Kansas City journal., 1898-01-19
OR INTEREST TO STOCKMEN,
SPECULATION AS TO FUTURE OF
THE CATTLE MARKET.
Packers Handling Bulk of Receipts
Little Variation In the Average
Weight of Hogs Last Week
and q Year Ago.

There is Just now much speculation as to
the future of the cattle market. Many
seem to think that cattle should go higher.
and unless they do. assert unhesitatingly
that many feeders must lose money. Isn't
1t possible that too much money has been
paid for feeders? Choice export steers arc
selling now at s4.90G5.oO. The same cattle
were selling year ago at SS5G500. Now.
let US see as to the supply. The receipts
here at Kansas City up to January Is were
less than 2.0OO more than the same time last
year, while in Chicago they are LOO short
and at Omaha $3.50 less. but $500 more in
st. Louis. Total at these points. only 800
more than the first eighteen days of jan
uary in 1897. So the market supply of the
AS there were 154 lSs more stockers and
feeders sent from here TO the country last
year than In lssS. and most Of these cattle
souri, nearest to Kansas City. why should
the receipts on the market here fall behind
With these facts before US. where are your
high prices to come from? These are facts
that must be considered in studying the
future cattle market.
Packers are handling the bulk of the re-
chases were: Cattle, 2.9S7: hogs. 6sss. and
sheep 3.24, while shippers bought: Cattle.
2147; hogs, Al, and sheep. 3.
The quality of hogs coming to market
now and year ago seems to be much the
same. Inc average WelSul ol HOSs soit
here for the week ending January IA was
225; same week last year. 226 pounds
Visitors at the Yards With Stock.
j. Baum, skiddy. Kas.. was here with cat
tie yesterday.
]. w. Rose brought In hogs yesterday
from Iona, kaS.
W. Knaus. Roper. Kas.. was here yes
terday with cattle.
H. Seymour, of Hoge. Kas.. came in yes
terdav with cattle
E. Hawkins brought in cattle yesterday
from Coleman, Mo.
William Wills, of Peculiar. Mo-. was here
yesterday with hogs.
c. r. Fanatia, Shaw. Kas., arrived here
with hogs yesterday.
n. T. Olson, Lindsborg, Kas., arrived here
with hogs yesterday.
p; Harrington. Baker. Kas. was here
with cattle yesterday.
F. Goyette, Of Elsmore. Kas.. was here
yesterday with cattle.
j. A. Richardson, Elk Falls. Kas.. was in
yesterday with cattle.
NJ. G.. Young brought In cattle and hogs
from Savonsburg. Kas.
Crowl & Kring of Cherryvale. Kas., were
up with hogs yesterday.
E. NJ. Lockridge was here from Laclede.
Mo-, yesterday with hogs.
Billings & Son were here with cattle yes
terday from Ohio Kas.
Albert Baxter, Bala, Kas., was at the
yards yesterday with hogs
j. u. Johnson. or BeIoit, kaS., was IN
| the city yesterday with hogs.
E. d. Beardsley was down from Kester-
son. Neb., yesterday with cattle.
C. A. Tolman, of Olathe, Kas., was at
the yards yesterday with cattle. "a
]. F. Shuggert. Nortonville. Kas.. was at
the yards yesterday with cattle.
Captain A. P. Gibson was up from Cha
mute, Kas., yesterday with cattle.
A ]. Ball was in from Mcpherson. kas.,
yesterday with cattle and hogs.
nd n
were here buying mules yesterday.
Dan Mcnamara, of Holiday. Kas., was
| on the yards yesterday with cattle.
C. r. Levering. Latham. Kas., was at the
yards yesterday with hogs and cattle.
Rogers & Blanchard, Bennington. Kas.,
were in the city yesterday with hogs
Alex McRea and Peter Morgan arrived
with cattle yesterday from Hope. Kas.
Marion Sparks was in yesterday from
Marshall. Mo-, with a-lot Of fine mules.
T. j. Hederick and ]. D. Ucker brought
| cattle In yesterday from Buckner. Mo-
8. NJ. Mahard and A. w. Edwards.
Narka. Kas., were in yesterday with hogs.
W. Bailey and H. NJ. Walker, Appleton
City, Mo-. had hogs at the yards yesterday.
j. Y, Bond and A. II. Wolgast came in
yesterday with cattle from Alta Vista, Kas.
w. C. McRae, Of Lake Providence. La.
shipped out Monday with q lot Of horses
and mules.
r. H. Mowatt and G. L. Valentine. of
Herington. Kas.. were in the city yester-
day with cattle.
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