Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-02
LIVE STOCK REVIEW.
Light Receipts of Cattle at East Lib
erty, and Markets
STRONG AT LAST WEEKS PRICES.
No Prime Heavy Beeves offered and Few
of Light Weight
SWINE HIGHER AND SHEEP WEAK
;IRONG AT LAST WEEKS PRICES.
SWINE HIGHER AND SHEEP WEAK

OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH, I
WEDNESDAY. April l.
There have been about 65 carloads of cat
tie on the market at,,East Liberty this week,
against So loads last week and 6S the week
before. 0ne-half of this weeks offerings
were from Chicago. The proportion OF good
beeves Oh sale was small, as it has been for
several weeks past. Strictly prime cattle of
heavy weight were not TO be had. The high
est price obtained was &c per ID for load OF
i.43O-fb cattle from Indiana. A small lot
was sold at sac, but general range for what
good beeves were offered was SIC to SIC per
u. There was fair attendance of buyers
but markets opened slow Monday at last
weeks prices, owing to a divergence of views
between buvers and sellers. AS the day ad-
varccd the situation grew more favorable to
buyers. and all stock was taken at strong last
weeks prices.
The Yards Cleaned Up.
This morning the yards were entirely cleared.
There was little demand for stockers. The
six or eight loads offered were slow sale at last
weeks prices. Cows were in light supply and
old prices ruled. Calves were. in liberal sup
piy and markets we're slow at range OF &C to
SIC for good vealerS. Common stock sold as
low as SIC per pound.
Sheep and Lambs.
The run was less than last week and quality
OF offerings was below average. There were
all told Il carloads on the market. against %
loads last week. Markets were slow at the de-
cline poted week ago, in spite of the light
run. The low quality of offerings was respon-
slhle for slow markets. Top price of sheep &c
per pound. and only few choice punches
reached this figure. Top price of lambs was
&C per pound. One little bunch was sold at
&c. Markets for sheen and lambs have been
relatively stronger at Buffalo and New York
At Buffalo lambs were sold above &c per D.
The difference is probably due TO the inferio'
quality of offerings here.
HoEs-The run has been light, supply not
being up to the demand. All told the offerings
this week have not been above 25 car loads.
On Monday markets opened strong and active
At s. 05 to S5 10 for tops which was 4 better
price than was obtained at Herr's Island in
retail way. boom at Chicago yesterday gave
additional strength to markets, and there were
sales as high as $40 To-day prices dropped 20
per cent at Chicago. A mixed lot was sold
ihls morning at East Liberty for SC per pound.
Mccall 4 Co.'S weekly review.
The receIrts of cattle only fair; market
steady on all grades at following quotations:
Prime 1860 10 1900 lbs s. 4565 %: good.
1870 10 l4D lbs, 81 S0G95 25; good butcher grades
10, to 1900 lbs, q 6Od5 90; rough fat. HOO TO
100 lbs. = 25G4 90; good feeders. 1000 to 1900
lbs, $ JOGi 90; common TO fair stockers and
feeders, 800 to 1000 lbs, s. 27@3 %; mixed lots,
cows. bulls and helferS, 8 5O&4 90; fresh COWS
anu spIlngers. ~ O034O W per head.
The receipts of sheep fair; market steady at
following quotations: Prime Ohio and Indiana
wrthe;s, weighing here los to ITO lbs. SIS S59
10: good. so to 100 lbs, S. 3065 60; fair TO
good mixed, 75 to 50 lbs, 81 S0aL5 10; culls and
common lots, s. 5OG3 25; good yearlings, S. so
CT 90; fair to good. 50 to 60 lbs 81 1896 20
LamhS-Prime to extra Sc 25Q6 75; fair tn good,
IS 2j05 50; veal calves ITO to l20 lbs IS l56
20; heavy calves not wanted.
! lie receipts OF hogs light and market fair.
Best selected. S. l5d5 .; mixed, IS OU25 10:
best orkers. 81 9O65 90; common, 81 75tl4 s5;
pigs. S 2584 80; roughs, s3 1894 IS