Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-11
LIVE. STOCK LOWER.
Heavy Receipts of Cattle and Sheep
Put Down Prices.
HE BUSINESS AT EAST LIBERTY
Outlined in the Transactions Recorded BY
the Dealers There.
HOW SOME SIZE Up THE SITUATION
OFFICE OF PTTTSBURG DISPATCH,
WEDNESDAY, June 10, 1


WEDNESDAY. June 10. /
At East Liberty there were IS loads OF cat
tie on the market at the opening on Monday
morning, and 5 loads have been received
since. In the receipts were l9 loads from
Kentucky and Is from Chicago The balance
were from Ohio and Indiana. There was q
scarcity Of buyers, and with the large run
markets opened logic lower than last week
and there has been no Improvement as the
week advanced. Not less than 20 loads were
shipped in first hands for want of Gus
toners, and there were quite a number OF
odds and ends still in the pens this morning
waiting for buyers.
The highest price paid this week was SC
for car extra 800 n beeves from Ohio.
Aside from this load there was nothing sold
above S5 60 in carload lots. Fresh COWS were
in air supply and range of market was 500
20 per head Calves were in light supply,
and veale~s sold at 51696c per B.
There have been, all told, about 45 car
loads of sheep and lambs on the market this
week, and prices are off fully % per cent, and
slow at the decline. The top price of sheep
was sc and spring lambs &c. The latter have
declined lc since Monday andare quoted to-
day at &c per Il.
K leading dealer said this morning: az
bought load of 95pound sheep of extra
quality this morning at 81 95 and week ago
paid s. 20 for load not nearly as good"
The run of hogs for the week has been
small and the demand is light. There
were Is carloads on sale Monday, and very
few have been received since. Top price of
Philadelphias was 81 so.
Dealers Review the Markets.
Holmes, Rowlan, Briggs & Co. in their re-
view of the market say:
1--WE report 90 loads Of cattle for our mar
ket, which, wi:9 a limited demand, proved
TO be an over supply, especially of common
grssers and half fat rough grades, which
were slow sale at 2Oc to 25c decline from last
week s prices Good corn cattle were scarce
and were more readily sold at decline of
l0c to l5c. We quote prime to extra, l400 to
$500 ms, at S. 7566 90; good, 100 to 1900 fbs
81 1904 6Oi good, LOCO to ! 100 ms, n 7oG5 90;
mixed lots of steers and heifers from 800 to
1900 Ms, and half fat rough cattle, 81 0064 50;
cows and bulls, s. 00@3 30; fresh COWS and
springers, s20d4O per head; stockers, 200 to
900 rs, 81 5063 30. Calves were in light sup
ply and readily sold from So so to IS s..
Receipts of hogs were light; maket slow;
Phiiadelphias, 81 s0g24 90; best Workers, 81 20
"A so; common to fair Yorllers, 81 50d4 Is;
pigs, - 00G4 -.
The supply of sheep is liberal and the mar
1et slow at about 4 &c lower on good and 80 to
4Oc lower On common than last week. Lambs
were plenty and hard to sell at decline of
Doc TO 81 per cwt. Prices ranged from to &c.
The Sales Reported.
Following are some of the sales reported
by live stock commission firms for the week:
=. $. b. Hedges 4 Co.: Cattled head; 4.O2o iOs:,
Sheep-S SG%s hesd go RS. s u & gSlS Head $50 @ Ss
s. o; 81 head /. $40 lbs s.: IA head, 10, 40 ibs.,
Z So 1sS head s - SEQ pf & = - %; = ea sprins lambs H'
i $50 MS $ 8 Hogs lead, Il 90 fbs. a SO; =
head 81 is., s $; lGo head, 1890 Ss, : IS sS S
,s Hg8 isa HazsySod 90 81 ImhOT cattle head,
So & Il Il head %f IS So SOB Ss., 0i Il s. II io head
s'svO lns; = 4g: sheep-lSS head, 10 $50 bs, IS;
IS head head. / loo pS Rs s. S. - 70 heu head $50 80 Ss co.
% head 80 MS; 81 10; 10 head SO lbs, s. 90; l9
SO sFns s 9s 8 M s s head 8 500 s = so h9sd Il head
ESQ iSSs., 6s L head: 2 $40 tDs., s IS. Calves
1gI 81 head sad, q $50 3 MS S S; 3head 4ioes s go
50 s. head head 80 ms, 9 O0 1sO head is 2sS Ss,
s. 80: It0 head II SO MS = s. los head 10 iso Ms,
@ i9 GsAa s. s. aSssHs s iS head + ss Bsinss B 8 !a@Di @
head, l.Go lbs, s. 50; 50 head, $3.50 MS, $40.
C3ivesL6O head $50 lbs; s. 60.
lbs, s. .; head, O9o fbs., 81 2; l3 head IS go
Ss ge = head head q sS 80 & + 90 Is head q. Is
81 CO. sheepmed n head $40 O. Ms, g 40; y head,
$40 Ms S .: 200 head, IS 100 MS. 81 80; es5 head,
IS 10 ibs., 81 60. Hogs-sO head IL $50 MS, 81 20:
head So s Ss s. i4s head head SO Ss hss
Holmes, R0wlen, Briggs Co.: Cattle-22 head, |
& & s. s. head head I5S Ss: s s. Il head head
II so s., s. .; le head, II 90 fbs, s S.. sheep
as & 5ssd 9o Sc Ii lis: gFi5E e. l"HSs HosslSS hasd
l. 800 MS = 80; % head g. SO fbs s. 3; 1SS head
IS head . 60O ms. S 75; 6S do, 800 ms. S S.
Drum De Der Go Go; n cattieaI7 !. 81 head Is 1sO rs
s. I q head head Z q eS go s r.: 8 2 s. e :, head head
s $50 rs a 20: 15s head Il SEQ Co ms, s S. 81 s. head,
80 b Jo 93 I9$ head, L $50 bs = gO 80 head,
head head s. e 80 % @ 3 head head 5ssS i 80 tS s
head, 1905 lbs. 81 g.