The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-02-10
MARKET LETTER.
Kansas City, Mo-, Fe

| Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 1905
Live stock receipts at Kansas CITY
| last week.
There was another small advance IL
good cattle last week, medium ones
sold about steady, common cattle dull
and lower. Quite large percentage
of The receipts were good steers again
and a new top was made for them
SIS. 65, The ones that sold about S.
were considered little higher, OtheIs
steady to lower. The best cows and
stockers and feeders sold about steady,
others lower. The cold and stormy
weather has been against shipment
of refrigerated meats and packers are
claiming their coolers are filed, one
excuse for their Indifference to all but
the best cattle. Receipts were not
very heavy as bad weather is also
against movement of stock from the
country.
The cattle supply today is only 1000
head here and light elsewhere and
market strong to 10 cents higher than
Friday. Best steers will doubtless
reach IS IS this week, possibly more,
although top today is only $685.,
medium grades $3.50 to 1926, common
and rough $3.50 to 1925, Not many
cows sell above So IS although few
were 81 and $4 l5 Best heifers here
last week sold at 81 TO- and very good
ones sell around 81. Majority of she
stuff goes at 50 65 to $3.50. Veals are
firm, S.. SO to SO so, bulls 81. Is to So IS.
Trade in stockers aud feeders is quiet,
at SO, so to "a for feeders, So to 81 for
alr 20. nh
these fioures. Should the weather
loosen up and allow freer shipments,
the market will stand good increase
in receipts all right, as packers Can
then get rid of some of their stocks.
Ligher hog receipts last week made
good strong market every day and
the week closed at high point, about
20 cents above close OF previous week.
Market is higher TODAY, to 10 cents,
top S. 10, bulk of sales 81 80 to SIS 05.
light togs up to So 90, pigs 81 10 to
"a 30. Demand here continues anead
OF the supply and Friday and Sqtur-
day and today packers droves cost to
20 cents more here than at the other
markets.
The bad close of the sheep market
week before last has been forgotten
and prices are now at the highest point
they have reached this winter. Mar
ket is higher TODAY. Nearly all the
lambs sell from 81 to $3.50. two or
three punches, both Natives and
Westerns at 81 80 today Wethers
bring IS TO SIS IS. warnings So to Sc so
ewes S4.75 to 1925. The market has
every appearance OF strength, but 1t
il not thought the present high range
of prices will stock without some
br 1aks.
'One reason why we are handling
fewer cattle and hogs" said b. F.
Thompson Of Humboldt, Kan, yes
terday, ais the great scarcity OF farm
help all over that part of Kansas. 1t
10 worse with us perhaps than in some
other parts Of the state on account of
the oil. In the oil district there is
such a great demand for men that
they go to work at the oil wells and
leave the farms. Some otOur wealth.
lest farmers, who 10 former years en-
ployed several men to help take care
OF stock as well as to do farm work,
are now compelled to do their own
work OF let IL go undUne. In great
many cases they have turned their
farms into grazing lan1s and quit
trying to raise stock or grain"
Joseph A. Rickart.
Live Stock Correspondent