Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-06
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WESTERN STOCK MARKET

Special Correspondence.
Kansas City stock Yards, July B.
The early grass cattle from the South
have begun to arrive in earnest, Mon-
lays supply amounting to 2lO cars con-
tanning 5.459 cattle and j26 calves, which
was twice as large as the correspond
Ing Monday last year Receipts OF
southern cattle and calves for the
month of June showed a gain OF 95VO
over last June and six months OF 1901
an increase of u $50 cattle ana 2,obl
calves over the same period OK 1900.
Mondays large supply Of southern
cattle I'm addition to about 1900 in the
native division and liberal runs at other
markets, placed buyers in position to
demand concessions and only the best
native export and dressed beef steers
worth about $500 per hundred We're able
to maintain prices while light to me-
dunn weight native and southern steers
sold i0c and lJc lower grass southerns
ranging from 1925 10 $500 ana fed
southerns AT AS 10 40. Tuesdays cat-
tie receipts amoGnted to 10000 head, IN
Guiding about 400 Texas and Indian
steers in the southern yards and prices
were again quoted a shade lower on all
except .he best natives, which sold up
70 S515. Wednesdays receipts were
$500, including 1880 southerns. The
supply was largely Inferior grassers
and prices were again shade easier
for the common classes while the bet
ter grades sold steady.
Southern COWS sold this week NJ s2.5j
To $500 and choice heIf.rs up to $685.
These prices are but shade lower than
the closing prices of the previous week
The market on native cows and helfers
opened for the week at about where
the sharp decline Of he previous week
LEFT IT, Fair TO choice cows selling az
2s5 TO AIS: Gamers at 200 to 275;
choice heifers sold no 70 400 but the
bulk sold ut 80 to $50 with common
'ofs down 10 $50
During the month OF June about
$4,000 stockers and feeders went 10 the
country, showing an increase ~ about
1000 as compared with June 1900. The
continued dry weather has made coun-
try buyers tlmid and stock cattle for
the past week have attracted little at
teution, Some dealers place the decline
for the week at 50c to sl.O0 per hun
bred and iOc TO ne Is quite q nserya-
tive estimate. Good stock cattle are
about MS low q thev have boon for sew
eral years end country buyers ought TO
take advantage OF existing conditions
which win only continue until the first
generous rains Good feeders are worth
from Z 90 to $50 and stockers from 900
upwards
Hog prices have had n weak feeling
for whole week and under pressure Of
$4,000 head TUESDAY end %. ZOO today
show a Zoe % lic decline for the two
days The top today was 5.92ib with
the bulk selling M $50 TO 500 while
lights and pigs brought $50 10 $50
sheep receiu's for tho past week have
been confined l9rrolv 10 small hunchcr
Or motives from local points. hut the
aggregate foots M about IS Oh0 head.
the receipts tho past three DAYS footing
un nearly 10000 and as dun rr1 'owr
were the reports from an other points
local dealers were forced 10 shlie vai-
ues trlne Notwithstanding the LIGHT
supply. 4 CONSIGNMENT N Texas NUT.
tons sold at $50 that were pronounced
steady but native offerings suffered
sharply. Lamb prices range from ie5
io 80 for the Western To the hest ma
lives large train of Arizona sprlng
limbs sold at 500 early In the weck
Wcihcrs are worth $50 10 g. 90; oar.
llnps. $40 10 40 fod ewes. 92i 70 *.
Texas range muttnus 325 10 375. Tey.
as lambs gos ia A0A