Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-10
THE MEAT WE DEVOUR.
Not Many Prime Beeves offered at
East Liberty Yards.
GOOD STOCK A SHADE HIGHER.
Heavy Fun of Sheep and lambs, but Only
the Best Sought After.
PORK LITERALLY OFFERED AND FIRM
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
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There have been, all told, about 90 car
loads of cattle on sale at East Liberty yards
this week against 10 last week. Quality OF
offerings was low, as it has been for num-
ber of weeks past All desirable grades,
especially light, tidy butcher beeves, were a
shade higher than last week, but common
and low grades were weak and a shade
lower BUYERS were on hand in fair force,
but were slow to accept an advance. The
highest price paid was 81 so for two loads of
good cattle from Ross county, O., which
averaged close to |, 400 lbs. Prime heavy
beeves were not offered, and light primes
were very scarce.
Fresh cows were in fair supply, and
range of markets was about the same as last
week, with S+5 as the top price. Veal
calves were in fair supply, and range of
markets was 51&@6c per h., with few
fancy selling a shade higher than our out
side quotations.
HoGs-Receipts for the week so far were
over 100 carloads, against the same number
last week Markets were slow on Monday,
with SS 90 as top price. Since Monday
there has been an improvement, and to-day
there were sales at 81 10 for choice stock.
SHEEP-ReceiptS for the week unusually
large, the total being above 81 car loads, or
nearly double what they were last week.
Choice sheep and lambs were fairly steady
by reason of their scarcity but all common
grades were weak and lower. Top price of
sheep was IS 20, with few fancy punches
selling at s. %. Lambs are now selling at
about the same price as sheep
Live stock Firms Review.
Following is the situation as furnished by
Holmes Rowler, Briggs & Co.:
We report 9, leads cattle on sale Monday,
which were no improvement in quality over
receipts last week. There were no prime
heavy beeves offered, and as near the
holidays the butcher trade appears to get
worse. even on moderate receipts. on ac-
count of the large quantity of poultry and
game which are shipped to all Eastern mar
kets every day. This win be continued until
nfter holidays. Until then we cannot antici-
pate any permanent change for better prices.
We quote good. Saa to l.400 lbs. At 4i.G0
q. good. L 100 TO 20) at i d4c: 900 to COS.
S63la c; tat COWS and bulls, p 4@234c: Old
shelly COWS. s. 000l5 90 per heaG; Stockers,
60n to SOC, 2c2t4C C.; fresh COWS and Springers;
$50 0Od45 90 per head: veal calves, 51.96l4c C:
heavy and grass calves, 25q6S}4c.
Receipts of hogs was he&Vy on Monday
and prices at last weeks closing was barely
sustained. Since Monday receipts have been
light and all grades improved, closing
active. We quote select tops 81 81 90 30 S5 o.:
best workers to good mixed, IS 80 TO IS 95:
common workers and pigs s. 30 10 IS 20.
Receipts of sheep and lambs have been
fair this week and prices scarcely sustained
of last week. We quote prime weathers, 20
30 lOOo - - - 90: - to 90. at 81 90 to 81 40
~ to 50 at g 90 to S} -: culls, f. 90 to - So
spring lambs 81 30 TO s. 80.
Some of the sales Reported.
Lafierty Bros. Il Gledden: Cattle-2l head,
$3.50 lbs 81 2S: Is head. l2490 lbs. g so: head
$50 lbs, = SO: > head 2,s.0 lbs, "a 20; I calves
100 lbs. Sc % HogS-G0 head. 1850 lbs So 20:
Gs head, IS, 721 lbs. So So 81 heaG 62lG lbs SO 10
4. Mccall & Co; Cattle-H head. 17,070 lbs.
s. .: Il head, 17,420 lbs. 50 i0 is head, 1850
lbs. 50 %: - head, 1870 lbs, g 10; 10 head
$3.50 lbs. 80 40; calves SO lbs &c. Hogs
Il head 9.73o lbs, So 20. Is head lO36O lbs,
$50 lbs, 81 -: Al head, , $50 lbs, 81 30
Dram. Dyer & Co: Cattle-ls head. 24740
lbs - 40: u head, 2l,7so lbs - 90: 10 head, 10
80 lbs, ~ 20 y head 24 $50 lbs, 50 So - head,
- 50 LES. 50 s.: y head. 20. 200 lbs S. 10:
calves. L050 lbs, - 20: calves, $50 lbs, s6 10:
5calres. 40 los, So 20. Hogs-ll9 head, 2,OeG.
lh>. 80 IS; Al head, 7.74O lbs, So %: lO9 head,
a 800 lbs 81 co l79 head, Is 100 lbs, S. 40.
