_Sheep._--Considering supplies, which at leading western markets were
the heaviest of the year, sheep and lamb trade during the final week of
September showed some improvement. Receipts at Chicago were larger than
during any previous week since 1919 and range lambs, carrying the
largest proportion of feeders of the season, were greatly in the
majority.
In the fat classes, supply and demand were evenly balanced and as the
feeder outlet developed considerable breadth, closing prices on all
classes were practically steady with the close of the week previous.
Sheep were generally steady at all points except Kansas City, where
prices worked 25¢ to 50¢ higher on fat classes. Fat lambs closed lower
for the week at Omaha and higher at East St. Louis but were little
changed elsewhere. Feeder classes sold steady to somewhat higher at all
points. The range movement started early this summer and the early
season output of feeders was small.
_Opening, Oct. 3._--Beef steers were strong to 25¢ higher at Chicago
with desirable corn-feds gaining most. River markets were generally
steady to strong on corn-feds and slow to lower on grassers. The week
opened with a big run of 35,000 cattle at Kansas City. Chicago’s
receipts at 20,000 cattle were well below expectations and the supply of
good corn-fed cattle showed a marked decrease. Top yearlings reached
$11.15 at Chicago, the highest point reached since early in January and
within 10¢ of the top for the year on yearlings.
With receipts moderate, hog prices were generally strong to 15¢ higher.
East St. Louis reported a 15¢ to 25¢ advance with top hogs at $8.55. At
Chicago the top was $8.45 and at Omaha $8, at Kansas City $7.90 and at
St. Paul $7.50.
Fat sheep and lambs opened generally steady to 25¢ higher. Western fat
lambs topped at $9 at Chicago, $8.50 at Omaha, and $8.40 at Kansas City.
Fat natives reached $8.50 at Chicago. The fat ewe top was $4.75 at
Chicago, $4.50 at East St. Louis, and $4.25 at Omaha. Best feeder lambs
brought $7.25 at Chicago on a firm market and $7 at Omaha.
=LIVE STOCK PRICES, TUESDAY, OCT. 4.=
[Per 100 lbs.]
---------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+---------
| Chicago. | East St. | Kansas | Omaha. |St. Paul.
| | Louis. | City. | |
---------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+---------
HOGS. | | | | |
Top | $8.55| $8.65| $8.10| $8.10| $7.75
Bulk of sales | 6.65- 8.40|8.25- 8.65|7.25- 8.00|6.25- 7.50|6.50-7.75
Heavy (250 lbs.| | | | |
up), medium- | | | | |
choice | 7.60- 8.40|7.50- 8.55|7.15- 8.00|6.75- 7.50|6.75-7.50
Medium (200-250| | | | |
lbs.), common- | | | | |
choice | 8.20- 8.50|8.40- 8.65|7.35- 8.10|7.00- 8.00|6.85-7.75
Light (150-200 | | | | |
lbs.), common- | | | | |
choice | 7.85- 8.50|8.25- 8.65|7.00- 8.10|7.35- 8.10|7.35-7.75
Light lights | | | | |
(130-150 lbs.),| | | | |
common-choice | 7.65- 8.20|8.15- 8.50|6.75- 7.85| ... | ...
Packing sows | | | | |
(250 lbs. up), | | | | |
smooth | 6.65- 7.25|6.25- 6.75|6.25- 7.00|6.15- 6.65|6.25-6.85
Packing sows | | | | |
(250 lbs. up), | | | | |
rough | 6.25- 6.65|5.75- 6.25|5.50- 6.25|5.75- 6.15|6.00-6.40
Pigs (150 lbs. | | | | |
down), common- | | | | |
choice | 7.10- 7.75|7.65- 8.30| ... | ... | ...
Stock pigs (130| | | | |
lbs. down) | ... |6.75- 8.25|6.50- 8.35|7.00- 8.00|7.50-8.25
CATTLE. | | | | |
Beef steers: | | | | |
Medium and | | | | |
heavy (1,100 | | | | |
lbs. up)-- | | | | |
Choice and | | | | |
prime | 8.85-10.90|8.75-10.00|8.50-10.00|8.50- 9.75| ...
Good | 8.25- 9.65|8.25- 9.25|7.00- 9.00|7.75- 8.50|7.75-8.75
Medium | 6.00- 8.75|5.25- 8.25|5.25- 7.25|5.50- 7.75|6.00-7.75
Common | 5.00- 6.00|4.50- 5.25|4.35- 5.25|4.25- 5.50|4.25-5.75
Light weight | | | | |
(1,100 lbs. | | | | |
down)-- | | | | |
Choice and | | | | |
prime |10.25-11.25|9.75-11.00|9.50-10.35|9.75-10.75| ...
