Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-05
LIVE STOCK REVIEW.
Light Cattle Run at Liberty, and
Quality Above Average.
MARKETS ACTIVE AT AN ADVANCE.
Handy Butcher Beeves of Light Weight
Active and Higher.
SHEEP STRONG AND LAMBS WEAKER
MARKETS ACTIVE AT AN ADVANCE.
SHEEP STRONG AND LAMBS WEAKER
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH.
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OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DISPATCH,
WEDNESDAY, Feb. ..
There were 6S loads o. cattle on the mar
ket at East Liberty yards on Monday MORN
ing, and about five loads have been re-
ceived since Monday. The receipts this
week have been about 25 loads below the
average of the past month or two. With a
falling off in numbers has come an improve
ment in quality. The average quality of
this weeks receipts was a decided improve
ment on last week. There were in the offer
ingS some Is loads OF good to prime beeves
There were no customers for the latter at liv-
ing prices, and tour carloads were Shipped on
for which s. was offered, but this price would
not leave the shipper whole.
a load of prime beeves was offered at SIS 90.
but there was no demand at these high figures.
At IS 25 this load could have been sold, but the
holder was unable to come down to this figure
without loss. Several lots of good beeves
weighing from ]. 400 to 800 lbs. were sold at a
range of 81 80 to IS IS the latter being the
highest price paid, so far as could be learned.
Common and heavy grade cattle were SC to l0c
per cwt. higher this week than last, and nice.
handy, lightweight butcher beeves weighing
J. leo 10 J. 200 lbs were l0c to l5c higher. There
was a light run of stockers, and general
quality was low. The offerings in this line
1dlltu 10 meet lHG ltlSbS Ol DuleIS WHO were
ready 10 invest if quality had been satisfactory.
The kind offered were not wanted, and sales
were only made by liberal concessions. There
was a light supply of fresh cows and markets
were firm at last weeks range. SIS TO $40 per
head. Calves were active and firm at S. to 81.
Any kind of a vealer was in demand at Sc per
cwL About one-third of the cattle receipts
were from Chicago, the balance being in the
cattle on sale this week. and not many natives.
Sheep and LambS-There were nine loads on
sale Monday, against y loads the previous
Monday. Since Monday about five loads have
been received. The proportion of lambs in
this weeks receipts has been unusually large.
Sheep, being in light supply, are strong at last
weeks prices, while lambs are weak and a
shade lower. The top price of wethers was
SIC, and lambs 615c. the latter being paid for a
bunch or two of fancy stock.
AogS-There were 45 loads on the market
Monday evening against 50 loads the previous
Monday and 50 the week before. Total receipts
Tor the week so far have been about 20 loads.
This morning there were u loads on sale, and
markets were strong at better prices than have
prevailed for a week past. Top price was So 95
AT the advance on Mondays prices markets
were very active Light hogs are in good de-
mand at lO9l5c better prices than last week,
while heavy hogs are not wanted and hard to
sell at inside quotations. There is no market
for heavy hogs al our local yards.
Mccall q Co.'s Weekly Review.
With light supply of cattle and active de-
mand, prices ruled higher on all grades except
light stockers, which sold slow at last weeks
prices. We give the following as ruling prices:
Prime 1900 10 1900 lbs. 81 90Q5 25; good, 1900
10 l4l0 lbs. 81 4O94 80: good butcher grades,
HOO To 1900 lbs, 81 1904 80; rough fat HOO to
l5UO lbs. SS f5di 20; good feeders. 1000 to 200
lbs, S. 1908 60; common to fair stockers and
feeders. 6J0 to 1000 lbs. 81 256S 90; mixed lots
COWS. bulls and heifers 81 OOG3 90; fresh COWS
and sEringers, S2OG4O per head.
The receipts of hnrs light and demand easy
Phiadelphias, s. 9O13 95; best Workers, So 20
@5 50; common to falr light s. 5oG3 65: roughs,
S coos 25.
The supply of sheep light; market active at
an advance of 10 to 20c per cwt. over last weeks
prices. We quote as follows: Prime Ohio and
Indiana wethers weighing here los TO ITO lbs
50 SO@5 90; good, 50 TO 100 lbs, 81 90@5 10; fair
10 good mixed. 75 to so lbs 81 25I4 80: culls
and common lots, 81 50I3 25; good yearlings
81 15g5 30; fair TO good, 50 to 60 lbs 81 OCG4 go
L1mbs-COmmon TO best. 81 7596 so. Veal
calves no TO lSJ lbs s6 2596 75; heavy calves,
s. 50Gi p
By Telegraph.
