The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1903-01-24
NOTES ON THE
STOCK MARKET
Status of the Trade Given By
the Drover...Stock-
man

cases stronger. Cows were active and
6Q1oc higher with feeders strong.
Hogs opened 1oc higher and sheep and
lambs were steady to strong.
There was a respectable run Of cat
tie today. III loads, about 4.o1s head,
being reported in up to noon. The
three days supply has been a few hun,
dred smaller than last week. but near
ly a thousand larger than a year ago.
Beef steers-There was no great
number of corn fed steers in sight this
morning and not many that could be
described as good. The general feel
ing on the market was better and as q
rule sellers were calling the market
steady and from that up to a little
stronger on such cattle as happened to
please buyers. AS a general thing
sellers were asking pretty stiff prices
SO that the trade was not particularly
active and it was close to midday be-
fore the pens were cleared.
Cows and Mixed stock.-The mar
ket on cows opened earlier and more
active than yesterday and the early
arrivals for the most part changed
hands in good season. The prices paid
were strong to loo higher than yes
terday. The local demand for both
cows and heifers was good, and the
market fairly active from start to fin
ish. Fat bulls continue very slow sale
and in the language of the yards are
rotten" Even good bulls are hard
to dispose of, the offerings apparently
being in excess of the requirements Of
local packers. Veal calves continues
in good request at firm prices.
Stockers and feeders-There were
not far from firteen tofoinfvmnumogst
not far from fifteen to twenty cars
OF feeders in today, the most of them
arriving late in the forenoon. The de-
mand was very good on the part OF
spectators and the offerings were
generally taken quite readily. The
market was in consequence a little
stronger than yesterday on everything
desirable. Choice to extra feeders are
quoted at $4.OO@4.25; good to choice.
81. 100000; fair to good stock steers,
5 .4O@3.S0; fair stockers, $3.2O@3.50,
and poor to fair grades $2.50@3.25;
stock heifers, $2.OO@2.75; stock steer
calves ss.5O@4.75.
Hogs-The market opened in good
shape, and, while not particularly
brisk at any time, held up well
throughout, a clearance being made in
good season. Sales were largely at
Sc .55@6.60 and from that on up to So
20, as high as any hogs have sold here
this month. Quality and weight. es-
pecially the latter, are desired and
there is a tendency to cut out under
F.. f
weight stuff as long as good animals
are to be secured.
Sales today were at extremes of So
40@6.7O and bulk $6.55@6.6O. against
a range yesterday of $6.s5@6.65 ana
bulk s6.45@6.5O.
Sheep-The following are the days
quotations: Good to choice yearlings,
81 .90@5.15; fair to good y~earlings, $4.-
50@4.75; good to choice wethers, $4.75
$500; fair to good wethers, $4.40@4.-
Is; god to choice native ewes. 3.75N
AS; good to choice western ewes So
60@4.15; fair to good ewes, S3.25@3.6O:
common ewes, s2.0O@3.0O; good to
choice native lambs $5.5O@6.00; good
TO choice western lambs, s5.5O@6.OO;
good to choice western lambs, $500
SIS; fair to good lambs, $5.O0@5.50.
stock and feeding lambs, S3.65@4.50.
Gull lambs. s2.O0@3.O0; feeding weth-
ers, s3.3OG4,25; feeding ~yearlings. So
50@4.50; good to choice old feeding