The Goodland republic., 1907-01-04
LEAN NEW YEARS RECETPTs.
Cattle In kansas City Market Scarce
and Prices Good.


and Prices Good.
Kansas City stock Yards, Jan l.
The New Year is starting out with
moderate cattle receipts and q good
market The supply yesterday was
5000 head, and run today is 1900.
market a little stronger than the
close OF last week, and Is to 40 cents
above ten days ago on beef steers.
Top today is $6-25. bulk Of steers
$3.50 to $5-75, cows and heifers also
selling strong cows at $3.50 to $3.50,
heifers S3.25 to $500, bulls $3.50 to
S4-25, veals $3.50 to $50, stocksrs
$500 to $40, feeders sass to $3.50.
The supply last week and 50 far this
week has been smaller than was ex-
pected, which Is the main reason for
the higher prices A normal run would
not meet such a fiattering reception
perhaps, but the good market Is en-
cOuraging- The month OF December
showed a small gain in cattle and
calves over December last year, and
the year 1906 broke ali former rec
ords at this point in receipts Of cat
tie, calves, sheep and total carloads
OF live stock Prices have AVERAGED
higher this year than last, the run Of
grass cattle selling for 500 or more
per car than similar cattle sold at.Iast
year, hogs were higher, and the total
valuation Of all the live stock recefv-
ed here in 1906 aggregates more than
13,0O0,0 600, which likewise establishes
a new record.
Hog run today is 10000 head, mar
ket steady to a shade lower, top same
as yesterday, $6.45, which is the high
est figure since October 20 last Bulk
Of sales today was at $6.32h to $40.
Receipts for December show a short
age Of $4,000 head, or Is per cent, as
compared with December last year.
Top hogs have sold at $500 or above
that since the first week in February,
and reached the highest point Of the
year, $6-S77z in June. Reliable in
formation indicates that there will not
be normal run OF hogs before the
middle Of this year, and prices are
likely to remain high
Sheep and lamb receipts have been
fairly liberal lately, TIL today. when
the supply is only 1000 head, market
strong. Prices were lower yesterday,
losing a part Of the advance secured
last week Kansas fed western lambs
sold today at $3.50, Oklahoma fed
western yearlings at S6.25, Wethers
worth up to S5-65, ewes S5.S5. Bulk
Of lambs sell at $40 to $40. Total
receipts Of sheep and lambs for 1906
was 1916 200 head, a gain Of 100000
head over the previous year, 1905.
r. 7. Hemming Of Brewster, Kan,
is one Of the pioneers OF the north
western part Of that state. Mr.. Hem
ming has been a resident Of that coun-
try twenty-seven years, having Iocat-
ed out there long before there were
any railroads or fences. He has Quit
raising stock, however, as they raised
it when he went there, and he is now
rated among the wealthy farmers Of
Thomas county. 'And in all the years
that I have spent out there" said Mr..
Hemming, Il never saw such prosper
Gus times we are having now. Quar-
ter sections OF land that sold for $3.50
few years ago now bring $4,000.
Wheat raising, and in fact raising all
kinds OF grain, brought the country
to the front While the country is still
thinly settled, it is filing up very fast
The wheat this fail looks the best I
have ever seen it The acreage is very
large, and the ground has been well
soaked, so that its growth ali winter is
assured Last year more than twenty
steam ploWs were put into that coun-
ty, and the number viii be increased
another year. We use all kinds Of
modern machinery"