The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1901-10-17
Kansas City Stock Yar,ls.

October 13, 1901
Carnival week has drawn to q
close and Kansas Citians will have a
week In which to rest up and prepare
to receive visitors to the American
Royal cattle show and sale and the
horse show which will take place
during the week of October 21-26.
The entries for the cattle show will
exceed those Of any previous exhibi-
tion In this country and in point of
excellence as to quality there proba-
bly was never as fine an aggregation
of blOoded cattle gotten together in
the world us Will he seen at that
time. The ShOrthorn entries number
about 200 head. the Galloways about
100 and the Herefords will be repre-
sented about: 1000 strong. The cat
tie Will Ike housed In the new Fine
Stock barn which has. been recently
constructed by the Kansas CITY
Stock Yards Company and covers
ground $50 feet long by 176 feet in
width. The barn is paved with vitri-
fled brick, lighted by electricity and
contains 600 double stalls In addition
to the 100 double stalls in the Fine
Stock pavilion which was erected for
last years show. A tent 800 feet
long by about half that width will
I've placed at the entrance of the Fine
Stock barn and in this the show
proper and the Judging, which will
control the distribution of the $50
900 In premiums Will take place.
In addition to the attractions Of
fcred by the cattle show In the day
time visitors will have an opportu-
nifty to attend the annual horse
show which will take place during
the evenings of the same week at
Convention Hall where the finest
specimens OF blue bloOded horses from
all parts of the country, including
the same entries that will be exhibit
ed ut Madison Square garden, New
York, later in the season, will be in
attendance. Railroad rates during
the week will be reduced to one fare
plus $500 for the round trip from all
middlewest and Southern points.
With reference to the cattle trade
during the past week, corn fed cat
tie prices reached the highest point
OF the year and the top price for
dressed beef steers has been exceeded
but once since 1884. On Thursday q
drove OF 81 export steers weighing
l47S pounds sold at 6.55 and 1143
grassers realized 500 per
hundred-wcight. Fat cows and dry
lot heifers were scarce and high dur
Ing the week b ut range cows were
plentiful and, while well received,
were taken at slight discount as
with the week before.
Feeding cattle were in demand and
buyers well represented.
Western feeders sold alb out as well
IN at the same time last year and
men are advising their
trade to send in their well bred stock
while prices hold up. Common
stockers and plain feeders are not at
tractive and should not be sent in
Except with the Idea of realizing poor
returns.
Southern receipts amounted to
lbout 5000 cattle and 1000 calves
against 11.7OO cattle and 14OO calves
or the preceding week. Cows
moved quickly ut general range of
Is to 2.85 but steers were draggy,
lot on account OF interest but sales
nen felt that some advance was due
Il view OF the better fed cattle mar
et Packers pleaded lack OF quality
nd took the steers at about steady
'rices ranging from $50 to $50 for
lie poorest to the best offered.
Outhern veals sold up to 500
There was u tumble in hog prices 4
'hich lasted until Thursday when \
he decline was checked but the close
the Weck showed shrinkage In Z