Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-26
LIVE STOCK REVIEW.
A Better Average Line of Beeves Of
fered This Week Than Last and
MARKET FIRM ON BUTCHER GRADE
Prime Heavy Cattle No Longer Offered or
Called for Eere.
GOOD SHEEP AND SWINE IN DEMAND
OFFICE OF THE DISPATCH,

There have been all told 72 carloads
of cattle on sale this week at the East
Liberty yards, against 20 loads last week
and so loads the week before. About two
thirds of this weeks offerings were from
Chicago The average quality showed some
improvement over last weeks. There were
no heavy prime beeves on sale, and there is
no longer any demand for this grade in our
local yards. Buyers were present in fair
force on Monday morning, and markets
opened strong and active at last weeks
prices on all desirable butcher
grades, and steady all along
the line. Good feeders weighing from !. 100
TO 1,200 lbs were particularly active. The
highest price paid was for u head of South
en Ohio beeves which averaged l,46S lbs.
The price paid was 81 20. With this e1cep-
tlon S4 45 was the top of the market. All
offerings found ready sale, and there were
scarcely any left in the pens this morning.
Fresh cows were in liberal supply, and
quality was in the main low. The few
choice on sale were promptly taken at out
ket.
The run of veal calves was much lighter
this week than last, and prices were ad-
vanced fully SOC per cwt. Sales were re-
ported as high as IS IS, whereas in the early
part of the month the top of the market was
under 81 IS. There have been about IS car
loads of hogs on sale this week and markets
were steady at about the same price
week ago. Top price was SIS 10. Good sheep
were in good demand at shade better
prices than last week, while common stock
was weak and slow. Spring lambs are OFF
l@2c y b from last weeks prices.
4 Live Stock Firms Review.
Following is the report of the weeks
transactions BY Holmes, Briggs & Co.:
We report IS cars cattle on sale Monday,
A loads being from Chicago and 26 loads
ahout the same as last week with the ex-
ception of two or three loads from Southern
Ohio, which were good to prime and sold
about 20 cents higher than the best last
week The attendance of buyers was about
the same as usual, and about all the offer
ingS were disposed of before II O'Clock.
Since Monday receipts have been light and
everything sold at steady prices. There
was a liberal number of COWS on the mar
ket, and all but good fresh COWS were dull
sale at a shade lower prices than last week.
Veal calves were active at 25 to 40 cents ad-
vance owing to light run and good demand
The supply of hogs on Monday was little
short of demand and an active trade fol-
lowed with prices 10 to l5 cents better than
the close of last week. Since Monday re-
ceipts have been light and Mondays prices
held strong witch everything sold. There
met with ready sale at 10 to Is cents per
hundred higher than Monday OF last week.
There were nine loads fresh arrivals on
Tuesday and all sold at full Monday IS prices.
AS long as the sheep market in the East CON
tinues good we can count O good prices
here. We quote good to prime cattle, 81 25
81 co. cows and bulls, s. Is to S. 50; fresh cows
and springers, $40 to S45 per head; veal
calves, SIS 50 to SIS 75
Hogs, 81 30 to SIS TO- Good to prime sheen,
IS 25 TO so; fair. s5 90 to IS 25 medium TO
common So 80 toS4 so; tail ends, 81 so to So 90:
good to prime yearlings, Sc 90 to 40; fair TO
good, S. 50 to 70; common, 81 25 to 81 75
spring lambs, z to 9 cents per pound.
