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Show A (Livestock Market " .Ogden Catte and calves The total receipts for the. week were 1042, compared to 869 head last week and 1002 during a corresponding corres-ponding period a year ago. The cattle market opened the week's session on a steady to strong basis. bas-is. She sotck registered ran : advance ad-vance of 5 to 25 vents in? spots, The bulk of the good fed steers secured $7.007.75, which includes one load of 913 pound weights at $7.50. Common to medium grade offerings raned from $5.506.75. The bulk of the good grade fed heifers scored $7.007.65,-. a few reaching $7.75. Common to mdei-usm mdei-usm heifers brought . $5.506;75. Good grade cows garnered $5.25 5.50, a few light kinds on the heiferette order, $4.255.00., with low cutters and cutters $3.00 4.00. IShelly kin;. ranged down to $2.50. The bulk of the medium grade bulls made $4.505.25, an occasional weighty butcher bull reached $5.50. Th bulk of the good Ivealers secured, $8.50 9.50 with a few choice kinds up to $10.00. Common to medium offerings offer-ings ranged from $5.508.25. A few common to medium calves secured $6.008.25. Hogs During the week's session ses-sion prices fuctuated often. However, How-ever, at the close of the week the best local butchers were around 45 cents higher. Packing sows were strong to 25 cents higher. The top for the session was $8.65 reached Wednesday. The closing top was $8.60. The bulk of the good and choice light and medium-weight medium-weight 'butchersi secured $8.25 8.45. Light lights ranged from $7.50 8.00. Packing sows bulked from $5.756.25. Rough heavies were down to $5.50 and light smooth offerings up to $6.50. Sheep The receipts in the sheep sheds totalde 38,861 head, compared com-pared to 48.376 last week and 65,655 during a liRe period a year ago. Lambs, witnessed an upturn from 50 to 75 cents compared to closing sales duriner the previous week. The run of California spring (lambs is still aliea-i of last year's receipt--, v-ith 244.144 against 187.-C07 187.-C07 head last season, t the cose 1 1 of last week $S.25 was the top on California' lambs. Late sales this 1 1 week at S8.50 8.75 were taking I the best offerings. |
