Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-05
OF INTEREST TO STOCKMER
SOME COMMENTS on WHAT CATTLE
RECEIPTS FROM TEXAS SHOW.
Native Lambs show q Big Jump In
Price Over Last Yenr-Quaran-
tine Season Nearly Over
Notes md News.

Despite the falling Off in the Texas cat
tie receipts here this year as compared
with last. Kansas City continues TO lead in
this branch of the cattle trade. If there
have been fewer Texas cattle received here
the past ten months. so have there been
fewer in Chicago. the loss in the Texas
cattle receipts in that market from Janu-
AIRY l to October 90. being nearly four TO
one. compared with Kansas City'S. The
Texas cattle receipts here for the ten
months ending with October were 90 .i02. \
decrease compared with the same time last
year of 29.065. In Chicago for the same time
the Texas cattle receipts were lSS,3iI. a loss
compared with. same time last year Of
ll .5G6. 1t Is self-evident from these figures
that Kansas City has lost no prestige as n
Texas cattle market. if this seasons re-
ceipts have fallen behind a few thousand.
A bunch of choice native lambs sold here
yesterday at $50 per cwt. The highest
price during November. 1896. was $3.50.
which would Indicate an advance of N.I5
per Cwt. There were also a choice. lot of
Colorado lambs sold at $50, which is about
Wis per cwt. higher.
The Texas fever quarantine season Is fast
drawing to a close. That of the govern
the states at the same time. kansas. how
ever. is ar exception, 1t remaining in force
In that state to December l.
The revival of the Mexican hog trade
Is good news for heavy hogmeh. as it furr-
iShes much needed competition for that
class OF hogs Morris & Butt Wednesday
night shipped to the City of Mexico twelve
cars Of choice. heavy hogs. the first since
last spring.
Visitors mt the Yards With stock.
". c. Carter. Rayville. No.. had in hogs
yesterday.
E. L. Koen. Lamar, Col, was in yester-
day with cattle
D. Woods. Mankato. Kas. was in yes
II IerOaN WIN h0ES-
]. o. Benton & Son. Onaga, Kas, had
in hogs yesterday.
Frank CarneaIson, Ada, Kas., was in yes
terday with cattle.
James Blevins; Caney. Kas.. was here
G.. F. Merwin. Keystone, Mo-, came in
yesterday with hogs.
F. NJ. Page. Clarendon. Tex, was up
yesterday with cattle.
J.. L. McQurlin. Optima, O.. T.. came in
yesterday with cattle.
Robert Atkinson. Ottawa. Kas., was here
yesterday with cattle.
Greenwade & Wardrop. Hunnewell, Kas,
had in cattle yesterday.
Huffman & Etherington. Abilene. Kas.,
had in cattle yesterday.
j. and F. Henson, Mount Vernon, No.,
had In sheep yesterday.
W. H. Woodleaf. Ottawa, Kas., came
in yesterday with sheep.
H. A. Cunningham. Lockwood. Kas., was
here yesterday with hogs.
r. D. Edwards, Grand Pass, No., was
here yesterday with hogs
c. H. Randle, lola, Kas., was on the
yards yesterday with hogs.
s.. Perry. Wakefield. Kas., was on the
yards yesterday with cattle.
Tom Blackford. Blackburn. Mo. was at
the yards yesterday with cattle.
Jesse Reeves. Pau1's Valley. I. T., was
on the yards yesterday with cattle.
j. c. McCandless. Jr., Hennessey. o. T..
was at the yards yesterday with hogs.
G.. H. Durham. Ellsmore, Kas.. was at
the yards yesterday with cattle and hogs.
Fred Hoelscher. Ray county, No., got
feeders here yesterday. He reports the
usual number of cattle and hogs in his
county. Corn selling at % cents. H.,
w. ". Walker. Jr.. Minneapolis, Kas.,
was here after stockers yesterday. He
says cattle are short in Ottawa county.
but hogs an average. Corn selling at 20
@25 cents.