The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1884-09-29
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IudIkct uuIIIlS Cn0 WEEK JuSC ClOSCI
has ruled pretty firm for desirable
droves, but weak and lower for unat-
tractive grades. At the opening there
was brisk demand for choice fat
cattle. and although a heavy decline
was reported in the New York and
Jersey City market. this class of
beeves was steady. The majority Of
the offerings, however. were Of very
poor quality, and prices for all manner
of stuff, that come in competition
with rangers, were exceedingly weak
and about 15c lower. There were far
too many grassers in the yards. and
holders in some instances had diff
Guilty in getting rid of them even at
concessions. Good to prime animals
were very scarce. Butchers stuff
was quite uneven, but generally weak
er. Some statesmen who had very
choice cows and heifers thought prices
were not materially different. while
those who had thin and grassy herds
declared the market exceedingly dull.
Gamers and city butchers neglected
natives for range cattle, and as the
latter were lower, of course COWS and
and mixed lots were lower in SYM
pathy. Range cattle were abundant,
and buyers and sellers bad hard work
to agree, as the former demanded Il
bid reduction in price. Hence sales
were made slowly and showed a
shrinkage of about l5@2Oc. The de-
mand for stockers and feeders was not
very urgent. but as the offerings were
moderate the inquiry about equaled
the supply and the market showed no
material change. AS the week ad.
vanced receipts were large in number
but included very few attractive ship
ping beeves, and while quotations
were irregular, good to choice lots of
all weights sold we'll up to former fig
ures. Prices for low grades were ex-
tremely weak. and in many instances
l0c off. The range of prices on good
to choice fat lots Of butch ering stock
was pretty nearly steady, but there
were liberal offerings of inferior to
fair droves which had to he sold at
lower rates. Poor cows and mixed
lots that came in competition with
the cheaper range cattle were indeed
slow sale. because Gamers a.ld butch
ers could get all they wanted of good
and cheap Texans. Rangers were i'll
big supply and sold down about lOc.
There was fairly active movement
in the market for good to prime stock
ers and feeders. Arrivals were rather
liberal, but mainly OF poor to medium
quality. Medium to good calves were
wanted md sold well, but there was
little demand for common eastern
calves. AS the week drew to a close
the market showed little material
change. The quantity and quality of
of the supply continued essentially
the same, as did al so the character of
the demand and the course of prices.
While the receipts reached a liberal
aggregate, the offerings of good to
prime shipping steers were compara-
lively few, and for that class, there
fore, the advantage remained with
sellers. The inquiry was not particu-
larly sharp, but there were not enough
decently fatted cattle to satisfy it, and
holders of anything possessing any
merit found ready buyers at least pre-
vious prices. There were instances in
which slight advance was paid for
attractive lots. but the change was not
general. the market averaging steady
and firm. Thin, rough grass-cattle re.
manned under neglect. Had there
been been an adequate supply of better
grades these common cattle must have
sold lower, but as it was they held
their own. Sales to shippers ran from
$4.25@4.50 for common to $6.85 for
extra, but most of the trading was
done at $4.5O@5 85. few prime steers
being offered. Native butchers stuff
was fairly steady. There were signs
of weakness in low grades, but fair to
best sold freely at unchanged figures.
The supply was rather light and the
demand well up to the average. Sales
were at $2.4O@4.50 for inferior to
choice cows. at $2.75@3.5O for bulls,