Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-18
LOW GRADE REEVES
Are Still Coming to Our Markets in
Excess of Demand, With
PRIME STOCK In SCANT SUPPLY.
Good Cattle Strong at Last Weeks Prices
and Common Dull.
SHEEP AND SWINE FAIRLY STEADY
PRIME STOCK In SCANT SUPPLY.
SHEEP AND SWINE FAIRLY STEADY
OFFICE OF PITrSBUTG DISPATCH, I
MCN-DAN Auu IL /


MONDAY, Aug. IL.
Markets opened at East Liberty yards
with 10 carloads of cattle on sale, against
los loads last Monday and 1o2 the previous
week. Quality of offerings was, if possible,
below that of the last few weeks Prime
heavy beeves have ceased to be factor in
rbe Liberty livestock markets. This grade
has of late been conspicuous for its absence.
From all livestock centers the report comes
that prime heavy beeves are in short sup
rolv. The few city butchers who cater to
+ne first class trade must needs order their
s0pplies of cattle direct from Chicago.
Tie demand for high grade beeves has de-
clinnd very much in the past few weeks,
owing 10 the absence of large numbers of
consumers who are taking their summer
rest on mountain or seashore. There were
no becves offered at East Liverpool TO day
which were good enough to bring &c per
Mound in carload lots, and yet prime heavy
cattle are worth more than &c IN Cnlcago.
So far as could be learned the best on SAFE
We're sold at 50 10 The supply OF llgIt, tluS @
butcher cattle was not up to demand, anu
for this grade markets were strong at last
weeks prices. Common and low grade
stock vas dull and SLOW at a shade lower
prices than prevailed week ago.
Good Beeves Scarce.
he ClTQCultN with markets. lot Il LIOhOlA
past has been that common stock has been
100 abundant and offerings are beyond our
capacity to absorb, while of choice cattle,
especially those of light weight, there is never
q Supplv equal to demand. Fresh COWS are
in light supply this week, but demand Is
equally light. There were close to 400 calves
on sale the bulk of which were heavy
Crassers. Markets were slow at last week S
range for vealerS, which was 5G554c per II
and 9lsa a3loc for grassers. Sheep-The num-
her on sale this morning was IL double deck
loads against 80 loads last Monday. The
quality of offerings IN tins llne was gener-
ally low The lambs on sale were Tor the
most part very common. The range OF
prices Tor the best sheep on sale was 434@5c
Ter H. very few punches being good enough
10 reich the outside figure. Lambs ranged
from Sd5l,c per h. All choice stock WAS in
demand at last weeks prices, but common
stock was weak and lower.
There were y to Is loads of hogs on the
market against l6 loads last Monday. Quail
ity of offerings was below average. The
best on sale were sold at $5 s. to S5 80, and
the proportion which sold at these figures
was small.
Allegheny Stock Yards.
Receipts of cattle at Herrs Island yards
were below late average in number and mar
kets were a shade stronger than they were
a week ago. Prices, however, were practi-
as follows: Best heavy Chicago beeves,
S. - TO Sc 80: medium weights, S. Is to S. So;
light weights, 81 10 to - Is; common to fair
thin steers. - 80 TO So 75; bulls and dry cows
s. 50 to IS so There were only two fresh
COWS on the market, and they were sold at
$40 90. The number of calves on sale was 63
head Nealers sold at a range of &c to &c per
10. Receiiits: From Chicago-L Gerson, SO
head l. Zeigler sc: y. FTomm, IS. From
OhIO-C EOlbrpChr 2l From PENNSYLVANIA
q. Flinner, , Total go head: last week, $685.
previous week. 403.
Sheep-Supply varied very little from that
Of last week. but quality of offerings showed
some Improvement and markets were
shade 1iImpr Sheep were reported strong
being . % s. per hundred weight, and lambs
of choice qualify were a shade higher, prices
ranging from nc o6t4c per pound. Only
few very choice brought the outside figure.
Receipts from OhiO-C. VOlbecht. 1s9 head.
PcnnSylvania-J. +. Cruikshank, l56: /. Nc
Ncesc. -; d. O. Pisor l55: I. Bingham, 2lS;
u. Flinner 10: q. W. keasy, 50. Total, 9SI;
last week 9i2: previous week, l234.
HOgs-Marl1etS in this line were quiet, but
prices were firm at last weeks range. A
small lot of selected hogs was sold at
shade better prices than were obtained
week ago There were no Chicagos on sale.
from Pennsylvania. the balance being from
Ohio. Last weeks receipts, 352: previous
week. 6l7. The top price was 50 80, and the
range was - - TO 50 90.
The GrecnaN;tlts had on sale at Woods
Run yards 239 head of cattle, of which 1888
head was from Chicago and 46 from Ohio.
Chicago cattle sold at range of 81 90 to
s. IS per cwt. and Ohios from IS SO to 81 IS.
The number Of sheep and lambs on sale was
2in head. sheep retailed at &c to 51ac per h.
and lambs CSC per II. There were so hogs
on sale at these yards, and prices ranged
from s. % to SIS IS per cwt.