Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-07-01

ducks, 2O-31c; geese, &c.
MINNEAPOLIS-Eggs, wholesale prices, per
dirties, 32c; checks, 32c; poultry, per h.,
hens, 1890; old ROSTERS, heavyweights, 13c;
Ice.
USDA WEEKLY SUMMARY
BILLINGS. JUNE 1925
SLAUGHTER CATTLE AND CALvES -
Marketings of cattle at Billings this week
salable cattle receipts through Thursday
being estimated at LOIS head plus 210 head
of calves. Practically the entire offering was
dominating. Only odd packages of fed cattle
were included. The volume of cattle at the
IL major markets, however, fell nearly 20
percent behind last week, approximately 152,-
100 of cattle and 1000 head of calves being
ceipts at those centers also fell short of
the same period one year earlier when ITO, 203
cattle and 1852 head of calves comprised
Trading proved very. active on all classes
of cattle on the opening session this week,
week on rather limited showingS of most
classes, and by Thursday proved decidedly
steers and yearlings throughout the week
compared around steady with last weeks
f froSe' tS Sow Stare Teail wifb a mo very u utss1a trade, trade
ruling, however, prices declined fully so cents
by Thursday. some late sales and bids being
81 or more lower. Bulls showed little or no
price change, but vealers looked 81 or more
higher, some early sales being fully So over
the previous weeks close.
steers that secured ss1.5o to ssa on Monday
sem9ris sales this on w smsn b 4sS Sffsrio os m Scat J
medium grade grass steers and yearlings
were made on slaughter accounts at s27 to
$29, odd head medium to good reaching $50.
A .sprinkling of common and medium grass
heifers were; noted each day to s23 to s3s.
fed heifers earned $50 and $50. go.
Good beef cows bulked at $3.50 " s2s. q
around 81 lower after midweek. Common and
medium cows secured $3.50 to s23 early, late
Most dos Gamers canine n and Cutters u erSu earned sd0' SIS e g s s1s,
early sales reaching $40 or slightly better.
Medium and good sausage bulls bulked at
as high as $3.50 early, while odd cutters
and common sausage bulls were noted at
mostly s27 to 1872, odd head topping at s33. SO
on Monday.
STOCKERS AND FEEDERS-RepIacement
classes contributed around go percent OF the
salable cattle receipts this week. Most stock
ers and feeders found an active trade on
the opening session, the trade slowed down
somewhat by midweek. Early week sales on
most classes figured strong to So cents HIGHER
choice grades maintained only around steady
prices at midweek, and lower grades of stock
ers were off around so cents to 81. Improved
grazing conditions over the entire state re-
suited in a broad early week inquiry for stock
cattle. Receipts became very limited after
Monday, the quality of the offering fell off
considerably.
1OOu ana CHOICE SJOCK steers and yearnnRS
bulked at s25 so to 1913, q few early sales of
lightweight yearlings going upward 30 $29. IS
and $50 Most sales on common and medium
stockers ranged from $40 to 2 $50. Several
packages of good and choice yearling stock
heifers cashed at s24 to SGT on Monday, while
midWeek at s22 s to s24 sfe one lot afe Of good around I'd
65o-pound shorthorn feeder steers secured
s26.S0 Several shipments of medium and
good stock cows with calves at their side
included in Mondays receipts, these moving
at mostly s205 to s240 per pair.
HOGS-Slauphter hog nrices continued tn
advance this week reaching the highest level
for this season. Butchers opened so cents
than last weeks close. Good and choice 100
to 24o-pound butchers opened at s27.5o to s2s,
on Thursday. Comparable grade $40 to 300
pound butchers sold at generally so cents to
to $50 pounds at So to 81 discounts. Strong
to 81 higher prices ruled on sows, good and
s sao. Choice soG 70 as sSGDoSndd s oOws to eaT sail F see eq
PICS inquired 81 to $3.50 higher at mostly
ments of weaver pigs earned SIS to SIS per
head.
sHEEP-The bulk of this weeks sheep Of
cial sheep sale. Price setbacks were suf-
fered by all classes from one week. earlier.
lower than, one week earlier. Several pack
ages of old crop shorn lambs and yearIings
sales on SLAUGHTER ewes weak to so cents
lower. Odd sales on feeding lambs looked
to mostly. choice around 1oo-pound spring
slaughter lambs topped at s28. so, a few other
packages good and choice springers earning
s28.25, and odd lots of medium to good
offerings s26 to SGT rs.
Good and choice shorn slaughter ewes
bulked at SO to $3.50, several lots of Gull to
common ewes earning IS to 81, strictly Gull
ewes going as low as SO. so. One lot of good
and choice mixed old crop shorn lambs and
yearlings sold as high as s24.5O, while me-
dunn to good grades predominated at s22 to
So, odd wooded offerings 50. One lot of good
and choice 88-pound spring feeder lambs
were noted at 1913, and a few medium to
good old crop shorn feeder lambs moved
at S16,