Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-07
LIVE STOCK REVIEW.
The Lightest Run of Cattle This Year
at East Liberty, but
ENOUGH TO SUPPLY ALL COMERS.
Tidy Butchering Beeves We're Firm and
Prices Shade Better.
SHEEP STRONG AND SWINE WEAKER
OFFICE OF THE DISPATCH,


PTrrsBuRG, WEDNESDAY, April 6.
Receipts of cattle at East Liberty yards
were lighter this week than they have been
since the year began. The total for the
week has been about 55 carloads, whereas
the recent average has been almost 20 loads
Though receipts were light there were
enough on the market to meet all de-
mands, and more than enough of the COM
mon and low grades. Good butchering
beeves of light weight were in good demand
at shade better prices than last week. The
highest price paid was s5 90 for a load of
prime Indiana beeves, weighing 1,500
pounds The owner Of this load reported
that they were sold at loss, and that he
Sc 80 per cwt. Prices of good beeves are
certainly down to their lowest level for this
season.
Fresh cows of high grade were in light
supply this week and were promptly taken
at outside prices, while common grades
were hard to sell. Sales were reported at
S45 90 per head.
The run of veal calves was the largest of
the wear and prices were the lowest. There
were close to 500 head on sale Monday and
fully 200 head have arrived since Monday.
The highest price paid was &c per pound,
and only n few of the best sold a this figure
Sheep-There have been all told not above
16 loads on the market this week. All
offered found quick sale at strong last weeks
prices. Top price of sheep was Sc so and
lambs 81 40 per cwt
Hogs-There were 25 loads on sale Monday
and about eight loads have been received
since Monday. Top price on Monday was
S. 10 with markets Slow. Top price this
morning was So 90.
A Live Stock Firms Review.
Following is report of the weeks transac-
tions at Liberty yards by William Holmes
& Co.:
We report So cars of cattle on sale Monday
against 60 cars on Monday last week. OF
those 81 cars were from Chicago and the bal
ance from Ohio and Indiana. The quality
was scarcely up to an average of the past
few weeks, and the attendance of buyers
was light. The demand was slow and
there quite an effort to advance prices
by statesmen. Buyers, however, could not be
moved in that direction and with the excep-
tion of a few lots of smooth, handy kind,
(Which sold about to l0c higher
than last week(, markets were slow
at last weeks prices. There is still quite
an inquiry for good grades of 500
TO Loo ID steers for grazing purposes, but
such are not coming forward as usual for
this season of the year. Good fresh COWS
are in fair demand at full prices, while COM
mon and springerS are hard to sell. We
quote good AGO to 1,500 steers at 81 506f co:
good 1900 TO l.30O at 81 1904 rs: good 1000 to
]. 100 at 81 So@4 10; heifers and steers 500 to
900 S3 2543 Co. stoclSers. GOO to 500 81 25M2 ~:
500 to 1000, S. 1903 10; bulls and cows, 50 000
5 25; fresh COWS and springers $40 to S45 per
head.
Receipts of hogs on Monday fair. Demand
WAS slow at 51l0c less than Monday o; last
week Since Monday receipts have been
light and market dull at 5@l0c below Mon
days opening. WeQuote select tops at 81 95
as 90: good mixed, 81 30; best Workers, "a IS
al 9O common Workers and pigs, S4 0J14 IS |
Receipts OF sheep and lambs were lie ht on |
Monday and demand fair at strong last |
weeks prices. There are but few clipped |
sheep coming in yet What were on sale sold |
about 81 less than wool sheep. We quote |
prime wethers, Sc a5@6 60; good. s5 5o@6 co.. |
Iair, S5 O0G5 50 common, 81 Oo04 80: prime |
lamhs s. s5@5T 50: rood Sc 75S77 90: lair, Sc a5
as 7j common, So 00@5 80; calves dull at |
81 OO94 %.
Some of tho Sales Reporfed.
The following sales since last report show