Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-09
GRAIN FED CATTLE
In Short Supply, but Grassers Plenty
and Hard to Sell.
A ADECLINEINPRICE0F ALL GRADES.
Light, Smooth Butcher BeeveS Suffer Least
From the Drop.
SHEEP AND SWINE HIGHER AND FIRM
A DECLINEINPRICE OF ALL GRADES.
SHEEP AND SWINE HIGHER AND FIRM
OFFICE OF PrrTsBURe DIsPATcH,l


There were 90 loads of cattle i'll the market
on Monday morning. against s. loads the
previous Monday and l20 loads the week
before. Quality of offerings was inferior to
that OF last week. There were very few
primes on sale and not many good beeves-
About 10 per cent of the cattle offered were
from Chicago. The balance were from Ohio,
Indiana and Western Pennsylvania. Light,
smooth butcher beeves, such as our markets
Gail for. were in very scant supply.
Our local markets of late have been over
stocked with grass-fed beeves, which, on ac-
count OF shrinkage and poor quality of meat,
are slow, and can only be sold at q sacrifice.
\ Green county dealer, who hao four LOADS
OF this kind OF cattle on sale at Liberty this
week, was forced to accept 81 l27a for his
beeves, whereas 81 25 was offered him before
he LEFT home The shrinkeSe on grass cattle
is IS TO 100 pounds on each, and on ripe grain
fed stock is not half this amount. Ihe
shrin kageon graSSers amounts to about 81 W
per head.
said a leading Liberty stockmsn; Il wish
shippers could get 10 understand that grass
and water won't sell in our markets.
Not 10 per cent OF the cattle coming to our
market of late is ripe. We frequently re-
ceive shipment OF fso-oalled grain led beeves,
which are almost entirely filed up with
grass ana water They present fair out
side and would deceive the inexperienced,
but the practiced eye readily detects their
hollOwneSs. Commission men are abused
by shippers because of their failure TO sell
this class of cattle, whereas the whole trou-
be lies in the failure of the farmer to FEED a
sufficient amount of corn. The flesh OF grass
fed cattle is green and undesirable iop
butcher trade, and this with shrlnkaSe
knocks out all profits.
The run of sheep and hogs at Liberty was
lighter this week than last and prices were
strong and higher, as Will be seen py Inc
sales reported below.
A Review of the Week.
E~1,1 nf
market by Holmes Rowien, Briggs & Co.:
We report 90 loads cattle on sale Monday
which was made up almost entirely OF com
mon low priced grass cattle to fair butcher
ing cattle Only few loads OF good 1900 to
! 800 on sale, ana no prime cattle offered.
There was only fair attendance of BUYERS,
and these who bought the majority of our
better grades of cattle last week and shipped
East suffered heavy losses which made
them more careful about buying, and to
effect sales prices had to be reduced about 10
cents per 100 on the most desirable grades
and ID to p cents on common grade.
Since Monday we have had ten cars of fresh
cattle on sale and all sold at shade lower
prices than Monday. We quote, If here.
1,2O0 to l.3Uo So 90 to S5 25 good, 600 to l. 100
81 25 TO 81 90; mixed heifers and steers, half
5at and rough grades, S1$ to &c; stockers and
bulls - 25 to So 90; fresh cows and springers
E20 to $40 per head.
HoGs-Receipts light, market firm. Tops,
s. 10 TO 50 Is; best Workers, 81 90 to 10: light
Workers. SIC to 434c; roughs, 414c to 4s4c.
SHEEP-Receipts have been light so far
this week, and sales were generally Is to 25
cents higher than last week; 80 to 100 lbs,
81 80 to s. Is: SO to 90 s. 10 to S4 70; 20 to So
IS 10 to s. %; spring lambs. &c to $40.
CALvEs-Receipts light and prices the same
as last week. The range markets for deck
load lots is So 80 to SIS %. 4 few small prime
Tealers were sold at s. 10 to S. %.
Sales Reported by Leading Firms.
