The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-08-11
CATTLE PRICES ADVANCED
THE PAST WEEK SHOWED A GAIN
IN KANSAS CITY.
Prices on Hogs Range 90 to 75c Huher
Than a Year Aoo---Cattle
Receipts.
ispeciai 10 1he Peat

Kansas City Stock Yards, August TO-
Atler o mean close to the weeks market
GA the Friday before, a moderate suppiy
~ha ~ to 10 cents general advance In cat.
tie Na.ues We're the features OF last Mon.
uaYs market Mondays receipts were
aDout IVV, ineludtng 5000 southerners.
tuesdays cattle supply was larger than
Mehuays' but the proportion OF beef
gHdes was small aud 10 to Is cents more
or the previous weeks shrlnkage was re.
gained or SUCH offerings. Southern cattle
receipts amounted to but 500 on Tuesday
moi euopgh to attNct buyers--but such as
were on hand sold steady. Again thd
supply Of stock cattle was large and as
many country orders were withdrawn with
the disappearance OF dry weather prices
Inc Slack demand caused decline OH
cNelything but choice heavy feeders, when
MAS NHrlously estimated at 10 TO 70 cents
IntSuay,s receipts amounted to about 15,.
ND lead. Nearly i4,uO0 head came ia Oh
"Wednesday aud while some sales OF dress.
ed Secf cattle were quoted as a shade
hlghest price OF the week. was realized
sodtrtrl cattle receipts on Wednesday
We're about 400 head 4nd again the mar
hst was steady. On Thursday there were
about 5000 natives and Westerns, aud 1000
S"n.nCtr cattle, and the best OF the beef
s,alts were quoted strong but common
Steers were quiet and steady, hui cows
recoNt0 the INST serious setback for some
ilme and were quoted az 40 20 - cents
tower. veal calves galued strength during
tae weel and choice light weight TERRITORY
calves Sold up TO O. 10
Late quotations were about as follows!
Good tc choice export aud dressed steers
9,.@O9rS3; common 20 fair ,0501 20, ted
western steers 4. 1905 30; Western range
steers S.206t4 81 Southern fed steers 3. IS
@h9Vi southern grass steers 3.oJA4,U0i
NS'SHt feeders 3,UO0i3 -, including brandt
cd lots up 10 3 co. extreme Tange OF stOek-
er4 ana feeders from . 61dJI 20. Prime
Lt..ors sell nt 5000 05 ana fair TO good
lots at B.oO0tA 30; native cows range n
value from ls13Q4.OQ, Including Gamer
grades up to 2.JU. Southern cows after
T4nsaay decline s9ld a. . 5op2 90.
ftoS values sSetned back lUgl5c from
tone causing a 9'ceut advance prevailed
on Thursday, Prices sull range from SOa
20 higher than ycnr ago, With choice
weights 3 1905 IS; ilghts at 800 tS'
ana desirable pigs at d5oG5 20
Shgll receipts ruled IN the sheep mar
ket during inc past week the Western
supplies were short aud the highest prices
OF any OF the largo markets were paid.
The best lambs sold up 70 30 on most
ami nrm all week, but large supplies az
other markets prccludod any local ad-
vance IN values Western wethers are
WnrtA 8 25M3. 30, Western ewes aO,d3 10;
native ewes 2. 15lS 20; native werherB
z 1905 90; stock ewes are taken nt U06H
30 There Is a coed demand FOR West
etli range muttons.
licrtpts OF live stock for tho week were;
52.Up cattle, $500 hogs and $500 sheep
as compared with 81 600 cattle, n 600 hogs
ana 5000 sheep for the preceding week,
and 10000 cattle, $1,000 hogs and IA, Nv
sheer for the corresponding week last
year.