The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-07
To-day's Markets.

To.days Markets.
Chicago Union Stock Yards, May b.
Try as hard as they could today,
packers were unable TO stop the up
ward tendency of the hog market
Receipts nave been small all week
and are about $4,000 short OF the
corresponding three days of last week.
Demand however has been slim ana
this has helped packers in making
slow markets and with only slight
increase each day. More advance
was made today than on Monday or
Tuesday and the market was a little
stronger Receipts today were only
$4,000 or about 5000 short OF eXpec-
tatiOns and but very few came over
from Yesterday making a most small
supply for a Wednesday. The market
ODened active and cents above
Tuesday. The cose was slow but
the price was a shade better than
early. Only a moderate run is an
ticipated lot tomorrow and as the
pens were well cleared sellers expect
to again advance quotations.
The bulk today sold at $S.450S.55;
against $8.30@8.50; yesterday; $84O
@8.5O last Wednesday; SS.so4SS5
four weeks ago; $S.35@S.45 cores
ponding Wednesday in 1913: S6OQ
1855 1856 in 1912; $5.95@615 in 1871;
$9.5569.7O in 1910; and $715q7.S5 In
1909.
The top paid to-day was $3.50; yes
terday $S.52B; last Wednesday $3.50;
four weeks ago $3.50; one year ago
1855; two years ago $792R; three
years ago $3.50; four years ago $3.50
| and five years ago $40.
Only a small supply OF cattle ar
rived to-day but demand was some
what Indifferent except for the good
to choice grades which were steady
to strong to a shade higher but all
others were scarcely steady and
many sales showed shade lower
The market was not one that could
be termed satisfactory or inspiring.
| Stockers and feeders sold steady to
| strong with the outside demand not
livery broad There was good in
uuiry for the best selected yearling
| feeders which sold at $7.75@S25.
| But the outlet for the common light
weight stockers was not satisfactory.
Sheep and lambs sold steady to
strong. Demand was good for about
everything offered and the market
was active till everything was sold.
large percentage of the receipts
consisted of shorn lambs.
The estimated receipts for to-mor.
row are 1900 hogs, $4,000 cattle and
900 sheep.
Receipts to-day were $1,000 cattle,
49, 900 hogs and $4,000 sheep against
1855 cattle, 26,620 hogs and 2l,327
sheep a week ago and 20.359 cattle,
27,432 hogs and 20,5O5 sheep cores
ponding Wednesday a year ago.
Average price of hogs at Chicago
Tuesday $S.44 against $8.4l Monday,
$3.50 a week ago, $3.50 month ago,
1851 two months ago, $S.46 year
ago, $l.63 two years ago, $6.04 three
years ago, $3.50 four years ago. 1924
five years ago and 1892 six years ago.
Horse Receipts Liberal.
Receipts of horses were liberal on
account of the driving horse auction.
There was large attendance Of buy.
ers, mostly interested In the DRIVING
horses, which sold at 5000 to $3.50
Light farm chunks went at $1259
It's. and the heavy drafters at 1926 a
1926.
Local Hog Market.
Bids were raised the first In several
days, today and the price offered was
+ $7S5 In sympathy with showing OF
strength on the Chicago market and
the scarcity felt In general offerings
But this raise encourages the raisers
q to hold for several days to get the
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