsNs. head, 10 IS7oo bs rs 90; ssAS s.
Rss bs $; S $ head, % So Sis lbs, Ss' s S 81 S. $