Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 12, March 22, 1884: A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and FiresideVarious
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Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 12, March 22, 1884: A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside
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Agriculture -- United States -- Periodicals; Farm life -- Periodicals; United States -- Rural conditions -- Periodicals
Coarse and dingy tub 25@30
Good medium tub 31@34
Unwashed bucks' fleeces 14@15
Fine unwashed heavy fleeces 18@22
Fine light unwashed heavy fleeces 22@23
Coarse unwashed fleeces 21@22
Low medium unwashed fleeces 24@25
Fine medium unwashed fleeces 26@27
Fine washed fleeces 32@33
Coarse washed fleeces 26@28
Low medium washed fleeces 30@32
Fine medium washed fleeces 34@35
Colorado and Territory wools range as follows:
Lowest grades 14@16
Low medium 18@22
Medium 22@26
Fine 16@24
Wools from New Mexico:
Lowest grades 14@16
Part improved 16@17
Best improved 19@23
Burry from 2c to 10c off; black 2c to 5c off.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
The total receipts and shipments for last week were as follows:
Received. Shipped.
Cattle 30,963 15,498
Calves 375 82
Hogs 62,988 34,361
Sheep 18,787 10,416
CATTLE.--Diseased cattle of all kinds, especially those having lump-jaws,
cancers, and running sore, are condemned and killed by the health
officers. Shippers will save freight by keeping such stock in the country.
Receipts were fair on Sunday and Monday and the demand not being very
brisk prices dropped a little. The supply of choice beeves was light. We
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Choice to prime steers $6 00@ 6 85
Good to choice steers 6 20@ 6 50
Fair to good shipping steers 5 55@ 6 15
Common to medium dressed beef steers 4 85@ 5 50
Very common steers 5 00@ 5 50
Cows, choice to prime 5 00@ 5 50
Cows, common to choice 3 30@ 4 95
Cows, inferior 2 50@ 3 25
Common to prime bulls 3 25@ 5 50
Stockers, common to choice 3 70@ 4 75
Feeders, fair to choice 4 80@ 5 25
Milch cows, per head 25 00@ 65 00
Veal calves, per 100lbs 4 00@ 7 75
HOGS.--All sales of hogs in this market are made subject to a shrinkage of
40 lbs for piggy sows and 80 lbs for each stag. Dead hogs sell at 1-1/2c
per lb for weight of 200 lbs and over, and 1c for weights of less than 200
lbs. With the exception of cripples and milch cows, all stock is sold per
100 lbs live weight.
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