The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-07
REVIEW OF LIVE STOCK.
June Receipts Largely in Excess Of
Last Year.
An EARLY RUN OF SOUTHERN GRAsSERS
Movement Commenced Twice as Great
as It Opened Year Aoo--ony
Best Steers Hold Firm.

lSausas City Stock Yards July s.-The
early grtss cattle from the South have
begun to arrive in earnest, Mondays sup
ply amounting 10 30 cars containing 545a
cnttle aud go calles which was twice
as large as the corresponding Monday last
year. Receipts Of Southern cattle and
calves for the month Of June showed a
gain Of $500 over last June ana six months
OF 1901 an increase Of 1900 cattle aud
2S6i calves over the same period Of 1900.
Mondays large supply OF Southern cattle.
In addition 10 about 1000 In the native
division and liberal runs at other mar
kets. plnccd buyers in position 10 demand
concessions, and only the best native ex-
port and dressed beef steers worth about
So per hundred. were able to maintain
prices, while light to medium weight ma.
tive and Southern steers SOLD Zoe TO iac
fwer, grass Southcrns ranging from SO Is
70 - and fed Southcrns at rs 20 81. 10.
Tuesdays cattle receipts amounted TO TO-.
Vup head. including about 400 Texas and
indian steers In the Southern yards. ami
prices were again quoted shade lower on
all except the best natives, which soli IN
10 S5.75 Wednesdays receipts vere 55oo
Including $500 Southerns. The supply was
again shade easier for tile common
classes while the better grades sold steady.
Southern cows sold this week at s.. 81
TO So 20 and choice heifers M TO ~ r.
These prices are but a shade lower than
the closing prices Of the previous week
inc market on native COWS aud heifers
opened Tor the week nj about whore the
Siurp decline of the previous week l.ff In
init 10 chu1ce COWS sold at 81 81 to 81. -:
gamers az ~ 90 TO $2.I5; choice heifers
soiu up 10 800, but the bulk sold at So 80
St.9O, with common lots down to 81 50
b9lihg the month Of June about - 900
eiockefs ana feeders went to the country.
showing an Increase OF about 2OO0 as com.
pared with June 1900. The continued dry.
weather has made country BUYERS tinia and
stoek cattle for the past week have ut.
liHcted little attention. some denlers place
the decline for the week at JOc to ST per
hundred aud 4uc "a 15c Is quite j con,
SENTATIVE estimate. Good stbcE cattle arr,
about as low as they have been for several
yours and country buyers ought 10 take
advantage of existing conditions, which
viii only continue unul the iirst generous
rains. GOOD feeders. are worth from 81 to
II. 90 aud stocb2rs from So upward.
HOG prices nave mad a weak feeling for
whole week. and under pressure OF 1880
! ioc 20 Zoe decline for the two DAYS The
/ top today was IS 02a, with the bulk sell
/ ne az 81. co 20 50 30, Willie lights nnd pigs
Sheep receipts for the past week have
( been contaed largely to small lunches OF
natives from local points. but The asgre
gate foots up about 1900 head. the re
ccipts the past three DAYS footing M nearly
j 700 and as dun aud lowtr were the r.
/ ports from all other points, local dealer.
/ were forced to shade values q tribe, not
| understanding the light supply. 4 ron
/ sgnmcnt of Texas muttons sold AZ 81; e
( chat were pronounced steady. hut native
/ offerings suffered sharply. Lamb prlcs,
/ range from S4 - to 81 10 for the Western
| to the hest natives A large twain Of Ar
/ zot.n spring lambs sold at 50 early IN tht
! week. Wcthers arr worth So 80 10 S3.pJ
ycarlngs So "a to 81 an, fed ewes So = {
/ So. -: Texas range muttonS SO q 70 50 10
Texas lambs 81 - to 81