The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-04-10
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Chicago, April 3.
| HOGS.-Market opened strong TO a
shade higher than yesterdays aver
age. Mixed and butchers $S.S0@9.25;
good to choice $SS5G9.15; rough
heavy sS.60@8.S0; light $S.95@9SO:
Workers $9.25@yo0; bulk $9.00@9.20;
pigs S6.9O@S.20.
/ CATTLE-Market opened slow and
generally steady. Beeves $7.20@920;
cows and heifers S3.70@S.35; stock
ers and feeders $6.10qS.10; westerns
'$6.S5@S.10.
SHEEP.-Market opened steady to
10c lower than Tuesdays close.
Sheep $6.35@7.40; western sheep
ilS6.35@7.40; yearlings $3.50 q $50;
lambs $690@910; western lambs
,S.25@910; ewes $..0O@710.
| Hogs closing a shade lower for
light, others steady at opening prices.
Mixed and butchers $S.S0@925 good
to choice $S.S549.15; rough heavy
$S.60@S.S0; light SS.S5@925; York
Iers $9.20@9.25; bulk S9.00@9.2O; pigs
'$69O@9.2O. Clearance yesterday,
good
Cattle closing steady.
sheep closing weak.
Official receipts yesterday; Hogs
I11,71S; cattle 1882; sheep 1928.
Official shipments yesterday: Hogs
1904; cattle BOSS; sheep 1882.
Today's Markets.
Union Stock Yards, Chicago, April
9.-Hog sellers met with encourage
ment this morning on the bulletin
showing but 10000 fresh arrivals and
only 5000 over from yesterday, max
ing a total supply of about 5000
short of the estimated fresh arrivals
for the day. Quality was good with
lightweights plentiful. Packers,
however, were out with their ham
mer and fought desperately TO keep
off any advance, but eastern demand
was strong and the market opened
active at a shade above Tuesdays
average. s.
The bulk was turned today at $500
$3.50, against S9.OO@9.25 yesterday;
$9.15@9.40 last Wednesday,; $3.50
8.S5 four weeks ago; $7.65@7.S5 cor
responding Wednesday in ~1912; S6.15
@6.35 in 1911; $995@1O05 in 1910;
$.25@7.40 in 1909 and $5.70@5.So in
1908. ..sg.s- .t .r...,.
The top paid today was s9.321a;
yesterday 1885: last Wednesday
$3.50; four weeks ago 1905; one year
ago $3.50; two years ago $685.; three
years ago S10.05: four years ago $7.45
and five years ago S5.95.
Cattle demand seemed somewhat
limited today and buyers were inclin-
ed to bearishness. The market gen.
orally was very slow, but sellers well
in keeping prices about steady with
yesterdays decline, which averaged
about 10 cents below Monday. In
quiry from the country for stockers
and feeders is not as strong as trad
ers had anticipated and the omerings
on hand are larger than usual. The
demand is strongest for the light
weight feeders.
The advance made in sheep was
lost today on a supply of $4,000 or
nearly 10000 more than was expected
Aside from wooded lambs, however,
the market is on the highest basis of
the year
The estimated receipts for tomor-
row are 10000 hogs. 1000 cattle and
$4,000 sneep.
Receipts today were $1,000 cattle,
10000 hogs and $4,000 sheep, against
II, 1898 cattle. 36,602 hogs and 1921
sheep week ago and 14,341 cattle.
30.955 hogs and 10000 sneep cores.
pOnding Wednesday year ago.
Average price of hogs at Chicago
Tuesday, 5000, against $9.0S Monday,
1926 a week ago, high day since last
June; $S.72 a month ago, sS.05 two
months ago, s7.39 three months ago,
1887 year ago, 1924 two years ago,
s10.1o three years ago and S7.44 four
years ago.