The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-27
NEW HOG RECORD
AT SIOUX CITY
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THE WEEK RECORDED A TOTAL
OF $4,000 HEAD IN.
Packers Looking for the Grass Cattle
to Come In, and Ready to Pound the
Market According y-Discrim
Against the Poorer Lightweight
Steers Is Very Marked-Fat Cattle
on the Downward Trend ALI Week.

Sioux City stocky ards, Sioux City, Iowa, May
27.-The marketing OF cattle this week has been
only moderate, taxing cattle actually sale,
but there have been close to 10000 head of south
erns in course of transit. About 1920 cattle
were on sale, or 800 less than last week. The
stocker trade opened with a break of 15@25c,
and on this basis the moderate marketing after
Monday has been we'll taken care Of The de-
cline was mostly on the heavier steers which
has vallen into disrepute. Buyers object to
cattle that have already been on grass, as they
shrink badly change of pasture. The little
lightweight steers and heifers are not affected
as badly, and are selling to better advantage.
The fair to good light steers sold this week at
$3.75Q4, and the fair grade calves and year
lings largely at $3.25@3.6O. The stockers We're
in moderate supply, selling from $3.50 to 81.
In heifers the prices ranged from $2.2o to SO,
with the bulk of the sales at $2.40@2.75. The
dealers have made good clearance and only
few odds and ends are in the pens to feed over
Sunday. Moderate receipts are expected for the
future most Of the cattle are mar
keted. --" ,..-. = s-E s..glfy5F
The fat cattle trade has been downward and
while Monday a dime advance was noted
lower prices have bene in order since, and the
week closes with cattle 1O@15c lower than Mon
day and 15@25c lower than the close of last
week. There was nothing in beeyes to sell above
$780, and the bulk of the steers marketed were
of light weight, ranging from ST. 80 to 1925.
The best of the butcher stock sold at 81 .25@4 IS
and the fair to good COWS and heifers at $344
Grassers Will soon be putting in an appearance
at this market, of which packers will take ad-
vantage to buy cattle lower. .s-.&s. .-',SE 81.
i Hogs-At the close of the week all past records
have been broken and the receipts of hogs foot
up A 900 head, which is 1900 more than the big
run of the week ending Dec. 3, 1904. Values
were slightly higher the two opening days
! of the week, but with heavy on subsequent
days prices dropped to lower level and the week
closed at the low point. with hogs 15c lower than
Tuesday and fully dime lower than the close
of last week. Sales ranged from $500 to 1918,
with the bulk at S5.1O@512h. At the present
time hogs are selling 75c per cwt higher than at
this time last year. The packers have taken care
of the heavy receipts this week in good shape
and at no time has the capacity of the yards
been cramped. Last Wednesday 151 cars Oh
10, 4S2 hogs We're received being the heaviest day
On record, but it is condently expected that this
will be passed many times before the year OF
1905 comes to a, close. III i.s. -stsz, EstS ~.
Receipts-Cattle, 300; hogs. 5000 =sr
= Hogs--Market steady to strong. Sales-77
20 lbs, $50; 81, 24s lbs, $5.15 IS, 22s lbs
81 "a: e Unc b. Beeyes114 11so lbs
coY S and H a6 56o lbs $40; s, $50 lbs
| ers-6O $50 lbs. $40; 4, 800 lbs, 1910; &
900 lbs. 81. Calves and Yearlings-S, COO lbs
1925; Z, 430 lbs $3.50; 6, $40 lbs 81 10