Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-31
LIVE STOCK HIGHER.
IigE Receipts of Cattle at Local
Yards Help Sellers and
fHE PRICES GO Up ALL AROUND.
A pesrth of Prime Beeves and Very Few
Rated Good.
SHEEP AND HOGS SCARCE AND HIGHER.
OFFICE OF THE DISPATCH.
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PITrsBUIG, December so.
The rrn of cattle sheep and hogs at the
Fas; Liberty wards has been very light all
this week, and prices were advanced all
along the line. This was according to prec-
sdent, as shippers are accustomed to with
hold stock during holiday week Advices
from Chicago and other live stock centers
eve assurance that there will be more than
anough 10 the front next week. There have
ven. all told, about 40 carloads Of cattle on
7le this week against s. loads last week
nd 95 the previous week. About two
Girds OF this weeks o1ssl1nSs were from
hiCaCo.
The quality of offerings were below the
s1ersge. There were NJ primes and few good
cattle on sale in carload lots. Markets were
.ctive, and wenersi rance WAS l5c to 25c
hieher than last 6eek The highest price
,aid was 81 20 Veal calves and fresh COWS
high quality we're in light supply, and the
few offered SOD readily at a shade better
prices than we're obtained n week ago. Top
price OF seGlcrs WAS S6 80 and grassers
ranged iu price from 3 90 to SS 80 per cwt
Receipts Of hogs were light, and prices
thts week were 25c to 3pc better than last
week. on Monday there were about IS loads
on sale, and tops We're sold at 81 Il. since
Monday there has been 4 steady upward
movement. and sales of fancy stock were
made this morning at - 40. Total receipts
Tor the week 50 tar, have not been above GO
cars, against more than 100 cars last week
and jhe week before
The advance is nos likely to hold, being
ne only to a short supply. Western live
took centers report large receipts and easy
markets. and reaction at thi1 point is sure
IN the next day or two.
Sheep-The number on sale this week has
peen p carloads about the same as last
geek. Prices were n strong &c higher on
al good grades.
A Live stock Firms Review,
Following is report OF transactions and
prices by Holmes, Rowlen, Briggs & Co.: We
report 90 cars OF cattle on sale Monday,
which were principally from Chicago. There
were 81 loads f-Crn Chicago and % from
Ohio, Indiana and PENNSYLVANIA. There
were no strictly prime offered. and but few
Of what we call fair 70 good. The atten dance
OF buyers was fair, and. with a decided i'm
provement in the LasJeTn markets, there
was little trouble in advancing our prices
here loc to 23c per hundred, and the yards
were well cleared by 20 o'clock. We quote:
Good, 1890 TO l.soO at - 60 to 81 90: good 100
20 l,2o0, at 81 Is 81 40: 200 to l,000 81 &c to
$ c: COWS and bulls, &c TO &c. stockers, 600 to
|f = 4c to &c; fresh COWS and springers, SIS
TO so per head.
Receipts OF hogs have been light all week:
the demand fair, at Toe to 20c advance on
NonG1T over saturdays closing sale and
Las continued active with all receipts taken
as fast"s they arrive at steady advances
= 20 TO 81 40. Don It look Tor those prices to
hold
Receipts OF sheep and lambs have been
light and market active at strong a5c higher
than last week. We quote: 95 to ITO lb
sN"ep a s. - to g -: 50 to 20 at 81 25 to s. co.
I" ." - ~ 50 90 10 - - cull~, &c to Be- spring
l.ruAS- - TO 90 los s6 90 to Sc 80; fair to good
s. 90 10 = 10: veal calves, SIS % to So 80.
some or the Sales Reported
Erneker. Iiukhorn & Co.: Cattle-I4 head u. $40
U.s. s. 6': l. head. H. 80 hs g 20; head H. O5e
i,- > -: 2ozei 8. $50 lbs. 81 ~. Hogs-s0 head
d. "o lh-. $ 20. Shcep-:6 head. i. 40 lbs s. 25
E. Nc, all Co: Catile-@S head, g. SO lbs.
$ HSEs So head ms oao ii bs eaCes 8 c S 80 beas' iSi'
l5.lso ihs = o.. shrep-e5 head :. $50 MS s. IS;
T R-os t;'da y" ~ neLf a61o 56i IS > c ~,
p = . l. head. 5.2'o oS ~ -. Hogs 81 head
.,l r. : =, p; y, y 9e,'d 4 @ 81. rs = o. shp-
a.n, go fcs. - 90; 52 head :. isO rs. a o.: S7
D. a. 5.HO lbs, - %: lu6 head 4 SO rs s5 co.
flu# kuwicn Briggs & Co: Cattle-2I head
3 o % Il Il head head, 6B y AZ ibs bs !; = & & Il HSss Hhsa
- .1l = 76O s. - 30: 81 head. TO- so lbs - 10
>gop-.4 bead. IGdo lhs, 81 10: 81 head 3 40 lbs,
Drum. Dyer 4 Co: Catte-l2 head. Ia, $50 lbs,
@ 70 e ss5 : Z $50 $50 6 rs . % .. + head S Ibs
s': Is head 20, go ih> 500. Hogs-67 head Il no
H. g5;L5 head, ll;gio lhs. s. CO; So head. l5lsO
7"iEr 7,E 60: ,,., q head; :, 30 lbs 8 I2'.
: b.a5 i.,l, -&sS1 S -, l'. "a 20; - head 1920
'g>-l&5 head. 2l.2-0 lbs s. CO., I6O head
: 10: GS head. &.77o lbs q C5: is head,
= = >hrep-2I5 head. =. 30 Ihs $ 90:
N.sa0 It's s. -: ~ head q S7G lbs S 80:
.:oi lrs S 10: - head. :, GO Ibs. IS 10
-e-k't X Co.: Catjlr-I5 head IA 40 lbs
eaa. go lbs. g -: 10 head, Il. OS0 lbs 81 TO-
mead. lb. lNl lbs. 81 10: n head o. 10 lbs
Nea5, . iS' llr>, s. %: - head 5000 lbs
hngI-lli head, Ii. -G lbs. s. 30: 200 head
$ -: s. head. $50 Ihs - Gi: "a head
> i; y head. l,ig0 lbs, IS %: Iol head
.u>. - -; rs head :. iSn lbs. s. y
r. Hedges & Co: Cattr-S2 head .. asoIns
. head 2162o lhs. 81 30: 6 head 10 lbs.
= head, $50 lbs, 81 80: 3 calves. 3tO lbs
4calyps. 40 lbs. 81 -. Hogs-9s head III :
%, $ 10: los mead. 1850 lbs, 81 O5: 5S head.
ms s+"g. Shnep-l22 head, lS 80 lbs S so: ql
q. S.a3o lbs 81 81: fS head. & SO lbs $ 81: lbs
d. A.l5o ih>, = 81: 81 head :, $50 lbs, S 25