The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-02-27
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY ", 1908.
MARKET LETTER.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. p, 1903.
Special to THE TIMES.
The cattle receipts for two days amounts to
20,500 head big increase over the correspond
ing days last week and is made up partly OF
cattle that would have been here last week but
for the bad weather then. Tho proportion Of
stockers and feeders is heavier than last week,
but the stuff is again light. Arrivals OF light
and middle weight beef cattle are liberal, but
choice heavy cattle are scarce. The market for
corn cattle has been uneven, but the average
for two days has beed steady with Friday. The
top to-day is at $500.
Good cows and heifers are selling steady to
strong with the close of last week, and some
statesmen claim they sold as we'll as last We'd
nesday, when the best prices of the season for
the stuff were realized. Gamers are dull, bulls
steady, and stock calves 10 cents higher,
Stockers and feeders are much more plentiful
than last week. but prices are being well main
tanned especially on heavy feeders Some fancy
black feeders sold at Si.75 yesterday. Other
sales we're made at 81 80 to Si56, and these cat
tie are selling much better comparatively than
fat steers.
hog supplies for two days amounts to 19OOO
head, liberal run compared to recent weeks.
Spectators were not much in the field yester-
day and packers not very anxious for hogs, and
the market ruled from steady to cents lower,
with 81 Is for top price. To-day prices took
an, Their decline and the top price is 81 10, and
buL OF sales e t IS 50 to 500. Hogs under 20)b
followed the lead of heaviest and top for these
iss6.9O. Pig buyers bid lower both yesterday
md to-day. and weights under 125ib bring up 20
1925.
The sensational prices paid for sheep and
lambs last week have not shown any decline
this week Lambs sold as high as Sc 65 d
yearlings up to $500 Wethers sold at $'l5
Yesterday. and Idaho ewes, fSd at st. Mary s.
brought 1865 Sheep and lamb prices are right
at the top notch for the winter, and about on a
par with this time year ago.
Receipts last week amounted to $4,000 cattle,
1900 hogs and rs, 900 sheep against 20,OOO cat
tie, 80 SEQ hogs and TO- SEQ sheep the correspond
week last year. The run of Quarantine cattle,
the stuff and stockers and feeders was light,
and dat OF beef cattle heavy. Light corn fed
cattle sold readily, hut heavy ones were some
wha5 duu Compared with the previous weeks
close, light cattle closed 10 to 20 cents higher
and heavy ones steady to 10 cents higher lhe
ton for the week was S. 10 against S5.25 the pre-
yious weel Cows aud heifers closed p to Al
cents higher than the previous week. Veals
advanced 20 cents but stock calves remained
dull.
The top on hogs was $7,25, the highest price
of tic year Hogs closed strong on Saturday
will the top at 81 22ia. and Is 10 20 cents high
err than tho previous week, and IS to $l2 high
er than year ago.
The sleep and lamb market was very siroDf
with prices the highest of the season. The weel
closed with muttons % to so cents higher thar
tile previous week, and lambs IS to 80 cent?
higher.
All the top hogs at 1925 last week came from
Kansas, NJ. Reinhardt of Lehman market
ed one load, 27iih, Another load was brought
in byA. Ciboski. of Cora, weighing 30iih.