The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-01-09
Sheep Market.

The supply of sheep and lambs
will show an increase of about
10000 over the first three days
of last week, and the general
market a good advance on
both fat sheep and lambs. We
had few too many to-day and
the market is closing Is to 25
cents lower
We were afraid all the time we
would get too much stuff here
this week This is a time when
only moderate receipts are
wanted and with such receipts
we always have good market,
but it is pretty easily overdone
and we are really getting too
much stuff, especially to-day
and with heavy runs tomorrow
and the next day the market
will undoubtedly break badly.
Buffalo has the biggest run
IN SIX or seven weeks, sixty
loads being on sale there to-day
and the market was anywhere
from rs 10 so cents lower. This
has its effects here as it causes
eastern orders to go to Buffalo
instead of here. For this rea-
son we must have light supplies
the balance of the week, and
it would be a good thing if we
had light run next Monday.
After that we look for a good
active trade right along
throughout the season. We
must not forget present prices,
especially on lambs, are very
high and that the advance has
been rapid and a little too fast
for the good of the trade, but
the only thing in the way now
is the fact that the quarantine
in Michigan has been raised on
Buffalo shipments. Fat stuff of
all kinds for Strengthening can
go to Buffalo but the Illinois
authorities will not allow
Michigan stock to be shipped
into this state. While this in
the opinion of a good many
people, is good thing for this
market, in our opinion it would
be better if shipments were to
come here and not so many go
east. This would bring more
orders here and result in more
competition; however, we must
submit to Uncle Sans wishes,
and believe everything will come
out all right in the near future.
Choice lambs sold yesterday
and to-day up to $7.95, the
highest price this year. The
quality OF the offerings is much
improved and much better than
during the past few weeks.
We are getting a few habitat
western lambs, but the feeders
are still taking them at strong
prices This class of stuff is IS
to 25 cents higher than last
week; some feeders selling to-day
at $6.4O.
Sheep show more advance
than lambs; however, this is
what we look for and could
expect nothing else as they
have been selling too low in
comparison with lambs. We
look for sheep to sell consider
ably higher than at present
and while we believe the eight
cent lamb will soon be with us
it might be a. week or two yet;
in fact, it all depends on next
weeks supplies.
The exporters have been in
the market and bought one
string THE week of good wealth
ers at 5M cents. We hardly
think there will be enough ex.
port trade this season to war
rant many people banking on
selling their stuff for this ac-
count as we believe supplies will
be so light and prices so high
there will be no profit in it for
the exporter.
To-day's market, closed con.
siderable lower than the open
ing, but the demand was such
that everything was cleaned up
the statesmen taking off 10 TO
IS cents freely and letting the
stuff go. We believe this is a
good thing to do especially after
such a rapid advance as we
have had.
THE AMERICAN STocKMAN. (,