Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-21
LIVESTOCK MARKET
DURING PAST WEEK

South st. Paul, May Blight re-
ceipts, good demand and high prices
ruled in all divisions Of the livestock
market last week.. Cattle and hogs
sheep gained.
From the standpoint Of both price
and demand. cattle trade last week
stands out as probably the best of. the
year. With the possible exception Of
cutters and Gamers. all grades OF KILL
ing stock sold the highest they ever
have on the local market. The previ-
weeks record price Of $12.40 on
straight loads was not equalled last
showed up. Enough high grade steers.
however, were offered to show a
strong. healthy market on hat class.
Choice steers have been notably
scarce at all points last week. Several
loads and odd parcels turned up here
and sold at $11@12.25. The next
lower class Of steers, however, had
best action here. selling at $1o@11,
showing marked price Improvement.
for the week. Indications are that
the big n Of prime steers have gone
to market for this cas- and only
occasional loads are looked for from
now on.
Choice COWS and heifers showed the
most strength In the she line, sales
above $40 being more numerous than
any week lately. While $1o.5o@1o.76
was usually about the upper limit, odd
sales were made at $11 and a straight
load of heifers sold at SLIPS. Fair
to good cows and. heifers never sold
so uniformly high as they did last
week, when IS q $50 took owe about
everything between cutters and choice
stock. Farmers are not letting go Of
breeding stock as freely as reported,
and right good fat cows and heifers
have been about as scarce as the ripe
steers.
Gamers and cutters Just about got
back to the previous high levels. but
demand for the common cows vas not
so good last week as it was the first
part Of the month. The $6.75@7.75
spread ruled at the week END.
Bull trade was the strongest and
most active last week Of any time this
year. Shippers were active and local
requirements good. Almost any good
butcher bull made 50 or better. and
sales were not rare at $40, and a few
made $10.26. Bologna grades cashed
right UP to the 50 mark.
Veal calves maintained an ave keel
up to h Friday session, when the
active demand caused an advance of
2hc, putting top vealers at 1925, the
high mark here established last win
ter. Receipts Of calves fell off some,
total being around 1900 compared to
5000 the previous week..
Stocker and feeder trade was on a
strong basis all wee with prices gen.
orally Csc higher. Country demand
was slow and trade In that direction
did not assume much volume. Dairy
cows were in good demand at strong
prices all week.
Net loss in hog values for the week
was not large. Top hogs at the end
Of the week showed a depreciation of
zoe compared to a week ago today,
but bulk of the swine did not register
more than a dime difference. This was
due to a contraction in the spread be-
tween the good and the mixed and
light stuff which the latter half of the
week were. selling within bounds Of
loo or 15c. This narrowing Of the
spread and the passing Of the SIG line
week.
After a 15@25c advance on the ini-
tial session. when top hogs set a new
high record at $16.10, prices dropped
back. as much the next two DAYS. then
steadied and 1rmed up q trife, with
top hogs making $3.50 on Friday.
On Wednesday and Thursday prac-
tically the entire crop Of hogs here
cashed at $15.7O@15.SO. Hogs ran
pretty heavy last week, and some
good quality stun showed up. Aver
age weight for the week was above
200 pounds. Pigs advanced SOC dur
ing the week. topping at $12.60 at the
close. except strong weights. which
made up to $13. Receipts for the
week were $4,000 compared to 80, 800
the week before.
sheep and lamb trade all week waa
strong and sharply higher. with a lit
tie more volume to the trade than
the previous week.