Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-16
LIBERTY LIVE STOCK.
a Heavy Run of Low Grade Cattle
and q Light Run of Choice.
MARKEFSLGWER On COMMON GRADE
And Firm On Light Prime Butcher Varieties,
Which We're Scarce.
SHEEP WERE STEADY AND SWINE HIGH
IARKETSLOWERON COMMON GRADE
SHEEP WERE STEADY AND SWINE HIGH
OFFICE OF p1TTsBUFG DISrATcH,

OFFICE OF P-TTsBURG DISPATCH
WEDEEsDAY, July ID.
Z Receipts and sales of cattle at East Liberty
yards for the week so far numbered about
$50 carloads. This includes about six loads
that were shipped out on Sunday. Markets
opened on Monday morning with ll2 loads en-
sale. against 80 leads the previous Monday.
Quality of offerings was far from prime.
Ohio and Indiana were the main sources of
SUNNY. Not above half dozen leads were
from Chicago \ large proportion of the
becves offered Mere common and low grade
stock.
Narkets opened fairly steady ut last weeks
prices but as he day advanced, prices de-
cliucG or all grades, with the exception of
light smooth butcher beevcs weighing from
l.CsO 20 $50 lbs. The latter, which were in
l-nt supply, held up well to prices of last
week but all other grades declined from l0c
20 2Gc per cwt. A load of heavy Ohio prime
beeVes proved too good Tor tals market anG
We're shipped East. The highest price palo
wUs So per cwt. and but few brought this
figure. Prime heavy cattle cost more than
this in Chicago.
S1EEr-Tbere were q double deck loads on
sale Monday. against Il loads the previous
Monday. Notwithstanding increased sup
ply, market ruled steady on choice grades,
but was 10 &c l5c lower than last week on
common and low grades. Since Monday six
loads nave been received, and markets were
reported fiTmCr to-day. The top OF the mar
~
e 25, these outside prices being paid for only
i few OF the best.
HoGs-This department OF the lh-c stock
trade showed greatest flrmncss and activity.
There WAS an advance of Is 70 20c per cwt.
over last week prices notwithstanding the
fact that receipts were twice as large TINS
week as last Top price OF Phlladelphlas
was s. 30
4 stock Nard FIRMS Review.
Following isa review Of the weeks work at
l. llyffr n
We report l25 loads Of cattle on sale Mon
day and Tuesday. About one-half of the
receipts were good butchering grades and
sold generally at steady to a shade lower
than last weeks prices, while common
grades were slow sale at a decline of 10 to l5
cents from last weeks prices. The attend
auce OF buyers was better than usual and
all hU; a few loads was sold on Monday.
There IS NUt little demand for stockerS and
feeders now, as farmers are too busily
gagged at present with their harvesting to
give their attention to the trade in this
month. but We look for this trade to open up
next month. Fresh cows and springers have
been very dull sale for the past two weeks
on account of small demand here and East,
w quote: Good to prime 400 10 l,5O0 steers,
at 5-6o 10 6.l0c; good 1000 to 1890 at
E0H To 540c: good l,00n to l. ll03, $50 TO 4.75c;
mixed steers and heifers, 800 to 2GO, 311a to
A.: ~tocllers and feeders, 200 to 90O 294 to
@-zc; fat cows and bulls, "a to S13c; thin grass
COWS and bulls IL to PIC; fresh COWS and
VEAL CALvEs-ReceipUs of calves have been
light this week at about steady prices. The
sales by deck loads were at 500 to 5SOc with
small lots OF prime NealS at to SIC; heavy
grass and 5uttermilk calves, 81 to 4c.
HuGS-ReCeipts OF hogs have been light all
week. and no prime corn hogs offered for
sale; such would bring if hele 5.+3 or more.
The majority of offerings are from common
grass hogs 10 half fatteG mixed lots. We
quote select tops at $50 to $40; best workers,
bis 10 %; grass hogs and pigs, ~ to 4s4c;
TouEhs, 4 TO &c.
sHEsP-Receipts of sheep and lambs for
Monday ana Tuesday were so loads, market
quote 81 to TOO lbs at $50 TO 5l5: so to go lbs at
a+0 10 4i5; 20 to 50 lbs at S34 to 44c; culls and
common. TO Sc: spring lambs, ) TO 61ac.
sales Reported by Dealers.
The following are some of the sales re-
ported by commission men for the week:
- H. Hedges & Co.: CartIe-Twenty head, q, 500
- s. 757 head 600 fbs, 81 10; - head 81 40 lbs
s. no: l5 head. l6, 80 lbs 81 30; head, s. 40 I5s
$ -: lUhcfers. S4N lbs, 50 Is: calves, $50 lbs,
81 CO. 46 calves. 6.lOOlbs, s. 30 Sheep-Seventy-
head > Ms, s 4O q head 1880 lbs, S 90; l48
head 47@l lbs $ 10; l2s head, u $50 lbs s. Is: 2a6
head. glolb>. 81 %: ll5 head. 40 lbs, $ %; l6
s l5: i5 head, $50 MS S 3: Il head iOSiS lbs,
s - 81 head. 20llO lbs. s. 30; 80 head. A. $50 lbs
Hun Hazelwood & Imhoff: Cattle-15 head.
