Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-09
LOCAL LIVE STOCK.
Receipts OF Cattle Light at Liberty
and Market Strong.
QUALITY BEYOND LATE AVERAGE.
Supply of Light, Tidy Butcher Beeyes Falls
Below Demand.
SHEEP AND HOGS TENDING UPWARD
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH I
WEDNESDAY. April 5. J

OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DISPATCH,
WEDNESDAY. April s.
There were IS loads of cattle on the mar
ket at East Liberty on Monday morning,
against 6j loads last week and 20 the pre-
vious week. Since Monday about three
loads more have been received. A large
proportion of the offerings was from Chi
cago Average quality of the beeVes on
sale was above the average. There were
few stockers or low grade cattle on sale.
Markets both this week and last closed up
strong and good stock commanded better
prices The best price obtained for carload
lots was &c. A few Ohio cattle were
sold al this figure. This price was
paid for a special selection made from
10 carloads of good to choice beeves, which
were shipped from Orrville o. Smooth light
butcher beeves weighing from 1000 to I,3OO
lbs, lhe kind called for most in our market
We're active and strong. at range OF 81 ooQ
5 2i Supply of the latter is seldom up TO de-
mand. There was a better inquiry for stockers
this week than for some time past, but offerings
were light, for the good and sufficient reason
that better prices are paid for this class OF
cattle than buyers here have been willing to
pay Of late. Feeding is too expensive here to
afford any inducement for buying stockers at
living prices to the shipper
VIII Change With the Weather.
Improvement in weather will no doubt soon
bring better demand and better prices Fresh
COWS of good quality and in good condition were
in good demand at $40 to $50, the latter price
being paid for a few fancy. But low grade cows
"in moor condition were dull at half this price
The run of calves for the week so far has been
about ,GGG head, not quite so large run as
last week, Quality of calves offered was below
average March was not good month
for turning out fine quality in this
line. said a leading dealer in live
stock: Il do not remember a season
when the quality of veal calves offered was
lower than If has been this season" The range
Of prices for vealers was 81 60 to S5 90, but few
fancy were sold at s. p. Sheep and lambs
Offerings were very hight not more than 10 loads
beng on sale all the week. The light run is ac-
counted for by bad weather and bad country
roads. The farmers who carried their sheep
through the winter have generally done so for
Tie wool. And as the weather has been too Sc
we're Of late for clipping. stock Is being with
held from market which under more favorable
weather features would by this time
have been 10 the front. Once the clipping is
over sheep and lambs will be heavily fed. and
1ClI supplies will be forthcoming. Choice sheep
were scarcely 10 be had this week, and the few
good lambs offered sold at &c higher prices
than last week. A few punches of fancy Ohio
lambs were sold at &c. The run of hogs has
been light for the week, and markets were
active and strong at soc advance over last week.
Less than so loads have been on sale this week.
BuiladelphIaS ranged in price from IS Is to
s. 3 and orkers from S. 20 to s. 10.
Mccall & Co.'s Weekly Review.
The supply Of cattle light; market slow at
higher prices; prime, 1900 to l.6O0 Bs. IS 6O@
%; goou. l2OO to l4OO rs. IS OOG5 so; good
butcher grades. llOO to l3OO Ms. 81 sO15 Is;
rough tat, !, 100 to 1900 lbs, 81 5sd4 80; good
feeders, LOCO TO Loo rs IS 50G4 90: common to
fair stockers and feeders 900 to 900 rs 81 250S %;
mixed lots cows. bulls and heifers S2 5OG4 90;
fresh cows and spupgerS, S20G40 per head
The receipts of hogs light; market active
good. slow common and light pigs. We
quote the market to-day as follows: Medium
and selected, S5 6OI5 20: good mixed, IS 4OQ
8 30; best Workers. S5 25&5 35; common to fair,
s. 1915 90: pigs. 81 O094 sc.
The supply Of sheep was light: market active
and strong at last weeks prices. We quote
sales as follows: Prime Ohio and Indiana
wethers, weighing here los TO 1l0 rs, So S56
10; good, qO to 100 rs. s. 3065 go: fair to good
mixed. 75 to so rs. 81 SO15 10; culls and CON-
mon lots. g. 50Q3 90; good yearlings S. 75G6 %:
fair to good. 81 to 90 rs, 81 75I5 20. Lambs
Prime to extra, Sc 25G6 -; fair to good. IS 259
3 So Good clipped sheep. 50 TO 80 Bs., 81 1906 on:
good clipped yearlings, IS TO so bs., S5 25G5 rs.
Light demand for wool sheep. Veal calves no
10 I2O rs, s. 50Q5 90: heavy calves not wanted.