The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-07-13
HIGH PRICES ALL
ALONG THE LINE
Hogs and Cattle Upward; Sheep
Strong and Wool Brings Record
Figures This Week.

Hog receipts were a little heavier
this morning than at any time last
week, says the Portland Live Stock
Reporter Last weeks market closed
or a strong basis with $3.50 as top
that figure. Statesmen seemed very
much satisfied with the local situation.
Today's receipts were 5000.
Hog values scared skyward after
trading got fairly under way. The
top didn't seem to be a fluke price on
an exceptional load of swine, but was
fairly representative of the general
market tone. Eight-eighty was the
top with the bulk fairly close to that
figure This advance was 20 cents over
last weeks close.
The past week has shown that cat
tie buyers are anxious and are willing
to pay for anything that shows up
with finish. The weekend market
showed the usual lot of cows that did
not materially effect prices either
way.
Todays receipts were fairly large.
The situation at an early hour to-
day put in very few words was Good
cattle strong, with medium stuff
steady.
Some of the best steers brought as
high as $3.50. Best COWS were well
in line with steers and altogether the
market was rather a lively affair
A later market developed very
strong, especially in heavy steers. Us
ually demand for this class is very
slack at North Portland, but today
buyers are keeping dealers very busy
to supply the demand.
Sheep receipts this morning were
entirely an Oregon affair, for the most
part coming from east of the noun
tains.
Morning sales of lambs showed as
high as $S.25, ewes at $500, and some
very fair yearlings at $500.
In the west, record prices are being
paid for wool. The record price Of
this season in Montana is 9S1s cents,
for the Andrus clip, of $4,000 pounds,
which was paid by representative of
Hallowell, Jones & Donald. Large
quantities of woods are selling in the
west at 81 and 80 cents, and one large
Boston house reports that they are
selling very rapidly there. In the
vicinity of Great Falls, Montana,
woods are selling anywhere from 2S
to 311a cents. These sales are made
on fine, medium and half-blood sta
pie clips. The presence of tender wool
is more marked as the shearing pro-
crosses. This breaking tendency is
due to the severity of last winter
when the thermometer registered 40
degrees below zero.
$S.00S50 fair to good, $6.75Q 75O;
common and poor, $5.50@6.50.
Cow quotations are; Choice, $500
700; medium to good, $5.50@6.25;
ordinary to fair, $450@5.50; Gamers,
$3.00@4.00.
Heifer quotations are: Choice spay-
ed, $6.50@700; good, $5.5O@6.OO; 9th
er varieties, $4.50@550.
Bull quotations are: Choice, $4,000
500; good, $375@4.25; medium, $500
1850
Stocker quotations arc: Best select
ed, $50 to 1000 lbs, $6O0@6.25; best
selected, 600 to 500 lbs, $5.00@5.75;
choice stock heifers, $5.00@6.00; good
to choice stock COWS, $5.O0@6.00.
Mixer and springer quotations are:
Jersey heifers, $40 and up; good grade
TIolsteins, $S5 and up; good grade
Durhams, $7O@1OO; good Jerseys, $50
as.
Sheep quotations are: Choice lambs,
$S.00@S.25; common lambs, $4,000
625; choice yearlings, $6.25@6.50;
good yearlings, $6.0O@6.25; choice
wethers, $575@6.OO; common wethers,
$475@5.25; choice ewes, $500; heavy
ewes, $3.25@350; common ewes, $3.50
$500.