The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-02-24
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

U. s. Yards, ILL.,, Feb. 3, 8 a. m.
HOGS-Slow and higher than
yesterdays average; mixed and
butchers, $S.15@S.55; good to choice
heaVy, $s.30@8.60; rough heavy,$8.10
@8.5; light, $7.95@S.50; Workers.
SS.2O@8.35; bulk, S8.30@S.5O; pigs,
$650@7.60.
, CATTLE-Steady to strong; beeves
$6.75 @9.65; cows and heifers, $4,000
S.25; stockers and feeders, $3.50
$50; westerns, $6.75@S.20; native
calves, $S.50@1L25.
SHEEP - Weak at yesterdays
close; native sheep, $7.90@83O; west.
ern sheep, $7.90@S.35; yearlings,
$8.75@1O.15; native lambs, $4,000
1875; western lambs, $9.25@11.S0;
ewes, $5.50@Sl5.
Closing Prices.
HOGS Fairly active and big
higher than yesterdays average;
mixed and butchers, $8.15@S60; good
to choice heavy. $S.30@S.60; rough
heavy, $81O@825; light, $7.95@S.55;
Workers, $8.20@8.35; bulk, $1,000
$50; pigs, $6.5O@7.60; clearance yes
terday good.
| Cattle closing strong.
Sheep closing weak.
Official receipts yesterday-Hogs,
| &c, 00S; cattle, 5,10S; sheep, 1925.
| Official shipments yesterday-Hogs
| 1895; cattle, 1,065; sheep, 3,433.
Today's Markets.
Chicago Union Stock Yards, Feb.
2S.-Forty thousand hogs came to
market today or around 5000 more
than had been estimated. Quality
was good all around, and there was
good outlet in all directions. Pack.
ers pounded hard for lower prices
but with no avail. Eastern buyers
had good orders and spectators were
active. Market opened rother slow
but 5 cents above yesterdays aver
age. All the hogs were bought up
early in the day and the market
closed fairly active at a shade high
er than opening and with packers
short OF their requirements.
The bulk tdoay sold at $830@8.50,
against $8.25@8.40 yesterday; 5000
$50 last Wednesday; $7.35@755 four
weeks ago; $6.5O@6.65 corresponding
Wednesday in 1915; $S60@8.7O in
1914; $S.35@8.50 in 1913; $640@6.55
in 1912; and $7!O0@7.15 in 1911.
The top paid today was $3.50; yes
terday $3.50; last Wednesday $685.;
four weeks ago $7.65; one year ago
$G.75; two years ago 1915; three
years ago $3.50; four years ago
$6.57H, and five years ago $7.35.
Big cattle buyers are not doing
much this week because they cannot
find the kind of cattle they want.
The general trend of the market is
upward and prices are around "a
cents higher thanfa week ago. Trad.
ing today was on steady to strong
/ basis.
! Buyers were very bearish in the
sheep department, they considering
prcies-especially on lambs-entirely
too high. Market today was weak
at yesterdays declien
The estimated receipts for tomor-
row are $4,000 hogs, 5000 cattle and
| 14,OV0 sheep.
Receipts for to-day 10000 cattle,
10000 hogs and $4,000 sheep, against
8.21S cattle, 28,S63 hogs and l2,4O4
sheep year ago.
Average price of hogs at Chicago
Tuesday was $3.50 highest point
since October 18, against 1926 Mon
day, $S.OS week ago, 1851 a year
ago and 1857 two years ago.
Smallest Tuesday receipts of swine
in four months and good shipping or
ders were principal Strengthening
factors. Limited offerings kept sew
eral packers out of the trade. Armour
houses were idle.
Bad roads, last weeks drop in light
weights and bullishness of country
holders we're given as reasons for
yesterdays small run of 1900 hogs.
Foreign Prices Lower. f#
Chicago, Feb. 23.-American mar
kets observed Washington's birth.
day yesterday by remaining closed.
Winnipeg and Liverpool were open
and trading there was large, with
wheat prices sharply lower.
Winnipeg wheat broke 3R@3Ac,
and closed S1.S@%c lower for the
day.
Liverpool spot wheat declined Id
and parcels 3@6d. Corn there was
hd higher on American.
Oats in Winnipeg declined 1M@
1Ac and closed y ole lower, and
fax 1M@2hc lower.
May wheat in Winnipeg opened at
$l.23& @1.23A. against 4 close uf ],
si.24 the previous day. The low point 4
was $1.20k. and close $l.20A. thu
rally being due to shorts coyeriner
July touched $1.19k at the extreyrs.
break and closed at $1,20. bu.,e
May oats closed at 43%c and .JAnd
at 43hc, being K@kc from the 1O2,
est at the close. Nav far cloead ear.