Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-03-05
THE MARKETS
Special Correspondence.

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Kansas City, March Cattle re-
ceipts here last week amounted to 49,
500 head, as compared with IS, 800
head the previous week and 81, 400 the
corresponding week last year. The
proportion of fat steers "a much less
than the previous two or three weeks
have shown, and this class of cattle
closed the week 10 to 25 cents higher
than the close of the previous week.
Range cattle were scarce except in
the Texas division, but such a. arrived
on the native side met with ready sale.
Two lunches of western cows weigh
ing a little more than 1000 pounds,
sold at 1885 on Tuesday. Some 500
pound heifers sold at SO Wednesday.
Gamers were not as easily sold as
leshy cows, and closed the week
barely steady with the close of the
previous week. Bulls sold better than
they have recently, and made a gain
of 5 to Is cents during the week. The
best veal calves sold steady at prices
up to $3.50, heavier calves bringing
$3.50 to IS. Stock cows and heifers
sold better last week than for two or
three months.
Stockers and feeders were in moder-
ate supply, and prices steady to strong
all week, and much higher in proper
ton than is being paid for lat steers.
Some fancy black native feeders sold
for $3.50 Tuesday, as compared with
S.. 20 as a top for the best fat steers
during the week. On Tuesday some
western fed, weighing 1868 pounds,
sold at $4.25. The best price for west
ern fed steers during the week was
$4.35.
The run of cattle today is light at
1000 head, as compared with 1000 last
Monday. This was a good argument
for sellers, especially as other markets
had light runs also. The market was
quoted steady this morning, but devel-
/ oped strength as the day advanced,
, and before the close, many sales of fat
steers and cows were made at prices
that We're strong to 10 cents higher, On
every day last week the market show,
ed more strength as the day advanced
!, closing at the high point of the day
Today was no exception to this rule.
Sheep receipts last week were less
e than the previous week, at 19, 200 head
o compared with 25, 500 head the previ
Gus week, and 13, 400 head the CORE
spending week last year. Prices weak
ened somewhat during the week, ewes
and wethers losing least, yearlings los
ing 20 cents and lambs 25 cents, with
extreme cases of 35 cents on the poor
er grades. On Friday, c. j. Parrot, OF
st. Mary's, Kan, sold two doubles OF
western ewes at $500, weighing sc
pounds. Today the same party sold
ewes from the same feed lot but weigh.
ing only 80 pounds, at $40. The mar
ket is good 10 cents higher than the
close of last week, the advance affect
ing all grades. Western lambs sold
today at $3.50, weighing 70 pounds, 1C
to Is cents better than last week. G
H. Webster, of Carlsbad, n. NJ, sold
1872 clipped shropshire lambs, weighing
so pounds, at $3.50 on Wednesday Of
last week, also "a wethers, 80 pounds
at $5.35. This was the top price o.
the eason on western wethers. The
same day, j. c. Keith, of Carlsbad, solo
two doubles of %92-pound wethers a
$5.25. Yearlings sold at Sc last week
A strong inquiry was had for them to
day but none were on sale. Feedinf
lambs got up to $3.50 and stock sheer
sold around 1925. Prices on all kinds
of sheep and lambs at present are al
most in the same notch with this time
last year.