Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-02
LIVE STOCK REVIEW.
Prime Light Reeves Not In Sufficient
Supply This Week and
PRICES BETTER THAN FORMERLY.
Low Grade Stock and Heavy Cattle no
Longer in Demand Here.
SHEEP LOWER AND SWINE STEADY
OFFICE OF The DISPATCH,

PITTsBURe, WEDNESDAY, June IL
There have been all told about 81 carloads
of cattle on the market at East Liberty
yards this week, against 70 loads last week.
More than one-half of this weeks offerings
were from Chicago. Monday being holi-
day buyers were present in smaller force
than usual, and markets were draggy on all
grades excepting prime light beeves,
weighing from 1000 to ], $50 lbs. This grade
was not in supply sufficient for demand,
and all offered were. promptly taken at
strong last weeks prices. All other grades
were dull and slow. There
was little or no demand for
feeders or heavy cattle. The latter have
ceased to be a quantity at the East Liberty
yards. A. load of l.5OO-f fb beeves well up to
prime was held at a 75 but had to be sold
below this figure. A load of light prime cat
tie was sold at 81 75, which was the top of
the market. Fresh cows were not in as
large supply this week as last and choice
stock found ready sale while common was
slow ut a decline. Sales were reported at
S45 90 and so 90 per head Calves were in
light supply and markets were frm at a
slight advance. Choice vealers were sold as
high as IS SIS.
Sheep-The run was the largest of the sea-
son. There were over 80 carloads on sale
Monday, and a dozen or more have been re-
ceived since. Markets are weak and slow a
81 decline of not less than CSC per cwt from
prices OF last week Hogs were in larger
practically unchanged. Top price of Phila-
delphias was SIS 10. This morning there were
but four loads on sale and markets were
barely steady.
A Live Stock Firms Review.
Following is the report OF the weeks
transactions by Holmes. Briggs & Co.:
We report 80 cars of cattle on sale Monday
against loads ON 10 of 10
Thirty-six of those were from Chicago and
the balance from Ohio and Indiana. The
average quality was about the same as last
week. The attendance of buyers was light
on account of Decoration Day. We were
counting on a good market, and no doubt
would have had it but Tor the holiday. Yet
good, smooth butchering grades were
ns I,,,ly .a as % strong n as for the
grades weighing 900 to 1000 were plentiful
and were dull at shade lower than last
week prices. Fresh cows were quite plenty
and all except good kinds were Slow sale at
lower prices. We quote good to prime 400
10 800 steers al 81 5Ga4 65; good l. 200 to 800
81 4a@4 80; good 1000 to l. l0O s. ln14 80; COM
COWS ana bulls, 50 25@3 50: fresh COWS and
springers, $40 01G45 W per head.
receipts OF hogs on Monday were about
20 cars, which were fully equal : to de-
in@ holiday, the trade was very slow at a
shade lower prices than the close of last
Hignt, and demand light at about Mondays
prices. This morning the demand is better
and market closes firm. We quote s3ect
tops at So 10; good mixed, SIS 0O@5 O5: Nest
IorSers and Baltimore hogs, S 056D5 10:
common Iorkers and pigs, 81 75@l4 80.
There were 81 loads OF sheep on sale Mon
week, which, on account of New York cas-
ing off, were in excess of demand and trade ]
ruled SLOW at strong 20 cents lower than last
week. Since Monday New York has made
another iuhf oi,,%o
here prices are off another quarter.
We quote good to prime at S. 0O@ |
yearlings, s. 1896 90; fair, IS e5@5 So; com |
mon, "a 5065 90.
Sales Since Last Report
Following are some of the principal sales, /
showing DRIFT of markets:
Laffer:y Bros. Hadden: Calves-s head so lbs.
lad S % asSs o 6s head !. 20 sF = s. S SshsePs;s
head 40 lbs s6 80; l65 head. $50 lbs 81 S5 ia
RsaS RsaS, e g 80 lbs s z o. s head 200 lbs. i $50
s. BSmss @ 6tsd BTisf e So SS Ss sa51e- s. sd head
ii s oc o. IS eslTts asas g. SO lbs lbs
f @ IS IS; s g : shssS5s Sssa Eli E.
head; 4 sob, 80 ibs, S; 70 head, 5, 400 lbs, S IS:
$ % y, Hogs hesd. Iol7o lbs S &c: lis head,
T. SO los 81 lead lbs lbs g. g. lsG shesp esnd
q head sO lbs. 81 50: 229 head 20 go lbs S 4O
Rs.s IS S III III head; head siS IL: !: g.
ifS Mccall l FowIen @ egs sSewburn. ,a o,o
lbs S 5O il head Is SO lbs s. co; head ibs
g 80; a calves $50 lbs $ s: 4s calves 5O5S lbs,
$ lbs s. head saI lbs Ibs co. o. e. head head
100 lbs = %; s. head IL $50 ibs s. co: sheep2s2
head Il s22 lbs $ 30; 81 head. 1850 lbs, q As: So
90 60 lbs; g 50; head 200 lbs. u 10; head.
SO 80 ns s a Ia, To- Hegs-lOl head $50 lbs, s 90;
head s3 I,O NJ lbs g o; s. head 20 Ibs sO l
hea1. ~ AZ e i6' y IS 20: lead. 6 80 lbs, s. CO.
5. B. Hedges & Co: Cattle-Is head. 2s, $50 lbs.
ga % Is I,a head Is ss 80 lbs 8 2s head lbs
s s. Hors-5s head IL 500 lbs. b IS ie: 81 head, .p
go lbs 8 o5 q head L. 200 lbs IS 90: 81 head i6
ss.a se lss M rs s bead @ i 5ss5 Sp lbs & co. s6eep-SO
HUFF, Hardwood Imhof: Cattie-l6 head. d.
49, oi Ss 81 6 ssves ssd s1!Ce H.. s
& 5.sS sSad l. 80 S lbs !, e e. e 81 s. bssS head P
Sheepsi head ns s' q aes So os head s u.s. I'D lbs S
2t9 .a head os Is So lbs g :; 81 head $3.50 lbs
Drum. 81; m 6 Dyer So: co: Sassie-g ii head s gO lbs
19 @ head head i .S lbs lbs So head sssd lsS
s s head lbs lbs s. e ReaG ReaS lbs IS:
s 6s Hogs-iGs head. m 90 Il lbs, Is iS il besd sS
2 go lbs 10: IS head; II 460 lbs Is %: II head
head l6. l40 lbs, s. 25. " "
Cattle-Receipts, $50 head: shipments. 800
head; marset steady; prime, 81 5O@4 IS: fair
to good. 81 0O614 so; common SO OO94 90; bulls.
cows and stays. 81 5o@2 %: fresh cows SIS e0
G40 90; no cattle snIpped to New York to- |
day.
Hogs-Receipts, 200 head; shipments. 200
head; market firm; all grades SIS Oo05 is:
five cars hogs shipped to New York to-day
Sheep : Receipts. $500 head; shipments,
J, 800 head; market slow except on prime
grades; prime, S5 25@5 40; fair to good 81 500
s 90: common, 81 O0@3 10; yearlings, So 5O6
6 %; spring LAMBS, So O097 80.
BY Telegraph.
New observation-disclosures. I,l6s head, |
including % cars for sale; market firm and |
is per 100 pounds higher; native steers, 81 20