Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-03-31
Live stock Markets.

Chicago-Cattle market active and
stronger. Prices steady and sal
quick. Beef steers sold on a basis O
e3.S544.20 for the commonest to $3.50
for prime to extra cattle, the greater
part selling at yr.4005.10, there be-
ing the usual scarcity of strictly
choice lots. otockers and feeders
ranged from $3,65@5.OO for common
to best. Calves were in good demand
at wide range OF prices, best grades
bringing $6.256690; commoner grades
going for $4.OO@C.O0. Hogs-Receipts
heavy, prices lower, and sales wer,
at a further de line. Common (,
prime droves of hogs sold at $500
1856, the greater part selling at $375
@3.S21a Range in prices narrower
than at any time for a month past,
and light and heavy hogs now sell
close together. Today's drop, about
Toe in heavy and DC in light.
Trade in sheep and lambs was live
~ at strong prices. Choice lambs
were scarce and sold up to $685.. an
advance of 25c and sellers had some
'Colorados for $500. The commonest
lambs sold at $40. Sheep sold =
sS.5O@4,75 and yearlings at $4,000
$40. Sheep went largely at $4350
$50 and lambs sold largely at high
prices.
Receipts-Cattle, 10000 head: hogs,
$4,000 head; sheep, $4,000 head
New York-Beeves-Receipts 1857
head: active and higher; steers. medi.
UNI to good, $4,7O9515; oxen and
stays, $2.5O64.55; bulls. S3.1563.9O:
cows, $2.OO6360 Calves-Receipt
S,S17 head; less active and lower
yeals, poor to prime, $4OO@7C
Sheep and lambS-Receipts 1925
head; firm for sheep; lambs closed
lower; sheep, s95O65.5O; lambs. fair
to choice, $6.OO06.5O; general sales.
S6.10; clipped do S5.OO65.5O; spring
lambs, S25Od5OO each. Hogs-Re
ceipts, 1871 head; dull and lower. Al
R4.OOq4.25; general sales. $41064.1-
Kansas -Cattle-Rccpipts (or-
hciaD for the forty-eight hours ended
at 5 p. m. yesterday were: Cattle. A.
500 head; calves. 1l2 head. The offer
ings of fed nativ' and range steers
were fairly large, in proportion to tn
general receipts, and the market wa
unsettled particularly for heavy
weights. I'm cases sales were made
as much as Zoe lower prices than 81
Friday. Cows and heifers were in
very fair supply and those taken by
local saughtererS sold at about
steady prices, while stock COWS and
heifers were weak to lower. Specu-
lators held over l744 stockers aud
feeders from Saturday aud the fresh
receipts were not large The mark
was quiet, as is usual on Monday. and
the feeling weak Fresh receipts in
6outhern Division were 942 cattle and
2 calves. which sold mostly nj abo,
steady prices. Native bulls rang,
s2.5OQ475 per cwt.. and native calve".
E7OOq9.O0 each. Milch COWS with
calves sold at S42 50647OO per COW
and calf. Hogs-Receipts (oHiciaD |
for the forty-eight hours ended at q
p. m. yesterday were: 1913 head. !
There was a weak market yesterday !
with the bulk of sales at $3.50d3.G0 !
against SS.60@o.7O Saturday. indicat-
Ing an average decline of Zoe. The
top price. $685., was 15c lower than
Saturdays top. Sheep-Receipts (of- !
iciaD for the forty-eight hours ended |
1T p. M. yesterday were: 1929 head |
There was an active and strong
market for sheep and lambs at above
Fridays prices, quality considered.
Horses and mules-Receipts (officiaD
for the forty-eight hours ended at
p. m. yesterday were: At the stock
yards, 2; at Grand avenue, AL head.
Shipments yesterday from Grand av-
lnue, 81 head. The market at Grand
avenue was active at steady prices.
as to mules wanted for
Cuba. Cottingham Brothers sold %
head Of 15.2 hand mules. weighing
100 pounds, at $500 each.