Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-12
LIVE STOCK REVIEW.
Receipts of Cattle at Local Yards
Lighter Than Last Week.
HIGHER PRICES WERE THE RULE.
Prime Heavy Beeves Are No Longer a
Quantity In This Market.
SHEEP LOWER AND SWINE HIGHER
OFFICE OF THE DISPATCH,
PrrTSBURG, WEDNESDAY, May IL.

PTTTSBURG, WEDNESDAY,, May II.
There have been on sale at the East
Liberty yards this week between 75 and so
carloads of cattle against 80 loads last
week. Some ten loads of this weeks offer
ings were held over from last week. The
quality of offerings was below late average
There were no strictly prime beeves on sale
this week. Markets opened on Monday
morning with a wide divergence Of view
between buyer and seller. The former
insisted on an advance, because of the
diminished receipts But In spite of de-
crease of receipts it was found impossible
10 obtain any better prices than the pre-
vious Monday, though light tidy butcher
beeves were a shade frmer, being very
scarce.
Buyers came in more freely in the after
noon of Monday. and prices advanced 100
15c per cwt on desirable grades. On Tues
dav morning this advance was well main
tanned, and the final outcome of the weeks
trade showed up better TO the seller than
last week. Fresh COWS were in liberal sup
ply, but general quality was low. Choice
stock was In good request at the same price
as a week ago. Calves were plentiful, but
choice vealers were in good request at a
shade better prices than were obtained last
week. HoCs-Receipts large on Monday and
markets slow with 81 90 as top price.
Since Monday receipts have been light,
and prices have advanced 10 cents per cwt,
though Chicago prices are lower
There were sales this morning at a nickel
a pound and not enough to go around.
Sheep-Receipts for tine week 40 carloads.
Markets DUH and slow. Top price of sheep,
IS Is: yearlings, &c per lb., and spring lambs
ranged from &c to l0c per lb. Only q few
these nnfSi1e I'll
a Live Stock Firms Review
Following is report of the weeks trans
actions by Holmes Briggs 6 Co.:
We report IS cars cattle on sale Monday
About half of these were from CHICAGO and
the principal part of the balance were Ohio
stable-fed cattle. The general average
quality was not as good as last week and but
few good to prime were offered The de-
mand was fair, but, Notwithstanding we
were 20 cars short of Monday of last week.
Our buyers were slow to make offers above
las. week, and, with the exception of a few
loads of choice butcher grades (which sold a
shade hiper). prices we're about the same as
last weak. There was an improved demand
for good kinds OF 900 TO l,o0Olb cattle for
grazing purposes, which sold MP to 4c
Cows and calves were in fair supply and
principally common. which were hard sale.
Good COWS were scarce and sold ut fair
prices. Veal calves very very dull on Mon
day at last weeks prices. Since Monday re-
Csc per l0O We quote prime steers at 81 5N@
80; good. 81 25@04 40; fair. 81 0o64 90; COM
mon, So 50603 IS: COWS and bulls 81 O063 25:
feeders, 50 5064 90; fresh cows and spring
ers. SIS OO6545 90 per head.
Hogs were in fair supply Monday and de-
mand light at about last weeks closing
prices. Since Monday receipts have been
light, and as they were higher West there
vas an improved demand here, and are now
selling l00l5c higher. We quote select tops
at 81 95@5 90; good mixed and best Workers,
81 s5G4 80; common Workers and pigs, 81 65
"a 50.
Receipts OF sheep were about the same
on Monday as Monday of last week, which
were slow sale al l0@l5c less than last week
Since Monday receipts have been light and
demand light, with no improvement in
price. We quote good. fat sheep al 81 S565 Is;
good. 81 40G4 SO: fair, 81 O064 IS; common,
81 5J@3 90: veal calves, S4 2594 as.
Sales since Last Report.
Following are some of the principal sales,
showing drift of markets: