Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-28
TOO MANY LEAN KINE.
The Supply of Common and Low
Grade Beeyes Continues to Be
INLARGE EXCESS OF THE DEMAND.
Light Prime Butcher Cattle Still Strong at
Last Weeks Prices.
SHEEP STEADY AND SWINE LOWER
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MONDAY, July q. !
There were l30 carloads of cattle on sale al
the East Liberty yards this morning, against
l46 cars last Monday, and liz the previous
Monday. There were few good beeves and
no primes on sale to-day. The proportion OF
good cattle to the total number was
smaller this week than for some time past,
and this is putting it strong enough. stock
men are unanimous in deploring the fact
that farmers do not keep their lean kline at
home until they are in better condition for
market With good grazing and prospect for
cheap corn it would seem to be the wise
policy for Western farmers to withhold their
unTips stock from markets at this time when
all stock under prime can only be sold at Il
sacrifice. shippers complain of commission
men for not doing an impossible thing,
namely, sell common and low grade stock at
paying prices when markets are Hooded
with these inferior grades. In the offerings
TO day there we're about 40 carloads from
Chicago. The balance were mostly from
ONO and Indiana. On account OF scarcity OF
Soou butcher DeeveS markets were nrm at
last weeks prices, but all common and low
grade cattle were weak and slow, with the
market in favor OF buyers.
Noticeable Feature.
There were no cattle on sale to-day that
brought &c per H., and yet prime were worth
So 90 IN Chicago. Light, smooth butcher
steers weighing !, 100 to l,20O lbs were in good
demand with So 25 as the top price. Fresh
COWS were IN better supply this week than
last, and demand was active at a range of
SIS OO040 90 per head. Calves were also in
good supply, and prices were a shade lower.
healers ranged in price from 81 to 55zc per
ID, and grassers at 33ac to 4c per lb.
Sheep and LambS-Ihere were Is loads on
she market to-day. Average. quality was
below par Markets active and tlrm for all
good stock, and slow for lower grades.
There were sales of choice stock at a shade
higher prices than were obtained a week
ago. The top price of sheep to-day was SIC
and lambs &c peT ID, and only a few fancy
reached these outside figures. said lead
ing StoCklHaIl, Il solo sheep last week at
S. 10, which would not bring s. 90 this morn
ing.
Hogs-Receipts were p loads against
loads last Monday. In consequence of in
creased run. markets declined not less than
20c per Cwt. from last weeks prices. Good
Workers sold at s. 80 to So S. and Philadel-
phias at - % to s. 30. Prices at Chicago are
almost as high today as at East Liberty.
Last week tile best hogs were hard to find in
this market AZ &c per lb., while to-day they
are slow ut s. -.
At the Allegheny Yards.
The supply of cattle at Herr's Island was
above the late average in number, but de-
mand was fair and markets were steady on
ElI grades. Prime beeves were in good de-
mand at an advance of 10 to l5c per cwt on
last Mondays prices. Following was the
range OF markets: Prime beeves, Sc 35 to Sc 65;
medium weights, IS 25 to So 90; light weights
s. . 10 S5 90, and common and low grades,
s. 81 TO SS 75. There was a better demand
for fresh COWS than foi few weeks past
Sales were reported S45 90, S37 50 and 49, 30.
The range Of markets for fresh COWS was
SIS 90 10 S45 90 per head.
Neals were in good demand at a shade
higher prices than were obtained last Mon
cay, sales being reported at 512c to 614c per
n. Grass calves sold at SIC TO 4lSc per h.
Bulls and dry cows brought 23zc to 35zc per
D. Receipts: From Chicago-I. Zeigler, IS3
head; l. Gerson, lie; A. Fromm, 81 From
Pennsylvania. McNeese, IL; J. Reiber, 4; G.
Flmner Z; 7. Bingham, 10; ID. o. Pisor, T.
Total ~ head; last week, 39l: previous
week, .S5. sheep-supply in this line was
larger than required by the wants of the
yards, and markets were slow for all except
ing choice grades.
An Improvement in Quality
The quality of offerings was higher than it
has been OF late and tops sold at a shade
higher prices than they would have brought
}Rst week. Sheep sales were reported at
s. 5065 p per cwt, and lambs at 41d9611c
per ID. Receipts-From Ohio-R NJ. stone
Wright $50; I. Bingham, 165; d. o. Pisor, l42;
7. ID. Sergent, l06; g. W. keasy, "a; J. F.
CTuikshank, ISL. Total, ,035; last week, ,096;
previous week, l,3l7.
Hogs-Demand in this line slow, but
markets were fairly steady at last weeks
advance, the range being 81 5066 90 per cwt.
for fair to choice 0hios. Receipts-From
Ohio-Needy 4 Franks, ,2OS head; r. NJ. Stone,
>; ". Zoller, ilO From Pennsylvania-G.
Flinner, 5. Total, 36l; last week, All previ-
Gus week, ISL
At Woods Run Yards.
The Greenawalts had on sale p head of
cattle from Chicago and 80 head from Ohio.
Chicago cattle were sold at So IS to S6 90, and
Ohio cattle from 81 90 to Sc co per cwt. The
DElO Deeves were reported very good. Sheep
and lambs were SOLD at a range of So to SIC
per h. Extra yeaIiings brought &C. Calves
sold at Woods Run at a range of 81 to &C
per h. There were no hogs on sale at these
Yards