Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-25
LIVE STOCK REVIEW.
Receipts of Cattle at East Liberty
Far Above Demand.
PRICES ARE LOWER ON ALL GRADES
All Common Beeves Begging for Buyers
at the Decline.
SHEEP WEAKER AND SWINE STEADY.
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH, !
WEDNESDAY, June q.

OFFICE OF PITrsBuRG DISPATCH,
"WEDNESDAY, June a.
The East Liberty markets afforded little
comfort to shippers of cattle this week.
While prices at sources of supply were fully
up to those received last week, there was a
drop here all along the line. The decline
from last weeks prices ranged from 15c to
G0c per cwt, and the shipper who came out
even on this weeks deals has reason for
self-congratulation. At the opening of mar
l1cts on Monday morning there were l2O car
loads of cattle on sale, a large proportion of
which were common and low grade.
Since Monday about ten loads have been
received, making total of l30 loads for the
week. As the capacity of our market is
not above one-half this amount, it is plain
that the situation was favorable to buyers.
There were no heavy prime beeves on sale
this week and very few light primes. The
highest price paid was S. 20 for a carload of
good Indiana cattle which averaged 1855 MS.
The same would have brought Sc 90 week
ago. With this exception the top of the
market WAS s. 80. An unusually large pro-
portion of this weeks offerings was low
grade stock. Ohio Indiana and Pennsylva-
mia were the main sources or supply. Not
above 4 dozen loads were from Chicago
whereas, until within q few weeks past, Chi
cagO was the chief source of supply.
Receipts Were Larger This Week
than for year past, and buyers were not in
as large number as usual A new feature of
1laIhtIS NaS Il purchase Oh 10 CdTlOdUS UN Il
Lancaster county stockraiser VINO found his
opportunity and did not neglect it. In ad-
dition to these l3 loads there were upward of
20 loads sent on East in first hands. Not
witlStanding these shipments East, markets
dragged ana yesterday the situation was:
"Whl will Won give2" There were low grade
beeves sold since Monday at a decline of
6ac per cWt from prices OF week ago.
Handy butcher cattle of light weight suf-
1ered least from the drop, but even they were
of l0c to l5c per cwt. from last weeks
prices.
Sheep-There were all told almost 40 loads
on sale this week, against As last week.
Markets opened slow on Monday at about
last weeks prices for prime wethers and a
shade stronger for spring lambs. Since
Monday markets have weakened and to-day
the top of the market for sheep was SC and
spring lambs &C per lb.
The total receipts of hogs for the week so
far were a little above 20 carloads. This
morning there were about two loads on sale
and markets were strong at a range of 81 so
Awen known Firms Review.
Following is the weekly review of live
stock markets by Holmes Rowen, Briggs &
Co.:
We report l3O loads of cattle on sale for
Monday and Tuesday of this week, which
were made up principally of common half
fat grass cattle. This Notwithstanding we
had liberal attendance of buyers) was
quite in excess of demand, and to effect
sales prices had TO be reduced l5c to 25c from
Oe induced to do any business. The better
grades were more readily sold at decline
OF l0c to l5c from last weeks prices, while
common half tatted cattle were very dull at |
strong at 25c per cwt. lower than last |
week. and in some cases as much as |
40c lower. There were about 20 cars shipped |
East in first hands, and the balance about |
al solo. We quote prime to extra, If here, |
at - 70f15 so; good 13O0G7I40 Hs at S. e565 50:
good llOo8l2OO fbs, 81 4Oa5 co. and 9OO6 1000 fbs,
So 5O04 90; fat cows and bulls, 81 5003 80; |
common grass COWS and bulls, 81 5062 25; |
first COWS and springers $40 00640 90 per |
head; stockers 100000 bs, 81 5O63 25.
Hogs have been about steady with light |
1 70.
