Evening star., 1953-10-25
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Oct. "A tP.-Hog prices
were Unexpectedly well sustained this
4S,500 were the largest since February
A net decline of only % cents a hundred
pounds was shown for the week on
butcher weights. although sows gave up
about 100.
Cattle were in the fewest numbers
since the week of the Labor Day holiday
The estimated $4,000 in the public sales
pens compared with 49,500 a week ago
and AZ year ago.
Price trends on cattle were readjusted
IN Two directions. Steers and yearlings
were steady to as much as LOO lower
and heifers were steady. Cows and
bulls frequently were as much as LOO
higher.
UsDA) salable hogs, 800; compared
proximately % lower, sows loo lower;
estimated per. cent Of receipts COM
prise sows: Shipping outlet was only
there was good shipping demand after
midweek. Local large packers bought
literally on occasion and Independents
stepped in on other days. The sharp
adjustment to the relatively = high I n prices ss
paid for that class in recent weeks when
lightweight sows frequently sold as
s wen Of fhee te baoa Sq6SRes and hGa s
around 8 pounds over the preceding
week week as more butcher hogs arrived
under 100 pounds dropped off noticeably.
Choice l and 2 butchers weighing 300
220 pounds moved back up to the top
csso9 choce price bracke although ,Sa ON
choice 2 and 8 23O-26O-pound weights
At the close the top stood at 21.75 paid
on shipping account for choice l and 2
1S0-S60- pound bsTroWs and gifts Closed
popular price Of 2i.5o. Choice i7o-
sOR60o TfSSh' s0Ts sTs N afser os
weighing 300-35O pounds sold at the
week end from 1s.50-20.50, according
to weight.
saIable cattle, 500. Compared last
than last week when arrivals included
some show cattle. and about in line
with the corresponding period year
ago; SLAUGHTER steers e0 and yearlinSSS un
on kinds grading low good and below,
most off on high choice and prime
heavy steers; heifers mostly steady but
BASIS snd cTt
ter cows fully 100 higher; utility and
commercial cows so to 100 up; bulls,
SOL, 90 higher. yealers fully, steady;
opened about steady, closed fully steady;
few loads prime ,025-1 300 pound fed
steers, 29;25-30.O0; Wednesdays top
s9Se Gwss mos Choice S5 day and speS BRINE eaF
steers and yearlings. $3.50 90 90, but
comparatively few prime steers above
$3.50 after Monday;. few loads prime
brine SSS Pound Tsshs Stss5s
loads good and choice 1901 800 pound
steers, 21.50-23.5O; most commercial
aad h good 800 steers under ii30o pounds,
mercial s5O-pound weights, 14.O0: load
high pripe 917-pound heifers. 27.25;
choics and prime heifers, 21.50-26.25;
70 %ao oE c5oios Sstsp; hsh @ Ssd
oso-pound commercial heifers, 1880;
utility and commercial cows, late, 1880,
1880; load commercial range cows and and
asnseT and lIeG cutters @
sale utility and commercial bulls 1880
1928: few good heavy and medium
EeEh ~ n1s fat 3u osJ IN cboca
grade 'yealers. 16.00-24 90; most Gull
choice steer calves and yearling stock
steer calves. yearlings and feeding steers e6
1925 and 145o;. load good to mostly
Salable sheep, 100; compared with last
week; Slaughter lambs and yearlings
CLOSED, mainly steady after late upturnss
eaa3 eaasd in ay 5e psro al d9snn5 Se snO5fid
hot weather was responsible at least in
part for the lack of consumer demand
for fresh meats and the resulting dull,
steady to LOO lower trade on dressed
lamb carcasses and cuts: few loads
Of yearlings and shorn lambs were in
cluded among arrivals this week. but
the bulk of the local supply was COM
posed Of wooled native lambs. Sheep
were in. rather light supply throughout
the period. The. late top and high for
the week on lambs was 21,00. Bulk Of
a u
from 5000. and that price was the top
throughout much Of the period when
good and choice lambs sold mainly at
1900 10. 90. Utility lambs sold down to
around 400 and culls on down to 8. 90
and below, in. extremes. Mostly CHOICE
fall shorn yearlings grading mostly good
and choice to mostly choice turned at
14:5o-16 50, Gull and utility yearlinss
choice Slsughter sheep were completed
at 4.00-h.50 No sales of feeder lambs
or breeding ewes Of consequence were
noted.