Evening star., 1953-07-05
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. July LP-Hog receipts
tthii:s, this week fell of to the lowest level since
Ing the week and closed frequently
steady but more, often higher by 25 to
20 cents hundredweight.
on FTidav but a load o;'D or 50 Wv vent niAto to
S"6 80 and . simmer paid s26.6o. for
yards for the week were estimated at
III 800 hogs compared with 43.542 last
week week and d1onnS as%oS year ago. Cattle
The lowest levels, since 1916 in ely
estimated total was 2s 500 comnared
y"Sr a@o P~ice chon@es rsr~od fror'
as much as 81 90 hi~her On vealers ard
So cents higher on bulls and some cove
70 ~ rS,n : much as $3.50 lower on steers and
-, Native snrine lambs ruled steady fo~
timated at 500 oor~pared With 1857
r,1e r4ek ego and 3.oS6 wear ago.
for Holiday N0 TesrSf with Week sosgo aeo
5arr2wS and gifts and sows uncvenly
1s0-"30 po1nd barrows and gilts clkared
:3oiss = o S %o:s 5S% @as5 assns
ing to weights Heavier butchers were
scarce, but occas sionsl lots Of 40 t.
81 5O-a4. X. 2' Sales eo of I5n-175 S5tn pcund
lights ranged from "05O-24 50 moStiY
21 90 and above; Larger lots of choice
1a.50-?:3.0O with instances Of slightly
more for around "75 pound weights.
sows weighing 100000 pounds finished
Cattle prices early lowest siroe 1915
Modest supply prime l 1,050-1.2215 10. fed
steers "?.75-@s.25: bulk choice and
prime fed steers and yearlines Io,5o-
$50; high choice and prime 400
1000 ID. weights 19.50-"1 80; few load
1900 and 1926 and load good to mostly
low choice steers 17.5O-I935; eight
loads commercial and good 1.l50-1."30
lb grass-fat Kansas steers 17.00-lS.75;
most M st commercial to low good steers
grassers 9.0O-13.5O. Load prime l,15O
III heifers early 300; bulk choice and
low choice l3.00-1a.5O. Utility and COM
mercial cows 9.75-135O; few high-com-
mercial heifer type to 14.25 but very
extremely limited outlet for wasty fat
cows few selling in line or lower than
Gamers and cutters which bulked late
Utility and commercial bulls 13,0o-16.@5;
Gamers and cutters S.00-13,00; good
medium weight fat bulls 13.00-13.30.
Commercial nm ,a to choice H2I o yeaIers l5oo;
utility S.OO-14OO. Medium and good
steer calves and light yearling stock
steers IL OO-l7.O0; good to choice G96
lb. feeders 1928: good 700-950 ID.
weights 15.O0-16 90; several loads COM
mon 795-S50 ID. replacement steers
1O.0n-l0 two loads HolSteinS 1865;
medium and good stock heifers and
heifer calves 12.6O-15.u0.
In sheep market both native sprinc
and old crop fed shorn lambs and
yCcrlipgS steady. moderately active eS-
p"cialiy on average Good to prime kinds.
Gull and utility as well as good spring-
erS averaging - pounds down slow best
demand developing for 90-100-pound
high-yielding genuineS and old crop, 30
1O5 pounds later usually No. ! skins
and carrying yearling end. Bulk good
to prime springs, 24.00-26.5o., Gull
and utility springers, l5.00-2O.00; un-
derweights TO 100 and below. Bulk
good to choice fed Shorn lambs. 20.50-
300 Load high choice offerings. 22 80
top on this class. Gull and utility kinds,
10.0016.00, according to weight condi-
tion and proportion yearlings in con-
signment. Slaughter sheep accumulated
late in week and closed fully 80 lower
instances more. Late top slaughter owes
around 500. Bulk Gull to good offer
ings, 100000 with COLBY bigweights
threatening to drop below 400. Very
narrow outlet for breeding ewes. Few
suitable feeder lambs and replacement
yearlingS available