Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-03
SLOW CATTLE MARKET.
Quality of Receipts at Liberty Yards
Lower Than Usual and
PRICES LOWER ON ALL GRADES.
Light Smooth Butcher Beeyes Suffered Least
From the Drop.
sHEFP STRONGER AND HOGS WEAKER
OFFICE PIrTsBURG DISPATCH.
WEDNESDAY, December 2.

the East Liberty wards has been 110 loads,
against about the same number last week.
There has been no week for months past
when the quality was as low as this week.
There were no primes, and few good beeves
on sale. The great bulk of offerings con-
sisted of common and low grades. Buyers
were present in fair force, but markets
opened verv slow at decline of 10 to
Is per cent on all grades excepting
smooth light butcher beeves which were
in short supply, as they have been
for weeks past The few offered were taken
at about last weeks prices There were no
beeves on sale good enough to bring
nickel a pound. The top of markets was
81 60 to 81 75 and only few reached these
figures Heavy coarse beeves were par
ticularly dull Fresh cows were in light
supply and demand was light, with S45 as
top price. Veal calves ranged about the
same as last week, with Sc 50 as top OF mar
kets. Hogs-Receipts have been large, the
total for the week being over 100 carloads.
Some very fancy were sold in the early part
of the week at IS 95 and 81 90. Owing to
lighter receipts since Monday, markets are
steader, but prices are no better. Sheep
strong, with lambs shade higher Top
price of sheep &c per lb, and lambs SIC
per III, With these outside prices the excep-
tions.
Live stock Firms Review.
The following is report for the week as
furnished bv Holmes, Rowlen, Briggs Il
Co: We report 102 loads of cattle on sale
Monday, which was made up principally of
old. shelly cows, common stockers and half
fatted stock; which were very dull sale,
even at buvers' own prices. These prices,
we believe, were the lowest of the season.
Good feeders and smooth, fat cattle were
scarce, and while they suffered the least in
the decline, we were compelled to make
concessions on such grades Of . to 10 cents
to make clearance. There were no prime
heavy beeyes offered and but little inquiry
for such, as there were no orders for export.
We quote good, 1900 to 1,40o, at
81 25@JSi 60; good, LOO to LOU,
at S. 50Gs5 90; good. 900 to LOO,
81 00Cd3 %. Fat cows and bulls,S2 00CG2 40;
old poor shelly cows, s. oOtgl2 0O per
head; good feeders, 1000 to 1,20O, IS 25(9
3 So stockers, 600 to 900, 81 s5d2 60;
fresh cows and springers, $50 OO@f5 90
per head: veal calves. S. 50(d6 50; heavy
and grass calves, 81 50g3 30.
Receipts of hogs were heavy on Monday,
and all but prime were 10c lower. Since
Monday the receipts have been light, and
all of MONDAYS losses regained, market
closing strong We quote: Select tops,
50 90G4 90; best Workers, 50 6593 40;
good mixed s. SOtd3 IS; light Workers
and pigs, So 40(d3 60: roughs, 50 1908 %.
Receipts OF sheep and lambs are light
and steady to shade higher on good lambs.
We quote prime 100 to no wethers at
81 SOFAS 10; 50 to 90, s4 OO@4 80 for; 20 to
So S3 O0@3 75; culls, 81 00@3 90; lambs,
81 5O@5 80.
Some of the Sales Reported.
Lafrertv Bros. & Hadden: Gatt!e-eO head
sold from 81 75 to 81 %: calves. 40 lbs Sc %
Hog--27 head, 6,5SO lbs. So 80; 81 head, 4,9O
lbs. So 20: "a head, 7e90 lbs, s3 15: 30 head,
8 500 lbs, So 30: 29 head, 1850 lbs 50 55 30 head
$50 lbs s3 S. sheen-66 head, 6, 500 lbs, 81 So |
200 auad. IL so lbs. 81 so. .
L. Mccall & Co.: Cattle-la head 2o2oo
lbs 81 IL: 81 head. $3.50 lbs, 81 co. 19 head, |
1869 lH-, So Co. &c head, 1900 lbs, 81 45: y
head 1880 fbs. 50 90: l6 head. 1910 lbs 50 40:
% head, l7,ls0 Tbs; 81 30; 10 head Is @ 6lo lbs
l24,O lbs. 50 %: l4S mend, %, leo lbs g %; 50
head 97lO lbs So 65: 60 head. II, 40 lbs, So 10.
sheep-76 head, 80 lbs. = % 0o ,., o.. 90,
lbs 81 90: Is head. e3,6i0 lbs. So s p head 25-
6eO lbs, sS 65: 81 head IS 800 lbs, So 90 y head
i 600 Iss 50 90 c.G G0gsi @ u on nea9 Ss Ssa%
l29 lbs So 3D. "a head, 10 $50 lbs, So 50 IS head,
L. 40 lbs, s. 60. Sheep-lss head, l5l 40 lbs:
s. o.; p head, 1880 lbs, So 25: "A head, $500
s. r. Hedres & Co.: Cattle-2o head, 2l.59o
lbs So 40; "a head, As 100 lbs, 81 90: 20 head,
-62 head, 49, $50 lbs 81 90; l46 head, "a SO lbs
So so: IS head, 70, $50 lbs 50 75 LOG head, 1850
lbs, IS GO: 81 head, 4,3l0 lbs So s.. sheep
s. 90: % 1aa lead sei0 lbs, So 80: SO head, 1850
lbs, So 10: 40 head, $3.50 lbs, So 80.
