The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-23
GOOD BEEF TRADE
AT SIOUX CITY
HEAVY FEEDERS IN BEST DE
MAND THIS WEEK.
Firmness on the Early Days, but a
Weak Tone Later, and Some Cattle
Left in the Yards Over Sunday
Packers Bought the Fat Cattle Read
lily at Fair Prices-Range Cattle
Coming Freely-Hog Receipts Mod
crate and the Market Firm.

Sioux City Stockyards, Sioux City, Iowa, Sept.
23.-Receipts Of cattle this week were moderate
compared with last, with $500 head on sale
against 10, $50 cattle last week. The lighter re-
ceipts was conducive to an active trade and
higher prices were generally in order on open
ing day Of the week Good heavy feeders We're
in demand and sold fully 1Oc higher than the
previous week and while the common cattle
showed no advance the lightweight steer stuff
sold to better advantage than last week If the
quality WIS desirable. The best feeders sold
from 1915 to 81, with a good grade OF 300 to
stockers and inferior yearlings sold from 1928
to 3d. Yearling weights Of strictly good quail
ity sold pretty we'll early in the week at 500
of vim to the trading and the dealers who had
bought literally early found they had more
cattle on hand than the demand called for. On
Thursday there was decided weakness and OH
Friday prices ruled 10c lower on all grades.
Closing quota lions for the week were very like
prices paid at the end Of last week. The deal
ers have not made the best Of clearance and
will start the coming week with ute few
The fat-cattle market has been in good shape
and with fair supply of cattle each day the
packers have bought up the receipts readily.
Butcher stock comprised the big share Of the
weeks supply and the COW market advanced 100
15c over las weeks closing prices good
class Of COW sold at $2.75@3 with the fair
grades at 80 z5@2.6O Gamer cows and cutters
showed little change, selling at the same ole
prices, $1.5O to "$2.lO. In the steer line there
little native stuff worthy of note and the
few loads Of cattle received sold at $5.3O@5. 60
The range cattle were in liberal supply this
week. There big string Of Holt, n. & e
Dakota Texans that sold at $3.45 and Holcomt
Trowel brand Dakota Texans at $685.. OF this
latter brand Of steers there were also 12o heat
of dehorned feeders that sold at ST..
Hogs-Receipts were moderate this week and al
consequence the general trend Of the marke
was upward. On Wedr esday the high poin
of the week was reached with average cos
of 1854, which was 2O@25c higher than tn
low point Of last week. The past few days tn
market has been off somewhat, and with sale
from $500 to $40 and the bulk Of the hog
at $5.2O@5.3O the market closes the week
nickel higher than the close of last.
Cattle, 600. Hogs, 300; hogs steady to weak
"a, 200 lbs, $685.. >
Cattle Steady Beeves, II, 114s lbs, 81
8, 1920 lbs. $3.50; 1e, 1880 lbs, $685.; COW
and hefers, 8. $50 lbs, 1925: 10, 500 lbs, S. 70
IL. LAO lbs, 1925; stockers and feeders, 8
go lbs, $40; IL, $50 lbs, $500 - 1o4o lbs
$40 lbs, $2.65; s, 900 lbs. $3.50.
NEW YORK PRov1sIoNs,7 Sept. 2a.-Bee
quiet; family, $11 .50@12; mess, $9.50@10; pack
| ct. $1o.5o@11: Pork quiet: mess. $16@16. 90
| family $17.5o@1s; short clear, $14. 50@165(
| Lard steady: prime western steamed, 81 80.