The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1901-10-24
Kansas City Stock Yards.
October 19, 1901

With the main show tent set, max
ing a display OF canvas 300 feet long
and 125 feet wide, loads OF hay,
straw, sawdust etc, moving around
and an army of attendants busy al
their several tasks, the great Ameri-
can Royal cattle show and sale Is
RAPIDLY taking on the appearance
of an up-to-date three ring perform
ance affair. General Manager. Chas.
Il. Thomas, says he has never known
such an active interest to be taken In
apy former event and from the ad-
vance hotel reservations the week
of the 21st to the Goth, during which
the American Royal cattle show and
sale will be in progress throughout
the days at the stock yards and the
annual horse show will occupy the
Convention Hall in the evenings, will
be one OF many visitors and much
interest to both residents and strang-
ers. Many OF the show cattle came
in during the past week and are com
fortably quartered In the fine stock
barn and from the showing already
made all doubt OF the success OF the
event has disappeared If any ever
existed.
The cattle trade during the past
week has been Of such evenness that
business has been transacted on an
active. but undemonstrative basis
with prices quoted strong but no
higher. Corn cattle We're in Just
about the proper proportion to sat
isfy the demands and the top price
for the week was $40. Fed westerns
were topped by a train OF l431 pounds
Colorado's at go and fat grass
beeves received their share OF atten-
ton at a range of 1925 to AIS. Cow
prices did not change materially dur
ing the week and all good grades
found ready sales at the prevailing
prices OF the week before.
Desirable stockers and feeders were
short of the requirements OF the
market and sold strong from the
first. Common kinds were neglected
after the first two days and closed
very dull. The top price for heavy
feeders was 4.25 and most sales OF the
week were consumated at a range OF
300 to 4.4O. The country demand is
active and commission merchants
are advising customers to market
their offerings while the weather con-
tinues dry and prices attractive.
Receipts in the Southern yards
amounted to 1000 cattle and 1000
calves. Trade was active and prices
showed no fluctuations. Steers
ranged from 225 to $50 for the kinds
offered which were from very COM
mon to only fair in quality. Cows
were also a little out OF style and re-
allied prices ranging from 1.6O for
the poorest to 2.S5 to fair cows and
heifers mixed.
Reduced hog receipts stimulated
prices and the local market contin-
ued higher than at. eastern points
thus precluding any attempt at a
shipping trade. Pigs advanced 15 to
25e and hogs 10 to 15e during the
week and closing quotations We're
at $50 to $50 for heavy hogs; 6.lO to
$50 for mixed packing and medium
lots; $40 to $50 for light weights,
and 500 to $50 for desirable pigs.
Sheep values continued to advance
during the past week and choice ma
tive wethers sold up to 800 for the
first time in many weeks. There
seems to be a feeling that mutton
values will continue active and the
trade shows encouraging vitality.
Qualities were against the acquiring
OF snowy prices for Westerns but
GOOD Utah wethers sold up to $40
and mixed ewes and wethers at $50.
Choice western lambs realized 4.5O to
AIS and prime wethers would have
brought $50. The eve trade was
largely at 2.75 to S.25 though nativer