Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-21
LIVE STOCK REVIEW.
The Large Receipts of Cattle at East
Liberty Yards Cause a
SHARP DECLINE on ALL GRADES.
Prime Butcher BeeveS of Light Weight Suf-
fer Least by the Drop.
SHEEP AND HOGS ALSO DRIFT LOWER
OFFICE OF PIrTSBURG DISPATCH, I
WEDNESDAY, Nav 20.

OFFICE OF PIrrsBURG DISPATCH
WEDNESDAY, May 20.
There were so carloads ofcattle, all told, on
sale at East Liberty this week, against GO
loads last week. In this weeks offerings
there were no heavy prime beeves and few
light primes. About 80 OF the so loads on
sale were from Chicago, and were in quality
from common to fair butcher beeves. The
balance were from Ohio and Indiana
The markets opened slow on Monday
morning at n decline of l0c to l5c per hum
dred weight on the better grades and 2Oc to
Soc on common and low grades, and at the
drop it was found impossible to dispose of
all offered, so that number of loads were
sent East in first hands. There were some
grades of cattle sold at 40c per hundred
weight below prices OF last week. The
highest price obtained for a carload was
S. 05. This car was from Indianapolis, and
was very fine, averaging in weight about
1850 pounds. The ame grade would have
sold quick last week at Sc 90 Good butcher
beeves felt the drop least, but suffered not
common and low grades. Fresh cows were
not in as liberal supply this week
US last and those OF good quality
brought better prices than a week ago.
But everything common was dull and slow
at ruinous prices. Veal calves did not show
up in as large quantities as for few weeks
past, and prices We're fairly well sustained
at range of 5951sc per pound. Grassers
ranged from S2 5OG3 25 per cwt.
They Depend on Chicago.
The best heavy prime beeves were sold in
Chicago this week at S6 % and were retailed
in our local markets at St %. The demand
for this grade OF cattle is limited in this mar
lNet, and few of the butchers who cater to
the best trade order direct from Chicago,
The grade of cattle which is most in demand
here is the light, smooth butcher stock
weighing from $50 to 1890 pounds. OF this
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SHEEP AND LAMES-OffCrings for the week
have been ~ to 80 carloads, the largest run
this season. Markets opened slow on Mon
day at a decline of 2Jc Dercwt on good sheep
and a still further decline on common
grades, which were largely in the majority
Common sheep are DC lower than they were
last week. Iearlings are now bringing little
more than sheep, as spring lambs are taking
fhetr place. The top of the market
for spring lambs was &c and range was to
&c pct q. Prime Ohio and Indiana wethers
were quoted ut s. 90 to s. 25 One extra load
brought - 30 ON Monday. With heavy re-
cclpis since Monday, markets have weak
cned and to-day it would have required a
very good article to bring over DC per II.
HoGS-from y to 80 loads have been on
sale this week and prices were fully SIC per
cwt below last week. There were only three
or four loads on sale this morning and s. was
the top against IS 81 last week There is
scarcely any demand for pork from butchers
ut this season OF the year and packers are
resting on their oars in hope of lower prices.
Mccall a. Co.'s Weekly Review.
The supply of cattle was in excess of de-
mand, and market the dullCst of the season,
at a decline of 20 TO 6Oc per hundred on all
grades except prime, which are QuotabIe ID
10 25c lower. We give the folIowingas ruling
prices: Prime 1900 to 1000 rs, S5 756G co.
good Loo 10 l40O H,s, IS 4OG5 go; good butcher
grades, LOO 10 l.3OO lbs, - 0065 30; rough fat
100 TO 1850 bs II 75Gl5 60; fair to good 900 to
!, loo Is, 81 50G4 80; mixed lots, cows, bulls
and Eeifers, - j1d4 90: fresh COWS and
springers, $50 OO435 90 per head.
The receipts Of hogs light; market slow at
the following quotations: Philadelphias
- 9oG5 90; best heavy Workers and good
mixed lots, 81 7014 so; common to fair light
Workers. - 5Od4 65: roughs, So 50d14 %.
The receipts of sheep this week have been
liberal and market slow at decline of 25c
z cwt. from last weeks prices. We quote
sales rs follows: Prime Ohio and Indiana
vetheTs, weighing here 80 to 100 Ds, S. OO1 |
3 >; good, 50 to s. rs. s. 6514 S5; fair to |
good mixed, 6j to IS rs. 81 2564 so: cu!ls |
Hnd common lots, - 0003 90; good yearlings, |
7Jto 50 MS S5 5OG6 90; fair to good, 90 to 20 Ms
S. OQG5 %; spring lambs SC O06S co. Veal |
calves, no to l2O ms, s. 5O95 70; heavy calves,
s. J0GS 90