The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-08-22
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

Chicago, Aug. 22.-(U S d o AZ
HD Hogs 5000; uneven, desirable
grades steady to Zoe lower than Fri
days average; irregular trade. others
- to 25c off; packing sows showing
!nost decline; bulk better lao to 2lo
pound weight $l3.35 to $3.50; top
$l3.G!; bulk 40 to 325 pound
butchers $3.50 to $l2.7O; packing
sows largely $l0.SO to $ll.25; few
strong weight killing pigs $1,000 to
$l3.iO; shippers 1000; estimated
follower 5000; heavy weight hogs
$l2.1O to $3.50; medium $3.50 to
$l%.lo; plight Sll.a5 to $500; light
light $ll.25 to $l3.G5; packing hogs
$3.50 to $l340.
Cattle 800, compared week ago fed
steers SOC to 81 lower; in-betwcen
grades and medium weight kind off
most grass steers and hcifers so to
75c lower; spots more; first break
in weeks on choice weight steers;
practical top $3.50; with few loads
early in week up to $1,000 to $l6.lO;
no criterion Of general market; de
cline i'm development of sluggish
dressed beef prices; liberia! receipts
and excessive foot costs; western
grass run Approximately at 1000
head; largest Of the season; got
strong upturn from native grassy
and short fed offerings; best weigh
ty grass steers $1,000 early; in-be-
tween fat COWS, mostly grassy % to-
dOc off; common kinds Gamers, cut
tcrs and bulls steady; vcalers steady
to 25c lower; stockcrs and feeders
2, to 35c off; mcaty feeders consid-
crabl ymore: weeks bulk prices
follow: grain fed steers SlO,50 to-
$l3.75: grass steers 800 TO $3.50;
grain fed cows $6.7J to $500; grass
cows $500 to 1878; hcifers $5.25 toI
$500; Gamers and cutters 1926 to
$500; veal calves S12.a0 to $1,000;
ytockers aud feeders $500 to $500.
Sheep receipts 1000 for week
around 1000 direct and $50 cars
from nearby feed station; compared
week ago desirable fat lambs mostly
soc lower; native fat lambs fully $
off; Gull natives and sheep, gcncr-
ally steady; feeding lambs in broad
demand at strong prices. Top fat
lambs for week sl525; both native
and westerns; top feeders $l5.55:
bulk prices follow, fat lambs $A.50
to $l5.25; Gull natives $ll.OO TOT
$ll.5O; feeding lambs $l4.5O to-
$3.50; fat ewes 5000 TO $3.50: few
upward to $500; range yearling
wethers $1,000 to $1l.50.
SOUTH ST. PAUL LIVESTOCK
South st. Paul. Mimi, Aug. 81.
General tendency in live stock trade
this week has been downward, says
the review Of the United States de-
partment of agriculture. Hogs led
of early in the week with declines
of dollar or more but with sharp
advances on later sessions the wind
up was mostly 25 to so lower. On
Fridays market desirable 40 to $50
pound averages c9shed mostly at
$500 to s13.25. with top at 1880.
turned at $l25O to $1,000 with pack
ing sows going at $l1.0O to $ll.5O
and feeders pigs at $1,000 to $l3.25.
The greatest net losses were suffered
in the cattle division, palmer grades
Of grass steers and she stock drop
ping off 25 at rs cents. Best load Of
fed yearlings this week made the
$40 money. while bulk of grass
steers release $50 to $50 grass cows
and heifers were salable largely at
$3.75 to $3.50 Gamers and cutters
and bologna bulls are finishing on
steady basis. the formerly scoring
26O to 325 while bulls turned mostly
at $3.50 to $500. Stockers and feed
ers were unchanged on the better
grades. others slipping a quarter.
Bulk Of feeders crossed the scales
at s4.75 to $6.4O with best meaty
kinds making $500. Vealers gained
80 to early but are closing steady
bulk Of better lights making $ll SO
TO $1,000.
Fat lambs are finishing thesweek
SO cents lower than last weeks close.
bulk selling Friday at $1,000 to $l4
with culls at $1,000. Sheep were un-
changed. packers taking fat ewes at
$3.50 to $3.50 and outsiders taking
breeding ewes at $1,000 down.
Lots natives feeding lambs were
weighted at 1900 to 1875.
Cattle receipts today were 1000;
calves 200; hogs 800; and sheep 500.
Runyan Lumber Co.
Phone 81