The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-12-30
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
II. 8, Yards, mi. Dec. 90, Q a,

u. s. Yards, Ill.,, Dec. 80, 8 a. m.
HOGS-Market slow and steady to
5 lower than yesterdays average;
quality fair; mixed and butchers,
$G10@6.70; good to choice heavy,
$6.3O@6.I0; rough heavy, $6.15@6 "a:
light, $5.95@6.60; Workers, $4,000
.6.45; bulk. $6.25@6.6O; pigs, $4,000
$40. r..
CATTLE-Steady to shade lower;
beeves, $6.00@9.75; cows and heifers,
$2S0@8.40; westerns, $6.20@S.10; ma
tive calves, $7O0@1O.25.
SHEEP-Steady at yesterdays av.
erage; native sheep, $6.40@700;
western sheep, $6.5O@7,00; yearlings.
S7G5@S.50; native lambs, $1,000
$50; western lambs, $7.75@9.s0;
ewes, $4.50@6.60.
~ Closing Prices.
HOGS-Closing active and shade
higher; mixed and butchers, $1,000
$40; good to choice heavy, $4,000
70; rough heavy, &15@F.e5; light,
| S5.95@6p0; Workers, $6.30@6.45; bulk
$6.25@6.60; pigs, s590@6.I0; clear
tnce yesterday good.
Cattle closing steady to shade low.
| er.
Sheep closing 10@15 lower.
Official receipts yesterday-Hogs,
1884; cattle, 3,201; sheep, 1929.
Official shipments yesterday-Hogs
1857; cattle, 494; sheep, 2,497.
-,. To-day's Markets,
| J Chicago Union Stock Yards, Dec.
I9.-Hog receipts today, first bulle-
tined at 10000 and later corrected to
| $1,000, were full 10000 more than
mad been expected, and gave packers
excuse for being late in entering and
being bearish. They also pointed to
large receipts estimated for tomOr-
row. Sellers, however, were obdu-
rate and held for prices steady with
yesterday on all the good ones and
allowing a cents decline on rough
l1d unfinished hogs. Trading was
slow at the start, but later when a
| 'evised count placing receipts at 49,
900 was bulletined the market be-
came active and a shade higher.
Close found but few left in the pens.
The bulk today sold at S6.2566.6O,
against $620@6.65 yesterday; $4,000
$50 last Wednesday; $60006.6O four
weeks ago; $7.00@i10 corresponding
| Wednesday in 1914: s7.s0@7.95 in
1918; $7.4O@755 in 1912; holiday in
1911; and $8.10@S,20 in 1910.
The top paid today was 500; yes.
terday $3.50; last Wednesday $3.50;
four weeks ago 1913; one year ago
S7.l7iR; two years ago $S,05; three
years ago $3.50; four years ago hol-
iday; five years ago $3.50. -.
i Cattle supply and demand today
were about evenly balanced Very
few choice or fancy steers were of.
fered to test the temper of the buy.
ers. All the good animals We're
readily disposed of at prices steady
with yesterday but underfeds and I'M
finished were shade of.
Sheep and lamb outlet was uncer-
tain today ard receipts were much
larger than had been expected. The
Iopening market was generally steady
with yesterday, but weakness and
. lslowness soon developed and prices
fell 10 to Is cents below Tuesday.
The estimated receipts for tomor
row are 10000 hogs, 1000 cattle and
$4,000 sheep.
4 Today's receipts were 10000 cattle
$4,000 hogs and $4,000 sheep, against
14,S76 cattle, 49,742 hogs and 1854
sheep a year ago.
Average price of hogs at Chicago
Tuesday was $6.46, against $6.37 on
: Monday, $6.42 a week ago, $7.15 a
year ago and $3.50 two years ago.
Best lambs sold yesterday at $500
J or Soc above week ago, In-betweer
' classes show most gain over a week
a. ago, the average price at 1855 beins