The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-17

Sioux City Stock Yards. Sioux City, Iowa, Dec.
1.-THE stocker and feeder trade has been in
satisfactory condition as compared with last
week and especially so as compared with last
years trade at this season. The run of cattle
for this week foots up $500 head, or 1900 more
than last week, while for the corresponding week
of last year the run was only 700 cattle. The
demand for strictly good yearlings and good
7700 and 1,000pound stockers from the country
was well taken care of, US the quality Of the
offerings was good and weights suited buyers.
The good weather Of this fall and the fact that
there is plenty of roughage and corn in the
try has induced many feeders to buy cattle this
fall who early in the season had decided not to
fed AS high as $3@3.50 was paid this week for
long yearlings and good desirable weight stock
ers, while heavier feeders found a good outlet
at So. 5@3621a. The bulk of the fair to good
light weight yearlings sold at $2.75@3.25. There
was very little inquiry this week for stock heif
steady with last week, with sales at $1.50@
$50. The general market, Notwithstanding the
liberal marketing, ruled strong early in the week,
but at the close prices deprecated somewhat, as
stronger prices with the prospect of having to
feed over Sunday. At the close of the week
sellers were forced to make concessions Of about
a dime from the prices quoted early in the week.
The dealers have made pretty good cleanup this
week. .%v* -
Fat cattle buyers have been very weak. This
market for some time has been out Of line
compared with other points and butcher stock
selling in many instances higher than in
Chicago. The demand for canning stock and good
COWS has been keen at this point, but the quail
ity has very much deprecated recently and this
week buyers took advantage Of the liberal mar
keting to bring prices down to lower level
and more on par with other market centers
The weeks decline amounts to 25@40c lower
than the high time Of Thursday Of last week
and the market is fully 25c lower than the OPEN
ing Of the weeks trade Monday. Strictly
good cows sold at $2T5@3.25, with the bulk Of
the fair to good cows and heifers at So. 300
$50. Gamers sold at $150@2. The receipts Of
steers have been fairly liberal, but included
Iwarmedup stuff entirely. There not the
decline in values that struck the butcher stock
and with prices $3.5O@425 the market was
steady with last weeks closing quotations.
Hogs-The hog run for the week foots up
close to $4,000 head. The week opened up with
a sharp advance of dime but this was largely
lost again subsequent days. Fridays mar
tons for the week were steady with Monday, and
about dime higher than the closing quotations
of last week. Prices ranged from $435 to
81. so, with the most of the hogs at $4,000. 10.
The quality of the hogs arriving each day is
good and there is increased marketing of
barrows, indicating that the young hogs are
being marketed more freely. Liberal receipts
| Prices at Sioux City are right up with other
markets, and shippers in the adjacent territory
cannot afford to go by this point for any market
in the country. sasfr .;.c f.
Receipts-catt1e 1907. hogs, 5000. ="
a 80 Sc sgh 90 saes 81 2ss lbs
lbs, 60; 49, i.5se lbs. 81. Is; q cows and heif
ers 916 lbs, $225; 10, 1905 lbs, $2.7O; g.
1900 lbs. 1925; 10 stockers and feeders. 76t
S yesriings 42o lbs, $3.50; o. $40 u.s. $3.50; 10
$40 lbs 1925. .. - =. ~