Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-19
WESTERN STOCK MARKET.

Special Correspondence.
Kansas City Stock Yards, Aug, IT,.
The wonderful recuperative powers OF
the Kansas and Missouri soil have
been thoroughly demonstrated during
the past few weeks and one not famil-
lar with the conditions during the
drouth and at the present time would
find II hard 10 realize that such trans
formation could have taken place With
In so short a time. Pastures that were
considered fried out have become re-
iuvenated, forage crops Of all kinds are
growing, ana the corn yield OF the dis
trict has been increased millions OF
bushels. number OF instances have
been noted where men who had become
discouraged and sold off all their stock
have since restocked their farms on
account of improved conditions. Bet
ter growing weather could hardly be
imagined than has prevailed during the
past few weeks and the Kansans and
Missourians, who could be accredited
with the energy aud resourcefulness of
the English sparrow, are making the
best of opportunities.
There Is another class of live stock
men into whose nostrils the breath OF
NV HAS N'fA UlNNllt NlAsf tue lHbiNNhH
bred cattle raiser There Is much en-
thusiasm manifested in the coming
American Royal cattle show and sale
which is TO take place In Kansas City
October iGth-25th, when the best blood
of the four leading beef producing
strains will be on exhibition and offered
for sale. The Kansas City Stock Yards
company has about completed the COM
f,.aAfAtta M laVts nj ,,rtff
everything In readiness for the recep
ton Of the royal representatives and
| every indication points TO the coming
| event being the most elaborate and in
| teresting ever attempted.
Corn fed cattle were in larger supply
| during the past week than at any re-
cent time, and values declined l5c TO
| 25c. Light and medium feeders We're
less numerous and the demand was
| better, which combination OF clrcum-
stances advanced the popular range OF
values from $3.50 TO S3.15 basis up to
| 81 90 10 $500 with scattering sales up
| 10 81 80 Cows and heifers about main.
tanned their stand at the decline of the
| previous week over an extreme range
Of $3.50 10 $500 for common COWS to
| prime heifers. choice cows selling up TO
$500, and Gamer grades below $3.50.
| Mondays receipts Of Southern cattle
were the heaviest since July 22.amount-
ing 10 j,026 head and Tuesdays arrival
Of 2i01 head marked the heaviest
| Tuesdays supply OF a year on Wed
| nesday. 3,lOl came in. making 1911 for
the three days Mondays and Wednes-
| days markets were active and business
was transacted with little delay. but
the intervening day. Tuesday, was one
OF much pickering and few sales Steer
sales were made al an extreme range
! og S2,t5 10 $40 over q wide range OF
! qualities, the larger number Of sales
being made at $50 10 $3.50. Thurs
days arrivals that came In early
enough 20 boz offered on that day wer,.
only 400 strong and OF very common
| quality. Southern cows sold al 50 a.
20 $3.50, and veal calves al 1915 To-
| $40, The latter price being the highest
| paid for either native or Southern
/ calves for some time There were not
| as many thin natives In C0mpctitfn
with Southern cattle as during the pre-
| yious week. and barring Tuesday.
/ slow market the large recelpts were
| disposed Of with ncatncss and dis
/ patch"
Hogs displayed some modcsty durinr
/ thc past week and only moderate SUP.
/ piles came forward. Prices advanced
| about Joe during the week. the best
heavy hogs selling mp 20 {6l2M mixed
| and medium lots at S.e5 90 s. .01ib
lights az S5.35 10 1886. and desirable
pigs az $3.50 to $3.50.
The sheep supply for the past week
was much lsrser ihan that OF the pre-
rious week when there were 40 few
/ IN sight that packers were forced 10
buy az other markets and ship In % flll
| orders. Values remained firm for a
! day on two. but the point to which