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. Louis. | Kansas City. | Omaha. | St. Paul. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | New York. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Oct. 4. | Sept. 27. | Sept. 6. | Oct. 4. | Sept. 27. | Sept. 6. | |||||||||||||||
| Fresh beef: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Steers— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Choice | $16.50 | - | 17.50 | $16.50 | - | 17.00 | $17.00 | - | 17.50 | $17.00 | - | 19.00 | $17.00 | - | 19.00 | $18.00 | - | 19.00 | ||
| Good | 15.50 | - | 16.50 | 15.50 | - | 16.50 | 15.50 | - | 16.50 | 14.00 | - | 16.00 | 14.00 | - | 16.00 | 15.00 | - | 17.00 | ||
| Medium | 12.00 | - | 14.00 | 12.00 | - | 14.00 | 11.50 | - | 14.00 | 11.00 | - | 13.00 | 12.00 | - | 13.50 | 13.00 | - | 14.00 | ||
| Common | 8.50 | - | 10.00 | 8.50 | - | 10.00 | 8.50 | - | 10.50 | 9.00 | - | 10.00 | 10.00 | - | 11.00 | 9.00 | - | 12.00 | ||
| Cows— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Good | 11.50 | - | 12.00 | 11.50 | - | 12.00 | 11.00 | - | 11.50 | ... | 10.00 | - | 11.00 | 11.00 | - | 12.00 | ||||
| Medium | 10.00 | - | 11.00 | 10.00 | - | 11.00 | 9.50 | - | 10.50 | 9.00 | - | 10.00 | 9.00 | - | 10.00 | 9.00 | - | 10.00 | ||
| Common | 8.00 | - | 9.00 | 7.50 | - | 9.00 | 8.00 | - | 9.00 | 8.00 | - | 9.00 | 8.00 | - | 9.00 | 8.00 | - | 9.00 | ||
| Bulls— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Common | 7.75 | - | 8.25 | 7.75 | - | 8.25 | 7.50 | - | 8.00 | 8.00 | - | 9.00 | 8.50 | - | 9.00 | 7.00 | - | 7.50 | ||
| Fresh lamb and mutton: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamb— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Choice | 17.00 | - | 18.00 | 18.00 | - | 19.00 | 19.00 | - | 20.00 | 18.00 | - | 19.00 | 19.00 | - | 20.00 | 20.00 | - | 21.00 | ||
| Good | 15.00 | - | 16.00 | 16.00 | - | 17.00 | 17.00 | - | 18.00 | 16.00 | - | 17.00 | 16.00 | - | 18.00 | 19.00 | - | 20.00 | ||
| Medium | 13.00 | - | 14.00 | 14.00 | - | 15.00 | 15.00 | - | 16.00 | 15.00 | - | 16.00 | 15.00 | - | 16.00 | 16.00 | - | 18.00 | ||
| Common | 10.00 | - | 12.00 | 10.00 | - | 12.00 | 12.00 | - | 14.00 | 10.00 | - | 14.00 | 10.00 | - | 14.00 | 10.00 | - | 15.00 | ||
| Mutton— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Good | 9.00 | - | 10.00 | 9.00 | - | 10.00 | 10.50 | - | 11.00 | 11.00 | - | 12.00 | 12.00 | - | 13.00 | 11.00 | - | 13.00 | ||
| Medium | 7.00 | - | 8.00 | 7.00 | - | 8.00 | 9.00 | - | 10.00 | 10.00 | - | 11.00 | 10.00 | - | 11.00 | 10.00 | - | 11.00 | ||
| Common | 6.00 | - | 7.00 | 6.00 | - | 7.00 | 6.00 | - | 8.00 | 7.00 | - | 9.00 | 7.00 | - | 9.00 | 5.00 | - | 9.00 | ||
| Fresh veal: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Choice | 19.00 | - | 20.00 | 19.00 | - | 21.00 | 20.00 | - | 22.00 | 21.00 | - | 22.00 | 23.00 | - | 25.00 | 25.00 | - | 26.00 | ||
| Good | 16.00 | - | 18.00 | 17.00 | - | 19.00 | 19.00 | - | 20.00 | 18.00 | - | 20.00 | 19.00 | - | 21.00 | 22.00 | - | 24.00 | ||
| Medium | 13.00 | - | 15.00 | 12.00 | - | 14.00 | 16.00 | - | 18.00 | 14.00 | - | 17.00 | 15.00 | - | 18.00 | 19.00 | - | 20.00 | ||
| Common | 9.00 | - | 12.00 | 8.00 | - | 11.00 | 12.00 | - | 15.00 | 8.00 | - | 10.00 | 9.00 | - | 12.00 | 14.00 | - | 17.00 | ||
| Fresh pork cuts: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loins— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8-10 lbs. average | 24.00 | - | 26.00 | 25.00 | - | 27.00 | 29.00 | - | 30.00 | 27.00 | - | 28.00 | 23.00 | - | 30.00 | 29.00 | - | 30.00 | ||
| 10-12 lbs. average | 20.00 | - | 22.00 | 21.00 | - | 23.00 | 27.00 | - | 28.00 | 25.00 | - | 26.00 | 27.00 | - | 20.00 | 26.00 | - | 28.00 | ||
| 12-14 lbs. average | 18.00 | - | 20.00 | 18.00 | - | 20.00 | 22.00 | - | 25.00 | 21.00 | - | 23.00 | 24.00 | - | 25.00 | 23.00 | - | 25.00 | ||
| 14-16 lbs. average | 16.00 | - | 18.00 | 16.00 | - | 18.00 | 19.00 | - | 21.00 | 18.00 | - | 20.00 | 18.00 | - | 20.00 | 20.00 | - | 21.00 | ||
| 16 lbs. and over | 12.00 | - | 15.00 | 13.00 | - | 15.00 | 15.00 | - | 18.00 | 15.00 | - | 18.00 | 16.00 | - | 18.00 | 17.00 | - | 18.00 | ||
| Shoulders— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Skinned | 13.00 | - | 14.00 | 14.00 | - | 15.00 | 14.50 | - | 15.00 | 14.00 | - | 15.00 | 15.00 | - | 16.00 | 15.00 | - | 16.00 | ||
| 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 | 11.00 | - | 12.00 | 11.00 | - | 12.00 | 13.00 | - | 14.00 | ||
| Butts— | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston style | 16.00 | - | 17.00 | 16.00 | - | 17.00 | 18.00 | - | 20.00 | 18.00 | - | 19.00 | 18.00 | - | 20.00 | 17.00 | - | 18.00 | ||