The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-30
HOG TRADE ACTIVE
AND PRICES FIRM.
FAT CATTLE SALES NET GOOD
RETURNS.
Packers Again In the Sioux City Mar
ket to Some Extent-Country De-
mand for Stockers and Feeders Is
Not Heavy and Not Likely to In
crease for the Present,

Sioux City stockyards, Sioux City, Iowa.
July so.-Receipts ran very close to 1000
head the past week. all Of which We're
on sale, which was about the same num-
ber as were actually on the market last
week. The stocker and feeder market
has shown little change. and the moder-
ate supply has been well taken care OF,
but at no time was there any great ac-
tivity to the trade. Naturally at this sea-
son of the year the feeders of good quail
We're the best sellers, going from $3.50 to
1878, but large proportion of the bet
ter weight steer stuff lacked quality and
sold at range of SO to $40. The best
Of the yearlings sold around 1925, while
the inferior quality and light weight steers
ranged from 1925 to $3.50 and were the
last to move to the scales daily. Very
light receipts were noted in stock heifers-
Most Of the she stuff returning to the
country were springers or, cows with
calves that sold at $2@2.50. Pretty near
ly everything in the heifer line carrying
any flesh sold to the killers. There was
no. as big a country demand this week
as feeders are generally holding off until
the fall run commences, when receipts
will be more liberal The prospects Of a
good corn crop this year will materially
affect the demand for cattle for the
better this fall, and there is every reason
to believe that many more cattle will be
than last year.
The fat cattle trade has been in very
satisfactory condition, and the Cudahy
Packing company was on the market for
cattle daily, and expects to be in condi-
ton to take care of a more liberal supply
In the next few days. Orders nave been
on hand for cattle on shipping account,
and the daily supply has been cleaned up
readily. The market at the close Of the
week Is 15c higher than last weeks clos
ing quotations, altho other points have
been showing lower tendency, as the
receipts came in greater numbers at the
close of the week. The best of the beeves
marketed sold at $3.50 to $5.65, while IS
to $40 caught the larger share Of the
ligter weight dry-fed stuff. Grass steers
ranged from $3.50 to $3.50. Good butcher
stock sold up to 81, while the bulk of the
grass cows and heifers changed hands at
$3.50 to $685.. Gamers were very slow,
and the few received sold at $1.25 to $1.75.
the week has been very satisfactory and,
with orders on the market for good me-
dunn and butcher weight hogs each day,
and the packers in the trade for few
loads daily, it has been no trouble to dis
pose of the receipts. More hogs could
ing order has very little outlet at pres
ent. With the closing of the week. hogs
sold at $50 to $3.50, with the average
cost around $780, which was 35c higher
than the closing quotations Of last week.
The quality has been good and prospects
look bright the coming week, unless un-
looked-for conditions arise on the strike
situation. The packers hope to be in the
trade to greater extent.
Cattle. SSseeipts; 200: hogs 900 ~, 60
geo lbs, s. 10; e5. 22s lbs, st.25.
Cattle-Steady. Sales: 10 beeVes, 1850 lbs,
$3.50; IS beeyes, LAO lbs, $50; beeves, ego
he sS9 a IL AK aao
$375; 6 yearlings, 90 lbs, $3.50; 8 yearlings,
go lbs, $325: yearlings, 500 lbs, $3.50.