Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-26
MARKETS
WEEKS REVIEW OF
LIVE STOCK MARKET

WEEKS REVIEW OF
LIVE STOCK MARKET
South St. Paul, March 2s.-cattle
prices closed the past week Just about
where they were q week ago. For the
on rather frohty basis. The previ-
Gus weeks blizzard cut down receipts
the first three days. putting the trade
on a near famine basis. Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday brought out
barely 1000 cattle and calves. consid-
erably less than half the receipts of
the past week and the week before.
strong. buoyant market and prices ad-
vanced 15@25c the first three days.
Thursday and Friday brought out
rather liberal supplies. easing off the
market and just about cancelling the
gain.
Quality was very good last week.
Steers in load lots and half loads were
fairly frequent at $s.5o@10.5o. with a
few straight loads and odd parcels up
TO- +" .lo;7s: & sortoute .ot sold up a.Io.a to ~,
more or less by the short supply of
killing material. though it lacked the
rivalry shown on the medium grade
steers. During the flrst three days 1t
was mainly a beef market for any
thing with meat on it, for packers
took about everything Of that kind.
Biggest part Of the half fat steers
went to kill and commanded better
terms in that way than as feeders.
sows were the center Of something OF
a scrimmage the first half Of the
week. and il shipping facilities had
been better prices would have scared
farther. As it was. they were held in
check by inability Of outside buyers
to~ship out anything. hence they
bought sparingly. much as they want
ed supplies. BY the end Of the week
COWS and heifers lost most Of their
advance. Bulk Of them all week sold
and medium grade stock. The more
desirable cows and heifers sold up to
$50. with odd heads up to so.
At the best. cutters were bringing
$6:36 and Gamers up to $5.75. but
these figures were shaved some to-
ward the close Of the period. Few
cows sold into the cutter class most
Of that stock going as feeder cows to
the country.
Bull prices advanced rapidly the
first half Of the week and held firm
when other classes Of butcher cattle
were losing ground toward the close
Of the week. Active competition for
bulls and limited supply proved the
props under the trade. Bulk Of the
butchers sold at $7.5O@s. but few
extra good ones each day went to
$3.50 and even 50. showing the WILL
tngness OF buyers to stretch a point
when they had to get something par
tlcularly desirable. Bologna grades
sold mostly at $6.5o@7.5o and the
lightweights down from $3.50.
Veal calves mounted an even dollar
the first five days. This put top calves
at $13.25, just half dollar under the
record mark. While the advance has
not been as rapid as the decline dur
ing February. vealers have recovered
1925 In value in about three weeks
time.
stocker and feeder trade was con-
fined largely to the close Of the week.
Being unable to ship out anything the
first two days. and with ample stocks
on hand, yard dealers laid Off pretty
much. Wednesday and Thursday
proved fairly good days and Friday
was. was about S, the average. Prices were
cows sold on the strongest basis Of
any time this winter. prices advancing
$2.5o@5 during the week.
Sheep trade was swelled xreatlv nv
the sale Of 16 loads Of ewes and lambs
on Monday. There was a little busi-
ness on Tuesday, but since then trade
has been much restricted The ewes
sold Monday showed a price gain of
SOC compared to the previous week
but for the average run of stock that
comes here the advance was not more
than quarter. Lambs were steady.
Hog prices during the week advanc-
ed to the highest point in the history
OF the market, reaching $14.75 We'd
nesday. There was a slight decline
from that point On Monday only e.
600 porkers were offered, and prices
advanced 20@soc. top showing a full
3bc gain over Saturday Of the preced-
Ing week. The following two days
held steady, except in the case of the
three-quarter loads, which were quot
ed sc higher, but on the Thursday ana
Friday session, with fairly liberal
marketing. buyers knocked Off from
1oc to zoe on these sessions. The
average cost up to and including Fri
day was 1sc higher than the close
week ago and &c higher than the best
time during that week. Receipts for
the week were approximately "a. 600
hogs. Tho previous weeks run was
41,154.