John Hesket & Co: Cattle-ls head. 1920
1850 lbs, 81 S21E; 20 head, ssosO lbs. 50 50; 10
head, 24,s7O lbs, "a %: 19 head. 1900 lbs.
So 50; Is head, 1870 lbs. So IS; 10 head 5000
81 head. II. 40 lbs, 50 IS: 81 head, 1850 ib<,
So IS: ,99 head, I5,O5O lbs, sS GO. Sheep-l2O
head. go lbs; 81 s5: 4s head. go lbs S 81 IS;
81 20: a. head, o $50 lbs, 81 IS.
Holmes. Rowlen, Briggs & Co: Cattle-23
head p $40 lbs s. 50; 20 head 23,9tO lbs 81, g 90;
81 10: 81 head, g. $50 lbs. s. s0 p head, $3.50
lbs So As: % head $500 lbs, So 80: II head, 2l
$50 lbs, s. 20; calves. $40 lbs, s6 25. Hogs-S0
i5i head. 1883 lbs IS 80; Io5 head, eO,Slo lbs,
So s.; IL head 20.IS0 lbs 50 65. Sheep-63
head $3.50 lbs, 81 s5 32 head, 24sa lbs 81 40;
56 head $50 lbs. s. 5n 80 head, 7,S4o lbs, 81 75
A. head, $40 lbs, "a s..
Reneker, Linkhorn s Co.: Cattle-sS head, |
% $40 lbs, s. 90; l9 head. 25 $40 lbs, 81 40 IA
- head, 1880 lbs, IS 90; IA mead. IL 200 lbs. |
sS 10; 10 head 1870 lbs So so: - head, %, $40
s8 20: Il head q 600 lbs, g 80; Hogs-79 head. |
head Il $40 lbs So IS: o. head, a. 460 lbs. So co.
40 head, 1910 lbs, 50 90. sheep-ll6 head, |
6 $50 lbs, So co.
HUFF, Hazelwood s Imhoff: Cattle-I5h head, !
Is 40 lbs, 81 so; p head, 81 $50 lbs, s. 75: 10
head 49, $40 lbs 50 60; 10 head, 2o,s5o lbs, So 4O
81 head "a 25O lbs. So 40: Is head, q, $50 lbs,
a 25: 20 head. % go lbs 50 s5: calves, 40 lbs,
IS 30 Hogs-l59 head, 25 050 lbs $3 IS: As head, |
lOO30 lbs s. 90: 152 head q, $50 lbs So IS: 159
head 2s $40 lbs. IS so; l56 head % go lbs So 10
Sheep-l5l head, 1000 lbs, 81 55; 10S head, !
5 800 lbs. "a so; 62 head, 500 lbs s. 90: I55
head IA $50 lbs, S. Is; ll2 head, $500 lbs 81 Co.
BY telegraph.
Buffalo - Cattle Receipts l56 loads
through, IL sale: market steady for good
q loads through: 60 on sale. Opened strong
and higher, owing to late trains, but weak
ened later. Opening prices; heavy grades
cornfed 81 o5@4 Is; medium weights corn
fed, s3 95@4 90. Sheep and lambs-Re-
ceipts 6 loads through, As sale, including
weakened. Sheep-EXtra fancy. "a 65eI5 90:
good to choice, 81 25@4 60; iair to good,
s. 0eH4 25 Lambs-Good to choice natives
S. 256J5 60: common to fair do. 81 1895 10;
Canadas, common to extra, IS 4O85 Co.
New nork-Beeves-Receipts, 29l0 head
including Al cars for sale: market lOc per 100
lbs higher: native steers, So s0@5 05 per 100
lbs: bulls and COWS. 81 25G3 10: dressed beef
steady at 7@s1Sc per lb: shipments TODAY,
and 20 sheen. Calves-Receipts, l. Ll55 head:
market firm: veals, S5 OO@l5 30 per 100 lbs:
prassers 81 1898 35: Westerns, s. 2J63 IS.
Sneep-ReceipIs, Il, ,634 head: sheep steady;
lambs &c per lb lower: sheep, 50 o064 s.
per 100 lbs; lambs IS 25@6 121s; dressed mutt
ton steady at 713c per ID; dressed do lambs a
, for sa market steady at