Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-25
LIGHT RUN OF CATTLE.
Live Stock in Lighter Supply Than
Usual at East Liberty,
BUT SUFFICIENT FOR THE DEMAND.
Cattle and Hogs Failed to Come Up to the
Prices of Last Week.
SHEEP STEADY AND LAMBS STRONG
OFFICE OF THE DIsrArcH,

At the East Liberty yards there have
been, all told, on sale this week not above
20 carloads of cattle, against about 95 loads
last week. About one-haIf of this week s
offerings were from Chicago, the balance be-
ing; fer the most part, from Ohio and Indi-
ana There were no prime heavy beeves on
sale, and the proportion of good cattle was
small Buyers did not appear in their
usual force, and, in spite of the light run,
markets were in their favor. There were
no sales in carload lots above. 81 go,
and when it is remembered that
prime beeves are in good demand
in Chicago, at SOC per cwt and more above
these figures, it is plain that there were no
primes on sale at East Liberty. The grade
of cattle that held up closest tc last weeks
prices were those which drovers cali light
tidy butcher beeves. Common and low
grades were sold at 15c to pc per cwt below
prices of a week ago, and at the decline all
could not be sold. Fresh COWS and veal
calves were in light supply and last weeks
range was maintained. The run of hogs has
been light this week. About 35 carloads
have been on sale against 40 loads for
the corresponding period last week.
Markets opened firm on Monday at S5 35
for tops. Since Monday the tide has turned
downward and top price this morning was
IS 25, with less than half dozen loads on
sale The consumption of pork and in fact
all meats have shown decline of late. The
offerings of sheep and lambs comprised
almost so loads for the week against 35
loads last week. In general there
was an advance of about 15c per cwt. A
few punches of fancy lambs were sold at &c,
and top price Of sheep was &c per pound.
A Live Stock Firms Review
Following is report of the weeks trans
actions by Holmes, Briggs & Co.:
We report 40 cars of cattle on sale Monday
against 80 cars same day last week. The
quality was about the same as of late. No
prime were offered. Buyers were out in
small force, and were very slow to make an
offer, except for light handy grades. Such
grades were generally steady at near last
weeks prices, while coarse and heavy
grades were hard to sell at 10 to Is cents de-
cline with few loads shipped East in first
hands. We quote good 400 to ], 500 at 81 so
to 81 65 good 200 TO l300. 81 20 10 81 40: good
1000 TO J, ,l00 S. 50 to 81 90: rough fat l.300 to
l,400 s. 90 to 81 70; COWS and bulls 81 co to
S. 80; Stockers go to 900, s. 90 to So 90; fresh
COWS and springers, $50 to $50 per head.
The supply of hogs on Monday was light.
This, with fair demand, made an active
market, and all sold early at 10 to 10 cents
advance over closing prices of last week
Since Monday receipts have continued light
Mondays prices. We quote select tops at
s. 25 to IS so. Good mixed, S5 20 to So %
Best Workers, So Is TO S5 20; common to fair
Workers. s. 50 to IS TO- Receipts OF sheen
and lambs were light on Monday, and de-
mand good at l5 to % cents higher than last
week, and all sold early. Market closes firm
to-day at the advance. We quote prime
weathels at IS 80 to s6 25: good. SIS 80 to S. 50;
fair, 81 25 to 81 so; common, s. 90 to 81 90;
lambs, 81 to cents as to quality.
Some of the sales Reported.
Reneker. Linkhorn Co.: Cattle-7 head,
s,oS9 lbs. 81 Is: 10 head, &c, $40 lbs, S. 20:
head, 800 lbs, S4 25; calves, $50 lbs. Sc So.
Hogs-39 head, 1850 lbs, SIS 35: IS head. 1870
bs, S5 Is: 96 head g,7!O lbs, So So sheen
-l9s head, 10. $50 lbs, Sc so.
John Hesket 6 Co.. Cattle-lS head, p, 900,
go lbs 81 2o 10 head, 90 200 lbs IS 80: IL head,
1l.4l0 lbs, s3 IS. Hogs-4s head 1860 lbs
s. %: 30 head. 5000 lbs, 81 IS: 20 head, l2 $50
lbs, s. .: sheep.2oO head, 1896 lbs, So 90; 80
head, 76e01bs. s5 30: III head 1O, ,26O lbs IS 35;
200 head, Is, $50 lbs. So %.