Following are the principal sales reported
by commission firms for the week:
Drum, Dyer 6 Co.: Cattle-6 head, G. $50 lbs,
e. IS; % head, 20 go lbs 81 5O Al head d. $50 Ibs
e. l IS head 19 200 lbs, s. 65 Is head Is $50 lbs
s. 90; L head TO- $50 lbs 500 q head a. 800 lbs,
s. 30; 2 head - $50 lbs, 81 40: is head 81 $50 lbs
5 So sheep4 head. 40 lbs q 25 S14 head, 27 O3O
lbs, 81 9O so head s. ITO lbs S co. So head 43O lbs
SIS; % head $40 lbs % 25 95 head $50 lbs Sc IS;
252 head; @, $50 lbs g 80: Hogs-1s head. 500 bs
ss3 ~ @ ~: - :. 20 y; 5eS 81 heag % Ia Io iSs ss y o
bead II $50 lbs 10; So head. 20, $50 lbs, s. O5; "a
Hesket, Hamilton & orr: Cattle-17 head. 16. 80
lbs ~ %; Is head 81 olO lbs s. IS: 19 head ls 20
e. e. 3 head head 4 @ s lbs ss 50 81 i head head 5 ssS sS
lbs 81 S.; head, $3.50 hs S. IS; % head 80 6sO lbs
sRsSA RstS[s Ssad O' Ss 'GSs s. Co. 4 hass lSs
20 lRs s 20; 3$ head, SIC Lbs, 50; 15s head,
Geeq, i SO lbs 81 .: Is head, : 6eCiSs S O..
Ibs, S 50: head 1lbs $ %; i6 head, q loo lbs.
6 0 z head, i. 40 lbs 81 25 q head g $50 lbs,
s 5 95 Il. |. head 5; 2%o 20, lbs $ 90 shes-5 o bead
i6s = 50; ig7 head Is $50 lbs 30 Co. 50 g head ea
Su0 ibs, 8 o.. Hogs head g. so lbs, s. 90.
E. Mccall 6 Co: Cattle-22 head, Q. $50 lbs,
s. %. Sheep-40 head, 80 lbs s. 5O I31 head IL
GO lbs s. 6) 50 head, ST. I0bs s. CO., IS head 800
= q PnE 2Gs 5 S head ss5 's 500 @ 6s sGS: f.
head. $40 lbs 81 30.
% & b Hedges & a = oo Qst,lsaIn De- SO s lbs
h,.ll = N. head M l,s
s. so H1gs-25 head S. Os0 lbs S 20; head, l. $50
lbs s. 90: SO head. $50 lbs, $ 10
Is. SO lbs s. NJ: q head. q 80 lbs 81 s7%: 81
head = Sic lbs - ~: q head % 40 lbs, a 10; IA
head - 500 lbs s. IS; Is head "a SO ms s. e2l
heas 3 80 70 Rs $ 90; l6 S head ~ ~ go lbs So IS
g. 20: e head 40 lbs s. 90; is head $50 lbs S 75
a6 head, 20 lbs 81 90: 65 head, 4 $50 lbs, 81 a "a
head. t lbs. 81 "; 2s head, q 1SO lbs, S lO So
10 head s, $50 lbs 81 %: II head, so lbs, s. IS;
head. l4a lhs, s 90: . head, 1000 lbs. s. To- %
RSn6Ser, LinkhoTn & Co.: Cattle-1s head, 10, 800
is Z O. % head head. r. So sc lbs. 8 so Il mead head e sS
& = IS g bead g: 20 40 40 lbs = 3 Is She head u Is e 2do lbs
S 81 81 aesd s 80 S D So head ShsfR 5 f5s so = 49, S.
head, LOO lbs. s. 5n q head 360C lbs S 35. Hogs
-, bead &c 45G lbs 81 O5: s. head. g. is0 lbs q s.:
81 asad, 433 lbs. - o.: head 9, 800 lbs, 81 rs.
ROus2H Enlmes. Briggs & Co.: Cattle-5s head
g. $50 lbs 81 Is: 70 head J. S94 lbs 81 50: 20 head 81 go
De- s M y Gsad bs b. = s: s. IS s head head. = 40 40
i= > So i head Of cattle l. $50 fbs = io 20 head.
p en IL, $ 70 Shcep-+75 head, "a. 6IO lbs s. 10;
y head. 10 $50 l5s = 9o . head 1850 lbs, S 50;
z Aea. he Z "a ihs s. p Hogs-6l head l5.S56 lbs,
s. >: - head - $50 lbs. s. TO- g. head, 75oO lbs,
s. l5 head, /, $50 lbs, s. %.