The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-07-29
CHICAGO Llvg STOCK.

u. 5. Yards, H., July 20, a. m.
HoGS-Slow and below yester-
days average; quality fair; mixed
and butchers, $6.59@7 .60;s good to
choice heavy, - $6.4S@7. 10, rough
heavy, $6.20@6.4O; light, $4,000, go;
Workers, $770@775;. bulk, $500
7.l0; pigs, S6.75@7l65. sr@
CATTLE Steady to strong; beeves
I$620@10.25; cows and heifers, .$3.25
@915; westerns, S6.85@S.i5js native
calves, $7.50@1l.09. s9yt
SHEEP Steady at yesterdays
close; native sheep. $3.50 @6.7o; west
ern sheep. $600@6 80; yeaflings,
IS. 75@E00; native lambs, $3.50
$40; western LAMBS, 3 $6,25@s.50s
ewes, $3.O0@6.l5. ,, :.t..
49,. Z, Closing Prices.
HOGS-TClosing, best 1901 slower
others lower than yesterdays aver
age; mixed and butchers, $6.5Q@7 go;
good to choice heavy, $6.45G7 O5i
rough heavy, .$6.20G6.4 40; light, $7l5
@7.70; Workers.. $6.65@670; bulk,
$6.5O@71O;, pigs. $6.75@7.65; clear
ance yesterday fair. as
Cattle closing steady
Sheep closing steady; .100l5 lower
than yesterdays average. X a
Official receipts yesterday Hogs,
1881; cattle 2,446; sheep, II ,245 ..,s
Official shipments yesterday Hogs
1880; cattle, 1855; sheep, l,445. NJ y "
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sr. .e Today's Markets.
Chicago Union Stock, Yards, July
2S.-Today was rather a dun one in
all lines. Buyers were slow Ia trad
ing and showed but small interest,
In the hog section $4,000 came TO
market this morning and about 5000
came over from yesterday and quality
was only fair throughout and trading
was slow at 10@15 cents below yese
terday's average on heavy hogs and
5 lower on lights. Packers continued
heavy hogs. Lghtweights were
scarce and all these kinds held near
est steady with Tuesday. Shippers
took the most of these but took no
heavy hogs. aF Ias
The bulk today sold at Sc ,50@7.i0,
against $6.6O@720 yesterday; $500
f7.35 last Wednesday; $7,4O@77 10 tour
weeks ago; $S.75@9.15 corresponding
Wednesday in 1914; $S.70Q9. 10 in
1913; $7.4O07.9O in 1912; $6.9097.3 30
in 1911; and $S.O5@S30 in 1910.
The top paid early today for one
load only was $3.50; yesterday $3.50:
last Wednesday $1S5; four weeks
ago $3.50: one year ago $780, two
years ago $3.50; three years ago
1880; tour years ago $3.50; and i've
years ago $500. 4 -
Cattle receipts We're smaller than
had been expected and while trade
was quiet all day, choice cattle held
Isteady to strong with Tuesday. Mar
ket conditions for dressed beef are
not very satisfactory. shipping de
mand was extremely light !,
The situation locally continues fav
orable for early resumption of the
feeder trade, probably week after
next, provided Washington Is willing
to make premature releases of re
! stricted townships in few Illinois
counties.
Sheep and lamb supply met ready
outlet but prices were only consider
ed steady on aged sheep and lO@Is
lower than yesterday, Aged ans
, lyedTllnS offerings met WIN pSSt -uc
mand. .". a.f 49, $3.50 ~
+ The estimated receipts for tomor
/ row are 1900 hogs, 1000 cattle and
IL 900 sheep 4,
= Receipts for today we're 10000 cat
: tie, $4,000 hogs and $4,000 sheep
e against 1890 cattle. l9,419 hogs ant
4 1882 sheep corresponding -Wednez
r day year ago.
Average price of hogs at Chicag
Tuesday was $685., against S6,a6. o.
: Monday. sz2s a week ago. $3.50 Il
Z year ago, 1892 two years ago en-
: $7.7S three years ago. ~
! Top light hogs yesterday were 81
, above low day of the year. Feb II
/ while the general average !. az ss.S
!. was only SSc above low day of tina
s month. Price range practically ne
n er was wider than. AZ present, wit
r packers predicting. still lower prizes
D. on weighty offerings, VI,
Several thousand Idaho lambs sol
yesterday at $3.50, -heing sec AhoN
last weeks top Montana wether
II liz Ibs.. $3.50 same as Morday.s 4.