The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-02-13
CHICAGO 1--we STOCK.

STiSt1O LIVE otOSN.
Chicago, Feb. ~.
HOGS-Strong and 5 higher than
yesterdays average mixed and butch.
ers, $S.00m8.40; good to choice heavy.
$8.106S.35; rough heavy, $7.95M8.05;
light, $8.05@8.45: Workers, $3.50
$40; bulk, sS.2O@s35; pigs, s6.s5@
$50.
CATTLE Strong to 10 higher;
beeves, $e.65@9.00; cows and heifers,
$3.10@750; stockers and feeders,
s4.75@7.65; western, s5.75@745; ma.
tive calves, $6.75@10.25.
SHEEP-Slow and steady; native
lsneer, $4.90@6.35; western sheep.
| s5.00@6.4U; yearlings, $685. @8O0; ma
tive lambs, $7.OO@9.0O; western
lambs, $7.O0@9.00 ewes, $3.S5m5.50.
Closing Prices.
HOGS-Strong and 5 to 10 higher
than yesterdays average; MIXED and
butchers, $8.00@S.45; good 10 choice
heavy, $8.10@8.37k; rough heavy,
$7.95@s.05; light, S8.05@8.47K; York,
ers, $8.406S.45; bulk, S8.30@8.40;
pigs, $7.00@S.30; clearance yesterday
good.
CATTLE-Strong to 10 higher.
SHEEP-StronG.
Official receipts observation-disclosures,
| 81 ,f57; cattle, 1922; sheep, 1915.
Official shipments yesterday-Hoes,
1857: cattle, 1000; sheep, 2,725.
To-day's Markets
Chicago Union Stock Yards, Feb.
lit looks more and more like $500
hogs before there is any decline in
lprices. Country shipments are being
ieurtailed and receipts are daily fall.
| ing below the estimates. Today the
bulletin showed scant $4,000 arrlv-
ling, shortage OF at least 1000 from
anticipation. There was plenty OF
ginger in the market from start to
finish and it was a scramble to get
lorders filed. Competition was strong
| from eastern shippers and specnlat-
Ors We're aggressive buyers. r Prices
were raised from : to 10 cents on the
bulk and 1919 on the choice light
weights.
The bulk sold today at $8.20m8.40,
AGAINST $8.15@8.30 yesterday: $775@
| 80 last Wednesday; $7.25M7.40 four
weeks ago; $6O0m62O corresponding
Wednesday in 1912; $7.O5m725 in
tl91l: $8.95m910 in 1910 and $4,000
&C.. so in 1909. ..........-...
| The top paid today was $847h;
yesterday $685.; last, Wednesday
! $7.95: four weeks ago 81. IS; one year
ago 1926: two years ago %$7.45; three
years ago $9.17H; four years ago
l$6.55 and five years ago '$4.70. -
> Cattle receipts were light again To.
! day and buyers were short handed
and early bought mp all the desirable
steers at prices. from strong to 10
cents higher than yesterday. Good
fat cattle are scarce and the run to-
day consisted largely OF common,
Hight weight, short fed steers. Buyers
realize that the only way To hold the
market down is 10 get larger receipts
and that don't look probable. De-.
mand for stockers and feeders from
tho country is not generous yet with
the small receipts today prices look.
ed about 3 cents higher ~. .-.#.'$,.
Demand for live mutton to-day was
slow and there was no competition
among buyers. However there was
no material change in the prices.
The estimated receipts for to-mor.
row are 10000 hogs, 5000 cattle and
IA, 900 sheer. 3d.
Receipts first two days of this week
compared with same period last week
! in round numbers, decreased $500 cat
! tie, increased II 700 hogs and decreas.
ed $500 sheep. Compared with cor.
responding period year ago cattle
decreased 1920, hogs $500 and sheep
! 1890. ..'. FL.
Receipts for today were $4,000 cat
tile, $4,000 hogs and $4,000 sheep,
against 1892 cattle, 26,121 hogs and
1852 sheep a week ago and 1856
cattle, 1895 hogs and 21,02l sheen
corresponding Wednesday a year ago.
Average price OF hogs at Chicago
Tuesday, 1924, against $8.07 Monday,
$S.O5 Saturday, 1888 last Friday, $7.77
Thursday, STA q week ago, 1871
month ago, $6.l7 year ago. $7.O6 two
years ago, $9.l1 three years ago and
$3.50 four years ago.