Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-05-15 | Page 24 | Good Cattle Are Scarce

Goon ot GA TILE ARE SCARCE First Grass of Season Sold Sol at Ogden Og en Yards YanIs BJ- BJ 1 r. r 1 I it H. I. I vYrn s. S U. U S. S iH of Agriculture Weekly review of oC Ogden Og len live- live livestock livestock stock market for week ending Sat Sat- St- St Saturday May 14 1 With Wih good goo l cram fed cattle grad grad- gradually gradually becoming more scarce prices on these kinds kind continue strong to V higher Lower g del of or cattle however make mako up tho the balk ot of tho the receipts at nt this time of or year and ond prices price are Iro fully steady with last lat weeks week's close Receipts Receipt for tho the week wee I. I total with above half ot of this number coming cominG in on Monday Last weeks week's receipts were ere while came In during tho the sec second ond on week of or May la last lut year Sales Sale since Monday of or this week I have hav 1 beon been confined to odd o 1 lots while practically no good god steers have havo shown up all al week Good to 1050 pound poun steers would bring t around GRASS HEIFERS Tho The first grass Krass fra heifers of or the season Beason consisting of or a n load from froma froU a nearby range sold Monday at 00 These heifers carried plen plen- plenty plenty ty of or quality but buter very er little Into finish and offerings would likely bo be hard to AC sd lef Ito 10 killer kier sin the tho thenet sn next net six weeks weeks Odd head of or good grain rain fed heifers helfers helter turned at 7 00 while several lots lot of or medium to good cows sold Bold at ot 7 O Cutters and common co on cows made ma e up upa a larger lager percentage perce go of or the receipts this week than for lm time and r sales were at Most Ios bulls continue continuo to sell Rel Around aroun fi with a a few fEw at 1 Good are bringing 1025 and a a. few rew choice weighty I calves sold Bold up to 1000 1003 Feeder calves and common to medium calves calve aro are selling largely at AT LOW OW LEVELS LS Prices on hogs this week reached new ne low levels le for recent years yearl when good goor Ins drive-Ins sold under 1000 Fridays Friday's sales at on drive ins were lower than a n week previous These Thes de declines do de- dines clines are In sympathy with de declines de- de dines clines at all 01 other markets while local sales havo have ranged from to above Omaha's Omaha's top Load Lad lots of oC light and medium weight butchers butchon butcher sold this week nt at 1010 I and 1015 Tho bulk of or the re recent re- re recent cent sales on ISO to pound Ins drive havo have been at I Weighty 1 butchers butcher are aro go go- going goIng ing around and pack pack- packIng I ing sows sowa at Receipts of sheep this week total I with wih close coso to Cali Cali- California Cal Cal- fornia spring lambs with the bulk bulkIn In transit east cast This weeks week's supply of ot spring lambs likely the peak of the season B and n receipts e ot of o Cal Cal- rf od f tl lambs so far this month h have totaled over per day Local packers have hn received a few decks of these lambs direct from California 1