Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-12
LIVE STOCK REVIEW.
Light Receipts of Cattle at the East
Liberty Yards and
PRICES ADVANCED ON ALL GRADES.
Smooth, Tidy Butcher Beevss Of Light
Weight Very Scarce.
CHOICE SHEEP AND SWINE ACTIVE
OFFICE OF PITTsBURe DISPATCH,
WEDNESDAY, March ii,

WEDNESDAY. March H. (
There were all told 60 carloads of cattle
on the market at East Liberty this week,
against 80 loads last week and 20 loads the
week before. The average quality of offer
ings was about as it has been for some time
past. A large proportion of those on sale
were low grade. The kind called for in this
market, viz, smooth, tidy beeves of light
weight were in short supply. Buyers were
present in full force. and it was at once dis
covered at the opening of markets on Monday
morning that the situation was not in their
favor. Markets opened strong and active
at 10 to 2Oc per hundred better prices than last
week, in spite of very unfavorabe weather.
This advance hardly covered the increased cost
at sources of supply. The few prime heavy
beeves offered were sold in retail way, and
hence are not quoted in this column. which
gives carload prices. The highest price paid for
carload lots was S. 40 for 1.5OO-D Ohio cattle
close toprime. A carload OF ], 800 b beeves was
sold for IS 90 There was a good inquiry for
good stockers, and the seven or eight loads on
sale found ready buyers. Fresh cows were in
fair supply, and markets were steady at last
weeks range, namely: SIS to $40 per head.
There was a good supply Of veal calves
and markets were strong at range OF SIC to
61lc per pound. leading steckman reported
that cattle markets lost little of the buoy
ancy shown on Monday morning. He said:
Markets here will not bear so sharp an ad-
vance as we have this week. Buyers require to
be educated up to these advances by degrees.
Many butchers refused to buy at the higher
rates, and resorted to dressed beef to tide over
the emergency. AS result the retail market
has weakened since Monday, though it is still
10c to l5c better than last week. The good cat
tie Offered here this week cost not less than 25c
per hundred more than those offered last week.
Our markets will not bear so sharp an advance in
single week and hence drovers will hardly
mt m,
stockmen report that fair to good medium
cattle have held the advance of Zoe per cwt.,
while low grades have scarcely gained at all on
last wseEs prices; Sneep ana Iamns.there .s,ie
week SO Ear, against 10 loads last week.
Markets were active for good Sheep and slow
for lambs. The average quality was not high.
Top price of sheep was Sc 90. and lambs IS 40.
These outside figures were obtained for only q
few punches of fancy.
Hogs-The run has been light all the week.
There have been about 35 loads on sale, against
5U loads last week. Quality of offerings was be-
low late average. One dealer thus puts it: I'VE
are now receiving the scrapings. There were
very few prime hogs in this weeks offerings"
For Philadelphias, markets were strong and ac-
tive at better prices than last week. Top price
was 81 05.
Mccall & Co.'s Weekly Review,
The supply of good heavy and neat !, 100 to
l2O0pound butcher cattle was light, and
SOlI 1OBzOC peg CWt ulEuoTp WuHc COumon
to medium and mixed lots were in full supply
and barely steady at last weeks prices.
We give the following as ruling prices, market
closing slow: Prime, 1900 to 1900 lbs. S. 00@
5 40; good, 1000 to I4O0 lbs, 81 7505 90; good
butcher grades, HOO to 1900 lbs, 81 5O@4 go;
rough fat, HOO to 1900 lbs. S4 25@4 IS; good
feeders 1000 to 100 lbs, s. 5O@4 90; common to
fair stockers and feeders, 600 to 1000 lbs So 25Q
rs: mixed lots. cows, bulls and heifers. 81 Esq
50; fresh cows aud springers, $40 00340 90 per
head.
The receipts of hogs Monday about equal to
the demand, and the market ruled active on
good medium weights, while pigs and light
Yorkers were slow. Yesterday and to-day the
run has been very light and prices same as Mon
day. We quote good medium and selected,
IS 9504 05: good mixed, So S5@3 vs.; best York
ers, s. 70@3 80; pigs and light Workers, s. 400
8 Is; roughs, s. 2593 60
The receipts of sheep light; market firm on
sheep and slow on lambs at following quotations:
Prime Ohio and Indiana wethers, weighing here
los to ITO lbs. S. 1896 90; good. 80 to 100 lbs,
S. 3065 60; fair to good mixed, rs to so lbs,
81 90g5 %; culls and common lots, 81 50G3 so;
good yearlings, IS 1906 go; fair to good, so to
so lbs, 81 75@5 Is. Lambs-Prime to extra,
Sc 25@6 so; tair to good. SIS 25@6 90; veal calves
ITO to l20 lbs, IS 5O@6 %; heavy calves. s2 90
"a 90.