The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-09-02
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

S. Yards, H., Sept. /, 9 a. m.
HOGS-Slow and shade higher
than yesterdays average; quality
fair; mixed and butchers, $6.4O@
1880; good to choice heavy, $1,000
7.f5; rough heavy, $615@6.25; light,
$7.20@8O0; Workers., $7S5 OTIS;
bulk, $66v@755; pigs, $7O0@S,0O.
CATTLE-Steady to 10 higher;
beeves, $6.2O@1O.25; cows and heif-
ers, $315@8.65; westerns, $3.50
.8.S5; native calves, $8.25@12.OO
SHEEP - Steady at yesterdays
close; native sheep, $5.S0@6. 40; west
ern sheep, $5.90@6.6O; yearlings,
$6.6O@755; native lambs, $7.00@9.4O;
western lambs, $7.25@9.50; ewes,
$4OO@6.1O
Closing Prices.
HOGS-Closing good higher; 9th
ers steady at Yesterdays average;
mixed and butchers, $6.4O@7.9O; good
to choice heavy, $6.3O@7.50; rough
heavy, $6.15@6.25 light. $720@S.O5;
Workers, $7:90@800; bulk, $1,000
100; pigs, $700@S.O5; clearance yes
terday fair.
Good cattle closing steady to 10
higher; others weak.
Sheep closing weak.
Official receipts yesterday-Hogs,
14,185; cattle, 4,O87; sheep, 14,5S1.
Official shipments yesterday-Hogs
4,185; cattle, us; sheep, 1927.
To-day's Markets.
Chicago Union Stock Yards, Sept
Hog receipts this morning were
less than the estimates for the day.
Despite this the market opened slow
and unevenness marked the trade.
Packers were bearish from start to
finish. There was good outlet for
light shipping hogs and these opened
shade higher than Tuesday with
packing grades scarcely steady with
yesterdays average. Close was 5
cents higher than yesterday on good
shipping grades.
The bulk today sold at $66O076O
AGAINST $6.6O07.50 yesterday; $6.550
7.45 last Wednesday; 1855 0730 four
weeks ago; $9.10G95O corresponding
Wednesday in 1914; $7.6O08.15 in
1913; $8O508.7O in 1912; $685@720
in 1911; and $8.8O@940 in 1910.
h6 up pau IOudy NdS PC'OoJ yCo
terday $500; last Wednesday $L85;
four weeks ago $7.S5; one year ago
1915; two years ago $8.75; three
years ago 5000; four years ago
$40, and five years ago $1,000.
Cattle generally graded better than
the supply of yesterday. The run
contained a less proportion Of grass
fed stuff and packer demand for corn
fed was strong. Tr, de was active
from the opening, the good to choice
beef cattle starting at 10 cents above
yesterday and others steady to weak.
Sheep and lambs had a fairly good
day and though supply was we'll
cleared there was but little life to the
market Prices were held steady
with yesterday
The estimated receipts for tomor-
row are $4,000 hogs, 1000 cattle and
5000 sheep.
Receipts for to-day 1900 cattle,
"a 900 hogs and $4,000 sheep, against
1873 cattle, 1904 hogs and 24,035
sheep corresponding Wednesday a
year ago.
Average price. of hogs at Chicago
Tuesday was $69S, against $7.I@
MONDAY. 1880 week ago, 1910
year ago, 1882 two years ago and
1892 three years ago.
The cattle trade is in good condi-
ton, with traders predicting higher
prices for better kinds. The August
average price of beef steers at $905
was 25c lower than year ago.
A sensational gain in the price of
calves in August carried the average
to $11.35, or $3.50 higher than in
April and within 15c of record aver.
age last September.
Closing lamb trade for the month /,
was strong, with best at $3.50, within
SC of months top. The August aver
age at $8.95 was 95c above any pre-
yious August
Nebraska beeyes averaging 1926
lbs. sold yesterday at 1910, or soc
above Low time last week.