The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-21

Sioux City Stock Yards, Sioux City, Iowa, Jan.
21.-The marketing of cattle at this point foots
up I, 800 head, showing decrease of 1 900 cat
tie, as compared with last week. Stockers COM
prised somewhat larger share of the receipts.
The market has not been in the best OF condition
and altho Monday values ruled strong, and
in cases a dime higher the more desirable
cattle than last week. since that time values
have shown downward tendency, and the
advance has been more than lost. At the close
Of the week the good strong weight feeders We're
1Oc lower, while other grades of cattle were
15c and zoe lower than last week and the little
lightweight steers were taking the most of the
decline. The country demand has not been up to
expectations and the dealers have a god many
cattle that they have been forced to carry over,
which does not speak encouragngly for the mar
ket the coming week. The country is about
filled up with cattle turnout this section, and for
this reason few buyers have taken advantage OF
the lower values. Strictly good heavy steers
sold this week at the close at $3.40@3.65 that
would have brought $3.50@3.75 earlier in the
week. Other grades of 800 and 90O-pound steers
changed hands at $2.75@3.25 and were 1O@1 &c
yearlings were generally 15@20c lower, selling
at $2.5O@3 with the heavier yearlings of good
quality at $3@3.5o = The heifer market was gen
orally lower, with sales at $2@275.
The fat cattle market has been in a very salts
factory condition. The packers have been eager
buyers daily and with strength noticeable each
day, an advance Of fully loo is granted by sell
ers over the low day. of Thursday of last week
of a short-fed order, and a large share OF the
supply ran to inferior quality. The best OF the
| offerings sold at $4@4.6O, with the common light
| steers at 49, 5O@4. Strictly good butcher stock
! sold as high as 3.50@4, but the fairly gooe
cows and heifers changed hands at $3@3. 40. The
; fair to good she stuff, comprising the larger
share of the marketing, sold at 81. 50@2.so. Can
ners, $2@2.40 ~ :.
! /Hoes-With close to $4,000 hogs on the market
this week, the run shows gain Of 1000 over
last week and very gratifying gain OF lO,OOl
hogs over last year for the corresponding period
With the increased facilities for the Strengthening
of hogs ut this market the receipts for l9Oo III
to date show an increase Of $4,000 hogs oVel
the corresponding time of 1904. The week opened
I'D with a drop of a dime, but since that time
with only slight fluctuations, there has been
tendency upward, and closing quotations tor thu
week are within nickel Of last weeks CLOSING
sales. The quality Of the hogs has been running
to extremes, and while there have been SOM
very good hogs sale, the average both o
quality and weight has been brought down o:
the liberal marketing of light trashy stuff
Prices ranged from 1928 to $3.50, with thu
bulk of the sales at $4,000. so. ,z g.
Receipts-Hogs, $500; cattle, 200 =,
Hogs-Strong. Sales: go, 21O lbs, $40; %
200 lbs, 81 so; go, 800 lbs, s4.60.
| Cattle-Steady. Sales: Beeves-l2 Log lbs lbs
s4.15: IL, 1146 lbs, $3.50; %. 1.2lo lbs, $450
Cows and Heifers g, 800 lbs $3.50 10. 1,o2,
lbs, 1925; 10, 1880 lbs s. Stoekers % an an
TO-. 1920 lbs, So. Cos Yearlings-o' 80 asU IDS
$3.50; s, $40 lbs, $3.50; 8, $40 lbs, So 40.