The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1905-02-03
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Live stock receipts at Kansas City
last week.
The total cattle receipts last week
were not heavy, bus the proportion Of
beef steers was uauspalls large, and
the average qualify the best seen
here any week this winter. Two
Duncnes OF steers sold at S. 60, aud
about one hundred car loads brought
from S. 25 to S. SO, and half OF the
balance from 81 25 to IS. Cattle that
sold at these prices were Ia good de-
mand all the time, except on Friday
and late Thursday they weakened
little, and gained 10 go cents during
the week. The steers that sold at
81 % or lower were not much wanted
all week and closed unevenly lower.
Best she stuff remained steady, other
closed the week with 10 to 25 cent
loss.
Just now the buying force on the
market is very strong, and although
they are willing to take advantage of
every opportunity to get their stuff at
lower prices, whenever the run Is
smaller, competition Immediately
puts up the price. The supply this
morning IS 1000 head, and Is also
light at Chicago, and market is strong
to 10 cents higher. Choice beef steers
will probably sell up to s.. IS this
week, top today $3.50. Butcher STOCK
got set back last week, but it is a
season when strong prices may be
counted on and market Is better to-
day. Good heiters sell at 1915 to 81 20,
best cows $3.50 to SO IS, medium
butcher stuff 1915 to So %, Gamers
from So. so down. Bulls bring 1926 to
SO. IS, veal calves S. to 1925. Demand
for stockers and feeders has been
rather draggy for week or two. and
and stOcker prices little lower. Re-
ceipts have been limited, and volume
of business in this line smaller than
at this time last year. Feeders bring
SO so to $40, stockers 1915 TO 81,
occasional sales higher.
Hogs made strong week of 1T till
Thursday, but after that they took
the track back and are still going
down today, market steady to 5 lower,
but closing nearly steady. Top is
A 50 today for two or three loads, bulk
of sales 81 so to S4.75, weights below
200 pounds up to 81 TO, pigs 1882 to
81 10. Packers apparently had plenty
of orders last week and 80 per cent of
the weeks supply of $4,000 head sold
at the strong prices. Prices should
improve little this week.
Market went off rapidly last week
after Wednesday, but $4,000 out of
the "a, 900 sheep and lambs received
sold before the break. The loss from
week ago is % to 40 cents, less on
wethers than anything else. Supply
today 1000 head, market steady.
Lambs bring $3.50 10 $7.25, TOP today
81 10, warnings IS. rs to 1925, wethers
IS to S.. 40, ewes 81 so to 5.
One of the best lots Of straight
heifers on the market yesterday was
that brought in by W. w. O'Brieu,
one of the heavy feeders at st. Paul,
Kans. The load averaged $50 pounds
and sold for "a. 10, close to the top for
a load of heifers. Mr.. O'Brien bought
these hefers here as car load lot at
the sale held here during the Ameri-
can Royan show last October. They
we're Herefords and were sent here.
from Panhandle, Tex. They cost Mr..
O'Brien s13.75 per head. After feed.
ing them a little over three months
they sold on the market for more than
double the costprice. They we're well
finished and should have made their
feeder good profit.
Joseph A. Rickart.
Live Stock Correspondent