The Market Reporter, Vol. 4, No. 15 - Various

SHE-STOCK PRICES BREAK.

The break in she-stock prices ranged anywhere from 25¢. to $1. Declines were most severe at Chicago, where medium to good grades of fat cows and the same classes of grass heifers frequently showed a break of 75¢. to $1 compared with the previous week-end. A spread of $3.75 to $5.75 took the big end of the week’s supply of grass cows and heifers, while canners and cutters ranged largely from $2.25 to $3.25. The best of the light, corn-fed heifer yearlings sold well in line with finished steer yearlings, but they had to be of the baby-beef type. Owing to scarcity of corn-fed cows and a slackened demand for kosher cows due to the approaching Jewish holidays, few heavy cows were good enough to bring $6 at any of the large western markets.

Bulls sold steady to lower at most points, while calves were sharply lower at both Chicago and St. Paul, little changed at Kansas City and St. Louis, and higher at Omaha because of meager receipts.

The demand for stock and feeding cattle, which has been gaining breadth during recent weeks, was comparatively liberal during the closing week of September and the total movement to the country was the largest of the year to date. Except Omaha, where stocker and feeder cattle shared in the general price upturn, prices of such cattle at points under review were at the lowest levels of the year to date. Well-bred yearlings and light feeders were in strongest demand.

With the exception of a few steers on the fat cattle order, few cattle went to the country costing over $6.75. The bulk of the feeder steers sold within a range of $5.25 to $6.25 and stockers largely between $5 and $6. Some of the best stock steers, however, sold right up with the choice heavy feeders and many plain and common light stockers sold downward from $4.50. Kansas City reported a fully steady market for stock cows and heifers with a good many cows going out at $3.50 to $4, and many stock heifers at $4 to $5 with a few as high as $5.50.

RECEIPTS, SHIPMENTS, AND LOCAL SLAUGHTER FOR THE WEEK ENDING OCT. 1.

Markets.	Cattle and calves.			Hogs.			Sheep.
Markets.	Re- ceipts.	Ship- ments.	Local slaugh- ter.	Re- ceipts.	Ship- ments.	Local slaugh- ter.	Re- ceipts.	Ship- ments.	Local slaugh- ter.
Chicago	79,076	25,332	53,744	126,432	27,148	99,284	148,779	57,903	90,876
Denver[1]	9,482	7,767	2,272	2,793	...	2,675	44,713	34,469	4,086
East St. Louis	30,067	14,640	10,101	48,094	17,536	22,904	7,434	1,081	4,062
Indianapolis[1]	9,533	4,398	4,919	60,437	32,349	27,399	2,823	1,547	1,323
Kansas City	78,446	43,851	31,002	28,914	8,109	20,926	47,121	12,179	24,234
Oklahoma City	7,767	2,509	4,557	4,574	272	4,142	165	...	165
Omaha	35,557	23,657	11,900	30,607	5,687	24,920	126,966	73,496	53,470
St. Joseph[1]	13,639	5,006	9,101	21,122	2,953	17,541	28,565	8,123	17,545
St. Paul[1]	24,301	13,023	12,163	31,339	4,445	27,035	19,209	6,823	12,381
Sioux City	15,032	11,659	4,296	28,068	9,874	16,285	8,242	4,293	4,564
Wichita[1]	7,554	5,422	2,415	4,236	127	4,270	399	251	169
Total	310,456	157,264	146,470	356,616	108,560	267,381	434,416	260,165	222,875
Previous week	324,438	153,997	154,269	373,574	100,615	258,235	403,963	169,947	213,446

[1] Week ending Friday, Sept. 30.

DAILY AVERAGE WEIGHT AND COST OF HOGS FOR WEEK ENDING OCT. 1.
[Price per 100 lbs.]

	Mon.		Tues.		Wed.		Thurs.		Fri.		Sat.		This wk.		Last wk.		1 yr. ago.
	Wt.	Cost.	Wt.	Cost.	Wt.	Cost.	Wt.	Cost.	Wt.	Cost.	Wt.	Cost.	Wt.	Cost.	Wt.	Cost.	Wt.	Cost.
Chicago	272	$7.10	255	$7.29	262	$7.31	246	$7.30	246	$7.43	280	$7.06	259	$7.25	263	$7.42	247	$15.74
E. St. Louis	195	8.22	188	8.16	188	8.16	204	8.00	209	7.94	201	8.10	198	8.10	192	8.17	196	16.35
Kansas City	209	7.53	209	7.52	209	7.54	225	7.35	221	7.23	270	7.33	213	7.46	213	7.77	220	15.79
Omaha	304	6.41	292	6.61	289	6.84	300	6.44	290	6.96	292	6.41	294	6.55	299	6.86	273	15.72
S. St. Paul	243	6.58	235	6.83	245	6.95	236	6.95	246	7.20	211	7.02	240	6.86	236	7.16	...	...
The above prices are computed on packer and shipper purchases.