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Commercial
May 26, 1927
Event 1 of 2
The Milwaukee Leader
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
What is this article about?
Livestock market reports from Chicago and Milwaukee detailing receipts, conditions, and price ranges for cattle, sheep, hogs, and calves.
Clipping
OCR Quality
85%
Good
Full Text
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Chicago Livestock
CHICAGO -- Cattle--Receipts, 11,000: fed steers and yearlings steady to strong; better grades slow; prospects lower at close; generally steady trade on other classes except vealers, latter 25c to 50c lower; best matured steers $13.75 early; killing quality improved; fairly liberal supply choice weighty steers here; steers of value to sell at $12.00 downward, getting better action than choice kinds, selling at $13.00 upward; most fed steers, $10.25@12.25; yearlings, $9.75@11.00; talking $9.50@11.00 on vealers.
Sheep--Receipts, 15,000; market opening fairly active, generally steady with Tuesday: three doubles of choice Idaho lambs top packers, $17.00; 47 head out at $14.00; four doubles good California lambs sorted 10 per cent, $16.65; good to choice mediumweight dry fed clipped lambs, $14.75; early bulk clippers, $13.75-14.25; grassy kinds down to $13.00; few clipped culls, $10.00@11.00; desirable fat clipped ewes, $6.50@7.00; no choice lightweights sold; two double choice around 104 pounds California yearling wethers, $13.25; feeding lambs, late Tuesday, $13.25.
Milwaukee Livestock
HOGS--Receipts, 1,500; 10@15c lower. Prime heavy and butchers, 200 lbs. up 8.25@9.00 Prime heavy and butchers 200-240 lbs. 8.75@9.50 Fair to good lights, 160-190 8.75@9.40 Fresh light lights, 130-160.. 8.50@9.25 Fair to select packers.... 7.50@8.10 Hairless and rough skinned hogs 4.00@6.00 Pigs and light lights 7.50@8.75 Stags 7.00@8.00 Government throwouts 1.00@7.00 Boars 1.00@7.00
CATTLE--Receipts, 400; steady. Steers, good to choice 9.00@11.00 Medium to good 8.00@9.00 Fair to medium 7.25@8.50 Common 5.00@7.00 Heifers, good to choice 7.00@8.00 Medium to good 6.00@6.75 Fair to medium 5.50@6.00 Common to fair 4.50@5.00 Cows, good to choice 7.50@8.50 Medium to good 7.00@7.50 Fair to medium 6.25@7.00 Cutters 5.25@6.00 Canners 4.25@5.00 Butchers' bulls 7.00@7.50 Bologna bulls 6.25@7.00 Milkers and springers, good to choice (common sell for beef) 60.00@125.00
CALVES--Receipts, 2,500; steady. Good to choice, 100 lbs. up $10.75@11.00 Fair to good 10.00@10.50 Throwouts 6.00
SHEEP--Receipts, 100; steady. Good to choice ewes and wether lambs $12.50@15.50 Medium to good 14.00@15.00 Heavy bulk lambs 11.00@12.00 Light ewes 7.00@8.25 Cull ewes 1.00@3.50 Bucks 3.50@5.00
CHICAGO -- Cattle--Receipts, 11,000: fed steers and yearlings steady to strong; better grades slow; prospects lower at close; generally steady trade on other classes except vealers, latter 25c to 50c lower; best matured steers $13.75 early; killing quality improved; fairly liberal supply choice weighty steers here; steers of value to sell at $12.00 downward, getting better action than choice kinds, selling at $13.00 upward; most fed steers, $10.25@12.25; yearlings, $9.75@11.00; talking $9.50@11.00 on vealers.
Sheep--Receipts, 15,000; market opening fairly active, generally steady with Tuesday: three doubles of choice Idaho lambs top packers, $17.00; 47 head out at $14.00; four doubles good California lambs sorted 10 per cent, $16.65; good to choice mediumweight dry fed clipped lambs, $14.75; early bulk clippers, $13.75-14.25; grassy kinds down to $13.00; few clipped culls, $10.00@11.00; desirable fat clipped ewes, $6.50@7.00; no choice lightweights sold; two double choice around 104 pounds California yearling wethers, $13.25; feeding lambs, late Tuesday, $13.25.
Milwaukee Livestock
HOGS--Receipts, 1,500; 10@15c lower. Prime heavy and butchers, 200 lbs. up 8.25@9.00 Prime heavy and butchers 200-240 lbs. 8.75@9.50 Fair to good lights, 160-190 8.75@9.40 Fresh light lights, 130-160.. 8.50@9.25 Fair to select packers.... 7.50@8.10 Hairless and rough skinned hogs 4.00@6.00 Pigs and light lights 7.50@8.75 Stags 7.00@8.00 Government throwouts 1.00@7.00 Boars 1.00@7.00
CATTLE--Receipts, 400; steady. Steers, good to choice 9.00@11.00 Medium to good 8.00@9.00 Fair to medium 7.25@8.50 Common 5.00@7.00 Heifers, good to choice 7.00@8.00 Medium to good 6.00@6.75 Fair to medium 5.50@6.00 Common to fair 4.50@5.00 Cows, good to choice 7.50@8.50 Medium to good 7.00@7.50 Fair to medium 6.25@7.00 Cutters 5.25@6.00 Canners 4.25@5.00 Butchers' bulls 7.00@7.50 Bologna bulls 6.25@7.00 Milkers and springers, good to choice (common sell for beef) 60.00@125.00
CALVES--Receipts, 2,500; steady. Good to choice, 100 lbs. up $10.75@11.00 Fair to good 10.00@10.50 Throwouts 6.00
SHEEP--Receipts, 100; steady. Good to choice ewes and wether lambs $12.50@15.50 Medium to good 14.00@15.00 Heavy bulk lambs 11.00@12.00 Light ewes 7.00@8.25 Cull ewes 1.00@3.50 Bucks 3.50@5.00
What sub-type of article is it?
Market Condition
Prices
What keywords are associated?
Chicago Livestock
Cattle Market
Sheep Prices
Receipts Report
Where did it happen?
Chicago
Commercial Details
Location
Chicago
Commodities
Cattle
Sheep
Notable Details
Cattle Receipts: 11,000; Fed Steers And Yearlings Steady To Strong; Vealers 25c To 50c Lower; Best Matured Steers $13.75; Most Fed Steers $10.25@12.25; Yearlings $9.75@11.00
Sheep Receipts: 15,000; Generally Steady; Choice Idaho Lambs $17.00; California Lambs $16.65; Clipped Lambs $13.75 14.25; Ewes $6.50@7.00; Yearling Wethers $13.25