Receipts of sheep have been liberal and
market slow; a0d 100 MS, 81 756D5 90; S009O bs,
81 1904 IS: common, 81 50G3 80. Lambs were /
III fair supply and slow: sale at 5@6c.
Calves in fair supply and dull at range of
s. 65G4 s..
The Sales Reported.
Following are some of the sales reported |
by live stock commission men for the week:
;. B. Hedges Co.: Cattle-2O head Is, 80 lbs,
s. .; 10 head, 10 80 fbs q 5O IS head I5 Ibs
IS 20; head, $50 tbs s. 4o head 4. $50 lbs, s3 so
: cows :, 100 rs, 50 10.
sheep-6s head $50 fbs, s. S5: 25 head 2 30 fbs
g head $40 ibs 8 25; S head, 1900 fbs s4 So; Il
e sS head go rs 8 .; IS head 5I4o bs
fb9, Sc; head. $50 MS SIC.
L Mc1- an o.; Cattle-l7 head 20, $40 lbs 81 IS;
IIogs head, 1850 lbs, 81 10; 48 head. 6, 77S lbs.
& 7S SheGp-iiS head, 10 SO lbs q co. is II beas nd
"a 600 lbs, 81 90: Is head, 30 lbs S 2O % head $50
lbs $ CO., l02 head. g. $40 lbs 81 75 Calves-15 head,
2 o7o lbs s. 50; head loo lbs, s. 80; IS head $50
Hesket. Hamilton & Orr:-Cattle- head "a. $50
lbs, - 40: g head 81 4O lbs, 81 So; 19 head 81 $40
8 6 head fS 80 lbs Ss S 1 IS beifeT h 6saa d II S 60 lbs ISs
s. a. Sheep-lOO head s. $50 lbs 81 SO; Is head $50
g y; q head, $50 lbs 81 s5 IS head 500 lbs s. co.
Hugs-s0 head, ), 100 lbs. 81 60: Il head so lbs
s. y Calves-Sl head, 4 go lbs $ 25; head, 10sO
Holmes, Rowlen, Briggs:& Co.: cattle-1s head.
"A % lbs. 81 y: L. head, Is so u.s. q 20; 10 head
T. 5s 81 5O u head of cattle l5 $50 Ms S. 0O s.
calves, 6l0a TBS, 81 75; Il calves 2 $50 fbs s. co.
I- S a.: 29 head 20 74O lbs 81 S.: g. head 6 is0
lbs = 75 i42 head = $50 fbs s. OO I3 head $50 ms
3 o. Iigg.-2lC head, - SO ms 9 s.; Sc head
:. VI. Laferty & Bro: Cattle-l5 head, IS $50 lbs
S 05: y head 13 20 lbs, - 20; head s, $50 lbs
S! 5o II head. S. $40 lbs. 50 25; cows 81 head
8'6. Hogs-I2 head l. SO lbs s4 IS: Is head, $50
lhI, $50 s. GO; % 70 head, / 400 lbs, s. 40;
s 70: - head. q $40 lbs, s. So "A head, 2sSlO lbs,
i0 SO lbs s. .: l9 head, 16 $40 lbs, s. So; 2aS head
p; 20 10 i lbs s. S5 l$I head, 10 $50 lbs IS; Hogs
"a head 10 800 lbs, 81 75; 43 head, 800 lbs 81 70; so
head, !. go lbs, 81 50. '' ~
Reneker Linkhorn Co.: Cattle-s3 head. "a
$50 tbs, - 90; - head, 25 800 MS 81 IS; II head 2-
0o Ms $ .; % head d 700 fbs. 81 10; 19 head H.
$ D.; Is head. % O6O fbs 81 IS: 15 head i6 66O bs
= a. Shcep-lOo head, $500 fbs, - 20; 50 head g.
81 50 r. 8 9 Is3 5 head cad IS i59 rs 8 S; i44 head
mead, T. 80 fb, 81 65 rs head IA SO fbs 81 fO 49