Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-23
THE NEAT WE ALLEAT.
The Supply of Marketable Live Stock
Far Beyond Our Wants.
A DECLINE ALL ALONG THE LINE.
Farmers Are Advised to Keep Thin, Half
Fattened Stock at Home.
SHEEP LOWER AND SWINE HIGHER
OFFICE OF PTTTsBUFG DISPATCH,

OFFICE OF IIT-TSBTRG DISPATCH,l
WEDNESDAY, July p, 1891. !
There have been. all told about l55 loads
Of cattle on sale this week at the East Lib
crty yards. Last week the total was $50 car
loads. The quality Of this weeks offerings
was below late average, and this is putting
things pretty strong, as the complaint all
along has been that prime beeves are con-
spicuously absent from the Liberty yards
SAID an uld-time stockman: at is a profound
mystery 60 me that Western farmers should
dump So much of their halffatted stuff on
tEe markets when grass is so abundant and
prospects for low priced grain are so good as
they are now. One would naturally think
that farmers would under these circum-
sluncC> hold back their live stock until IL
p-a- IN q belJer condition for markets. l am
sure thai. II 1 was a farmer, l would not in
the present condition OF the cattle trade
senc unripe stock TO market Eastern stock
men are NOT yer in shape 10 buy feeders.
Tie meadows have been so recently cut that
there il little after glasS in the neldS, and
Western farmers should keep half-fatted
stock at home for the present.
The big ran Of cattle at East Liberty this
week pat trade in the buyers favor, and
markets opened slow at decline all along
the line, ranging from Is to 40 per cen5. Dry
COWS sold lower this week than at any time
TINS year z. j. Weaver reports the sale OF
cur load Of tancy LOIS lb beeves to james
beEh0lm at So 20. With this exception there
were no cattle on the market this week
Which brought So 90 per cwt. in car load lots
ne highest price paid WAS 50 80 OUTSIDE OF
ms exceptional load.
The run of sheep was not large but too
large Tor demand. Markets opened slow on
Muuua at drop of l5 to 25c below last Mon
days range, and have grown weaker since
inat time. Quality of offerings was generally
poor.
HoGs-Total receipts for the week have
been less than a dozen loads and markets
We're active at an advance of soc per cwt. on
last weeks prices. Tops were sold this
morning a - 00 per cwt.
s Stociy ard Firms Review.
Following i 4 review of the weeks work
at Liberty by Holmes. Rowlen, Briggs 6 Coz
" report l5u loads of cattle on sale Mon.
DAY and seven additional loads on Tuesday
winch w;,s readily conceded by all to be
much greater than the demand. The per
.cenjage oi good to prime cattle was light, in
comparison to the number of offerings, and
suffered the smallest loss. as we had demand
Tor aE Jhat WAS here. Common to medium
grades were in excess OF demand and very
irregular in prices as they were sold at 10 to
90 cents less than last week. We quote:
G"rl 10 prime, I.4GO to l,50J lbs at SIS 50iI5 80;
good -2,0 to 1893 lbs, n 1915 90: good 1000
1a Ito lbs at 81 00G4 so Mixed heifers and
steers ana half-lat led rough grass cattle,
weighing 800 to Zoo lbs. 81 25G5 -: stockers
ana lceuers, 100 to 800 lbs, s. 5013 25: fat cows
a.. bulls. - 5v1JS 50 thin rougn grassy stuff,
900 = .: fresh COWS and springers, S20@4O
VEALs-Receipts of calves were only fair,
ana prices about steady at 51ac to $50 by deck
lO--.
HoGs-Eeceiptso of hogs continue very light,
Win prices gradually forced higher on ac-
cou2t OF demand being greater than the sup
ply. We quote select tops, 50 SO to s. IS: best
1urEers. - ~ to s. -; light Workers ana pigs,
81 - 10 - -: rOaghs, 81 % to So %.
ShEEP-R"celpts of sheep and lambs lib
c1T3l aau demand limited, with but little dis
position to buy for Eastern markets at prices
-uily quarter lower than last week. We
quote 10 TO 100 at 81 % 81 So SO to 90 a . 10
$ 80: 70to 30 S. 70 to 81 co. Spring lambs,
s. % to sc 90.
Some of the Principal Sales.
Following are some OF the sales reported
by commission houses:
Eaneicr, Iinkhorn & Co.: Cattle-2S head
. e1 >, s. %: l9 head. % $50 MS 81 IS; I2 head
L. h-. - le: . head. 1850 ibs s. S.; Is head
=. .4 To-. g -: 10 head. SD rbs So 65: 20 head
csis rs. - %: l6 head Is. 80 tbs. SO s.: head
s70D. ~: Is head. Is $50 fbs. 81 25; "a head "a
giH 's, = ~: il head. Il $50 lbs. 81 90. Hogs-l2
head $40 lbs. S 70: & head, 500 lbs S s.:
head. l.67O lhs. S .: y head 4. 900 lbs S So
saerP-l2 head 4lO lhs, 81 90; is head, 6. go lbs.
- 81 head 40 ihs S co. 70 head. $50 lbs 81 IS;
Huf. Halriwood s Imhoff: Cattle-2s head.
