The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-10-22


cows and heifers $3.20@8.7O; stock
ers and feeders $490@7.SO; westerns
$5.75@S.75.
SHEEP-Market generally steady
at Tuesdays close; native sheep $4.
90n600; western sheep $5.25@6.05;
yearlings $5.60@6.50; native lambs
1886; ewes $2.75@525.
Closing Prices.
HOGS Market slow at early de-
cline; mixed and butchers $6.S0@7.'
IS; good to choice heavy $6.95@7.45:
rough heavy $6.7506.90; light $6.75
$6.95@7.4O; pigs $42506.75; clear.
ance yesterday poor
CATTLE-Market dull and 10 to
Is cents lOwef.
SHEEP-Steady.
Official receipts yesterday - Hogs
2l,S73, cattle 1850, sheep 25,491.
, Official shipment yesterday--Ho
BAG, cattle 4,054, sheep 4,480
To-Gay's Markets.
Chicago Union Stock Yards, Oct
21.-Another big supply OF hogs this
packers to clip to 10 cents from
yesterdays decline and cause the
market to be slow and weak. There
was scarcely any shipping demand
and local buyers wanted only enough
to supply fresh meat demand. The
late honOrs were yer slow at the ear
ly decline.
The bulk today sold at $6.950740;
against $700@I50 yesterday; 1920
@7.S5 last Wednesday $8.3O@8.S0
four weeks ago; $7.6G@795 CORES
ponding Wednesday in 1913; $3.50
$50 in 1912; $610@6.35 in 1911;
$8.O0@S65 in 1910; and v760@7S5
in 1909.
The top paid early for one load on.
ly of fancy butcher stock was $3.50;
yesterday $7.65; last Wednesday S..
20. four weeks ago $915; one year
ago $S.25; two years ago $50; three
years ago $40. four years ago $9.05,
and five years ago 1922
Cattle supply today was large and
quality was poor. Buyers did not
take kindly to the offerings Demand
was very slack and the market slow
at 10 to Is cents reduction from yes.
terday and some sales were as much
as 25 cents off.
Offerings of ~stockers and feeders
were quite large and the market was
dull, for the outlet to the country war
narrow. Prices even at the decline
were considered too lofty by many
buyers.
Sheep and lambs were generally
steady with Tuesdays close but there
was no quotable Improvement. Buy.
ers were inclined to take all the good
offerings freely but were little
slow, to buy the common light lambs.
Outlet through feed channels was not
very strong,
The estimated receipts for tomor.
row are 1900 hogs, 5000 cattle and
$4,000 sheep.
Receipts to-day were 10000 cattle
$1,000 hogs and $4,000 sheep, against
1888 cattle, 20,721 hogs and 3S,297
sheep week ago ,ahd 1856 cattle
26t712 hogs and 34,034 sheep cores.
bonding Wednesday a. year ago,
Average price OF hogs at Chicago
tuesday was 1913, the lowest point
'lnce December 1912, against 1888
Monday. $7.5S a week ago, $3.50 a
month ago.
Money in Hog Raising.
Chicago, October 21.-Wealth will
come more quickly to the young
armer who embarks I'M the business
u raising hogs than any other branch
4 farming he may choose K. T.
lash of st. Louis made this assertion
'efore 700 members of the American
deat Packers association attending
he ninth annual convention here to.
ay.
There is more money in raising
ogs than In any other branches of
arming. Mr. Cash said, because they
an be fed more cheaply and the de,
nand In, the markets OF the world Isl.
ally increasing and win continue To-,
ncrease. !. High prices. he assertd,
VII prevail Indefinitely.