Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-11-12
THE MARKETS


the extern Of the receipts market was
brm ana steady The supply embrnc-
ed several ears 0f common and me-
dium oklahoma steers at si.10m4AO,
few old heads at SiC0. while some
fair quality Arkansas stocker steers
wer taken at sass. Cow supply was
light, consisting most entirely OF can
ners and pretty good willing kinds nt
$s,S5W8.1b, Market was active ana
lrm ana strong.
lOGS-Tho market opened up with
prospects for only moderate supply
ana sellers succeeded in forcing buy
era into paying hisner prices, Only
the early market prices were sc TO Zoe
helier the larger proportion OF the
niles showing a gain of q dime ovev
the early Wednesday trade All good
quality hogs sold higher and then
there wns good bit more llfe 10 the
market The top OF the market WAS
SM2b, which Is a dime higher than
the wednesday top, while the bulk
.ol the hogs of all weights sold at $50
ISS16.
Most of the light weights, l2O 10
100 pounds, sold at SIS, or but little
better while the bull; Of the hogs th1t
averaged l65 pounds or more went at
ySlO or better Tho real heavy hogs
have not declined any I'm the last two
Ior three days, and the throw-outs are
on steady basis with last week.
some oi the heavy sows and stays are
IS'llng little better than they did
a few days ago.
Packers purchased hogs in droves at
SSlOMS,20 that wee light and me-
dium weight, and the heavy hogs
around SS Some of the hogs right np
toward the top of the market weighed
pretty wei IN toward 250 pounds
Little pigs, unless they were strictly
good, were not very ready sale.
SHEEP-Sheep were steady, and at
the close of the market t0m15c lower
The offerings contained several cars
of westerns and then the usual va.
rlety Of native and southwest offer
ings, The best native lambs sold M
S67b, winch * as Nigh as they sold
any day this week, but there was a
right good sort Of lambs not very fat
that went at SdnG.50 Culls brought
$3aO'S6.00. accordlng 10 quality Gun
lambs were slow sellers.
Some few native sheep brought a.
but they were In small lots and strictly
good, Around noon and later good
many right god muttn sheep went /
the slaughtercrs at S3.60M3.75, ana II
TOOK good ones TO sell around sass.
sheep are ON the Invest basis they have
been In many mnths and furthermore
butchers do not seem 10 care for them.
The dullness of the market for
sheep for slaughtersrs caused the
sfookers 10 seek lower basis. and
very few are going better than 81 and
none higher that ss,9h. nucks con.
unne to bring So.
llORSES--The market showod
more activity and tere we're a few
more buyers In attendance. Prices
were unchanged. There was a good
clearance out Of first hands al the
close OF the auction and no horses
mere carried yer. Dealers have a
good many horses ON hand and II is
a trlfle early to predict a complete
clearance for them by the close of
the marget Saturday
Heavy draft good to choice. slG6M23I
Eastern chunks ...,.. IlbM1G6
southern horses, good to ext f2bGDIGh
southern horses, fair to good 76m1ih
southern horses common. 50@ G5
Drivers choice .,. soo,,.. 1s5m2as
Plugs ,.. IEEo ss
Notwithstanding the fact
that the market has been overrun
with thin, plain, rough. habitat mules.
there wns no decline In prices on The
qualified kinds Of cotton mules. min
ana sugar mules. These kinds pos-
ltlvey must be In prime condition and
fat to the limit.