Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-10-26
WESTERN STOCK MARKET.

Special Correspondence.
Kansas City stock Yards, Oct. a.
The crowds OF visitors now In Kansas
City have not been equaled at any
previous time this year and at no time
during the history Of the live stock
business at this point have so many
people visited the stock yards as dur
Ing this week Of the great American
Royal cattle show and sale. From
mid-forenoon until dusk the immense
barn, which covers two and a quarter
acres Of ground, the big 800 by l25 feet
tent, the sales pavilion and the adjacent
streets are filled with mass Of NOV
ing humanity. Everybody inspects
everything, from the box stalls, where
few of the royal mothers with their
dainty progeny are housed, TO the boz
vine bath rooms, where the prospective
prize winners fcceiye their shower
baths and have the finishing touches
added 10 their toilets be.1fc going be-
fou the Judges The snowy faces, poi
lshed horns and fun dress fronts of the
Hereiords are "Ohd! and Ahd!" over
py the ladies', the bulky proportions OK
the mountainous Shorthorns are praised
by the men and the shaggy black coats
OF the blocky Galloways are fondled
and admired by all The Judges OF the
different classes and breeds Of cattle
are careful ana competent and while
their duties are Of the most arduous
nature, calling for the closest decisions,
there has been 10 prizes awarded taat
proved distasteful or called for adverse
criticism.
At Convention hall In the evenings
there Is repetition Of the throng Of
visitors, but the audience is seated and
with the more elaborate toilets, more
OF a theaser effect Is observed. The
visitors differ from the carnival week
crowd as they represent u much larg-
er territory and vastly more wealth, The
Amelean Royal cattle show and the an
nual horse show both eclipse any pre-
vious attempts In either line and the
country at large, the Southwest par
ucularly, has every reason 10 be proud
OF the weeks events.
The cattle trade the past week has
been conducted upon a nearly steady
basis. Corn cattle are perhaps shade
higher, the best grades having sold at
S. 90 10 s6. 80, while common stock cat
tie and inferior cows show slight de-
clines, Receipts have been augmented
to some extent and Tuesdays arrivals
fell but about 500 short of the single
days record Of 23,S92 head. The de-
cline on prime feeding cattle was
checked and fair TO good lots were taxi
en- at range of $500 to s4,25, on a
strong demand
The hog market took a second down
ward plunge though statesmen contend
ed so Justify that local prices still re-
main higher than Mt Eastern points.
The weeks trading closes with heevy
hogs selling at $6.15 to Sc 90; mixed
packing and medium hogs at s5,S5 TO
S6l5; light weights at s5.65 TO $685. and
desirable pigs at $500 10 $3.50
There was an active revival Of sheep
prices from the first Of the week. when
native lambs sold up TO 81. rs and ma
tive wethers up TO 1918 Liberal con-
sipnments Of Utah muttons and lambs
shared the advance, the best OF the lat
ter having sold at $50 and prime
range wethers OF SO. CO. Ewes were in
light supply and salable at S2.ij to
1896. There were not many stockers
and feeders offered This market could
have handled many more muttons 10
advantage and continued satisfactory
prices are practically assured.
The American Angora Goat Breeders
associations annual show ana sale Is
IN progress and attracting a liberal
share NJ attention
Receipts ~ lives took during the past
week were $4,000 cattle, 5000 hogs and
$4,000 sheep as compared with $4,000
cattle, 1880 hogs and 23200 sheep for
the previous week and $1,000 cattle,
~, 300 hogs and 1890 sheen for the
corresponding week last year,
UTAH TRANSACTIONS.
Among the sales of Utah sheep at
Kansas City last week were:
Monday--Tom Jones, Hebsr. Utah:
l,i92 lambs, u pounds at i.i5; lao weth-
ers. lO2 pounds at $40; Smith & Clots-
worthy, Heber, Utah: 22s lambs, "a
pounds, at 4.4O; Alb, Smith. Heber.
Utah, 22S ianips. 80 POUNDS. at 4.iV, ~
wethers, 100 pounds, at $40, Anderson,
Thistle Junction, Utah, 7Sl sheep, 9s
pounds, at 1926
Tuesday-Smith e. Clotsworthy. He
ber Utah. / 1893 lambs. rs pounds at
$50; j. Mcdonald. Heber, Utah, 3s7
lambs. So pounds at i4o, l6l wethers,
81 pounds. 345; Alb. Smith. Heber,
Utah. l3l lambs, 70 pounds. 4.50, III
wethers, i0s pounds. $50, l65 ewes, lO6
pounds, 275,
Wednesdav-Ab. Smith. Heber. Utah
81 lambs. 70 pounds, at $50, 46l welh-
ers. 100 pounds, $50; 479 ewes. 1903
pounds, at 2.75.