NEW RK-Beeves-Receipts, 1,I79 head,
including "a cars for sale; market a shade
frner; native steers. 81 00l10 50; bulls and
COWS, S2 O0G3 65; dressed beef steady at 63llSc
for native sides; shipments today 675 beeVes
and $50 quarters of beef; tomorrow, 40 beeves
ana 70 sheep CalvesgReceiPTs, gJ 665 head: mar,
l21a. Sheep-ReceIpt>, $3.50 head; market
steady; lambs &c higher; sheep, 81 0Od5 75;
lambs. 81 OOa1 W; dressed mutton steady at
115d9c; dressed lambs firm at SQlO1&c. Hogs
Receipts. IL GIG head. consigned direct; nom
inaly steady at IS 4QG4 20.
CINCIRRRTi-Hogs in good demand, higher;
common and light, So 25@4 70; packing and
butchers, s. 1908 80; receipts, $3.50 head;
shipments. l,S0U head. Cattle in good demand
aud higher; common. 81 5O@2 80; fair to
choice butchers. s. 1894 40; prime to choice
Shippers, IS Iod4 %: receipts, 40 head; ship
mentS, l4O head. Sheep firm; common TO
Mn f,f
lngs. - 25Q5 90; receipts, 200 head; shipments.
$50 head. Lambs in light supply and firm;
common 10 choice, 81 0OGG 90: good TO choice
shipping, s. 5JI6 y.
CHlCAGo-The Erenng Journal reports:
Csttie-Receipts. 1900 head; shipments 8 600
head; market steady: steers, good to extra 81 90
@j 30 Others. IS 00G3 75; COWS and heifers
81 6p6l5 50: stockers s. 25G3 %. Hogs-Receipts,
$4,000 head; shipments, 1900 head; market
active and frmert rough and common, So asa
5l;%ood, mixed and packers, S. 55Gl3 60: prime
heavy and butchers weights, s. 656I3 10: light
IS 55G5 90. Sheep-Receipts. 1000 head: ship
ments, GOO head; market steady: naiives 81 10
"a So; Texan. IS 1904 60; lambs, SIS OOG6 90.
OMAHA-Cattle-3eceip 100 head; mar.
ket steady to strong on desirable grades of
beeves and butcher stock ana steady on others;
feeders unchanged; fancy. l.4OO to l.50O pounds
steers. S 46: prime. 200 to l400 steers So 95lD
6j: faIr good I.OjO $50 steers 81 1904 Is;
Hogs-Receipts, 5, 800 head; market active ana
SC higher; closed weak. all sold; range S. log
Is; bulls, s. 45q3 50; pigs 81 1902 SO; light
lights, 50 50d3 o.; light. IS l05l3 40; heavy s. 45
6DS 50; mixed, S. 406l3 30. Sheep - Receipts
II head: market steady; natives, s. 5O94 %;
Westerns, s. O0d4 30.
ST. Observation-Disclosures. 800 head; ship
nients. 800 head: market strong; good to fancy
natives, g 60d5 40: fair to good, So 9OI4 90:
stOckers and feeders. So 3pG3 so; Texan and
Indian steers, s. 1903 go Hogs-Receipts. $500
head: shipments. 2UC head: market shade
higher: fair to choice heavy, IS 55G3 20; mixed
grades, IS 2J83 30: light. fair to best. IS 25Q
%. Sheep-Receipts. 5000 head; shipments,
none; market strong; good to choice, 81 2Udj D.
BUFF FALO-Cattle-Fee stronger: re-
ceipts, los loads through, no SAFE. Sheep ana
lambs active and higher; receipts, IA loads
through - sale; sheep choice to extra, 50 25G
3 %; good 10 choice. s. 0005 20; lambs, choice
TO extra, So 404IG 60: good to choice Sc 00l06 s..
Hogs active and demand higher; receipts, 81
Loads through, Is sale; mediums, heavy and
mixed s. sO93 95.
KANSAS CITY-Cattle-Receipts 2 300 he al
shipments. 234O head: market active AL
strOn@; steers, So COOS 35; cows. 81 1908 5O.
stockers and feeders. 81 2593 co. Hogs-Re'
ceipts, 1850 head; shipments, $50 head; market
steady to &c lowers bulk, So 3033 Is: ali grades
S. 00G3 55. Sheep-Receipts, lO4O head: shin
ments. l55O head; market steady and mn
changed
INDIANAPOLIS -Cattle-Receipts 2oO be.d.
market strong and active; shippers, So 25Sp
90; butchers, 81 65G3 %; bulls, 81 OO13 l5
Sheep-Iecepts light on a steady fair market.
sheep. 81 50G4 75 lambs. sS 2595 10 Hogs
ReceiDts, 5000 head; market active and nd
vancfng: choice heavy. S3 65a3 rs; choice IirbI
s. bOG3 20; mixed. IS 6OG3 40; pigs 81 OOelS OO'