The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-09-30
The Livestock Market
WELLER & WELLER Co.
South st. Paul, MINI.
Thursday, September 16, 1925.
MARKET REYIEW

HI ALh
The receipts are very disappointing. It
really does not seem life fall business on
this, or any Of the other Western Markets. |
We do not know, as yet whether it means
we are not going to have any heavy runs !
this fall. or whether it is just the general
harvest conditions that are keeping the
shippers back at the present time. We are
inclined TO think that while we may have
a cOuple Of weeks OF real heavy REGENTS
this fall, that it will not be like previous
years, when we had a couple Of months Of
real heavy runs. now it is not our policy
to suggest holding anything back that is
ready to cOme to market, but at the pres
ent time it does look as If we are going
TO have some real good markets a little
later on. General conditions In the Corn
Belt seem very favorable and 1t is becOm-
ing more evident each Monday that we are
going to have a big demand for stockers
and feeders and this will serve to keep the
killing cattle at favorable prices.
KILLING CATTLE.
We would call our trade here anywhere
from soc to 75c higher than it was about
a week or ten days ago., and there are an
XiOus buyers for all classes OF choice kill
lers. Both the local packers and the out
side interests are battling for the supplies
each day. OF course the light supplies are
serving to put a whole lot Of pep into the
trade. Our grain fed offerings have dwin-
died down, and there has not been any
thing offered this week that would really
test the full strength Of this market, moth
ing here being good enough to bring over
$11.0O, and only odd head Of them. We
/ DGlIENG SOME real luucN grass bleEES WOWlu
bring right around $3.50. There is no
question but that the trade here is as
good, and even a little better, than on
any Of the markets around the circuit at
this time.
sTOCKERs AND FEEDERS
The trade in this division was real good
on Monday. Everything offered meeting
a ready demand, and quick sale, but yes
terday and today action died down some
what, and while Mondays advance is hold
ing, the trade is a little stagnant mainly
on account Of the real light receipts we
are having, and those that are coming,
being of the kind and quality not to de-
mand the real good action.
HOGS
Hogs have worked a little higher this
week. The market today looks about
steady. Top choice Workers weighing from
100 to 200 lbs, is $13, outsiders going up
to $3.50 for a few selected punches, with
COED butchers mostly from S12.25 to $40,
and mixed hogs from S1125 to $11.75 &C
J cOrding to weight and quality. SOws are
selling a little stronger today, range from
$11 to s1150, with pigs around $3.50.
SHEEP AND LAMBS
Good to choice fat native lambs to the
killers from $15 to $15.25, seconds $40 to
S13. Heavyweight ewes to killers 500 to
$3.50; culls s. to So; breeders S. to $3.50,
bucks $500.
WORLD DEMAND FOR MEATS
A representative Of the Australian Meat
|, Council, on q world tour looking into the
meat industry, has reached Chicago, and
is here quoted as saying that It viii nus
tie the meat producers Of the world to
| supply the dmeand during the next few
years. He thinks that in this country we
will have our hands full supplying OuT
own country with beef.
From the standpoint Of producers his
opinions are almost OptOmistic-mOre 80,
most people will think, than conditions
{ Justify. Production possibilities in most
countries are subject to great expansion
p given profitable prices. Yet we need to
consider that world consumption Of meat
. tends to increase with improved Industrial
conditions. Give Europe prosperity and the
call for meat Will mount rapidly. Con
. slider our own country. We are not likely
ever to make any sudden substantial In.
crease In meat production. tn reason d
+ that at a certain point meat production
even though continuing profitable, would
become less profitable than selling grains
The meat producer must always face tn
competition Of commercial demand for Ger
eals. The demand is not likely to permi
I, any large expansion In meat production Il
this country, irrespective Of world demand
for meat. No large increase In meat pro
ductiOn is possible without a corresponding
increase in crop production, and the latte
will not develop unless agriculture Eloul'
enjoy some years Of unusual prosperity
Small fluctuations In meat production WI
Of course take place. We are not speak
ing Of such fluctuations, but Of a larg
y increase as a permanent thing.OJOurnal.