The independent., 1907-04-25
SUNDAY.
Cattle.

Receipts continue liberal and the three
days supply has been about as large as
for the first half of last week. The
quality of The offerings was very good,
the big bulk of the receipts showing that
they had been in the feed lots for several
months.
Early advices from eastern markets
were decidedly bearish and while there
was the usual good demand from all the
local dressed beef men. as well as con-
siderable inquiry for shipping account,
all classes fs buyers were insisting on
lower prices and bids were generally
pretty close to 1oc lower than yester-
days figures Statesmen were slow to
accept the situation and competition for
the light and handy weight grades was
sufficient to hold values very nearly
steady. Most of the plain, heavy and
unfinished cattle, however, sold 5n10c
lower than yesterday and were slow at
that.
There were only about thirty loads of
cows and heifers on the market and the
demand for them was fully as good as 1t
has been and the limited supply changed
hands in good season. Veal calves were
slow and about SOC lower than last week.
The market for bulls, stags, etc, was
fairly active and fully steady
Receipts of stockers and feeders were
very light and with good demand from
all the spectators the market was active,
as far as it went, and PRICES were fully
country demand, but the general tone
to the market was fully stiady
Hogs.
Hog receipts were of fair proportion
and there was little change In the gen
erai character of the offerings On ac-
count of liberal receipts at eastern points
and lower prices there the trade opened
out slow with bids and sales generally
about sc lower than yesterday. As has
been the case for some time past the de
mand was best for the light and bacon
grades. and these continue to command
a good premium. while the rough. heavy
and packing grades are slow and unsatis
factory sellers. Tops reached &.45 today
for choice light weights as against t6 30
Yesterday. and the bulk OF the trade was
at s6..Dns 37ls. as against s6.5lfs 20 yes
terday
Receipts of sheep were moderate this
morning and were made UP almost en-
tirely OF shorn stuff Prices east have
declined rather sharply. but until today
the market at this point has been well
sustained on all grades This morning
packers were inclined to shade prices ON
most kinds and values were around i0c
lower than yesterday IN symrathv with
the declines at eastern points. Shorn ewes
similar To those selling At &ta earlier In
the week hrInght ts.6 81 today Wooled
lambs at S. & were about i0c lower than
this style ~ stun brought yesterday
9horn Nearlinga al N.s5 sheep and year
llngN az H& and ahoss sues at s. y we're
all quito n trifs on Notwithstanding the
decline. the market was Ia very fair
shape and prices comparatively welt up
a. eastern standards.
Quotations Oh wooled killers Good 10
chnlce lambs, = .faffS co. fair tn gocf
lambs 81 .50uS a. EpnA - fhplce ear.
llnws lamb weights. sTa4as r.. falt 4,
w00tE yearlinww lamb w0swhta, a. asnss m (.
good 10 choice ycarllnrN hsnvysstignts
- sDfF9 30: fair q good yeafllnws etTy-
weights. g. Hsste ~ Eond 10 choice old
wetheEs. a ,0fli "a good % choice ewes
81 ks8a ~. fatr 90 gnot ewes. - I'm 81,
clipped sheep nnf lambs nell anout u
or from above quotations.