Evening star., 1953-09-20
Chicago Livestock

arn, wntSAGO, Sept. 10 P,.-Hoes vsr.
sliabt lfn ana fairly active this week, showtns
steady while sheep were steadv ~ nostiy 1iy
erately lower. 0S 10 mod
Cat Cattle receipts were the largest n
per cent Sn IN Sexem fran, years and nearly IS
CHOICE and prime FED cattle 'ne nsedUnai yeaT
roWS h,,f1a hnef1aVlly. The top was 30'o5
advancee Sils ana Veaiers showed STRONGER
o1UsDAr. salable hogs 1000. to+o,
and Wyo' ei,tc compared week ago: Barrows
adVaRce adv 5ss on steady to 25 higher with the
i So%s steady. to so higher. with iunJSs tbo
tb6ahS tba on weights over $50 pounds ~
nafd rne weeks se close the top stood at % 60 60
Several loads sl of ffn9fbpendent cbors Packer for
oarrows and gifts. Other choice pTuno Jnm
s4n.pound butchers closed the Week at a.
ScaIins nise o. ao a $40. little below -. ~
rev j60- S0-pound weights offcred Iot tte c
1!oseo at 2300-25 90, accordino &c
WseIsht: ssis Among the few neaVies 1'"s svaiio 10
S5.io WI snd Da4t car tdad ehoce ?9o pounds at
~ 20 h;5:op. SoWs scaling 400 pounds and
dsgnter nsr brought 22.75 up to 81 90 sone
o9tio5ee 81 ds ss0Ipound butcher-type sows to
2I5SS- 5a Sie oulK 4OO-'50-pound weights,
coS, saIable cattle. 300; total not given
ioWer iTpabeq REG week ago: prices steady TO 50
good and below supported 'TS bv scaaoiin ca@oing
c6niNS rp6i5owed the same price trend; hish
lover 80 pounds steady; Others Sol 90
hieher. other cows about ea9E steadEv: 70 buiIs 20
mainly 1.5O higher; vea1ers and sIaneb., uu1is,
feeders Gs''ss Scarce 90 higher steekeTs
instances instances l0C up, but outlet still com.
BETTY pont,Ggeiy fd marrow load high prime ,3I3-
last Febr9ary sn S'eefs wtb o"s he hghest
Gay nina in mid-July when 1880 was psid %
rto9uest tr9o supply average prime to hieh
59Fime 9a ne al 1870 o9 44o-pound fed steers. $.
1000; choice and prime fed steers and
EeaFi,lngS' 300 pounds and heavier large
~ sco;t 100; 29.O 90: main bulk. IS, 00-5Si55;
0daS nIsf beehst ehoice and pTime
prime :000-pound yearlings. 81 20:
rdg nigh 4 G choice ,050-l 100 pound weights
steers 050-54 90; low commerciaI r0M faloife fe
low good grades. 145O-2O00: several
prime rTanS 9sny asi1ity gGaSsers 1875; six loads
heifers, 2S,O0-2s'50: three loads nrima fme
a2o-950-pound heifers, ~ 7,50-T5: other
Enoice T1 n ana prime heifers largely 23 90
sojo ,"o, oHt Inn choice light yearling heifers
prime ,750-pound weights late. "a % 90:
mGSt hs3fsrs hish CO Gc30mmercial IN to low choice
down F to CO.: 1tiiiv utility and Con gTasseaS
COWS, 10.50-13 so. few 40O-I4. so; late ate
ouiK Gamers and cutters. S.75-10.55;
uLlI1ty and commercial bulls closed at
l2'oo-l .; 90 with good heavy and medi-
uniWeIght fat bulls l2.0O-l3O0; few
cnolce and prime vealerS, 400; bulk
commerclal to choice. l60O-23. 90; Gull
ana utility. 1O.00-15.00: good and
choice slaughter calves, 13 0O-1 8 90;
good and choice feeding steers and
yysarIings ys IN 49 SGeteh1ingg up to s65 pounds;
weiIehts. l9 so Several loads medium medium
replacement steers. l4.00-l5.O0
Salable sheep, 100; total not given
Compared week ago, steady to I.OC
! lower; in the Chicago wholesale trade
/ dressed lamb ruled, loot 90 and some
points in the East showed even more
upturn. No range lambs were offered
during the period and he ruk Of the
receipts consisted of native spring lambs
plus several loads and decks of year.
lings and scattered lots of slaughter
! sheep, Virtually no feeding lamos OF
breeding ewes were offered At the
best time during the week. good TO prime
native spring lambs sold at 30.C0-23 90
/ mostly II 90 and above, and there were
a few lots to. city butchers at "3. so
| at that, time choice and prime yearing:
reached ls;7SG with utility and gooe
prime native spring lambs brousht
around 1900 and culls downward tt
1000 and below. Late in the period th'
! best yearlings were not auotahle abov'
/ 1900; SLAUGHTER sheep showed no ap
I precisble change during the period; cul
to choice graoeS sold through ! co
$50 price range. with most sales
4 $4,000