The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-12-09
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

HOGS-Market strong and 10@15
higher than yesterdays average;
quality fair; mixed and butchers,
$6.00@6.S5; good to choice heavy,
$6.50@6.90; rough heavy. $6.30@6.45;
light, $5.75@6.65; Workers., $4,000
635; bulk, $6.25@6.7O; pigs, $4.10@
$50.
CATTLE - Weak to 10 lower;
beeves, $5.5O@1O.50; cows and heif
ers, $2.60@S.10; westerns, $1,000
$40; native calves, $6.50@1025.
SHEEP-Steady to strong; native
sheep, $5.9O@6.4O; western sheep,
$6.00@6.50; yearlings, $4,000 $50;
native lambs, $700@9.25; western
lambs, $7OO@9.25; ewes, $4.1O@615.
Closing Prices.
HOGS-Closing active and Is q 20
higher than yesterdays average mix
ed and butchers, $610@6.90; good to
choice heavy, $655@695; rough
heavy, $6.35@6.50; light, $5.8O@6.75;
Workers, $62@645; bulk, $4,000
SIS; pigs, $4.25@5.65; clearance yes
terday good.
Cattle closing dull and weak.
Sheep closing steady.
Official receipts yesterday-Hogs
44,6S0; cattle, 6,329; sheep, 1889.
Official shipments yesterday-Hogs
6088; cattle, 1898; sheep, 1872.
Today's Markets.
Chicago Union Stock Yards, Dec. 8.
Hog receipts at $4,000 today were
10000 under estimates made for the
day, showing that country shippers
To- ID nN khn Il 80.
ing of prices by the packers, and are
holding up on shipments. The mar
ket opened active this morning at 10
to Is cents above yesterday and
strong at Is to 25 cents above, show
ng the packers realized hogs are we'll
worth the money and that only ex-
cessive receipts allows reduction.
The bulk today sold at $6.30@675,
against $600@6.50 yesterday; $1,000
$50 last Wednesday; $6.40@6.95 four
weeks ago; $7.OO@7.55 corresponding
Wednesday in 1914; $7.65@780 in
1918; $7.4O@755 in 1912; $3.50
$50 in 1911; and $7.3O@7.50 in 1910.
The top paid today was $685., with
$500 paid for ont fancy lot of thirty
head; yesterday $50; last Wednes-
day $6.75; four weeks ago $3.50; one
year ago SITS; two years ago $3.50;
three years ago 1855.
There was a much larger cattle
supply today than the trade demand
ed and more than could be disposed
of even though concessions of 10 to
Is cents were on all grades except
the prime steers and fancy Christmas
stuff 1t was noon before practical
ly any business was done and then
the movement was extremely slow
and buyers showed cold indifference
for the kind offered.
Supply and demand for sheep and
lambs were near enough together to-
day to hold prices steady with yes
terday's quotations though lambs had
an inclination downward except the
fancy fat kinds.
The estimated receipts for tomor-
row are $1,000 hogs, 5000 cattle and
$4,000 sheep.
Receipts for today, 10000 cattle,
$4,000 hogs and $4,000 sheep, against
1926 cattle, 34,196 hogs and 11,96S
sheep year ago
Average price of hogs at Chicago
Tuesday was $3.50, against $685. on
Monday, S6.43 a week ago, 1920 a
year ago and $776 two years ago.
Mondays actual number of cars OF
stock received at Chicago stockyards
was 2,7S1, being within 447 of ban
ner day in 1904. The Northwestern
Road contributed S1S loads, st. Paul
500, Rock Island 442 and Burlington
42S of Mondays number.
Fancy 300-lb. swine sold late yes
terday at $675, with a good many
140@1S0-lb. averages early at $3.50
6.25. General average price was &c
lower than Monday Quality was
poorer. Average weight opening day
of the week was Is lbs. heavier than
week ago.