The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-10-15
OPENING HOG PRICES
WERE LITTLE STRONGER
Strength Soon Disappeared, Clos
ing Steady With Yes
terday.
CATTLE MARKET STEADY follower
Pens Filled With Cattle--Heavy Re-
ceipts Again Today Market
Started Very Slow--Pro-
visions--Notes.
Cattle--Estimated Receipts, $500.

Cattle--Estimated Receipts, $500.
Sioux City Stock Yards, Sioux City,
Ia, Oct. 12, 1 p. m.-Today's supply
was plump up to the largest on
record excepting yesterday and not
SO very much behind that. Fol
lowing yesterdays record breaker the
run was Gerry heavy, two days receipts
being nearly 5000, same time last
week 5,4oo, two days largest run pre-.
vious 6,905 in September. A very go d
clearance was made from first hands
yesterday, but they were taken mostly
by the regular trade and practically
all of two days run was on the mark.
ct today. The effect was seen in the
hesitancy manifested at the opening
this morning. Dealers held back wait
ing on the country trade and the
country trade was slow to take hold
with SO many to select from, and acted
bearish. The bulk of the supply were
natives, only seventeen loads of rang
ers arriving, and included were quit,
few pretty desirable feeder grades
On the early market the movement was
very light in proportion to the supply
and the undertone to trade weak. a
string of very good westerns sold
steady and good yearlings brought as
much as yesterday. The inquiry for
little calves was fair at about steady
for the best. Dealers bought few cat.
tie that they had not an immediate
place for, and small competition coulo
be developed. In general the indica.
tions were for weaker prices and what
bids sellers received were weak anc
quite often 10c lower, with the eN'
ceptions above noted. The common
to inferior stoclers, which were neg
lected yesterday, was in worse luck
today, and lots of stuff of that charac
ter went over without bid. In the
she stock line there was fairly active
trading in little heifers at steady
prices and string of range heifers ano
young cows sold fully steady. The
market on COW stuff started little
slow, but the undertone was steady
Bulls had fair call at around yester
days prices, and veals were in request
and steady. Mixers and springers al
so moved out readily at steady figures
The trade las rule, was not antlcl'
pating very liberal supplies for the
balance of the week.
The following are prevailing quota
tions fer the various grades offered:
Good to choice fat cows and
hetterS ........ o.ooVGo.oN
Fair to good fat cows and
heiferS .......... ....... S.4oN4o.ol
heifers ........ :. 2.oo@2 SO
Gamers and common cows 1.OO@2 "a
Poor to choice heavy bulls 2.O0@3 Oc
Poor to choice light and
"steer'' bulls ............ .5O(G3 .25
Poor to choice heavy......
light veals ....... 3.5O@5. So
Poor to choice oxen ...... 1.5o@3. 25
Poor to choice stock heifers 2.5003.45
Poor to choice steer calves 3.50@4.75
Poor to choice yearling
steers .......... o.2o04. lO
Poor to choice 2 year old
steers ........ $685.. s.25@4. .oc
Poor to choice heavy feed
ers 800. ......... 8. s.5o@4. Is
Poor to choice range feed
ers ...... -. -. -. s.4o@4. .1c
Poor to choice butcher
steers. 80. -. 49,. ;. s.5o@4 &C