Good | 9.00-10.25|8.50- 9.75|7.10- 9.50|7.50- 9.75|8.50-9.50
Medium | 6.00- 9.00|4.75- 8.50|5.00- 7.40|5.25- 7.50|6.00-8.50
Common | 4.75- 6.00|4.00- 4.75|4.00- 5.00|4.00- 5.25|4.00-6.00
Butcher cattle:| | | | |
Heifers, | | | | |
common-choice| 4.25- 9.25|4.25-10.50|3.75- 8.00|4.00- 8.75|3.50-8.75
Cows, common-| | | | |
choice | 3.50- 6.75|3.25- 6.00|3.35- 5.50|3.75- 6.50|3.00-6.50
Bulls, | | | | |
bologna, and | | | | |
beef | 3.65- 6.35|3.25- 6.25|3.00- 5.25|3.00- 6.25|2.75-5.50
Canners and | | | | |
cutters: | | | | |
Cows and | | | | |
heifers | 2.50- 3.50|2.25- 3.50|2.00- 3.35|2.25- 3.75|1.75-3.00
Canner steers| 3.00- 3.50|2.50- 3.00|2.50- 3.25|2.50- 3.75|2.25-3.00
Veal calves: | | | | |
Light and | | | | |
medium | | | | |
weight, | | | | |
medium-choice| 5.50-11.50|6.00-11.50|7.00-10.00|7.00-10.00|5.00-9.50
Heavy weight,| | | | |
common-choice| 3.50- 7.00|3.00- 7.00|3.00- 6.50|3.50- 7.25|3.00-6.00
Feeder steers: | | | | |
1,000 lbs. | | | | |
up, common- | | | | |
choice | 5.00- 6.75|5.00- 6.50|4.60- 7.00|5.00- 7.25|3.75-6.25
750-1,000 | | | | |
lbs., common-| | | | |
choice | 4.85- 6.50|4.50- 6.50|4.50- 6.90|4.75- 7.00|3.50-6.00
Stocker cattle:| | | | |
Steers, | | | | |
common-choice| 3.75- 6.50|3.50- 6.50|3.40- 6.65|3.75- 7.00|3.25-6.00
Cows and | | | | |
heifers, | | | | |
common-choice| 3.25- 4.75|2.50- 5.50|2.50- 5.50|2.75- 5.50|2.50-4.00
Calves: | | | | |
Good and | | | | |
choice | ... |5.25- 6.25|5.50- 6.50|5.75- 7.25| ...
Common and | | | | |
medium | ... |4.00- 5.00|3.25- 5.25|3.75- 5.75| ...
SHEEP. | | | | |
Lambs: | | | | |
84 lbs. down,| | | | |
medium-choice| 7.25- 9.25|6.75- 8.75|7.25- 8.75|7.25- 8.75|6.25-8.00
Culls and | | | | |
common | 4.75- 7.25|4.00- 6.50|4.00- 7.00|4.75- 7.00|3.00-6.00
Feeding lambs| 6.00- 7.25| ... |5.25- 7.00|6.00- 7.25|4.50-6.50
Yearlings, | | | | |
wethers, | | | | |
medium-prime | 5.00- 7.00|4.50- 6.00|4.50- 6.25|5.00- 6.25|4.50-6.25
Wethers, | | | | |
medium-prime | 4.00- 5.50|3.50- 5.00|4.00- 5.25|4.00- 5.00|3.25-4.75
Ewes: | | | | |
Medium-good | | | | |
and choice | 3.00- 5.00|3.00- 4.00|3.25- 4.60|3.25- 4.50|2.75-4.00
Culls and | | | | |
common | 1.50- 2.75|1.00- 2.75|1.00- 3.00|1.50- 3.00|1.00-2.75
Breeding ewes| | | | |
(full mouths | | | | |
to yearlings)| 3.25- 6.25| ... |3.50- 5.75|3.50- 5.25| ...
Feeding ewes | ... | ... | ... |2.75- 3.50| ...
---------------+-----------+----------+----------+----------+---------
=WHOLESALE PRICES OF WESTERN DRESSED MEATS, TUESDAY, OCT. 4.=
[Per 100 lbs.]
