Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-22
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KANSAS CITY LEADS N rmD sA11~
TEXAS PRIze CATTLE
Encouraging News Fsoa utah $780,
Rasges-Fsney Beef Calt1e-NOtoo
From the Cssstpy-vsssssss
NJ the St0ek Yards.

Inc sale OF the 2-year-oid SAMSON peem>
ium steers from Fort Worth here Monday
ut SS was announced yesterday. They
averaged I.2ss pounds and shrznk only oso
pound in coming to market. Tho Chicssfne
end Of the shipment was the 3-year-O sur
prize winners at Fort Worth. They alsrns
sold Monday. They averaged 1.SD pound spa
and shrank sixty-three pounds tn transfmss
and sold at 800.
Briggs 4 Harold. of waxahachie. Te1..f
who took second premium at Fort Worth.
sent their cattle to st. Louis. They were
also sold on Monday. They averaged I'm
pounds and brought $50. only &c more
than the Kansas City cattle. which av-
erased 81 pounds less. All things consid-
cred. allowing for shrinkage and the di4ef-
ence in weight. the Kansas City sale = Tie
best one and places this market At II :
head OF the Western cattle trade centers.
News from sheep men of Utah Is rather
encouraging and the loss. 1t Is thought. VII
be lighter than expected. The Denver H1eao
10 the largest owner OF sheep In Eastern
Utah. and says his focks have done ex-
ceedirgly well. considering the very light
fall Of snow in Carbon county. where they
have been ranging during the winter. HIS
losses have been very light. and when hiD
hocks are once more where they can get
get through until shearing time with fewer
dead ones than for any previous winter for
years: Joseph Nougler and others ON the
San Rafael river and or the Cedar noun
tains say that the flocks are doing nicely
and that the owners will soon be driving
towards Price where most of the herda OF
to Cotton for dipping. The agent Of tAsSc
Rio Grande Western railway Is figuring dbta
shearing 5000 to 100000 head at Price WI on
Uintah county. it is thought. will be IL n.,
$4,000 pounds" Spm
s.Ip yl.orJy1- co,.t-
tie on hand is about the same a. a year
ago" said T. J. and W.. p. Dickerscn, of
Toronto. Kas.. who were here yesterday
rcughness plentiful. Cattle doing fairly
well. all things considered"
yesterday. Matti Bros. Of CottonWooo
Fails. Has. were here with IL dehornea
own feeding that were well fatted and
highly finished. They averaged 1861 pounds
and were sold by William Epperson q Co.
days. The Armour n PACKING aaiaTs. Company ceass .ns Coz
them for its dressed beef trade. Sixteen
spayed heifers belonging to the same feed
by the same frm at $3.50. the highest price
of the day. They, too, went to the Ar.
mours.
Cloud county has fewer cattle and hcgs
than this time last year. said Louis Hsa-S
s serda OF With Sehe Scss. G Has;. Sn Cents Ss' h In ss's &c.
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ness getting scarce. Cattle rave so apr
done fairly. all things considered" m ~
Among the toppy cattle here yesterSsr ;s.d
deserving of more than q passing NOS, 4 h
were eighteen grade Shorthorn ste<TU
brought in by G. McI.ain. Of Wellsville,
Has. They were of his own feeding. smooth
and very fat: They averaged 1.SS1 pounds
Stock Commission Company. at 6.O. next
to the highest price of the day. A. Meyer
took them on an Eastern order.
Ed r. Boswell. formerly with Mcdonald.
Crowley & Farmer. is now with the Globe
Live Stock Commission Company.
Ground was broken yesterday for the
four new horse and mule sale stables. just
market. on Genesee street. They arc be-
Ing built by the stock yards company and
will be 106x19 feet.