Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-04-08
DEMAND DOMINATES
LIVE STOCK TRADE
NARROW OUTLET CAUSES sLUhR
IN CATTLE PRICES. HOG MAR
KET WEAK UNDERGONE
(By U. s. Bureau of Markets and
Minnesota Department Of Agriculture.)
Tuesdays Opening

South st. Paul, Mimi, April 5, 1921:
Cattle 100. Killing classes weak to
25c lower. 7Stockers and feeders drag
gy, uneven, tendency lower. Calves
1000. Mostly SOC lower. Packer top
$3.50. Hogs 1900. Mostly steady. I'm.
dertone weak, range $7.50-$9.S5, bulk
$S.25.$9.50 Pigs mostly 25c higher.
Top and bulk $l1.25. Sheep 500. Mar
ket mostly steady, top wooled lambs
$9.35 late Monday, choice ewes $5.75-
$500.
The dominating factor in the cattle
market at the present time is demand,
which at present, is abnolanally light.
Demand from the country for stockers
and feeders has slackened materially,
and lessened competition from this
source has enabled packer buyers and
city butchers to cheaper costs of live
cattle. Dressed beef markets are very
slumpy and fail to show any continued
improvement, due to Industrial condi-
tions, many of the laboring classes be-
ing without employment, materially
lessening consumptive demand.
The week 8 trade opened with re.
ccipts considerably lighter than week
ago at all principal markets, but Tues
day saw an increase in marketings and
lower markets at all points. Monday .
trade at the local market was steady,
but the market weakened Tuesday, and
killing cattle were mostly weak to Csc
lower. Although z good grade of both
heavy and light wei ght beef steers Sold
during the past week up to 1925, like
kind is not quota.'le over 5000 to-day,
and it is doubtful if they would bring
th;.t money. Bulk of the common and
medium grade beef steers are selling
today from $6.75 to $500. Due to scar
city of offerings, strictly light AMI han
Iyweight she stock is selling at fairly
steady prices, ranging largely from
500 to $500, but the heavier cows
and heifers selling below this price are
weak to Csc lower. Gamers and cut
tcrs are also working lower, packers
buying a few Of these from $2.00 to
1915, with old shells as low as $3.50.
Prices of veal calves descended to new
low levels today, packer top for best
lights being $3.50. The supply of stock
ers and feeders exceeds demand at pre-
sent. Bulk Of heavy feeders of desir-
able kinds are selling from $500 to
$7.?5, with the bulk of stocker steers
Of the same kind weighing under 750
pounds selling from 5000 to $500.
The hog market was on the weak side
all of last week, prices declining about
75c during the period. Undertone of
the market on opening days this week
continues weak, the mark st failing to
show any advance althol,s@ sseipts, at
seven large markets for the two day
period this week show decrease in
the total of nearly $4,000 compared
with the same period last week. Trade
yesterday and today was on basis
practically steady with last Friday,
top being $685., range from $3.50 to
1886, and the bulk from 1925 to $3.50.
The market for lambs continues fairly
stable, prime handyweight wooled
lambs selling late Monday up to $685..
Sheep and yearlings are mostly steady,
with choice handyweight ewes quotable
from $5.75 to 5000.