----------------------+--------------------------------------+
| Chicago. |
+------------+------------+------------+
| Oct. 4. | Sept. 27. | Sept. 6. |
----------------------+------------+------------+------------+
Fresh beef: | | | |
Choice |$16.50-17.50|$16.50-17.00|$17.00-17.50|
Good | 15.50-16.50| 15.50-16.50| 15.50-16.50|
Medium | 12.00-14.00| 12.00-14.00| 11.50-14.00|
Common | 8.50-10.00| 8.50-10.00| 8.50-10.50|
Cows-- | | | |
Good | 11.50-12.00| 11.50-12.00| 11.00-11.50|
Medium | 10.00-11.00| 10.00-11.00| 9.50-10.50|
Common | 8.00- 9.00| 7.50- 9.00| 8.00- 9.00|
Bulls-- | | | |
Common | 7.75- 8.25| 7.75- 8.25| 7.50- 8.00|
Steers-- | | | |
Fresh lamb and mutton:| | | |
Lamb-- | | | |
Choice | 17.00-18.00| 18.00-19.00| 19.00-20.00|
Good | 15.00-16.00| 16.00-17.00| 17.00-18.00|
Medium | 13.00-14.00| 14.00-15.00| 15.00-16.00|
Common | 10.00-12.00| 10.00-12.00| 12.00-14.00|
Mutton-- | | | |
Good | 9.00-10.00| 9.00-10.00| 10.50-11.00|
Medium | 7.00- 8.00| 7.00- 8.00| 9.00-10.00|
Common | 6.00- 7.00| 6.00- 7.00| 6.00- 8.00|
Fresh veal: | | | |
Good | 16.00-18.00| 17.00-19.00| 19.00-20.00|
Medium | 13.00-15.00| 12.00-14.00| 16.00-18.00|
Common | 9.00-12.00| 8.00-11.00| 12.00-15.00|
Fresh pork cuts: | | | |
Choice | 19.00-20.00| 19.00-21.00| 20.00-22.00|
Loins-- | | | |
8-10 lbs. average | 24.00-26.00| 25.00-27.00| 29.00-30.00|
10-12 lbs. average| 20.00-22.00| 21.00-23.00| 27.00-28.00|
12-14 lbs. average| 18.00-20.00| 18.00-20.00| 22.00-25.00|
14-16 lbs. average| 16.00-18.00| 16.00-18.00| 19.00-21.00|
16 lbs. and over | 12.00-15.00| 13.00-15.00| 15.00-18.00|
Shoulders-- | | | |
Skinned | 13.00-14.00| 14.00-15.00| 14.50-15.00|
Picnics-- | | | |
4-6 lbs. average | 10.50-11.00| 11.00-11.50| 12.00-12.50|
6-8 lbs. average | 10.00-10.50| 10.00-11.00| 11.00-12.00|
Butts-- | | | |
Boston style | 16.00-17.00| 16.00-17.00| 18.00-20.00|
----------------------+------------+------------+------------+
----------------------+--------------------------------------
| New York.
+------------+------------+------------
| Oct. 4. | Sept. 27. | Sept. 6.
----------------------+------------+------------+------------
Fresh beef: | | |
Choice |$17.00-19.00|$17.00-19.00|$18.00-19.00
Good | 14.00-16.00| 14.00-16.00| 15.00-17.00
Medium | 11.00-13.00| 12.00-13.50| 13.00-14.00
Common | 9.00-10.00| 10.00-11.00| 9.00-12.00
Cows-- | | |
Good | ... | 10.00-11.00| 11.00-12.00
Medium | 9.00-10.00| 9.00-10.00| 9.00-10.00
Common | 8.00- 9.00| 8.00- 9.00| 8.00- 9.00
Bulls-- | | |
Common | 8.00- 9.00| 8.50- 9.00| 7.00- 7.50
Steers-- | | |
Fresh lamb and mutton:| | |
Lamb-- | | |
Choice | 18.00-19.00| 19.00-20.00| 20.00-21.00
Good | 16.00-17.00| 16.00-18.00| 19.00-20.00
Medium | 15.00-16.00| 15.00-16.00| 16.00-18.00
Common | 10.00-14.00| 10.00-14.00| 10.00-15.00
Mutton-- | | |
Good | 11.00-12.00| 12.00-13.00| 11.00-13.00
Medium | 10.00-11.00| 10.00-11.00| 10.00-11.00
Common | 7.00- 9.00| 7.00- 9.00| 5.00- 9.00
Fresh veal: | | |
Good | 18.00-20.00| 19.00-21.00| 22.00-24.00
Medium | 14.00-17.00| 15.00-18.00| 19.00-20.00
Common | 8.00-10.00| 9.00-12.00| 14.00-17.00
Fresh pork cuts: | | |
Choice | 21.00-22.00| 23.00-25.00| 25.00-26.00
Loins-- | | |
8-10 lbs. average | 27.00-28.00| 23.00-30.00| 29.00-30.00
10-12 lbs. average| 25.00-26.00| 27.00-20.00| 26.00-28.00
12-14 lbs. average| 21.00-23.00| 24.00-25.00| 23.00-25.00
14-16 lbs. average| 18.00-20.00| 18.00-20.00| 20.00-21.00
16 lbs. and over | 15.00-18.00| 16.00-18.00| 17.00-18.00
Shoulders-- | | |
Skinned | 14.00-15.00| 15.00-16.00| 15.00-16.00
Picnics-- | | |
4-6 lbs. average | ... | ... | ...
6-8 lbs. average | 11.00-12.00| 11.00-12.00| 13.00-14.00
Butts-- | | |
Boston style | 18.00-19.00| 18.00-20.00| 17.00-18.00
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