The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-06
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The run of quarantine cattle here last
week dropped down 20 470 car loads
a little less than half the supply pre-
vious week Higher prices of the
first of the week failed to draw out
a very heavy run, although receipts
alter Tuesday increased little each
day till Friday The gain OF is to Is
cents secured last Monday was al.
most entirely lost on steers by the
end of the week. but COWS held the
most of it, calves OFF SO to as cents
during the week The run today ID
l60 car loads market shade strong
er, some 1850 lb steers from Lenepah
at the top, S515, Oklahoma and Texas
grass steers of medium weights S400
to S475, light steers S3.40 to $500,
cows and helfers S2.75 to $500.
Prominent sales today were a string
OF 500 lb heifers from Henrietta, Tex.
lat $500, and twelve cars Of Blanca
Cattle Co. steers from Red Rock, 9S8
lb at $500. The severe bolt In the
calf market has received in the last
week leaves the top today at $3.50 as
compared with $500 a week ago. and
heavy calves show little worse than
this. Cattle receipts are light In the
native division today and are running
below normal for this season, on ac.
count of backward grass. and It Will
be a week or two before the move.
ment Of grassers from native terri.
tory commences IN earnest, which
would seem to be an opportune time
for holders o. fit cattle In the quar-.
antine districts to send them IN.
The hog market appeared to be
without a friend the first half Of last
week but managed to rally some sup
port thursday and thereafter and is
again stronger today The run Is
1000 today, market to 10 higher,
greatest strength on weights below
200 lbs, which are selling up to S7.70
today best heavy hogs $3.50. medium
weights, $3.50 to 5775. Packers are
unmercinl in their insistence for
lower prices, but eastern killers are
placing a good many orders here every
day, which ke,p ps other buyers IN
,lne. Larger sup. lies last week were
t-e excuse for the lower prices. but
the total for July III $4,000 head
short Of same month st year. ana
was ,.e lightest July sin 1896
Sheep and lambs have declined reg.
ulariy during .ae past week. eccount
Of unfavorable conditions elseN here.
rather tnan because OF heavy receiuss
here. Big supplies in the east, cauH
ed with hot weather. reduce oi IS
for dressed mutton to a minimum.
but dealers aver that the bottom has
been reached. Run Is 5000 here 10.
.-dy mar steady. lambs worth up
to S7.25, wethers and yearllngs s5.25,
ewes Sass, feeding and breeding
stock is IN strong demand. A big
string Of Utah feeding wethers sold
Thursday at $3.50. feeding lambs
worth around s575
Run Of quarantine cattle today 175
cars, market steady to d shade higher
and active. Among sales were these.
Erod & Co. Lenepah sos 1861 515
Anderson & H..
Dewey .... 24s 1923 1856
Anderson & L.,
Dewey .. 42s 1850 40
Huggins.
Henrietta Tex. 42s 1890 4.75
Huggins.
Henrietta, Tex HsH sO4 800
Joe Little
Ramona ~ 2ss 1871 40
Joe Little
Ramona ..... 7ss 9s4 4S0
Wheat, Pawhuska 11ss 9s7 AS
Williams. vinita 74s 1910 400
McElvain. Hico ~ 27s 9si A25
NJ G. Bozarth,
Red Rock 225s S7l 40
Tucker & f.
Elgin ...... 2ss 999 425
Glare. Elgin a4.. 63S 1886 4.20
Cunningham.
Bartlesville .... 38C $40 3.l5
Cox & Perry.
Addlngton .120s 1906 AIS
Simons 4 p.
Addington 1855 107s ESQ 400
F. Blanca Cattle Co.
Red Rock go. .325s 9s3 400
McKernon, Castle SIS s72 400
Dawson, Talala SIS 755 s.55
Mayer Coalgate ... SIS S07 $50
Wilson. Mannford SsC 9O4 3.25
Wilson. Mannford 40C $50 600
Colbert, Klowa i. 75s zoo S.s5
LP0UT THIRTY-SIX GASES