Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-08
LIVE STOCK REVIEW.
Quality of Cattb Received at East
Liberty Stock Yards
FALLS BELOW RECENT AVERAGE,
But Markets We're Steady to Strong at
Prices of Week Ago.
SHEEP AND SWINE TENDING HIGHER
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
WEnNESnAY Jan.

OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH.
WEDNESDAY. Jan. e
Receipts of cattle at East Liberty Stock
Yards have varied very little for the past
three weeks.
The total this week was about so carloads.
Quality of this weeks offerings was scarcely
up to that of last week. The holiday trade
calls for beeves of extra quality in competi-
ton with poultry, and hence offerings of the
past week or two have been above average
in quality.
The weeks offerings have shown decline
in quality, but in spite of this markets were
steady. Prime heavy beeves were shade
weaker this week than last. There was
larger per cent OF light butcher
cattle than usual on the market,
and prices of last week were fully maintained.
There is call for feeders, and, while stockers
are in fair demand supply is light. The high
est price paid for beeves this week was 81 95
Cows and calves were scarce and firm. Veal
calves were in good demand at range of &c to
&C per pound. an advance of &c on last weeks
prices Supply of good fresh COWS was not up
10 demand and range of prices was S21 10 Si0.
For the first time in many weeks the demand
for cattle on the local market was above sup
ply and the pens were cleaned up early at
prices quoted. There were no beeves
shipped on in first hands this week.
fact which breaks the record
for several months past Supply of cattle for
local trade has been uniformly above demand
for several months past. This week demand
has been above supply on desirable grades.
Prices aIe firm On all grades, with the excep-
IICn OF prime heavy beeves.
Sheep and Lambs. ~
The run has been light. the total for the
week being not more than ten loads. Markets
opened strong on Monday and prices were l5c
TO Csc per cwt. higher than last week. The top
price of sheep 5%c and lambs
615c per pound. Slpply of sheep and
lambs has been short of demand for
a number of weeks past and tendency of mar
kets has been upward.
Hogs.
There were g. loads on the. market Monday
morning against 60 loads the previous Monday.
Markets opened weak. Since Monday receipts
have been about 80 loads, making total for the
week of nearly 100 loads. Markets have shown
additional strength for the past TWO days. This
morning there were u loads on sale, and top
price a shade above 81 90. According to
aGvices received by one of our leading packers
from his Chicago buyer. receipts of hogs there
this morning were $1,000 head and top price was
s. 20.
The supply of cattle is fair and demand lib
eral; market ruled steady at last weeks prices,
closing strong with all sold. We give the fol-
rs. S 20 to IS O6; good, l2OO to L40O rs. 81 20
To 81 65; good butcher grades, L. 100 TO 1300 Ms,
81 GO 81 4O rough fat 100 TO 500 bs, s. 50 to
q 25; good feeders l,000 to J, 200 MS, SS % TO
= %; common 10 fair stockers and feeders,
200 l000 ibs. s. 10 to s. 25; mixed lots. COWS.
bulls and heiferS. s. 90 to s. 90: fresh COWS
and springers, SO TO $40 per head.
The receipts of hogs Monday were liberal:
about 10 loads on sale. The market ruled
active throughout, and all sold at an advance
OF l0c Ter cwt. from the close of the pre-
vlous week. Yesterday and to-day the supply
has been light and the market fairly
active at the following quotations: Philadel-
phAas, So 30 TO 81 90; best heavy Workers. S. 75
10 IS IS; common to fair light, s. 60 to S. 20;
royghs, 50 20 to S3 40.
She receipts OF sheep light; market active on
= all grades at strong last weeks prices. We
quote as follows: Prime Ohio and Indiana weih-
ers weighing here l05tO ITO bs So % to s. So good
80 10 leo bs 81 s. s. Is: faIr to good mixed 70
s. 80 TO s. 2j good vearlinGs 81 IS to S5 %; fair
70 good. 80 to 60 fs, SS 75 to 81 %; lambs,
common TO best. 81 50 TO So 90; veal calves ITO to
10 bs S5 80 to So j0 heavy calves 81 % to So CO.
Cattle-Recelp;s. L00O head; shipments, l,02y
head. Market firm: prime, 81 15605 90; fair to
good. 81 25d4 50; common, s. 5043 so; bulls,
COWS and stags s. 50d3 90. No cattle shipped
to New FORK to-day.
HoEs-Beceipts 23O0 head; shipments l,50O
head. Market firm: Philadelphia, So 9O6I4 o.;
mixed, IS 75d3 IS: heavy Workers, SIS 1908 75:
light Workers. So J0d3 65: pigs, 81 1903 40
Three cars hogs shipped 10 New York to-day
Sheep-Receipts, 500 head: shtpments 400
head. Market slow; prime. S5 l595 40; fair to
GOOD. 81 0095 0D; common, s. O045 %; lambs,
s. OuG36 80; veal calves, s. 5096 10.