Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-09-07
A DIM e LESS.
Paid for Cattle on the Chicago Mar
ket the Past Week.

Paid for Cattle OF the Chicago Mar
ket the Past Week.
Receipts of western cattle for the
present week were approximately 16,-
900 and values generally showed a
lower tendency, which was due main
ly to the inferior quality of the arriv-
ais, they being mostly thin and total.
ly undesirable for beef purposes, say
Rappal Bros. & Co., of Chicago, in a
special letter to the Argus, and
they advise as follows, under date of
September 3rd;
while the market was generally
a dime lower, car load after car load
went over the scales at nominally
steady prices, as the following sales
made by us amply afford best EVIL.
dence: Z. Boone. Augusta, Mont,
steers averaging 1345 pounds, $4.25;
G.. w. Smith, Augusta. steers averag.
ing 1900 pounds. $4.25, averaging 300
pounds, 1915; Mrs. NJ. Fulton, Angus
ia, steers averaging 1870 pounds, 3d.
70; Chapman Bros, Red Lodge, Mont,
steers averaging 1850 pounds, $3.50.
II. w. Converse. Augusta, steers av-
eraging 1105 pounds, $3.50; w. A.
Converse, Augusta, steers 1l05 lbs,
$3.50; ID. ]. Hogan, Augusta, steers
averaging 1910 pounds, $3.50; Rev. L.
Van Corp. st. Ignatius, Mont, steers
averaging 1920 pounds, $40; Fran
els Dupuis, st. Ignatius, Mont, steers
averaging 1920 pounds, at $40; Ca.
vile Dupuis. st. Ignatius, steers av.
eraging 1920 pounds, at $40; G. w
Smith. Augusta, COWS averaging 1890
pounds, at $500; Mrs. NJ. Fulton, Au'
gusta, cows averaging 1890 pounds,
at $3.50; II. w. Converse. cows av.
eraging 1850 pounds, at 1920; w. A,
Converse. Augusta, cows averaging
1870 pounds at 1920; C. NJ. Dorrance,
Augusta. cows averaging 1880 lbs.
at 1920; ID. ]. Hogan. Augusta. cows
averaging 1895 pounds, at 1925; Fran
els Dupuis, st. Ignatius, cows $40 lbs.
at $3.50. j. o. Dupuis, st. lgnatius,
cows averaging $40 pounds. $3.50; Ca
vile Dupuis, COWS averaging $40 lbs.
at $3.50; Victor Dupuis, st. Ignatius
cows averaging $40 pounds, at $3.50;
w. A. Converse, Augusta, COWS aver
aging 1850 pounds, at $2.75.
Il is the consensus of recognized
opinion that good western cattle vii
sell this season at prices that vii
average as high al prices paid las
year. The common place varieties
that have arrived here have not soil
well for the simple reason that thu
packers have. up until last Wednes
day. been operating their canning dc
partments only on a small scale. con
filming their slaughtering operation
mostly to the heavier native cattl'
and best quality s~trong.weight west
ems. Consequently most of the CON
mon grades of western cattle up 4
this writing have been taken on 10
cal account, and for eastern orders
while the rougher steers that usual.
go into the can. have been sold 70
dlstillery feeding.
THE general tone of the sheeI
trade holds remarkably strong. wit
prices ranging 25c higher for the bull
OF the offerings than were paid her
one year ago, the demand for easter
shipment continuing very strong a
prices that net a good profit to tn
flockmaster. Lamb trade has been II
regular and on a lower basis. A goo
many western lambs arriving thi
week showed the effects of a DIR
range, and the quality In general wa
poor. A big band Of prime 69-poun
Idaho range lambs sold up to So an
more western range wethers lande
at s4.15@4.20 than any time last weei