Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-11-10
WESTERN MARKET LETTER.
Kansas city, Mo-, Nov. Z, 1902.

Kansas City, Mo-, Nov z, 1902.
Deseret News, Salt Lake City, Utah.
The waning OF the range cattle sea-
son IL indicated In the diminished re-
colpts this week The supply amounts
to $4,000 head, including 5000 calves,
against 1890 head last week. includ-
ing 10000 calves, but still show gain
OF 1000 over the same week last year
The election had some effect In reduc-
ing supplies, but gradual reductions are
expected during the month OF NOyem-
Der.
The season for corn cattle Is Just
commencing, and the proportion of
these Is n0ticeably gaining. This class
Of cattle Is not meeting with any fiat
terlng reception, especially the heavier
kinds, as buyers seem determined TO
bear down, and their tactics are 50 sue
cessful that the best grades Of steers
are 80 TO 80 cents lower than week
ago. Buyers have been very libeI al In
their treatment Of cows. and medium
10 cheap kinds Of steers and cows es-
peclally are 20 to 40 cents higher this
week. This includes Gamers. which
have heretofore not been benefited by
the good feeling In COW stuff. but they
have sold better In proportion to other
cows this week than at any time this
year. Steers that are worth over 50. 30
are being Disseminated against, with a
view to bringing down the high level
of prices that has prevailed on that
kind. and buyers seem willing to pay
strong prices for cheaper steers to fill
out their orders,
Stocker and feeder receipts have fall
en- of sharply, as has also the demand
for them The slight welcome which
corn cattle are receiving gives little en-
couragement to the country buyer and
trade Is dull There Is. however, q
number OF orders In the hands of COM
mission men for feeders Of choice quail
ity and breeding. which they are un-
able to I'll. 1t Is evident that the gem
eral quality OF the thin stuff coming Is
Inferior il being the fag end Of the
season, when big herdsmen send in
their tailings and the smaller dealer
puts his best cattle on feed and sends
In the balance, In the event OF one or
two heavy storms, which are apt TO
come any time now, this class of stun
would be in still less demand except at
lower prices. There Is plenty OF rough
ness In the country, but with the spec
tacle OF fat cattle sliding down hill In
point OF price, the man who buys cattle
to consume his forage viii be willing
to buy them only at low figure.
I Sheep receipts hold up well, although
beginning to grow smaller each week.
| The proportion Of mutton sheep this
week was bigger than usual, and they
have sold from steady to weak with
very little fluctuation. Fat lambs have
managed to add 10 or 10 cents TO their
value, Colorados selling up to sob
Yearlngs have sold from 1918 to 81 10
and grass wethers $40 10 1896. The
| injury for feeding sheep was improved
and feeding lambs sold as high as
SO .65. which IL top for this season
| Feeding wethers sold from s2.I5 TO
! 80. This has been phenomenal
! year in the sheep business, as every
body knows, but II Is well illustrated
by the figures for the month of October
S6Gbi head We're taken ont by country
buyers last month against 1850 the
| same month last year. Total receipts
at this point were 2Ol,32S head against
| 200 October Of last year,