Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-04-23
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o.. L.suls Live steek Market.
tFrom he Lice Sfoek Rsporfsr,)
cATTLE-siuce the closing Of Lent, las,
Sunday. . better feeling has prevailed this In
trade, and prices hsvs steadily s,trenet,
closing the week CSC better on allgood rattle
At present writing the market manifests y
more healthy tone than for some time, and
the Indications are that good native grade.
may hold their own. In ordinary and faii
or partly matured cattle, such as are too flesh.
for feeders, aud not fat enough for Eastern
shippers, we have not % much confidence
yet they, tso, may contlnte to hold up, I'm.
less interior shippers become excited by the
little improvement In the cattle market, and
give us more stock than can DO judiciousiy
handled. Yesterday. the receipts being
composed Of better grades, and Eastern nd.
vices favorable, q good trade was done on
Buffalo and Pittsburg account, and the yards
werc pretty well cleaned OF NIL good lots.
Rough and uneven punches, though strong
er. 10 not exhibit the same improvement a
shipping cattle and good smooth butchers
stuff. Western shippers to the seaboard the
past week have met with fair success, and
In consequence, felt more inclined to take
hold than for some time previous. Although
the general surroundings just now look
quite favorable we can hardly advise o.
country patrons to put too much confidence
in high prices, but would admonish them to
operate with caution and avoid sending to
maket too many common and partly matured
cattle. Quite . fair run of wintered Texas
cattle are now being had, but a large proper
iion Of them ire being sent forward In ordi-
nary TO fair condition. But few good lots
were received. We note the sale yesterday
Of lis head fat wintered Texas steers Nv ! Jas,
at 81 s'!. We learr through Texas papers
that several tliousani cattle in the Southeast
portion Of the State are on the trail, and that
they are headed towards Ellsworth. The
local butchers market closes the week, and
fair aud good smooth butchers stuff yester-
day sold well at 25c advance on last weeks
prices. Stock cattle are active at from q 00
O. % for medium to fair and 4 SCOT S0:.for
good to prime. Choice straight lots bring
IS 90, and. III some instances even little
higher figures have been obtained for fancy
feeders.
OXES-The receipts Of oxen were liberal
yet, under a good demand on Southern and
local account. last weeks, prices have been
maintained. We note the sale yesterday OF
l fair OK, av ITO, at 81 IS; 1 good do, av
1910. ut "a 40 l fair do, av 1900, at - Is; 0
fair do, av 100, ut "a IS; 6 good to prime
do, Nv Lois, at 81 s13.
EXTRA TO CHOICE NATIVE STEERS.
This class embraces smooth, well fa,ted
aud well formed stock and graded ~streers,
av. 400 10 1000 ibs. But few of these cattle
were received. We quote them from Sc 90
to 6 IS.
NATIVE STOCK STEERS.
This description includes thrifty ~streers,
averaging 300 to l2O0tbs. Offerings of stock
cattle the past week were light. The demand
for stockers continues good, and values may
again be noted higher. We note the sale
yesterday, of as head good native stocKers,
av 1lG2. at 81 as; 10 fair native stocker-, nv
ao3, at 81 40; IL do, av SO, at "a 30; Is prime
do, az flj9, at SIS; II do do, av 1855, at IS,
and 81 good DO av 1913. at 81 so.
cow AND HEIFEKs.
The receipts of COWS aud heifers the past
week were quite fair. Under an improve.
ment in the demand for beef since Lent. this
class Of cattle has been in good demand and
about DC bisher. We quote good TO prime al
81 80 10 8 90. and medium 10 fair at from
IS IS to "a %. We note the sale, Yesterday,
of l fair heifer vt 30. ut 81; l good do, VT
SO, at 81 80; l fair do, VT $50. at 81. l do do,
VT S3S. ut 81 %; l fair cow, VT 1850, ut
u % l good DO. VT lilo, at 81 37t; and /
do do, VT tsGo, at 81 80.
TEXAS o
The ruT of Texas cattle was larger than
for some time, and offerings mainly in me.
dium to fair condition. Quite q fair trade
was done t.. 'long horns,'' anu at an advance
of I2i ~ s5c. We quote common to fair Al
80 jO(14 y, and good to prime at "a 400
4 S.1. We note the sale, yesterday, of III
head fat Texas steers, az l14s, at "a s.i; l:
rough Texas. AZ 1911, ut % CT.
cows WITH CALVES AND SeRIEGERs.
A good demand was had for choice t
choice %springers and cows with calves u
S30@50, and S20@35 Tor fair to good.
CATTLE SALES.
The following were the leading sulcs tni,
morning: II fair oxen, av 1868, at 81 IS; Is goCt
native stOckers, av So, IT 81 ~; IS prime nativ.
shipping steers, av 1888, at S. a.; IL good natiY.
shipping steers, av 1900 at 81 p; 30 good Icxa;
steers, NV LOO, at S. a. 10 good pony steers, Il,
1851, at S. 4s good TO prime native shipping
steers, nv 1909, at si.G2I; Ii good native ship.
1 ping steers, Nv l35l, a; So 80: 10 good oxen. Nv
fi9i. At 81 50; Is good Pittzburg Steers, av 1854,
at s. -; 81 good native shipping steers, av lsio.
| At 4, - :. . oG good native sfnrt.rs ,v al nj
81 so, and ! pr.Ine heifer, wt750, 81 rs.
HOGS-The wech c oses a little more favor
able for the seller, yet, rs the quality'o l
hogs that are now being sent forwards very
inferior, but little il any advance is antici
pated in the immediate iutnre. lnteriorship
pcrs would lowell 10 assert their hogs before
forwarding them markc las Eastern shipper.
only want straight. smooth lots, and wherever
they buy uneven punches it Is only It liberia
concessions. The torepart of tue week-oul
circular wcek-Friday, Saturday, SUNDAY
and Monday, the receipt, were over go,
head and they mainly rough, uneven lots
This liberia, supply Of inferior hogs coming
as it did. at Il time when regular shipper!
were hold ny out of the market for more Ell
couraSinS news from the East. had q de
pressing effect upon this trade, and thu
market dragged ut last weeks closing price;
UP to TUESDAY. Tuesday. however, as re
ports from the seabUard We're Of u NOR,
favorable nature. Buffalo shippers entcre,
the market, aud the pans were pretty wei
cleaned at from ~ Got 81 for light, Yorl
hogs. Yesterday thc.c was no perrcptlil,
change from the dry preyious-pr ccs re
manning firm bat UNCHANGED.
HOG SAFES.
The following We've leading sales this morn
ing: 6s, Nv lss, SIS; SO, NV zoo, at 81 %; 81, IA
23i, at 81 40; 81, Nv .ii, ~ 81 90; ~, av 2li. .
1 50; a3. NV 20, Ut 81 80; 81, Nv 100, at ST s5;S 100
Nv 23s, at 81 50; TO, NV los, II; 81 SO; lso, nv .l6
nj - %; 70, av l3s, ut 81 90; and %, w III, u
81 30.
SHEEP-More life was manifested in ih,
sheep market than ut our last, and values
influenced by light receipts, closed firm an,
somewhat better. Alyi-cs from Buffalo an,
New York iu,i ate an Improvement In tia
quarter, thus giving Skipper, more conf
jence. For good mutton grades the Outiool
promises fair, aud the indications are tIa