= 80 lhs 81 Go: 10 head, 10. go lbs, 81 80; 10 head
81 SO TBS rs. = 3 20 & s head so lbs lbs. : IS: p p ReaG hea
j. ljE lbs s To- Sheep-lSI head, II. $50 lbs. 81 IS:
l lad iG lo lhe : 90; ;S S , head 8 s?so go lbs $ 90;
= ,rrng lambs. L so lbS $ 6o spring lambs, $50
Us. $ 60 Hogs-i5 head : 400 400 lbs 8 80; q head,
80. ls $ 81: 70 head. 5.eSO lbs, S TO- 81 head
l,rua. DIVER & Co.: Cattie-2s head. o. $50 lbs.
s. I5: hrad,7 $40 lbs 81 4O a head. l9 $50 lbs So 90:
= head = 70 Ihs . Is: Is head; IS so lbs, 81 3;
head. 454D lhs, S 05. >heep-1H head, II. so lbs
81 = g33 head l,76 lbs, = .: l32 head, Ii, l7O lbs
; .: 10 head. 80 ibs. 8 So: 12s head Ii ESQ lbs
: IS: lol head, ), -. lbs s. 90: 2l9 head 1880 lbs,
$ c IS head, 800 lhe s. 50: 9e head 973Q ls. $ 90.
ng~-55 head. Il 80 lbs. - 10; Il head, l. 900 lbs
s. 3; So head, s 900 lbs, $ 10
John Hosket : Co: Cattls-59 head; e. so lbs,
s. r. Il head L. 80 lbs, s5 OO: head . $40 lbs,
5 ~: l. head. iS5a5 lbs s So is head Is 40 lbs.
. head "; lbs s4 4o Il head, Is, go ms.
s. Is. = head, 10 $50 Ib, s. 90; fresh cows sSi %
;a- lead. Shecp-252 head "a $50 lbs, s. 70; l79
head O. l lb- a. - 2+7 head. 20, $50 lbs, 81 7O 1872
I H. 10 lhs. - -: ls9 head, l4,00 lbs. 81 IS: III
laa - @ 6 2; 5. 81 lambs Sn is, 3 $50 lbs S 90; is
y r56 head, u,7o lbs, $ 10: % head. lO.550 lhs
s - > head, :, go l6s 8 Is; l6 head, $40 lbs,
il.fmes. Rowlcl Briggs; Cattle-19 head. IG,-
s-H !- 81 =: - ECG.i. D Ii0 lis, 81 50: - head
-.ao -. 9 g:22 head. u 5e2 lbs. - Is: e head.
g. s1 lbs 81 -: - calves = go lbs. $5 75; Il head
c.ie, = SO lhs, IS o.; y head as 500 lbs S 5O ~
E'r.'. -" Us, . O. Sheep-f92 head. Il. 10 lbs,
& . = bead. l.57e lbs, 5 -; - head. 4 go lbs,
- ~ Z - 70 head. u 50 lbs IS o.: us head ii
U.s. : q; %, head, SO, 80 lbs - rs; So head, a.
i.gi.aa.r Liakhorn & Co.: Cattle-Is head. 10. ago
~ s. Hu- =" h"Bd - 800 lbs, 81 Is: Il nead III SO
L- s, ~. u head, 1870 lbs, s. IS; 10 mead, 1900
D.. s. 30 j mead. c5.s' lbs, s. l2ai: = head 25 GlO
- r. p9 2 head, % so jbs = So Sheep-l4Ohead.
-'1 lbs, 81 IS: la head /, 80 lbs S. 35; I2i head
Z. la5. q %: - head, 4 $40 ihs. S 5O I55 head,
lrA 'hs = 20: l2j ncaG, d. eco lbs, s. 60. Hogs
= Lad. l. si2 lhs s 20; p head, $50 his. S 20; Is
id =. Il ~ lead Sc.l 1a,s
F. Mccall Co: Cattle Is head, 81 40 lbs. 81 so:
= head. T. 80 lbs. s. 80: Il head "a SO lbs S. 90. Is
bad = y S ;g 10. 5s' = %; L head p 80 lbs : u
head, -. SO lbs. s. -: il head I5 80 lbs - iO
:. Vi. Lahvrty & Bro: C&ttle- head 3 40 lbs
s. l0 ls head, To- $50 lbs. 81 30: head l. 80 ibs
& l5 l. head - 10 lbs s. 20: IS head 29 SO ibs
s. 2u y head >. 80 l,s s. 1G: 20 head q s9O ms
g = il head l6 10 bs s. 90; l6 head, ~ 40 MS
T. 10 lbs 81 -; q head. s. 10 lbs ~ co. 6S head
s.sa lbs. 3 IL. Hogs-57 head, 6,I56 lbs, S. Is:
Ie2C, !. $50 lbs, s. 80.
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