Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-19
LIVE STOCK REVIEW.
The Supply of Cattle at Local Yards
Lighter Than Last Week. =
LIGHT BUTCHER BEEVES HIGHER.
Market Opened Active and Strong, but
Closed Weak and Dull.
SHEEP HIGHER AND SWINE LOWER
OFFICE OF THB DISPATCH,

There have been, all told close to 20 car
loads of cattle on sale at East Liberty yards
this week, against so loads last week. About
two-thirds of this weeks offerings were
from Chicago. There were no heavy primes
on sale, there being no call any more for
this grade Light primes were in very
limited supply. Markets opened strong on
Monday morning at an advance of 10@15c
percwt. on butcher grades, and those who sold
them were fortunate, as later on news from
other livestock centers showed weak mar
kets, which was felt at once in
loss of all that had been gained.
The drover who unloaded Monday morning
obtained l06l5c per cwt more than he was
able to get in the afternoon. Demand for
beeves weighing 105O TO l,l5O lbs proved to
be best, and all good stock of this grade
found ready sale. The highest price paid
this week was for bunch of prime heavy
beeves, not quite n carload. by an East End
butcher. The price paid was 81 So. In car
load lots 81 40 was the top of the market.
Fresh cows have been in very light sup
ply this week, and markets were firm for all
good stock. Veal calves were also
in reduced supply and higher. Hogs
followed in the same line with
cattle. On Monday morning receipts
We're light and sales were made as high as
West depressed markets later on, and this
mornings markets were slow at a decline of
25c per cwt. from Mondays top prices.
Sheep held up fairly well, receipts for the
week being much higher than last week.
Good sheep were scarce and all offered sold
quickly at an advance. Spring lambs are a
shade lower than week ago.
Live Stock Firms Review
Following is report of the weeks transac-
tions by Holmes, Briggs & Co:
We reDOrt 60 cars of attie on sale Monday.
IS cars were from Chicago;6 6 loads of Ohio
stablers and loads slop-fed cattle from
Waverley, o. The grade of cattle was much
lower in quality than it has been for several
weeks No prime heavy offered, and no de-
mand for such. Common to good butcher
ing grades were in demand at 10@15c au-
vance over Monday of last week, and the
yards were well cleared by l2 o'clock. Since
Monday receipts have been light, but as the
demand well supplied Monday,
prices had to be reduced about 10c to close
out all the fresh receipts. Stop cattle,
weighing $50 to 1900. sold at S3 sO64 25; good
feeders were active at l00l5c higher than
last week; good fresh cows were steady,
while common were very dull. We quote:
Good 800 to 1.40O steers at 81 40@4 so: good
LOO to LOO 81 1904 40: 900 to lO00 at So 70@
4 90: good feeders. 1000 to LOO, 81 0O44 Is;
stockers, 700 to 900. 234@314c; fresh cows and
springers, $50 00@45 0O per head, and bulls,
2z6315c per b.
There were about 20 loads of sheep on sale
Monday. The demand was good. and the
opening prices were about 25cQ40c higher
than on Monday of last week, and yards
were cleared early in the day. Since Mon
day receipts have been light, and every
thing found ready sale at full prices, closing
firm. Receipts of calves were fair on Mon
day and with good demand. Prices were
advanced 50c@60c per 100. Since Monday
receipts continued liberal, and all found
ready sale at Mondays prices. We quote
Receipts OF hogs on sale Monday were
light and prices about steady at the CLOSING
prices of last week. Since Monday receipts
continue light and market dull at 5c@l0c
decline. We quote select tops at the close
at 81 9565 OO: good mixed, 81 2594 90 best
Workers, 81 s5@+ 20; common Workers, a $50
75 pigs, 81 1904 80.
