Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-16
WEEKLY REVIEW OF
LIVESTOCK MARKET

Weeh,,tIlOuS small enough. mat WAS
the only stuff that appeared to awak-
en- much enthusiasm among packer
buyers who have been confronted
daily for more than two weeks with
displays Of common and mediocre.
grass cattle. Two or three loads dur
ing the week sold up to $12. and
about an equal showing went at
$10.50@11.65. Odd head of fair to
medium killing steers sold daily at SO
@9.50. Everything else in the steer
line was on the common order that
sold from So down to, $3.50, at which
taken. Packers were not called upon
to take over so many Of the stockers
and feeders last week as was the case
the previous two weeks; This made
for a much improved clearance for
the light. steers, especially those with
quality enough to sell to the country.
Nevertheless the light, common steers
were a weak spot most of the week IN
the trade, with prices 15@25c lower
at the close of the week on that kind.
Good meaty butcher cows and heif-
ers had a pretty fair demand all week
and were fully steady. Shippers and
butcher buyers were good patrons of
that stock, which was not in large
supply at any time. She stock worth
So and up had best call, and quite q
little trade was negotiated all week at
S8@8.5O. Above that spread transac-
Ftions were rare, though buyers did not
balk at going to high levels for any
thing worth the money. This was
shown when they paid up to Sill for
prime heifers, and several sales were
made during the. week at $9.50@1O.
For the fair to medium cows sales
were under So and ranged down to
$6.75, at which some of thu, cheapest
butcher cows we're obtained. Gamers
and cutters also were the target for
packer pressure and they were cheap
ened $1O@15c during the week. Much
of, the weeks Gamer business was
done at s5.25@5.5o, only the good
kinds of canine going up to 1918.
Likewise most of the cutter COW trade
was al $5.75@6.25, with $3.50 the
stopping point for about everything in
that class toward the close OF the
week.
else last week, being rated a big 25c,
lower than a week ago. The run of
bulls was free, demand was not
urgent and there was nothing to IA
vor the selling end. The weeks re-
auctions put best butcher bulls at
$7.25 @7.50, medium weights mostly
at $6.75@7.25 and the common light
bulls down from $3.50.
Run Of calves was heavy, around s.
500, but a big percentage of them
were not Of the vealer type. veal
prices held to pretty much Of an ever
course, all week, a gain Of Csc at the
middle of the period being Cancelled
before the close and leaving top calves
at s13.
Stocker n feeder trade was the
best it has been at any time in July
Prices advanced 25@40c during the
week. Dairy COW trade showed flash.
es of life, but on the whole the mar.
ket was dull and no better thar
steady.
Disquieting export Developments
coupled with a heavy. run of hog
through the west, were depressing
factors in h swine trade. Nine cen
trail markets gained almost 11O0,O 90,
hogs over Fourth Of July week re
ceipts, and total here vas right bacl
to normal for this season after tn
previous weeks letup.
Price trend the first half of tn
week was downward and by midweel
values had declined IS @50c. From
then on there was some recovery, es
pecially on the upper end. Net los
for the week is slight on the goo,
grades, while the common hogs ar
rated 15@25c lower.
The heavy end Of the weeks trad
ing was under SIS again, the $14.5O@
14.75 spread applying to the bulk 8
sales on most days. Top sales wer
more numerous asst week than tn
week before, but there was a notice
able scarcity of good butchers an,
barrows all week. Extreme top 70
the week was s15.25 on Friday. Sale
above SIS were not numerous, 10y
end Of the sales list for the week wa
$14.
Pigs varied little after. an initial GU
on Monday of Csc. Another simila
decline later in the week put top pig
at $12.75 at which point much Of tn
weeks business vas done. The pi
run was moderate again.
Sheep and lamb trade was hamper
ed some by light receipts. Lam
prices declined 81 during the wee,
and sheep values SOC.