Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-01
LOW GRADE BEEEES
In Supply Beyond the Needs of Our
Markets, and Prices Are
STILL LOWER THAN LAST WEEK.
Prime Heavy Cattle No Longer Quantity
in Local Trade.
O. SHEEP ARE FIRM AND SWINE WEAKER
TILL LOWER THAN LAST WEEK.
SHEEP ARE FIRM AND SWINE WEAKER
OFFICE OF PIrTsBURG DISPATCH,


MONDAY, November 50. {,
At the East Liberty yards there were 102
carloads of cattle on sale this morning,
against los loads last Monday. Quality of
offerings was no better than week ago, and
could not be much worse. Prime beeves
have ceased to be quantity in our local
markets, as prices for this grade are higher
in Chicago than they would bring here.
Fancy cattle were ssld there last week at
&c TO SIC per pound, and yet there have
been none offered in East Liberty for a
month past that soldfor nickel a pound in
carload lots One load of fairly good Indi-
ana beeves weighing ], $50 TO ], 400 pounds,
was offered to-day at this price, but there
were no takers at this price. So far as
could be learned the top of the market was
81 60 TO S4 75. Buyers were not present in
AS large force as usual and the few on hand
made the most of their opportunity to bear
markets. Sales were only made by conces-
sions on last weeks prices for all grades
with the exception of light, smooth butcher
beeves, which were in short supply.
Views of the Commission Men.
Commission men all reported hard mar
kets and the prospects were when the morn
ing was wellnigh gone that goodly num-
Der would remain unsold. Supply of fresh
cows was light, but sufficient for demand.
The few on hand sold at last weeks range,
S45 90 being the top of market. There was
fair run of calves and last weeks prices
were maintained, the following being the
range of markets: Grassers, 21s@315c per
III, and scalers, 51&@6c per lb. Sheep
Market opened with l3 loads on sale,
against the same number last Monday. Prices
were strong for sheep at last weeks range;
higher for lambs. Top price OF sheep was
Sc per lb, and lambs 512c. Only few
punches of the best reached these top figures
There were upward of 70carloads of hogs
on sale. with prospect of reinforcements
through the dav that would bring the total
mp TO 80 loads or more. Markets were slow
AZ s3 o5 to 81 90 for tops. According to ad-
vices received by one of our packing firms,
receipts at Chicago were 81, 600 head to-day,
and. tendency of markets there was toward
lower level The run of hogs at Western
live stock centers for November shows
large increase on the corresponding month
last year. A single week showed an in
crease of a., 600 head over the corresponding
week of 1880
At the Allegheny Yards.
The number of cattle on sale at Hers
Island was about the same to-day as a week
ago, and quality was somewhat lower. The
best Chicago beeves were sold at a range of
IS 30 to s. 10 One of choice Indiana cat
tie was sold at S. "a. Medium weights
brought S. Is to S. 40 light weights, 81 90
"a 35 and common grades ranged from SS 90
tosS - per cwt; Fresh cows sold at range
OF $50 90 to s45 90 per head. and veal calves
at SIC to 615c per n. Bulls, dry cows and
stays from nearby points were in liberal
supply, and were sold at &c to
SIC per h. Receipts: From Chicago
J. T. Beilstein, "a head; /. Zeigler
81 J.. Gerson, 80: 4. Fromm, 80. From In
diana-Chappeau & Son, l6. From Ohio-J.
Shepherd, IL. From Pennsylvania. Bing-
ham, $: d. o. Pisor, 20: J. Wright. 6: III. Ar
mold, 10. Total, 336: last week. $40; previous
week, pa. .Sheep-Receipts in this line were
light and demand was only fair. Markets
were barely steady for sheep, while lambs
were weak. Sheep were sold at a range of
50 90 10 s. co. and lambs at 4c to Size per Ib.
Receipts: From Acknowledgment 6 Son.
I'D head. From Pennsylvania. Bin--
ham. l4l; j. Steindorf A.: j. Wright, 81: W. |
McCreary, lis; f. d. Sergeant, 1l0. Total, So: |
last week, 40: previous week, 6s5 Hogs |
Receipts We're light. but markets were slow !
at last weeks prices. The range of markets
was s3 90 to "a 25 the latter price being paid
only for few fancy. Receipts: From Chi
cago-I Zeigler. 134 l. Gerson. l27. From
Ohio-Needy & Frank, 4o6: j. Shepherd, %;
Williams & Co., O.; c. Nolbrecht, 14l. From
Pennsylvania. Steindorf, l6: Cappeau &
Son, % Total, Sal; last week, 1,5l5; previous
week, LOIS.