5. 3. Hedges & Co.: Cattle-7 head, S,16O
lbs. s. 20: head, $3.50 lbs, 81 10: l3 calves,
1Gs head, 2l,0O0 lbs So 35: 81 head, II OlO lbs,
SIS Il; As head. $40 lbs, S. 10. Sbeep-5O head,
$500 lbs, SC 4O Al head, SO93 lbs Sc 75: So head
head, Is $50 lbs, So 90; 419 head 81 7OSOlpS SIS So
William Holmes & Co: Cattle-2l head,
IS 03o lbs 81 TO- "a head, a. $50 lbs SO 50: 10 head,
lI,0lO lbs. IS s5: IL head, % lSO lbs. S4 10: 81
S5 20 l02 head 2l000 lbs, So So; 65 head, IL, 21O
lbs, - %; 81 head. >, lG0 lbs, 81 30. Shern-66
head, 5000 lbs, Sc 25; - head, 500 lbs So 40.
131fcrty Bros. & Hadden: Catfle-l9 head,
% $40 lbs, 81 05; head, ). 400 lbs, S. 40 Calves
-2l head, 1850 lbs, S. s.: 10 head, 1910 lbs,
SIS s0 u head, 1903 lbs, S6 go 70 head, l4S0 lbs
s. 90. Hocs-SO head, !. 200 lbs S. 90; % head,
4.260 lbs, S5 10. Sleeps head, 030 lbs, S6 %;
~ head $3.50 lbs, s. 80: rs head 6, 10 lbs S. 60;
15 head, 30 lbs, So 50; 81 head $3.50 lbs SIS So
Drum. Dyer & Co.: Cattle-1I head 10 $50
"A : o. . a.
s, 81 O5: 2 head. 81, 500 s. 50 80: l9 head. 232i0
rs, 81 90: D head. 1850 fbs S5 30; calves $50
Ms, 81 90. Hogs-2S head, lGO lbs, IS O5. 2S
head, 1850 fbs, s. 10: 43 head $3.50 rs. s5 -: "A
head, 9 g6O fbs, s. 80. Sheep-40 head ZOO fS,
Sc %; 90 head, $3.50 fbs $6 IS: 197 head vi, $50
bs, 81 90: IS head, D 100 lbs, IS o.
Huff, Lakewood & Imhoff: Cattle-2l
head, %, $50 lbs 81 90; head, $3.50 lbs, S. so:
calves, $50 lbs S6 S115; calves $50 lbs, 81 90.
Hogs-43 head, 1910 lbs. So 35; 81 head L, 200
Ibs S. 50; "a head, D. 10 lbs S5 10; A head $500
lbs. S. ID; a head, IL $50 lbs, So l5: 3S head,
$3.50 lbs, s. 30. Sheep-96 head, 1900 lbs, IS 10:
IS head, 1870 lbs, Sc 90: 112 head, 9,l20 lbs.
S. 90; "a head, $50 lbs, s. 90; 162 head, IL, $50
lbs. S. s.; III head, 1850 lbs; IS 10; PIG head,
20, ,4l0 lbs. Sc TO-
Mccall. Rowlen & Newburn: Cautle-l9
head 26s60 lbs, 81 GO; Is head H. $50 lbs, S4 90;
90 head, 2l,26O lbs, s. 20; 81 head. s669O lbs.
- 90: head, le. l50 lbs, 81 20; Is head, 20,4l0
lbs IS 80; 1S calves, 1,5lO lbs Sc 30; 10 calves,
$3.50 lbs, Sc 80. Hogs-i45 head, 2S,l20 lbs
s. 50; 20 head l3,s40 lbs. s. 8; IS head, 10 go
lbs, IS %. Sheep-lS7 head. $500 lbs, S5 70:
Ia head, IL go lbs. SIS 40; 100 head, 7,07O lbs,
s. 80: l04 head, $50 lbs $6 25: 81 head, 9, 140
lbs Sc 80; 4S head, 800 lbs, Sc so.