: head. ' 2iGo TSs, "esa 8 10: H5O s head he's,
81 ms, - On: Is head, %. $50 lbs $ O5; 16 head
aiioiGs. ! IS: % head. 225iO lbs. 81 g; % heaG
2.oi3 lbs. $ 5: s. head So $50 lbs, S. sO 20 head
2 head i go lbs S % 5o7 head, aSd is SO lbs $ 20
= hesd, 3 20 hs, $ 50; "A head To- $50 lbs S. so;
& head lbs s, $ s. rs head sa 80 80 lbs ISs
s. "a: . head l. 500 lh-, > % l6s head, u $50 lbs
so Ia ~, bsS' hsS9' S9 H. 2; o. head $40 lbs
John Hesket & Co.: jathe-s5 head, 49, 200 fbs.
$ ~: 8 head ) a lbs s 50: Is head Is 500 500 lbs, lbs
6 =: b head, 1850 lbs. = to: 63 head g. $50 lbs,
3 IS s. head $50 lbs ibe 8 O6 3 head head 81 g. 49, 80 lbs lbs
& gu: 81 head. 25 solhs. - .; 20 head il. 24O lbs
a 6 5f r. 'T 81 q q head ge! 2d7o Esnf lbs ESss S Co.
saeePl, hrea. go his = .: s8 head la, ,2l6 ms
6 -; III head. 10 40 lbs 81 7O lie head, 1880 his
S 70: Is head L 80 los: 1870 head Is 800 lbs So 95
: 81. Laferty Bro Cattie-G head. CO. SO lbs,
~ , hs@ !; eco 1 lPS rs 81 . e. q !! L head sss y Il 90 90 lbs
4 seqa: + a. Ia,slS5 5.r5 Is, ! $ !. 8 RRss5 R
..1u lbs 3 90. SAeep-s7 head. 779O lbs 81 20: 4
bead 90 hs > l1 l3S .. head u IS7 go lbs g 50: IS
Led 2e-o hs $ 10. Hogs, Ill IL head I'd j, $50 lbs
St25: y head. 45OO rs. s. 20: 2i head 81 9AO ms
head head q 4 @ sS P s S iS = y head head . q soS o s s
80. H2e>-ll5 head. .; 502 lbs. $50; 80 head
~ 500 10 head o2o lbs $ 50: % head q go lbs,
laS. :: ll7 head. go lbs 81 Is: lis head q 43O
l. CO.: >. head. $40 l0s. s. g0 81 head OSO lbs
5a lis head go l3s. - 5o "a head, 2,7IO lbs,
sh.IlrsCc- & Co.: Cattle-4 head, 4OsO LIS. 81 IS;
u"na ',> Ms. = 40: head, 5 go lbs. 81 Is: Il
l.f'. = u. II head. DO his - 10. q
head. 800 iis. - 35; - head. 10 $50 lbs g IS
SnrsI5s mead 4. .A los, 81 Is: IS head . 10 lbs
" u head 81 lbs. s. GO: I97 head H. SO lbs
s. u % head D. 40 lbs. - 20; Il head 40 lbs 81 75
o. head. $50 lb. s. 50: l32 head . $50 lbs 81 60; 50
head .f-" Ih- 81 II; 81 head. lbs Sqi IS: 20
lnl 8 ~> Jos. 81 50. Hogs4S head. $40 lbs s. 70;
= head g. loo s s. 7O % head. $50 lbs s. IS: oS
D. al 1Wn lsi 10; l2 head, $50 lbs s. S.: 20 head
9. 3iH n-. - -.
Holmes. RoScn, Briggs & Co.-Cattle-ao head. |
-"i Dos. > -: - heads Is. 800 lbs. 81 Is: ~ head
,tI. rs = >; ~ head. q, go lbs. $ 10: 81 head
$3.50 JOS - 80; ~ mead. ~. SO his 81 IS: Il head
5.%7' H. 5' head ~ 100 lbs. s. 90: q head. |
.l HIS - b i5 head. -. so lbs s. 20: Is head
I-.,yo Tbs, 3 %; ~ calves, 500 lbs S co. |
.Sg1 ln~. - S: 90 head, TO- $40 lbs s. 80. 10 /
sa e. i,o lh- s. -: head $50 lhs s. So II head
. Utl lbs, s. 90: head, SO rs 81 %: 10 head 10
8 50. ShecF-i7 head. =. go lbs - 90: head / GD
lI-. - DO: ! head. . 50 lbs. 50 80
J. }lrl all g Co.: Caste-90 head Is $40 lhs s2 5o.
- ,G. Is 0e1 his 81 30: % head 81 80 lbs 4 S0:
J. bead, la.t21 S, - g; - head 25 lal lbs . =.
head. - - lbs 81 >: Ii head IA coo ibs s5 *.
- head. 80 80 lbs. - 70: q head % 900 lns sI IN.
!, head lLt-g lbs. - Sd. Sheep-2l2 head iq $50 |
It's s. 80: 10 uead 49, $50 lbs 81 80; 81 head $50
lbs = -: rs head. Il, 20, s. 30.
BY Telegraph.
New -Beeves-Receipts 8 3l4 head in
cludIng l2l Tor sale; market slow but steady; |
native steers, S3 05fl5 20 per 100 pounds;
Texans and ColoTldos. So 5504 65; bulls and |
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