Evening star., 1953-11-01

CHICAGO. Oct. 81 R:-HoE prices
up to the largest tn run i since January. S
Net declines amounted to rs to LOO
on barrows and gifts and 100 to 1.50
on sowS
although butcher ,weights made some
recovery on Thursday and Friday. The
closing top price was 20.S5, compared
with 21.75 . week earlier.
$1,000 saiable hogs, is per cent above
the previous week and about even with
year ago.
Cattle supplies, estimated at $4,000
o The week ff befors ana about ooS under
Asain i was a two,way trend in cat.
%fSaf he 1rSS' 5S sri and sfiees cess %
steady to so up. Bulls, however, were
30 to 100 OF and vealers LOO to 200
lower. Top price on steers was 30.75'
week SssE ago, 6sFF9Ts sna Silss IS to INo
buyers took fewer hogs but local local packers.
buyers most s days. As; Receipts M COMPRISED COMPRISED
almost entirely choice 100 -s60-pound
bsErows 5s1 ,,na and gifts with . os sTeights below
scarce to test prices on 0 such Weights
At the close. the market top stood at
20.S5 paid for a few loads choice
ping account Buzz Of 0qSnecs the Choice Ga snin
and 8 180-260-pound barrows and gifts
closed at 20.5O-20;75; little below 20.60.
Small numbers Of 160-1s0. pound weights
The larger lots Of sows scaling from
300-550 pounds closed the week at
d5o'Ss inS0-l -l9; 966 Co. secording to Esight: few
and slightly higher.
Salable cattle. 500. Compared with
last week: Receipts cattle and calves
larger than last week but arrivals in
with calves predominating for the an
nual feeder. show and sale; actually
Salable supplies of cattle for the regular
market a little smaller than last week;
compared with late last week; demand
oroadest for high choice and prime
s,sSss; ssraSdes; ,hS heifers 9neyenly 30 to l:5Q
upturn on S Gamer N and low U cutter cutter cows; ISs;
bulls so to 100 lower; vealers. LOO
200 lower; stockers, and feeders fully
LOO higher; two loads hieh prime 1.1S1
ary; nothing sold above $3.50 early but
atuns at least t.5 10 9aGs prime I10o-JJSS2
and 5000; late bulk choice and prime
fed, steers, 24.5O-29. so; mixed choice
pound Sse7es % 29.50 and and 27.75; 45 Long long
wsig6ts; 4:oO;. 20 head choice s,957;;
pSoand o0a spqssHsd monsns 24sss aso eas
@oR @ eRess %sSst Alf4 sC@Rs5?la lead e
Sga several ood2 n.,.r nS
commercial steers. I2.a5-i5. 90; three
loads prime 1.050-pound fed heifers,
Sr. 21 1nd 5sit.2: S7Go mest choice to low
loads commercial and good grass and
0407pound .spayed. Montana, .heifers
sqs'p ars s1S load &Cn sS%s
and good heifer-type and few COWS
GG ss: Pue e ssRners sses StS iRS c%
SeayY and medium fi H;Siha4'fsi Feisht fsi balis sHHe
II 90 6o &C; !. c0ommerciai 0G to prime veal;
Gull and utility veaiers. s.oo-i4. 90; eood
and choice stock steer calves. yearlinl
stockers and feeding steers, 16.O0-21 90
pound steer calves, 20. 80 and 90 90
several loads medium replacement steers
14,!50-15:25: short load 1872 pound Hol'
Salable sheep, 100; compared with
last week: Slaughter lambs and yearlings
closed 1.O0-1.50 higher: slaughter sheer
SssGnps St 2psttd to Se higher; shorn lambs were
during the week and offerings Included
a few loads of yearlings. Bulk Of the
arrivals, however. were wooled lambs
| predominately of corn belt origin
21.00, but was boosted to 100 in the
/ closing session Bulk Of the good tc
prime lambs sold at 19.00-21 90. will
! 1900 and culls down to 500. Sales .oi
mostly choice to choice and prime shorr
| lambs carrying No. l skins and weigh.
19.00-2O.50 and yearlings with fal
Shorn skins Weighing ia pounds dowr
| sold at 15.00-17.00. No yearlings- Of
shorn lambs were available in the nna
| session to test prices. Gull to choice
slaughter ewes sold at 4.50-6.0O.- A few
| good and choice 75-pound Montans
| feeder lambs brought 1900 and two
/ cars of 106-pound Montana ewes sold
on country account at $50.