Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-05
LIVE STOCK REVIEW.
Receipts of Low Grade Beeyes Large
and Markets Lower.
GOOD AND PRIME CATTLE STRONG.
Shippers Of Lean Kline Receive Expensive
Experience.
GOOD SHEEP FIRM AND LAMBS WEAK
OFFICE OF PITrsBURe DISPATCH,
WEDNESDAY. March 4.

OFFICE OF PITTsBURG D1sPATCH,1
"WEDNESDAY. March 4.
There were IS loads of cattle on the market
at East Liberty yards on Monday morning
and about loads have been received since
Monday. Last week only 20 loads were on
sale and the week before 95 loads. Quality
of this weeks offerings was generally low.
There were few good or prime peeves offered
in proportion to the whole. Chicago was the
main source of supply, there being about S6
loads from that point The balance were
mainly from Ohio and Indiana. On common
and medium grades markets opened strong 10
to l5c lower on Monday than the
previous week, and a goodly number
failed to find purchasers at the decline.
Fully a dozen loads were shipped on IN first
hands, and three or four loads were In yards
unsold this morning. Chicago shippers, who
look upon this market as good dumping ground
for low grade cattle, have received some ex-
pensive lessons this week. The shipper who
comes out whole on inferior stock may thank
his stars. Probabilities are that he has been
loser. The run of prime light butcher beeves
this week was light, and markets were steady
at last weeks prices A few prime l,500-b cat
tie we're on sale, but the highest price offered
was 5l4c This offer not being satisfactory, the
holder concluded to try his fortunes in Eastern
markets.
There was good inquiry for stock cattle. but
buyers of fat cattle were present in small num-
bers. One load of good stockers weighing
about 900 ms was sold at IS 10 which was the
highest price realized for this grade. Fresh
cows were plenty, and markets ranged from
SO TO $40 per head. The range for veal calves
was &c to SIC per b. With the. exception of
light tidy butcher beeves. weighing from LOO
to ], 200 ms. markets were dull and slow at lower
prices than ruled last week. If anything
has been demonstrated the past few
weeks 1t has been that Pittsburg is
very poor market for inferior grades
of cattle The sooner the shipper learns
this the better for him and all con-
cerned. Sheep and lambs-The total run for
the week has been 10 carloads, and in the run
the proportion of choice stock has been small
as usual. Good sheep were steady at last
lower. The top of the market for sheep was
So g. this being paid for a carload OF choice
from the neIghborhood of Columbus .. The
top price of lambs was S. 60, this price being
paid tor a few punches of fancy stock. Hogs
Receipts for the week have been between 45
and so carloads against little more than half
tins number last week. There were only
loads on sale this morning, and top price was 4c
per n Top Price at Chicago at the same time
was S. 80, or to l0c lower than the day before
Mccall & Co.'s Weekly Review.
The supply of cattle is liberal, the demand
light and market slow and lower: not all sold
at present writing. We give the following as
ruling prices: Prime. 1900 70 1900 lbs. 81 909
10; good, 100 to 400 lbs, 81 50@4 so; good
butcher grades, HOO to 1900 lbs, 81 1904 rs;
rough fat LOO to 1900 lbs 81 0UQf so; good
feeders. 1000 to l20O lbs IS 25@3 IS; common to
fair stockers and feeders 600 to 1000 lbs, s. 006
90; mixed lots COWS, bulls and heIfers, 81 253
%; fresh COWS aud springers, $40 0OG40 90 per
head.
The receipts OF hogs light and the market
active on best grades, slow on common and
light We quote the market to-day as follows:
Selected. sS 9064 90: best Workers, S. 70G3 so;
pigs S3 40J3 60; roughs, IS 25@S So
The receipts of sheep fair; market active on
sheep and slow on lambs We quote as follows:
Prime OHIO and Indiana wethers weighing here
l05 10 ITO lbs. s. 6O@5 s.; good. 80 TO 100 lbs,
s. l06l5 50; fair TO good mixed, 70 to SO lbs,
81 50gI5 90; Culls and common lots 81 50n3 50;
good yearlings So 25Q5 70; fair to good, 50 to
TO lbs 81 50d5 co. Lambs-Prime to extra
S6 9UG6 60; iair to good. IS 01@6 60; veal calves
10 TO l2O lbs, IS 5O@6 Is; heavy calves, 81 so
G3 90.
Cattle-ReceIpts. 79s head; shipments. 672
head: market steady; prime. 81 75l35 0O; fair
to good, 81 25G4 60; common. S. 5O44 90: bulls
COWS ana Stags, s. 25a3 so: 2 cars cattle shipped
10 New York to-day.
Hogs-Receipts. 1000 head; SHIPMENTS. 700
head; market active; selected, S. 90G4 90: best
Workers, IS 70GS so: common TO fair S. 6O@
20; pigs S. 2o@5 80; cars hogs shipped to
New York to-day.
Sheep-Receipts 200 head; shipments, 1000
head; market firm, slow on lambs and calves;
prime, S. 75fl6 90; fair to good S5 O0g15 50; COM
mon, s. Oe44 10; lambs, 81 50@6 40; veal calves.
s. OU96 25