Sales Since Last Report
Following are some of the principal sales,
showing the drift of markets here:
S. B. Hedges Co.: Cattle-15 head 1s $50 lbs.
81 oS 10 head 10 800 lbs, 81 25; 20 head "a $40 lbs
q 10; head s. 10 lbs. 81 12: 40 calves. l. so Ibs
@ 5S' "a 81 calves. s,SOO lbs; g s. Hogs head,
SssS $40 Ps IS g G &. s shssPss 81 3 nss5 head
ms y s. J BFEg 6saS g Sg so EstS Ga aS head Sa,d n 49,
tb5 s 4o aoes,s4 % :. head =, $40 Ms 8 To- 9 head
head IS lbs S 81 I'll head 70 $50 lbs, S 20 46 Is
lbs 50 25 Il mead, is 500 bs q @. head 5, 400 lbs
Bssq S fRssR! 49, GsrS IS head LIS Us &c. 3d. Is
head: %, So ibs, S $: is head 10 $40 lbs, g.
81 l5 10 head 3D. 600 lbs 81 30; IL head, l3 go lbs
s. 2O 20 calves SO lbs S 65; 10 calves l. a31 lbs
lbs, 81 s5: 16 head IS 60 lbs S 90; 3s head $50 lbs
S. 10. Sheep-210 head, 19. g2O lbs, IS 40 2l5 head
20 O5O lbs IS IS: go head % $50 bs So IS; 212 head
i, go lbs, s. 80; 81 head, 80 lbs, IS 50.
Huff, lakewood Imhoff: Cattle-23 head 25-
$50 lbs 81 70: 26 head. q $40 lbs So Is; Is head 23
$50 lbs g 0 q head, 20 7co lbs, s. 50; 1s head IL
269 lbs 81 0o cows and calves s65 00 100 calves,
L. 80 lbs S. 75 I19 calves Il ESQ lbs S 70 Hogs
l45 head. % 73O lbs. S. co. Sheep-62 head, j, $40
lbs S %; 80 head. $40 lbs, Sc Is: 90 head H. $50
lbs 81 IS: l0l head. 65oO lbs. s. 80: II head 100
lbs, s. 40; la6 head, IL, $40 lbs, IS 4j.
Reneker, Linkhorn & Co.: Cattle-9 cows and
calves s253 90; l40 lbs, 81 90: head 2770
lbs, s. s.: Il calves. 1.4lo lbs, S. so. Hogs-ll6
head Is 500 lbs S g; . head. $40 lbs IS o.; IO7
head j, l55 lbs. IS 10; Sheep-lll head q $50 lbs
s 25 - head .6lO lbs: IS 2O I29 head 10 $50 lbs
s l22; 81 head 1880 lbs. s. 90; 2S head 80 lbs
s. 25; IS head, 1.565 lbs. s. o..
John Hesket & Co.: Cattle-lG head IL 62O lbs
8 20; - head, % coo lbs, 81 I21 10 head 81 40 lbs
s. l5 20 head 23. 800 lbs 81 Is: is head III $50 lbs
g 20 Il head, q $50 lbs, q 2o l6 head Is $50 lbs
lbs, = go 157 head. $50 lbs, S 65; % head, 4S
lbs $ TO- - head 8 SO lbs. IS 90. Sheep-I27 head
II go lbs, %: 142 head a. 66O bs s 90: l3I head
10 80 lbs. y 90: 81 head, e. 96U lbs 81 60; los head
80 lbs. $ l0 40 head 2,9l0 lbs, IS 80; 2s3 head
Mccall. Rowlen & Newburn: Cattle-I9 head. |
= 20 lbs a l5 IL head is, $50 lbs, 81 10: Is head
l6 so lbs 81 .; q head 20 $50 lbs 81 o5 20 head
p asO lbs & 3O head TO- $50 lbs a. 20 ~ caTes'
1870 lbs, $ s.: 40 calves. coo lbs IS S5; 2 calves
400 lbs, $ So Hogs-65 head IA. $50 lbs IS 10; IS
head 10 4S0 lbs s 05: 80 head, Is 420 lbs IS 05 y
head Il 80 lbs, s. o. sheep-S5 head l. $40 lbs,
s. so: III head TO- go lbs. 81 so: IS head = e40 lbs
81 rs; ITO head $50 lbs 81 80; 1872 head Is go lbs
s. 10; ~ head, is, $50 lbs, a S..