Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-25
WESTERN LIVE STOCK SALES.

For some reason, probably the general
activity incident to spring planting, the
shipment Of live stock has been neglect
ed during the past week, resulting IN q
| general falling off Df receipts at all
| western markets. The supply at this
market amounted TO 2S,JOO, as compared
! 70 Sl,iOO for the week next preceding,
but showing gain Of 1000 az compared
/ win the correspond ng week last year.
/ Mondays cattle market was quoted 10
! 70 10 cents higher than the Friday be-
/ tore on all excepting prime heavy
! steers. which were literally represented
I and excited but little competition. A
large per centage OF Thursdays supply
Z was also composed OF heavy beef steers
which broke 10 TO 10 cents while the
I medium weight offerings, including
southern cattle, stood pat at Mondays
advance. Wednesday and Thursday
experienced stronger values on the light
tat cattle making the gain for the week
10 to 20 cents per cwt. This gain APP
plies to fat cattle, 1850 10 1900 lbs
average. which sell largely at l.6O to
500, while heavy 1900 to 1900 lbs. ex-
| port and dressed beef steers, are worth
500 to $50.
Western fed steers are In good de-
mand and the quality that has been Of
fered during the week sold largely at
42O 70 4,9O with choice lots quotable up
TO 525.
The weeks supply Of southern cattle,
500 head, shows a substantial gain OF
llOO head over the corresponding week
In 1900, but is $3.50 less than arrived
during the preceding week The market
In the southern yards was one OF spec
ial activity, the class OF the offerings,
for the most part being just what the
packers desired Competition was keen
ana values Were enhanced 20 to rs
cents. as compared to the week before
ana the top price, 500 for NJ. ID. Wild
mans $40 ID. steers from White Eagle.
q. T.. was the highest since November.
Receipts and range Of prices by days
We're as follows:
Monday-l,S56 head at 1855 10 500.
Iuesday-9zO head at 1896 to 1856.
Mednesday-i,2l head at 400 to 475.
IhuIsday--2sO head at 1886 TO i35.
southern bulls sold az 800 10 $40;
cows at 265 to S.e5 ana the only veal
calves offered 10 head by stubbs &
Ross. Of Workman Texas, brought
cents per pound.
The stocker and feeder market was
active and on the advance. notwlth-
standing the two days during which old
Boreas blew his Icy breath upon the
traders and piled up "the beautiful"
with as much ylgor as If the tad-pole
season had been eliminated from the
calendar. Five dollars per owt. was
PAID Tor load Of last spring bull calves
averaging as pounds. Stock hsifers
ana ilght feeders sold up 20 $3.50. and
heavy feeding cattle reached a top OF
N.tO. The extreme range Of prices was
from $8.65U{5.00 including LOCO TO |. 100
pound feeders at SAYS TO $40; medium
weights at $685. 20 $3.50 and last spring
calf weights, 800 TO $50 pounds al s4.26
to 5000, Cows and heifers advanced
10 cents TO 20 cents during the week
and sold al 1910 10 slf5 for good To
choice COWS; 1926 to $3.50 for fair TO
choice heifers and 1926 to $500 for can
ner COWS,
Nobody seems to know how high
hogs VIII go. The top so far IL So 70,
which Is the highest since the $3.50 s0p
OF September 1894, and the bulk of the
neavy' medium and light hogs are SELL
ing at $3.50 to $500, while pigs COM
mand prices ranging from $500 TO $40. |
Receipts for the week aggregate Sc 900. |
against 5l,SOO Tor the preceding week |
ana bbbVO Tor the same week last year. |
Much speculation is being INDUCED |
IN as TO the surplus or shortage OF the |
lamb supply The anticipated run fails |
TO materalize and every shipper IN |
teryiewed on the subject contends thai |
there was a vast over-estimate on the |
number OF sheep on feed early I'm the |
season, and that the supply In the Ar
Kansas valley alone Will fan 10000 10 |
100000 short Of the 200 900 20 $4,000 head |
which were estimated only a few weeks |
ago BE this as II may, sheep and |
lambs are coming 70 market In meager
lots and not nearly fast enough 10 sat
isfy existing demands. Prices are
gradually being forced up and the ton
prices on Western sheep FOR the past
week run as follows Lambs. $3.50.
wethers, $500; ewes, $3.50. The Z cent
wethers were sold for Mcintosh Broth
ers, OF Las Animas, Colo, and the s. 10
lambs for r. Penderlth Of Ia Junta.
Colo There were two cars Of 5S-aonnd
feeder lambs sold on Wednesday az
NS5. The general run Of lamb prices
IL from $500 20 $3.50 including clipped
lots az $500 20 1910 Wethers sell
largely at A40 10 $40 and ewes al
sa'5 to $3.50 largely at A25 20 $3.50.
leatlings are worth from $3.50 10 1910
FOR fair 10 good
Among the sales Of western sheep al
Kansas city last week were:
Monday
Geo Halows. Rocky Ford. Colo. 1923
lambs, 50 his, at SIS
A. c. Conner Rocky Fork. Colo. 400
lambs. p lbs. at SIS
Tuesday
r, Warshauer & Co. las Anlmas
Colo, 5iS lambs 70 tbs at SIS.
J, r Colt & SON, Manzanola, Colo
100 ewes. SO lbs. az 4.l5.
J. q. Colt & SON. Manzanola, Colo, |
2S0 lambs, u NE. at 5.95.
a, G, Norwood, Las Anlmss. Colo. |
III lambs, g. MS. az SIS,
Wednesday,
r. b. Osioghaut Las Animas. Colo.
'a3 feeder lambs. IS lbs az fG.
Burke 6 Colt Las Animes Colo. s1s
lambs ~ ms. at $50.
War.hauer Las AnImas, Colo.
l'3 lambs 10 MS az $50
c, W Rankin, Las Animas, Colo. III
lambs. 70 Ms, at $40.
W. A. Colt, Manzanola, Colo. 200 N.
Mex, ewes. 50 ibs. at ti0.
w. a. Colt, Manzanola, Colo, 25s
amhs, n lbs at $50.
Thursday ,
Fox a Green. Rocky Ford. Colo. I9s
ambs, 81 lbs. az S.25