The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1902-01-02
Kansas City Stock Yards
November IS, 1901
Kansas City Stock Yards,
December %, 1901.

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December %, 1901.
Placing a low estimate on the two
closing business days OF the year the
cattle receipts at Kansas City will in
all probability pass the two million
mark this year and thus gain a dis
tinction coveted formany years. Cat
tie receipts 1900 We're the largest
up to that time but will be fully 3d.
600 behind as compared with the new
record established in 1901. After the
discouraging close of the cattle mar
ket OF the proceeding week, which
was brought about by the near ap-
proach to the holiday season and
the congestion Of meat distributing
cars caused by the cold weather, the
eager manner in which the packers
entered the market on Monday and
continued throughout the week was
very encouraging to the trade. Beef
cattle advanced 20 to 40 cents over
the low point Of the week before and
closed with choice export and ship
ping cattle quotable at 600 to 6.75
and fair to good qualities worth
4.75 to $40. The top price of the
week was paid on Tuesday when Il
load OF 1907 Id Kansas-fed, branded
Wyoming steers sold at $50. These
cattle were bought in the West last
spring at which time they were av
eraged 1915 lbs. and were put on full
feed of equal parts chopped corn and
wheat with prairie hay for rough
ness about the middle of July and
fed on that rashion until early in
November when the diet was chang
ed to shelled corn and shorts with
sugar cane rs q substitute for hay.
They showed satisfactory gain
and sold well but owing to the high
value of feed consumed, the owner
declared there was no profit in the
experiment. iiC SNtiSibS Vi tSSii"'
bic killing cows was responsible for
u Is to % cents advance during the
week but there was no enhancement
OF Gamer values. t
There were few stockers and feed
ers OF any description and country
buyers were conspiciously absent
during the week but the few heavy
feeders gained strength, in sympathy
with the beef grades and the light
cattle were in such small supply
that the demand, slight as it was,
was sufficient to cause prices to stiff
Ell. The extreme range OF stocker
and feeder p rices runs from about
$50 to $50.
Receipts of Southern cattle were
very light during Christmas week
but from advice received the indica
tions are that there will be IL gener
GUS contribution from Southern
feed lots with the beginning OF the
new year. The best offerings OF thu
week were from the Geo. Nj. Bal
feed yards at Gainesville, Texas, an(
sold at $50. Prices We're higher OF
the few cattle received and are eX
pected to continue to advance.
l Hog receipts during Christmas
week We're light as expected but TIN
packing demand was such that price
advanced enough to offset the BAT
break Of the previous week and pu
top heavy hogs up to as high us 6.S
per hundred weight. Values ar
again above those of surrOundin
markets and good many Northern
and Eastern hogs from outside tel
4 ritory are being received. Mixed an
medium hogs sell at 6.25 to 81;
lights-l30 to 200 pounds-at $50 t.
6.60 and pigs at 400 to $40.
AS the sheep receipts for the entir
week aggregated less than $500 hea
there were not enough To test tn
market but the demand was stron
and buyers and statesmen were unaI
imous in quoting Is to 25e nc
vance. The last fed Colorado lamb
that were offered, on the Goth, sol
at 525 and there is no doubt tina
$50 would have been willingly pal
for choice bunch Of fat lambs an
POSSIBLY as high as 5.15, in fact,
prominent sheep commission fir
quotes best lambs at %. to 6.0(
Sheep shippers seem to have marker
ed up pretty closely before Christina
and are taking u vacation but som
liberal shipments are on the road t
market and will probably PARTIAL
satisfy the demands during the con
ing week. Fat wethcrs are quote
400 to 400 and ewes ut 800 to 81;
light receipts and high prices al
generally predicted for January b
the sheep talent.
Receipts of live stock for til
past week were:
81
Hogs AZ, O(
sheep ..............."......l,N