Sales Since Last Report
Following are some of the principal sales
showing drift of markets:
g s5 p head % 20 80 lbs g 50; u calves N lGs
lbs 40: 2sI head 10 sd6 90 o. les 8 so Ia7 head,
Eenelef des = Ii nfhUr% SsaH co 9s saS G head
his, s3 g5 head, ~ 80 lbs, 81 80; calves 800
IL oiO lbs s4 IS; 81 head IS SO lbs. sos; g. head
lG64O his IS co. sheep-loS head, $40 lbs, 81 IS; IS
Lafferty Bros. and Hadden: Cattle-1O head. H.
$50 lbs 81 so; head 10 $50 lbs 81 30. Hogs head.
Jos head S1So So lbs % &c: a. 6ea % $50 lbs. s CO., 50
head. g $50 bs. 81 50 90 head s. 76o lbs s IS: 2I9
head head Is Is ;9 @ Tbs lbs S a' head IA $50 lbs IS AS 1876
Drum Dyer & Co: Cattle-I9 head, - $50 fbs,
$ S5 g. head head & @ 50 b: IS: s. i! head head Is e So Is
s. 10: l9 head, %, 20 fbs. 81 20. Hogs-I5S head,
% 40 s. 81 IS; Jig head "a 43J lbs 81 so: III head,
70 80 lbs. "a s.; 1l9 head % $50 lbs. s5 20; ~ head
j. $50 lhs 81 IS. Sheep5O head 40 lbs. 81 10; 90
head Is so lbs, S. co. lis head H. 00 lbs sS 10; los
head g. $50 lbs, IS IS: $50 head, a. 100 lbs IS 49,
Holmes Briggs Co.: Cattle-l9 head, q. 060
lbs 81 40 II head IL $50 lbs s. IS: 20 head, "a l30
lbs 81 20 Il head, % 80 lbs, 81 40; Is fresh cows.
$500 per heai 40 calves. $40 lbs S. 20. Hogs-43
head g 100 lbs s. 10: 25 head $50 lbs S co. head
u $50 lbs q 90 sheep-75 head 200 lbs. s Is: 81
head. 81 $50 lbs, s5 30; 81 head, 27Jo lbs, 81 40; S6
head, - $50 lbs. 81 30.
John Hesket & Co.: Catfle-2l head o. 14O lbs,
81 Is; q head. "A 200 bs 81 70; is head IL 400 lbs
So 90. Hogs-9l head l3 100 lbs. 81 SIS: "A head,
al lbs, S. co. Shcep-9S head. go lbs B 10: 50
head 05o lbs. 81 40: 199 head is O5O lbs IS 10; IS
head .. 80 his Sc >; 226 head IS $50 lbs 81 IS.
Huff. Hazelwood & Imhoff: Cattle-7 head,
$50 lbs 81 IS; l33 calves a. $40 lbs IS 0 calves
H. $50 lbs 20: 81 calves 8, $50 lbs. S. %. Hogs
III head 20 30 lbs, 81 s5; 81 head, O. 20 lbs 81 20:
&c head, 10 700 lbs 81 so; - head Il 4so his ~ 9O
lbs s. 80; 81 head $50 lbs. 81 30: 2e2 head ISL SO
lbs, $ 90: l3S head s. 74a lbs 81 49, g5 head 1888
lbs $ 3o 23l head, H. 330 lbs S 3O l40 head $50
lbs, IS On.
Mccall, Rowlen & Ncwburn: Cattle-l5 head.
i. 300 lbs, 81 30: 10 heaI 20 $50 lbs 81 10: IA head
j, 100 lDs. 81 25; II head. H. So lbs 50 30; g mead
"a $50 lbs, 81 90; % head 25 40 lbs 81 70: 81 calves
$500 lbs S 10; Hogs-1O5 head T. 80 lbs. S4 20:
IS head so lbs 81 5 20 head IL lhs "a 30: Ia
head d. $50 lbs s O5: 80 head, IL SEQ lbs s5 co.
Sheep-l02 neal G. $40 lbs. s. 20: 10 head $50 lbs
IS .; IS head, 6sl0 lbs $ 10: l7O head TO- $40 lbs
s. S.; 69 head, SO, $50 lbs, s. 25