The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-03-21
ALL PRICES STILL
SOARING IN SKIES
Hog Market Sensational In Its Altl-
tude and Other Live Stock Prices
Almost as Good.

The hog market has been on the |
tear" says the Portland Live Stock |
Reporter. The past week has been |
one of advances. This week the adj /
vance is still on and no one knows
where it will end, although the east
ern markets have in the past three or
four days shown a weaker tendency.
From a 10c level Chicago showed
decline of 15c to zoe. About the same
conditions prevail at South Omaha.
Hover, on the coast nothing has APP
peared and there is nothing in sight
TO stop the upward tendency and
prices have risen earlier this year
than has been predicted, even by the
most rabid "hog predictor."
The advance in hogs has been little
short of sensational. Demand has been
very keen, both by shippers and pack
ers, shippers for the most part TAX
ing up the lighter, unfinished classes
Last Mondays advance was 4Oc. Tues
days market was steady Wednesday
showed a 10c rise and today steady.
Not only has a SO price been usher
ed in but prices have made long
stride towards a higher level. The
market has taken but one direction
and that is skyward. In fact ever
since the first of the year prices have
shown an upward tendency and clos
ing figures today are better than 80
over the lowest spot since last De-
cember The present price of hogs Is
the highest since September, 1914. The
high prices of the last few days has
set the old heads wagging and won
| dering if the old record high prices
will be eclipsed before the present
high wave subsidies However, it is
not pork prices alone that are soaring.
Cattle prices are now the best they
have been during the year with an ex-
ceeding strong and healthy under
tone. The present prices are better
than last year comparatively
The sheep prices have been very
strong right along. The demand is
very keen. Best lambs could be good
enough to bring $3.50 easily with
other sheep classes in proportion.
Live mutton trade has also been do
ing dizzy stunt Shortage prediction
earlier in the season has more than
made good The term highest prices
on record has become so familiar
that it is trite. Everything has point
ed to the high market and all offer
ings are getting clearance just as soon
as unloaded.
Current steer quotations are: Choice
grain and pulp-fed, $S.00@8.10; choice
hay fed $7.50@775; good, $7.25@2.5O;
medium, $700@725; ordinary, $6.75Q
700; common, $650@6.75.
General COW quotations are: Choice,
$6.50@675; good $6.25@6.50; medium,
$5.5O@625 ordinary, $475@5.50;
common, $f.00@4.75.
Heifer quotations are: Choice spay-
ed, $5.75@675; good, $5.O0@5.75;
other varieties, $4.00@50O
Quotations for bulls are: choice
$3.5O@575; good, $3.00@95O; medium
$2.75@3OO; common, $25O@2.75.
Quotations for stays are; Choice
$5.OO@5.25; good, $4.5O@5.O0; other
varieties, $3.00@450
Stocker and feeder quotations are:
Best selected, $50 to 100 lbs, $500
$50; best selected, 700 to 900 lbs.
$525@6.OO choice stock heifers, $45C
$500; good to choice stock COWS
s45O@525.
Current sheep quotations.: Choice
lambs, $9.25@950; common lambs
$S75@9.25, choice yearlings, $4,000
S.25; good yearlings, $775@S.00;
, choice wethers, S7.25@S.O0 good
/, wethers, $6.75@725; choice ewes
S7OO@725; good ewes, $6.25@7OO.
Hog quotations are: Prime light
500; prime strong weights, $4,000
80; good to prime mixed, $S25@S.75;
, rough heavy packing, $S.00QS.25; pigs
and skips, $S.00@S.25
The wool market here is quieter but
none the less firm The total sales
of the week have accounted for less
than an average volume of business
! probably between three and four mil
lion pounds having been moved, all
told. Shipments from the market
. continue very steadily, however, and
] there is no little congestion in the
! transportation of woods from the
docks to the railroads and warehouses
- so that dealers are not very unhappy
. over the quieter state of trade, which
is helping them in getting shipments
Strengthened out. Everything cOnsid
cred, there appears to be no quotabl'
, change in prices.