Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-22
LOW GRADE CATTLE
In Excessive Supply, and Prices
Suffer a Sharp Decline.
PRIMES AN UNKNOWN QUANTITY.
Liberty and Allegheny Markets Are Slow
at the Reduction.
GOOD HOGS AND SHEEP ARE STEADY
OFFICE OF PITrsBURG DIsPATcH,l
MONnAT Sent 81

OFFICE OF PITrsBURG DIsPATcH,l
MONDAY, Sept 81. I
There were upward of 16O carloads of cat
tie on sale at the East Liberty stockyards
this morning, against 100 last Monday, and
127 loads the week before. The offerings to-
day were below late average in quality.
There were no prime beeves on sale and
very few good beeves. 1t seems that prime
cattle have ceased to be a quantity in the
Liberty wards The trade that demands
primes must of necessity go elsewhere for
beeves. In to-day's receipts were about 80
carloads from Chicago.
The balance were from Ohio, Indiana, Ken
tucky. Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Buyers were present IN more than usual force,
but were slow to invest for the reason that
the heavy run was greatly to their advantage.
They made the most of this opportunity,
and markets opened slow at decline of CSC
TO 5Oc per cwt from prices of last week. SO
far as could be learned nothing on the mar
ket brought nickel pound. Two car
loads Of good beeveS, not prime from Piqua
county. o.. weighing 1,S7s rs on an average
were sold at this figure. The supply of good
feeders was not up to demand.
Fresh Cows in Short supply.
Good fresh cows were in short supply and
demand was good for all offered. The sup
was maintained. The top price of vealers
was So so, and grassers So 20. Sheep-Mar-
6et opened with 2S double-deck loads on
sale against the same number a week ago.
Last weeks prices were maintained for good
stock, but low grades were weak and shade
lower. The top of the market for sheep
was 81 90 ana for lambs s. 80. Only few of
those offered brought these outside prices.
Hogs-The number on sale was about 25
carloads, and the proportion OF good corn
hot q ppI- a q
average For the best, markets were active
ut IS COOS 20, while lower grades started out
very slow a a shade lower prices that pre-
vailed week ago The live stock trade fur
nishes at present good illustrations of the
advantage Of bringing good stock to the
market From all trade centers comes the
had. Prime beeves would have found ready
sale at East Liberty to-day at over &c per u,
but alas! there were none to be had.
AT the Allegheny Yards.
The supply of cattle at Herr's Island which
was in the main from Chicago was above
late average in number but prices were not
materially reduced by reason of the large
Iun. Prime stock sold at about the same
prices as were obtained a week ago Mar
kets, however, were reported sluggish at
quotations. Best heavy Chicago beeves sold
ut S6 5O66 IS: medium weights, s. 25@6 25:
light weights, 81 5095 80; common grades,
s. 25Q4 %. Bulls, dry cows and heifers
worth 3 5OG3 50. There was a scarcity
Of good fresh cows but enough
TO meet demands and the range
OF markets was S25 90 to s45 90 per head
Calves we're in supply TO the number of 4s
head, and good to choice vealers were steady
q a range OF 51Sc to SIC per lb. Receipts:
From Chicago-L Zeigler, l9S head; L. Ger
son, IS; 4. Fromm, go. From Pennsylvania
A. FIomm, Ss: d. Q. Pisor L. J. Behler, T. |
From Ohio-C. Eolbrecht s. Total, 3s7 head:
last week, SAC; previous week 1872
Sheep-Recelpts were very much larger
than last Monday, and markets dragged at |
shade lower prices, lambs being particular
y weak.
The range for sheep was $2 so to s. 90 per
cwt. and FOR lambs, 4]3c to &c per lb. Re-
Cetpts: From Pennsylvania-W. McCreary,
Us; E. d. Sergeant 76; J. Wright, ll9: T.
Bingham. 9l3: D. o. Pisor, l46 J. f. Cruik-
shank ll3 From Ohio-C. Folbrecht, p.
Total s67; last week, 594; previous week, $50.
HOgS-Supply in this line was light as COM
pared with a week ago, but demand was also
llEht-the SlownesS of markets being at
tTlhuted to hot weather. Prices were barely
steady ET last weeks range. Good TO choice
Cornted OhiO's sold at s. 80 to IS T5: grassers
at a 20 to - %; pigs at 50 20 to 81 So
EeCeipts-From Pennsyivania-E. d. Ser
Eeant j; J. Behler 81: T Bingham Z; ID. o. |
PisOr 4 J. L. Cruikshank 6; G. w. Keasy 46
From OhiO-Needy & Franks 265;C. .Volbrecht
10. Total, s92; last week 972; previous week
go.