Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-23
LOCAL LIVE ST0CK.
Receipts of Cattle at Liberty Above
the Late Average.
LIGHT, SMOOTH BEEvEs ADVANCED
All ether Grades Barely Steady at Prices of
Last Week.
SHEEP AND SWINE ON TIE DECLINE
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,

OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DTSPATCH,l
"WEDNESDAY, April II
8 Markets opened at East Liberty stock
yards on Monday morn ing with DO loads OF
cattle on sale, against 50 loads the previous
Monday.
About ten loads have been received since
Monday, making a total of 65 loads for the
week. Fully three-fourths of this weeks offer
incs are from Chicago. The remaining fourth
hailed from Chic and Indiana. the best being
from the latter State. The average quality OF
offerings was above late average. While there
were no strictly prime heavy cattle ON sale In
carload lots. there was a large proportion OF
fair TO good becyes. with few low grade stock.
There were eight To ten loads oil good peeFes
on sale weighing from l,50O to l,4Uo POUNDS
Supply OF this grade proved above demand,
and about onc-half of those offered were
snipped East IN first hands for want OF buyers.
Fair 10 good butcher steers OF light weight
we're active at lUc 10 l5c per huudredwelght
I5.-her than last week With this exception all
cattle offered were slow and duh at last week
Erices
The highest price paid was Sc 50 for two car
loads Of very fine Indiana cattle Weighing clOse
up TO 400 rs. Fresh cows and sprlnCers were
in li1hJ supply, and all good stock was quickly
taken at last weeks range Supply OF eood
fresh cows has not beer up to demand Tor 4 lew
weeks past. Receipts of calves this week have
been small as compared with last week Inc
quality of those offered was generally very low;
The range of markets was 4c 10 SIC per ID, and
only a few of those offered reached the outside
quotation. a leading buyer reported that ne
had rarely seen As mean lot of calves as those
offered at East Liberty this week.
Offerings Small and Poor.
Sheen and lambs-There have been all told
about 10 loads on the market this week uD to
Tins morning. As usual of late, quality OF
offerings is poor. Nearly all Of the sheep and
oTr
two decks of uuclipped sheep on sale this week.
The best price paid for clipped sheep was s. 20,
aul this Tor few fancy. Outside OF this slngie ie
deck. SC the top price Clipped lambs
RANGED IN price from &c to &c per pound.
While lambs were reported steady at last
weeks prices. sheep were l5c 10 2oc lower.
This morning the pens were all cleaned up,
bat few loads were expected throngh the
gors-Total recejpts for the week not above
Is loads, but there was a sufiicIency tor all de-
IEands. The advent of warm weather has had
tae effect of reducing demand.
Light hogs were quoted this morning at 81 W
a 20 per cwt. There were no Philadelphia
on sale. and demand 4 telegram to one OF
cur leading packing firms from their Chicago
buyer TODAY reports dull markets there for
hogs with s. 90 as top price. This is l6c de-
cine from the opening Of Chicago market this
morning.
Mccall & Co.'s Weekly Review.
The supply Of cattle Monday was fair; mar.
ket aboutasame as last week, but arrivals be-
inc fair on Tuesday and no buyers, local
market ruled slow and shade lower. We give
the following as ruling prices: Prime,
1870 to l6lO Bs. s. 9O96 25; good. 1900 to
4n0 n. IS 5Od5 30; good butcher grades,
LlgU to 800 Bs. S. 5Od5 S.; rough tat,
100 to l.SGO bs. S. 0OQ5 30; fair to good
500 to / 100 Is. syablcrs. s. 1875 90: mixed lots
COWS, balls and heiiers. 50 COCA 80: fresh COWS
and surIugers. S2OgI45 per head.
The supply OF hogs has been very light this
week and the offerings common. Good grades
are in demand but at lower prices than at the
date of our last report. We quote the market
to-day as follows; Phila's taIr to best, s. S0e
d 50: best Workers. s. G0G5 20; common to fair
81 75f4 30: pigs, 81 0OdI ~; rouGhs, IS T5l4 IS
The supply of sheep liberal; market slow, al
decline of 10 10 20 per cwt from last
weeks prices. We quote sales as follows
Prime Ohio and InGIaua wethers, weighing
here los 70 10 bs., s. 9OG6 90; good, 80 to l0l
h.s-. $ sua5 -: fair TO good mixed. 10 to 81
rs - 75GS co.: culls and common lots. s. COO
8 90; good yearlirgs. s6 1906 so: tair to good,
50 TO 60 1,~., 81 7505 -. Lamhs-Prime to eX
tra, SG 25dG 60: far TO good, S 25@5 IS Good
clipped sheep. 50 10 80 fs.. 81 1906 10: gooC
clipped yearlIugs, 75 to SO bs., s. 25d5 10
Wooled sheep not wanted Veal calves, ITO II
40 Ms, 81 OOG4 81 Heavy calves, 81 0O9S 0O.