Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-01
LIVE STOCK REVIEW.
The Closing Week One of the Best of
the Year for Cattle.
PROPORTION OF GOOD STOCK LARGE
At East Liberty Yards, and Markets Active,
at an Advance.
SHEEP HIGHER AND SWINE STEADY

WEDNESDAY,, Dec. 81. }
The last week of 1890 proved to be one of
the best of the year for shippers of live stock
to our local markets. Prices realized were
the highest for many months past, both at
the Allegheny and East Liberty yards, and
general quality of cattle was much above
late average All the past year there has
been scarcity of smooth. light, butcher
cattle, weighing from LOO to !, 200 pounds,
the kind our markets call for. Prime
heeves have, for year or two past, heen an
unknown quantity in our markets. 1t
seems that shippers have mended their ways
and CONSIGNED an unus ually large number of
desirable cattle to our local markets
this week, and buyers, who were pres
ent in full force, responded by paying
cheerfully the advance, which was maintained
all along the line. The run of cattle at the East
Liberty yards varied very little this week from
last. Last week, however, demand was light.
as turkey was on top. and prices failed to ad-
vance, though supply was little more than half
the late average. Total receipts last week were
about 75 loads.
Good TO Prime Beeves.
On Monday morning market opened with ~
loads on sale, and about 10 loads have been re-
ceived since. There was an unusually large
proportion of good to prime beeves in this
weeks offerings. At least 20 carloads were
good, and came in the main from Southern
Ohio. A few loads, averaging from 1,50O to
l.60Opounds In weight. were sold at Be TO 54c,
the latter being the highest price paid.
Inc same quality of beeves were 2oc
TO @ ~; p per cwt. lower week ago n6 The market
has been of late Common cattle, which ad-
vanced the least, were of slow sale. There was
a good inquiry for stockers. but supply was
very light The run of cows and calves was
light and markets firm. and prices were better
than have ruled of late. Good vealers were
strong at &c to SIC per pound. The advance in
cattle this week about corresponds with ad-
vance of prices at Chicago.
Sheep and Lambs.
The run has been very light, not above half
the late average. Not over 10 loads
were offered, against 20 loads last week.
The light supply is accounted for by
the heavy SHOWS through sections from
which our supplies come. Owing to light sup
ply markets have been firm all the week at 25c
per cwt higher than last week.
There were so loads of hogs on sale Monday
morning against As loads the previous Monday.
Market opened steady with So 80 as the top
price for Philadeiphias. Tuesdays market
was not so active, as quality OF offerings were
there were but 3loads on sale, aHd the top of
the market ranged from s3 20 TO S 80
&C CattleMRece,pts 5SS head; g snpments "a 42O
good, ca 2o@4 40: common, So 5O@4 90; bulls.
cows and stass 81 O0@S co. Seven cars cattle
shipped to New York to-day.
Hogs-Receipts, = $50 head; shipments, 1.S00
head. Market firm; Philadelphia, So s0G3 80;
mixed, IS 1908 IS; heavy Yorkers, So 5O@3 s.;
light Workers. s3 S0@3 40: pigs. 81 50@3 10.
Three cars hogs shipped TO New York to-day.
Sheep-Receipts, !, ITO head: shipments, 600
head. Market fair; prime. IS G095 30: fair to
good, "a 25@4 70; common, 81 5OG03 90; lambs,
81 OO@6 %; veal calves, s. OO@6 25
Mccall & Co.'s Weekly Review.
The supply Of cattle being light and good
attendance of buyers. the market opened up
active at an advance OF 20 to 40c per cwt on
all grades. but closing dull, some going
through in first hands. We give the following
as ruling prices: Prime, 1300 to 1000 fbs. 81 20
to IS 90; good, 120o to 400 lbs. 81 25 to 81 IS;
good butcher grades, l,lO0 to l. 500 lbs, 81 60 to
81 so; rough fat, 1lO0 to 300 s, So 50 to 81 %;
good feeders. 1000 to 1000 lbs. S3 % to SO rs;
oommon te fair stockers anu feeders, TOO to
1000 lbs. 81 25 to So Is; mixed lots, cows bulls
and heifers. 81 90 to 50 IS; fresh COWS and
springers, slow at $50 to $40 Cattle prospects
not encouraging for these prices for next
week.
Supplyof hogs Monday was liberal and the
market ruled active on all grades at lOc per
cwt higher than the previous week. Yester-
day the receipts were light and quality COM
mon. To-day's supply light and the market
active at the following quota tions: Selected,
So rs to So 80; best kers SIS go to SIS IS; COM
mon to fair IS 40 tn So So; pigs, So IS to s3 %;
roughs. 81 so TO So 25c.
The supply of sheep light; mostly common
on sale; market on all grades and fully Zoe per
cwt higher than last week; we quote sales as
follows: Prime Ohio and Indiana wethers,
weighing here l05 to ITO Ds. IS % s. 40: good,
80 to lG0 s 81 rs to s. 90: fair to good mixed rs
to so bs, So so to 81 %: culls and common lots
81 rs 81 so; good yearlings 81 rs to IS 25 fair
to good, 50 TO 60 ibs. s3 IS TO s. %; lambs,
common to best 81 so to S6 50 veal calves; ITO to
10 Ms So so to s6 5o heavy calves 81 25 to s3 co.