Evening star., 1953-11-08
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Nov. 7 R.-Even though
the supply Of hogs was largest this week
since January, prices held steady to only
20 cents hundred pounds lower.
Trading limits were extremely mar
row and day-to-day fluctuations were
slight The approximate total of $4,000
saIable hogs was up 1000 over the pre-
vious week and 4,5OO more than a wear
ago.
hoEs topped at S2O65 compared with
20,S5 a week earlier.
-, Cattle numbered about 47.5o0 for
the week or 10 per cent more than a
ago.
Most slaughter cattle prices ranged
from steady to as much as ST lower
steers showed most weakness but other
glasses were uniformly of as much as
re- sacRed 1923 msteRhe tReR ftsfFs beEes sp
peak since February 9
(USDAl.-Salable hogs, 800: COM
pared with week ago: barrows and gifts
Both large and independent local pack
eTs were aggressive buyers and 1t was
q very dependable trade at the going
erately broad Virtually the entire crop
OF butcher hogs scaled 10000 pounds
Ii and al hogs within that weight range
price spread. Average drove weight of
barrows and gifts again showed a sea-
sonal increase to around 222 pounds
paid for choice /, and and and butchers iIieH
weighting from 100 to as heavy as 240
pounds. However, on other days choice
the top, Choice 1907 276-pound butchers
closed the week at 2O.35-2O.6O mostly
With little below the popular price Of
:O; 100; Other weights butchers were
scarce put underweightS ranged as low
sSu as 1900 for .lh6o-pound kind. Most
1oWs welghted 325-55O pounds and the
larger lots such, weights closed at II 80
1900, a few, choice 30O-pound weights
to 1926 and 1880.
Salable cattle, 500. Compared with
last week: Receipts only about 10 per
cent larger than last week but over
Ing year ago. period slaughter steers
and he1fers closed unevenly steady to
fuHy LOO lower; rank and file average
LOO. off; few loads high prime steers
steady and little price change on very
small available, supplies utility to low
weak to fully so lower; bulls mostly
80 lower; vealers about steady; stockers
ana feeders strong to 80 higher; load
36;f5: prime few steers and yesTiines'
mainly s?75ssS. e5; e~so tWo loads aRo-2&nH pTime
and 1880; sever several LOAD loads Prime prime 1450o o
1850 pound weights. 26.00-2S50; bulk
cchoice TO low prime steers and yearlings,
RTdQeS,
11S'330-23 30 23 80; utility to low good steers.
steers. 1900; two loads prime IFS
pound heifers,, 25,25-26.7 .75 bulk choice
to low prime heifers %. O0-25. 90; good
mixed commercial and good short-fed
heifers. 16.O0-I :. 90: load utility to low
SSom9mereiSl Sst9srs ,5o5o-pGpnd Kentucky grass
O0-l3 al
few head high commercial cows up to
1890; bulk Gamers and cutters, $50
1tiiit1 1nfIS mostly mos 975 down late most %e
I4.O0, largely 1880 down late good
heavy and medium weight fat bulls
e2oee and pF@s m2st veae4s sS6 a0Sp bSF fsE
commercial to choice. 150O-22 90; bulk
Gull and utility vealers, 100 13. 90; few
and choice stock steer calves, 1880
22.50; long string 4S5-pound weights
ESQ; several loads good and choice
3753pound heifer calves. l6.50-1S.50;
quality SS6oI;pound, partly fattened feed
inS hrs feteqs a 9q l9ad p7o6 choice 71opound feed
salabie sheep: 100. Compared with
last sSo week; Slaughter lambs mainly 1;;5O;;
lower; wooled lambs made up up the the bulk bulk
OF the arrivals but shorn lambs and
ysarlInnss were in fairly liberal supply;
earg fReHP n he SeeF %9o S nss
sold up to a top Of 2200. but the limit
late. was 1000 and the bulk of the
choice lambs sold at 1900 and down
lambs ranged UP to 81 90 early, with
late sales limited to 300 down; good
to mostly choice fall shorn yearlings
turned at 15.50-16.75; sales of good ia
choice slaughter ewes were completed
at $4,000; few 140-pound yearlinp
breeding ewes brought II 90 and a load
tiles from killer standpoint. sold
at 1880.