Saecp-96 head, 800 lbs, 81 20; AZ head. 1910
lbs. "a 10, - head, $500 lbs, So 90; ll3 head,
Holmes. Rowlen. Briggs & Co: Cattle-IG
head, Is N6& lbs 50 20: 20 head, % i30 lbs SS %;
20 head. - $50 lbs, $ 20: q head, $3.50 lbs,
a 10: - head - o5G lbs s. 10: - head 20 6Onl lbs,
- 65; calv : $50 lbs &c; 4 calves, SO lD-, &c.
iIo-s-2S3 head 400 lbs, s. 20: 22l head,
a. $50 lhs. s3 -; - head. l3.l2o lbs - %; 65
". !
sneep-49 neaG. soc lbs, s. 10: Il head, 340O
us. - -: y head, 43l0 lbs. - 20: 81 head,
{ so lbs. $40
=. r.. Hedges & Co.: Cattle-20 head, p 600
IDS. - 20: Ii head. 100 lbs SS 65: 10 head %,
Cg lS s. 20: % heav, - $50 lbs 50 90: IA heal
Is 47a los IS 40; Ic head u 500 - 1877 head,
= 10 lbs. - tp: calves. Loco lbs G3sc. Hogs
20 head, Eco lbs s. 90: a head, IA, $50 lbs,
s., 81 81 head. 1880 lbs So SO Sheep-T
bead, iO63O H. - 90: 1872 head Is 49G lbs So 80:
- head, l3,571 lbs - - - head. 1850 lbs,
- 50: c. head j. .255 lbs. s. %.
Hun. lakeland a lnho1t: Cattle-l9 head,
g, $50 lbs - -: Is head, l6. $50 lbs. - 90 20
head - $50 lbs. 8; 90 Il head, 20 700 lbs 81 80:
y head 1850 lbs, 81 -: Is head, - 100 lbs,
81 10 calves 4Gj lbs. &c. Hogs-1i head,
ia,j6u lnS, - 95 lO4 head, 1880 lbs, s. %; 81
hp;,d S,SGh b, - 10 lJs head. % $3.50 lbs, IS 30;
- head l5.9'1 lbs, 81 90 Sheep-l05 head,
S~lu lbs. s. 90: - heal, $3.50 lbs. 81 40: $40
iraG. lu So: lbs - %: loo head TO- 400 lbs 81 60;
lla head, 900 los. 81 So lS6 head, l2060 lbs,
s. g.
j, hn Eieskct & Co: Cattle-26 head, % 290
iis. - -: j. heaG. % $50 lbs SO -: - head 25
'-U IDS g 80: IL head - $40 lbs. 81 20: Is head,
24.70' lbs. 81 80: 20 head, 2eg50 lbS, 81 10: q
head. 2i7oH Ds 3 81: - head. y. l50 lbs 50 -.
iiC-e-S3 head. IL $50 LIS, - 60: I2S head "A $40
ll'- S5 70: - hea nt70 lbs. Sj 90: 81 head. b.
Sj0 lbs, 'S - ~hcep-I0S head, $3.50 lbs 81 90;
Il 20: 25l le:G, 2G42o lbs, SO l0 l26 head, 1850
los - ..
i;eueker. Li,,lsham & Co.: Cattle-l7 head,
1850 lbs, $ .t5 = head, El20 lbs, 81 TO- 16
head. 2r27d lbs. IS So II head, 1880 lbs
81 a.; II gead, 1850 lbs s. 20: IS head I6 400
- so lbs. - 30; - head. TO- $50 lbs 50 So 70
head. - 800 lbs s. co. - head. 49, $50 lbs. g. 80.
iir-s-il2 head, 1850 lbs, 50 81: 10I heaG.
70 $40 lb--. - 80: g5 head $500 lbs. SO 7O 10
lrs.. 3 20: 81 head, 1890 lbs. 81 90: l2a head,
1900 lbs. - -. l20 head. TO- 30 lbs, 81 40.