Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-14
LIVE STOCK REVIEW.
Fair Run OF Cattle at Liberty as to
Quantity and Quality.
SMOOTH LIGHT BEEVES STRONGER
No Prime Heavy Cattle offered in the Local
Yards of Late.
SHEEP STEADY AND SWINE FIRMER
SMOOTH LIGHT BEEvES STRONGER
SHEEP STEADY AND SWINE FIRMER
OFFICE OF THE DISPATCH,

PIrTsBuRG. WEDNESDAY. April 13
Receipts of cattle at East Liberty yards
for the week were a fair average in number
and quality. The total for the week so far
has been about 60 carloads, more than one
half of which were from Chicago. There
were no strictly prime heavy beeves on the
market, and have not been for some weeks
past. Light smooth butcher beeves such as
our market calls for most were not in supply
equal to demand, and last weeks prices on
this grade were more than maintained. All
offerings were taken at shade better prices
than week ago, though the opening was
slow. Yesterday there were about as many
BUYERS as beeves in the yards.
Good fresh cows were in limited supply
and sold at last weeks range. Common
were dull and hard to sell at any price.
The run of veal calves was the largest of
the season, and prices declined to range
of "a 90 to 81 30 per cwt. The decline in
price of calves has been equal to &c per
pound in the past three weeks.
Hogs-The number on sale for the week
has been about 30 carloads. Markets were
dull on Monday at 81 90 for tops, which was
l0c below the price week ago. Since Mon
day receipts have been light and prices are
almost back to where they were last week.
There have been on sale during the week 25
carloads of sheep and lambs. and all choice
stock sold at steady last weeks prices.
A deck of spring lambs was sold at l0c per
pound, with a bunch of fancy at l2c. About
one-half of the sheep offered this week were
clipped, and with a continuance OF the the
offerings will be all clipped. The difference
in price between wool and clipped sheep is
at present bout 81 90 per cwt-
A Live stock Firms Review.
Following is report of the weeks trans
actions by Holmes, Briggs Co.:
We report IS cars of cattle on sale Monday
against IS on Monday of last week. The
opening prices were about SC below last
week and continued very dull up to about
10 O'Clock, when a number of fresh buyers
came into the market. The result was a
more active closing at full last weeks prices,
with demand scarcely supplied, especially
on handy light butchering cattle and good
young cattle suitable for grazing purposes.
Such are nota bly, scarce in our market this
spring, prices beng too low to justify any,
one to ship such. We quote prime, 1,450 to
l55o at 81 so TO 81 75: good, 1880 to $50, at
81 20 to 81 30; good, 900 to l. lO0 50 rs to "a 10;
heifer and steers, 500 to 800, s. % to SIS 60:
&C, 2 IS to So so; fresh COWS and springers,
$50 to S45 per head.
Receipts of hogs were fair on Monday
which with light demand were slow sale at
10 cents less than last week Since, Monday
receipts have been very light and market
very dull up to this morning when there
scarcity prices were advanced fully 10 cents
per hundred. Closing at about last weeks
prices. we quote tops at cenrs, good mixed
s4.S5 to s4.90. good Workers 81. so to $3.50.
There were IL cars of sheep on sale Mon
day, against "A Monday of last week. The
demand was fair on desirable grades, and
prices about steady. While common grades
were slow and shade lower we quote
prime, live sheep Sc 25 to s6 So good S. 75 to S.
lair "a 75 to IS 25 common S3 to 81 25, prime
wool yearlings 81 to 81 25, fair Sc 25 to Sc 50.
q q olsy @I4 81 OK n
clipped lambs SIS 25 to Sc so. spring lambs to
10 cents per pound, veal calves very dull at4
Al cents.
Some of the Sales Reported.
The following sales show the drift Of the
markets since our last:
Reneker. LInkhorn Co.: Cattle-6 head, T. 4eO
lbs. - %; l6 head q 40 lbs 81 20: 20 calves
70 lbs 81 oO 81 head IL go lbs 81 20; 100 head.
fSe9y arOs neas cattes
Oi lSs s. 5 head. nss iSs O
spring lambs !, 200 lbs. loc,
. co asSsss Ss C. aeaa
lbs, & 50; q head $50 lbs q s7't; head LILO
e; S. Hss'iS asld 60 81 head head
head head So lbs e. s. head ss'0 lbs IS So' IS
Drum, Dyer ! Co.: cattle.s head, e21o lbs.
il $50 lbs q 30: SO nead is 100 lbs s4 80: a head
$3.50 lbs. 81 75 l3s head % 2i0 bs 81 so; LIS head
q 800 lbs. 81 20. Sheep-ss head $3.50 lbs, Sc 25;
II head. $50 lbs, IS 60.
Holmes Briggs & Co.: Cattle-1s head 90 $40
lbs 81 IL head. IA. $50 lbs q c5 Hogs-247 head
40H0 lbs s. 7o 56 head. TO- $50 lbs a rs: III head,
l9 $50 lbs 81 90. Sheep-6e head. ,7oD lbs IS 25 .
head l.. $50 lbs. S. IS; 81 head, 2.5iO lbs. &c co.
Caves-32 head, 3,GOo lbs, 81 2S 81 head, $40 lbs,
81 90.
John Hesket & Co.: Catte-6 head 6, $50 lbs a 90;
head. Z. 400 lbs 81 90: head 1850 lbs. a 90: 20
head 23 740 lbs "a 0j; IA calves. 1.550 lbs. 81 IS.
Hogs-sl head 1 $40 lbs q 90; IS head, r. $50 lbs
81 20; 137 head % 30 lbs u so 81 head, lS 179 lbs
q 20. Sheep-148 head. g. 130 lbs, 81 90; 20 head
20 $50 lbs, 90; IL head 8, 800 lbs, q so 2os head,
Il. 600 lbs, SC 25.
Huff. Hazelwood Imhoff: Cattle-s head,
H. 800 lbs a TO- Is head. q, $50 lbs So 80; 20 head
20 SO lbs s. 90. Calves-5e head G, 100 lbs, "a 25
IS head. $50 lbs 25; III head l3, 73O lbs. q %.
Hogs-6s head, a $50 lbs n 3d. 49, head 81 $40 lbs.
a IS; 65 head. 8, $50 lbs, a IS. Sheep-s4 head,
lbs, So los head. 7.5OO lbs, Sc 35; 2O8 head,
Is, 80 lbs, S 40: 81 head. a0fO lbs S.; 267 head,
II. 30 lbs, Sc io 1l3 head. g. $50 lbs, 6 Is.
Mccall, RenleR & Newburn: Catue-19 head.
"a $50 lbs q g5 10 head "a SO lbs IS IS: % head
~ oSo lbs s3 50: 80 head rs 500 abs 81 IS; Is head
q, 500 lbs "a 45 10 head. a. O4o lbs q 25 81 calves,
TO- $50 lbs 81 IS: Al calves. 40 lbs 81 60. Hogs
g head Y $50 lbs = 20; 50 head IS 800 lbs. 80;
Jos head 81 46o lbs, "a So "a head 1910 lbs co.
s. head 13 $50 lbs 81 IS. Sheep72 head G, $50 lbs,
IS 10: l head, IL 100 lbs, s. 25; 349 head, 81 200 lbs
$6 40.