The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-07
CATTLE FOR FEED
SHOW SOME GAIN
SIOUX CITY ALSO REPORTS GOOD
FAT STOCK TRADE.
Demand from the Country Fully Able
to Take Care Of the supply-Hog Re-
ceipts Liberal, No Less Than $4,000
Head Coming for the Week-some
Fluctuation Shows, but Prices Gener-
ally Well Maintained. =.

Sioux City Stock Yards; Sioux City,
Iowa, Jan. THE condition of the
cattle trade the past week has been
very satisfactory in all branches Of
the business. With receipts running
close to 5000 head Of cattle, the run
was 800 head more than received last
week. Stockers comprised the larger
percentage of the week s offerings and
trade has ruled active and strong. The
quality has been desirable, and largely
on this account there was good demand.
The market closes the week with sales
generally 15@25c higher than the close
of last, and at no time have sellers
found any. difficulty in finding buyers
for their holdings. The demand from
the country has been fully able to take
care of the cattle received and ship
ments show, that everything marketed
up to date has found an outlet to the
feed lots Of the adjacent territory to
Sioux City. Strictly good stockers
have sold as high as $3.5O@3.s5. The
fair to good 700 to l,OOO-pound steers
sold at $2.755@3.40; In yearlings as
n, eat as $50 Sa mas been paid but the
sold at $2.5O@3.25. The percentage of
common stuff has been comparatively
light, with the few sales as low as
$225@2.5O. Stock heifers and feed.
ing COWS sold this week at $l.9O@2.5O
but anything feshy found an outlet to
the packers. Steer bulls sold at 1926
02.5O. There is a good clearance in
the yards this week and prospects are
bright for a good market the coming
week if weather conditions are favor.
able. :"
The fat cattle market has been very
satisfactory to- the shipping interests
Monday opened the week with values
dime lower, but from that time val
ues have shown substantial advance
and prices close the week 25(035e
higher than Monday last and the mar
ket is right up with the high time OF
Wednesday Of last week. The short
fed steers received sold from $4,000
4.65. Good butcher stock found gooc
outlet to the slaughterers at $3@3.5O
with a few choice cattle up to 1915 anc
81: The fair to good butcher cows anc
heifers sold at $2.5O@2.9O and cannert
and cutters from $l.70 to 1886.
Hogs-Receipt have been fairly lib
eral and with $4,000 head for the weel
the run was 5000 heavier than last
week, when supplies were badly curtail
ed by the storm. The market thi
week has shown some f1uctuation, bu
values have been fairly well main
tanned and prices close with hogs sell
ing steady, with the close Of last week
Thursday of last week The quality
Of the hogs has, been running to ex
tremes. : The good butcher and heav,
hogs were selling at ,$4.40@4.50, Will
the light and light-mixed hogs ranget
from 81 to $4.35. -
Cattle, 5oo;, hogs, 1000. Il
Hogs, strong. Sales: go, 25s lbs, $3.50; 60
25e lbs. $40; so, s2o lbs, $500,
! Cattle. steady. Sales: 10 beeves 11sO lbs
81; 16 beeves, 1925 lbs, $4.15; 80 beeves, 1872
lbs: 81. 90: 10 cows and aheifers 1910 lbs
81 So; cows and heifers. $50 lbs, $2.65; ID
cows and heifers. 1880 lbs. SO. 80; IS stocker
and feeders, 729 lbs, S2S5; 10 stockers and feed
ers, 900 lbs, 1885, stockers and feeders
1,o4o lbs, $3.50; 8 yearlings, 42O lbs, $3.50; j
yearlings, $50 lbs, IS; yearlings, $40 lbs
$3.50. 81, T.