Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-26
LOCAL LIVE STOCK.
Large Run of Low Grade Cattle at the
East Liberty Yards,
ANDMARKETs WEAKER AND SLOW.
No Strictly Prime Steers, and Not Many
Good We're offered.
HOGS ACTIVE AND UP, SHEEP LOWER
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH.
WEDNESDAY, March Is.

OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DISPATCH.
WEDNESDAY. March Is.
There have been all told IS carloads OF
cattle on the market, at East Liberty yards
this week, against 6S loads last week and 6O
the week before. About one-half OF the
offerings were from Chicago, the other half
from Ohio and Indiana. Average quality,
as for long time past. was poor. A large
proportion of the beeves were common ana
low grade. There were few good cattle on
sale and none strictly prime. Market opened
Monday morning, with good beeves Be to 1oc
stronger than last week, and common
grades weak at prices ranging lOc
to 15c lower. Stockers were very
slow, there being no customers
for this grade of cattle. About dozen far- ear
loads Of stockers were on the market, put
there was little or no inquiry. Market cIosed
weak all along the line. About 10 carloads
were sent in first hands. and there
were few loads in the yards this morning
unsold. The highest price paid was 10 20 Tor
good Ohio l500- pound steers. That these were
short of prime is evident from the fact that
Sc 20 was paid in Chicago for carl"aa OF ors ca
were in fair supply and were steady at last
weeks prices.
The run of calves this week was the largest
of the season, there being not less than oOo
head on sale. The range of markets was 5s to
&c per Id, drop of Nc since last week: Inc
season is now here for large receipts In tnls
line and, according to precedent, steaay few ee
weeks Sheep and lambs-ReceiDts for the
week have been large, nearly double the num-
ber of las, week. There were 20 loaos on sale
Monday, against a dozen loads the previous
Monday. Markets opened slow ut a decline OF
l0c per: cwt, and have continued SLOW
till the present time. Lambs were weak
est Choice Sheep which were few, pearly
hald rhair faw n sheep
weighing 100 to ITO lbs, were sold at &c per ID:
which was the top of the market TOP price OF
lambs was SIC: A few spring lambs. weighlng
has been light, and markets were active and
strong at sharp advance all along the line.
Philadelphias were sold yesterday as high as
81 IS to s4 ~, an advance OF 10 to l5c over Mon
days price.
Chicago markets advanced zoe on Tuesday,
but advices to-day are that the advance mas
been lost and that 81 20 is now the top price
there.
That the recent sharp advance in pork and
lard in Chicago is largely speculative must be
evident from the facts given by member ot
one of our leading firms. There were 2OO,OUo
more barrels of pork in sight on February 2S,
1891 than at the same date in 1890; 100, OCO more
tierces of lard, and 5S,00O0O0 more pounds OF
ribs.
Mccall & Co.'s Weekly Review.
The supply of cattle liberal and in excess of
demand; market steady on prime and good
butcher grades, while common and medium
grades were dull and lower. we give the iol-
lowing as ruling prices: Prime; i3O0 90 I6W lo0V
lbs. s. 1895 so; good, 100 to i4O0 lbs. s4 700
5 o.; good butcher grades. llOC TO 1900 lbs.
81 6005 90; rough fat. HOO to 1900 lbs. "a p
q so; good feeders. lOO0 to 10y lbs. " oegg
4 OQ common TO fair stockers and feeders, 600
to 1000 lbs. So 2513 25; mixed lots, cows, bulls
and heIfers. 81 25@3 SO; fresh COWS and spring.
ers, $40 O0@40 90 per head.
The receipts of hogs light and market active
at following quotations: Medium and selected,
81 1904 50: good mixed. s4 7U1i 70: best York
pigs, 81 O0a4 Is: roughs, s. 50@4 25.
The receipts of sheep fair; good grades un-
changed; common slower and lower. We quote
as follows: Prime Ohio and Indiana wethers,
weighing here los to ITO lbs s5 S5G6 10; good.
80 to 100 lbs, s. 3005 80; fair to good mixed,
rs to 80 lbs, 81 S0g5 10; culls and common
lots, 81 5063 25; good yearlings. % 1895 10;
fair to good, so to 60 lbs 81 75@5 %. Lambs
Prime to extra, S6 25@6 10; fair to good s. 25
as 80; veal calves. llU to l20 lbs, IS 5O08 10;
heavy calves, 81 00@4 90.