Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-23
HOLIDAY SEASON
!, AND DULL WEATHER
AFFECT LIVE STOCK
Considerable Stock From North Da-
k8ta Included in Arrivals for Week
at South ST. Paul.

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over the northwest ten lid to give, the
live stock market a rather dull aspect
much of the week. Receipts were gen.
in most departments, running somewhat
larger than during the preceding week.
Considerable North Dakota stock was
included among arrivals while Canada
the runs in spite. Of ~ extremely cold
weather. Range cattle we're mostly of
stocker and feeder varieties. however.
and the killer classes were made up
stock. < So
Packers and city butchers took a
rather 'bearish attitude towardss beef
AMI butcher cattle with the result that
trading was weak TO IS cents a hundred
w wstfnt il i not' further then ! s II she 'prssvi ns%
carload top for the month was estab-
Of the week when a load of $40 pouS.d
black steers from a western Mtnnesota
price. Odd head again made more.
The Minnesota, Dakota and Wiscon-
sin offerings of short-fed steers cashed
largely between $500 and 1915 with a
few loads on up to $500 to" $50. On
the other hand there were many com
mon and fair punches of steers which
showed little or no grade feeding which
had to, sell between. $500 and S5.76.
This was particularly r towards
the, close when the competition. of feed
err buyers slowed down and left much
Of the thin n habitat stock eligible
only to packer bids. Near the close
such country buying as was noted was
Of the palmer. horned and off-colored
little steers n yearlings were peddled
out at even less. .
largely between $500 and $3.50 a hun
dredweisht although some OF the better
young sorts still sold up to $500 q 7.00
or. over. Many Gull cows from Mime
sofa and Dakota dairy herds sold as
near the close. Good mixers and for.
ward s%pringers had fair call from dairy
men ana sold between $35 and $50 q
Supplies Of veal calves were still gen
ferous although cut down some by the
cold weather at times. Prices held
largely at .$2:76@s.oo a cwt.
Bulls caShed in ready fashion on early
days but demand fell off some near the
400 mostly. The recent slump in hide
prices has been detrimental to the low.
er grades of cattle.
Figures given out during the week
by the department Of agriculture show.
ing that the number Of cattle on feed
In the eleven principal beef producing
states of. the corn belt Is 81 per cent
In excess of the total one year ago had
q tendency: to restrict country Inquiry
for such stock. Feed costs are higher
than q year ago and this combination OF
facts is giving the prospective buyer
reason for insisting upon cheaper stock
to put on feed. -,
Hog receipts for the week were again
In excess Of 5000 head at this market
but demand was good. Trading was
mainly. within the $7.p5@ q 500 limits
against Ak a yeor o 7,ho
Red River Valley supplied a larger pro.
portion Of the run which averaged pref.
ty good in quality.
BUYERS ,exertsd some pressure in the
sheephouse and worked cost of native
lambs down SO to Is cents. although
there was partial: recovery late wher
top natives reached. $l3. SO @13.75 ant
some choice westerns sold up to Slab
Others sold down to s9.00@11.00. Heavy
runs in the, east helped buyers cut cost
Sheep, We're buoyed UP better and W
sold all the way from $3.50 to 7.25 witt
wethers from $3.50 to $3.50 largely
Feeding lambs looked strong to hfEhe,
put trade was OF meager volume. Som
desirable Dakota feeding lambs in goot
flesh landed at $13.50@13.75 a cwt.