The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-04-21
MARKET LETTER.

Kansas City, No.. April II 1905
Live stock receipts at Kansas CITY
last week.
Last Wednesday was the high day
of the weex on all kinds or cattle
except that t0ppy heifers and COWS
held up strong Till the end or tue
week. Beef steers lost 10 to Is cents,
and stockers and feeders 70 TO 80 cents.
Receipts after Tuesday were heavier
al all the markets, put the principal
cause Of the loss was smaller orders
from consuming centers. The price
OF retail meat was raised 2 to cents
last week, materially cutting down
consumption thereof, which shut of
u certain percentage OF orders for
fresh meats. Fat steers are now SELL
lug 81 to 81. 25 higher than this time a
year ago, and suckers and feeders 60
10 IS cents higher than then. Not
only that, but most traders look for
another rise Of 20 to so cents between
now and the middle OF May.
Supply OF cattle today il not ex-
cessive at any point, market steady TO
shade lower than Friday, and not
much different from last Monday.
The top last week for heavy cattle
was Sc 60, which was duplicated t.
day. Some coming two year Olu
Angus steers 1900 pounds, sold at
ST Is last Wednesday. Heifers sold
up 10 s. 65 for car loads last week and
So for few head, good TO choice ones
s. Is to S. so Best heavy COWS bring
SIS %, When fat steers began to lose
ground last Wednesday, demand for
st0ckers and feeders dropped of ana
prices closed the week 10 to 25 cents
lower Than ciOso Of previous week.
Market steady today for them. Bulk
of desirable country cattle sell at
So, IS to 81 IS, tops each day last week
for bOJh stOckers and feeders 80 to
50 25.
Hog prices wavered around the
SIS As mark for tops all last week but
medium weights sold shade higher
and average gain for the week was q
cents per hundred. Receipts In the
west Today are light, but Chicago
comes In with 81, coo head and market
10 lower, so that prices here are 5 to
10 lower. Top price today SIS 30H,
bulk of sales 1925 to SIS IS, choice
mediums and heavy weights about
alike, light hogs lis to S. &c.
Moderate receipts enabled sheep |
statesmen to add 10 Or Is cents to
prices late last week. Run today is |
1000 head, market steady. Packers
seemed to take more Interest after
middle OF last week Prices RAGGED
asst week, including both clipped and
wooded stock, lambs 1915 TO $6 35
yearlings Sc 30 to So 80, wethers S. to
IS IS ewes 81. 80 to 81 IS Quality was
and choice stuff in any class
would bring more.
A. A. Clark and II. e. Bachelor,
we'll. TODD farmers who reside in Will
son county near Fredonia, Kas., were
Il yesterday and bought a carload
each Of stockers, They also purchased
Tx head Of registered Shorthorn cows
Which they will use for breeding pur-
poses, Mr.. Clark removed from
Wayne county, Iowa, TO his present
home three years ago, and is well
pleased with the change. Away
Jack about the close of the war;" SAID
dr, Clark, ~ commenced to ship
took to Chicago. This kept up till
located down IN Kansas and now !
m patron Of the Kansas City mar
et and must say that the change all
round is pleasing as we'll as profitable
o me. La addition to the good
uuntry down IN Wilson county. we
ave natural gas and many DINER
hings."
Joseph A. Rickart,
Live Stock COrTesDOpdent