Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-14
CATTLE Up AND DOWN.
The Sharp Advance Noted on Monday
Quickly Disappeared.
INCREASED SUPPLY THE CAUSE.
UnfayOrable AdviceS From Eastern Markets
Aid in the Decline.
SHEEP PLENTIFUL AT LOWER PRICES
SUPPLY THE CAUSE.
SHEEP PLENTIFUL AT LOWER PRICES
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
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W EA1NESAAhs MAY To-
The cattle market opened lively at East
Liberty ON Monday, and an advance on last
weeks prices of 10@20c per cwt. was Sc
cured, the greatest advance being on light
smooth butcher beeves weighing from 1000
@l2oO rs.
At the opening of markets there were so
carloads ON sale, against 81 the previous
Monday and so loads the week before. Since
the beginning of the week ten additional
carloads were received, a total of GO for
the week, making this weeks totals the
same as last. As the light receipts or Mon
day were the prime reasons for the advance
in prices, the upward movement re-
ceiyed decided check on later
arrivals and downward movement
was inauourated on Tuesday, which re-
suited in the entire advance being lost.
The reaction to Mondays activity was ag-
gTavated by unfdvorable news from Eastern
markets. Prices of cattle have declined
since Monday from 10 to % per cwt. vi the
10 loads received since sunday, the greater
portion was unsold this morning, ana pros
poets were good that they would necessarily
be sen5 on East in first hands.
A Change in Eastern Markets.
Retailers are well stocked up and
will only take on more by such CON
cessions from holders as will obllterate
all profits. 4 leading stockman gave
as reason for scarcity ,tyo,,tats OF buyers aTS G
late largely supplied by Lancaster
and Chester county farmers. 1t was re
ported that as many as Is carloads of cattle
were shipped from Perry county, this state,
10 Altoona within few days.
The highest price obtained for beeves at
East Liberty this week, i'll carload lots, was
So 40 and il was well for the holder that this
rrice was secured on Monday, as no such
figure could have been obtained since that
dav Receipts of fresh COWS were the largest
OF the season, and markets are s. 90 to IS %
haa Il week. Common
and low grade COWS were hard to sell at any
price.
There have beer over 100 head on sale dur
ing the week, ana range was $50 % to S45 90
per head. NealerS are not SO plenty as they
have been OF late, and markets We're fairly
steady al a range to &c per pound, the lat
ter price being paiG for q few fancy.
The Largest of the Season.
Sheep and Lambs-The run this week was
the largest of the season There were 20
loads on sale Monday and nearly that many
have been received since Monday. Market
for sheep opened slow at a decline of ~ per
pound from last weeks price and more than
another &c has been added to the drop since
the week opened. 1eaIlings did not suffer
50 much from the decline. but are weak and
lower. Spring lambs OF the best quality
sold this week at s. per pound, decline Oh
&c from top price of last week.
As Il proof OF the heavy run of sheep, |
Hesket x Co. report sales OF $500 head this |
week.
Hogs - There were 90 loads on sale !
Monday, AM markets were active at shade |
better prices than prevailed week ago. |
Receipts were light since Monday, and mar |
llecs have weakened in sympathy with the |
general downward tendency. Top price of |
Philadelphia's is s. So.
Mccall & Co.'s Weekly Review.
Mondays supply of cattle being light mar |
iSct opened active, ala selling AT an advance |
OF Ijf2nc per hundred Tuesdays early |
salcs were full : up to Mondays, but late ar |
rivals being liberal the market closed with |
advance lost. We give the following as |
ruling price: Prime. 1900 to l.600 pounds, |
Sc OOd6 -; good 1900 to 400 pounds $5 $50 /
q Ut good butcher gTades,-lSl0e to 1900
pounds. = Co.'s 80; rough fat, /, 100 to 1900
pounds. S 259,i 80; fair to good, 300 to 100
pounds, - 00G55 40: mixed lots, COWS, bulls
and hcifers, 50 GGT4 20; fresh COWS and
sprirgecs SLOW, $50 GGd35 90 per head.
The supply of hogs light and quality COM
mon: market slow at the following quota |
tions: Flliadelphias, s. 2O95 80: best York
81 15G4 90; pigs, 81 G564 50: roughs, SO 5064 25. |
The receipts OF sheep Monday were liberal !
and the market was slow at a decline of % to |
40c per hundred. Tuesday and to-day re-
ceipts light and market steady We Quote
as follows: Prime Ohio and Indiana weth-
eTS weighing here 80 to 100 Ms IS % to S5 so
good so TO 81 fs, - 90 to - l5 fair to good
mixed, 65 to - rs, 81 40 to 81 60: culls and
common lots. 81 80 TO 50 90; good yearlings,
70 10 50 Bs, Sc OG to IS 50; fair to good 60 to 20
rs, 81 40 TO S5 % veal calves. 10 to l2O lbs,
50 - to $ -: heavy calves 3 80 to 50 25