Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-02
RIPE CATTLE SCARCE.
Receipts at East Liberty Lighter This
Week Than Last, With
A SHARP ADVANCE IN FIGURES.
Quality of Beeyes offered This Week Above
the Late Average.
SHEEP STEADY AND SWINE HIGHER
OBEIoE OF PITTsBURe DISPATCH,
WEnNESnAN InlN

OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DISPATCH,
WEDNESDAY, July L.
There were IS carloads of cattle on sale at
the East Liberty yards on Monday morning
against l20 loads the previous Monday and
rs loads the week before. Quality of offer
ings was a decided Improvement on receipts
of the past few weeks. The complaint OF
excessive supply of low-grade beeves, which
has become veTy common of late, had no
grounds This week. There were more
prime cattle on sale than usual and CON-
~ ratively few of the common and inferior
stock which has been the bane of our markets
for months past. Buyers were present in
larger force than usual, and this fact to-
gether with lighter receipts and improved
Quality of offerings impaired an activity to
mSrkets which has not been known for some
Maeks past. Prices were strong, 10 20 Csc per
CSvL higher than they were a week ago.
a ualf dozen loads of prime 400 to 1,500-b
Southern Ohio bceves were sold at St TO-
Tue highest price attained last week was
since Monday about a dozen loads have
been received, making total for the week
OF about 81 carloads.
A Loss After the Gain.
Under the influence of the additional re-
ceipts, Tuesdays markets partially lost the
ground which had been gained on Monday.
Stockmen are all agreed that the number of
ripe grain fed beeves in the land is unus-
udlly small. Grain has been so high the past
winter chat cattle receiveda a moderate allow
auca and the effect is seen in the scarcity Of
pT:-ne 6eeves. Price OF primes is more apt
10 advance than TO go lower.
sheep and Lambs-There have been on
sale this week close 20 40 loads against the
same number week ago Markets opened
Monday a. last weeks prices, hut lost some
what on Tuesday, when a l0c decline on
sheep WIS reported. Spring lambs, however,
We're unusually scarce, and for this reason
fully hsld their own.
nags-The number on sale for the week
has not been above a dozen carloads. Market
active at "A slight advance. Top prices were
fully l0c per cwt. above those of last week.
Leading Firms Review.
Following is the weekly review of live
stock markets by Holmes, Rowlen, Briggs &
Co.: We report IS loads of cattle on sale for
Monday and Tuesday of this week which
was made up principally of fair to good 1000
TO 1900 pound butchering. There were five
or six loads of prime 500 pound cattle and
but few loads of common trashy stuff offered.
The attendance of buyers was good, and
all wishing to buy n few loads to accommo-
date their tlade there was no trouble to see
az desirable grades at about Csc advance
over last weeks prices except cows and.
bul!s.which do not appear to be wanted, and
had to be sold at near last week prices We
quote good to prime !, 400 to 800 MS, at S. 80
good ,OGO to l, 100 ms, 81 20 to 81 IS: mixed
heiferS and steers. 900 to l20O H. green grassy
kinds. 50 80 to a 90; cows and bulls, S2 IS to
- U SJOckeFS, tVO 10 SVU S ~ 5U TO - -: 1reSn
cows and springers are slow at steady prices.
The general sales were at s25 to S35: a few
very good selling at $40 TO S45 per head All
grades cattle close 10 TO l5c below the open
ing prices.
HoEs-The receipts haye been light all
week, scarcely enough to make a market;
prices have been steady to strong We
Guote tops It 4.9995c; good workers, 65@4. .75c;
light workers and pigs, 4l4941Sc; roughs, 81
G4%c.
Sheep-Receipts for Monday and Tuesday
were 35 loads; demand fair, but dull to steady
at last weeks prices. On sheep we quote:
Good 80 to loo bs, "a 5c; so to 90 fbs 44084 65c
20 to 50 ms, 313G4c spring lambs were steady
al 5d61sc.
Calves Receipts light and market slow at
range of 81 6OG14 IS by deck loads. Heavy
grass calves sold at 21@6S1Sc per n, and a few
Small prime vealers brought 5@514c per n.