The San Francisco call., 1908-05-12
Eastern Livestock Market


KANSAS CITY, Mo, May ll-Cattle-Re Re
ceipts. 9,000; l0c higher. Native steers, So. 50@
calves, q 75@5,75; western steers, s5Ge.so; do
Hogs Receipts. I1.ooo; 5@1oc higher. Bulk.
80 4o@ . 80; packers and butchers, So o4oG55o;
light 5.So95 45; pigs. s4@4.75-
s5a5 Is; lambs. seq Z Is; range wethers, s475
$780, fed ewes saSoI9,sS. aSs ri
Steady; 1oc higher. Native steers, $5@7; do
westerns. So 75M6.10: calves, So. .25GG.25; cows
and heifers S3.a5@6 20.
Hogs Receipts, $500. Higher Heavy, s5. 40
@5;47A j. light 5000 423a; pigs, $4-5o@57o;
Sheer. Receipts, 4 500. Steady. Yearlings,
S52o@6s1o; wethers. s5@5 10; ewes. 81, 75@
CHICAGO May Ncattie-Receipts, 81 600
Strong: loc higher. Beeves. 81 so@7 80; Tex
ans 81 7o@56 80; westerns. ss. 65g6; stoc5eTs s rs
l6.7 70; calves S3.T5@6.25.
Hogs-Receipts, about 10000 Steady to sc
heavy. s5.25G5,e5; rough, So 25a5.so; good TO
bulk. bulk s5.55a5s5' - 7 S'9'''' p''''
tives S4@6.10; westerns. $4@610; yearlings.
s615@6.s0; lambs, S5@7.65; westerns, $5.50@
TO.
Los Angeles Markets
LOS ANGELES, May 11.-Strawberries were
piled up high in the market today, the. supply
being excessive that, Notwithstanding the
heavy demand, prices fell to &c basket. even
the best bringing only &c. Bananas came in so
heavily that they declined 1c pound Florida
plneapples of which a small consignment ar
rived, were quickly picked up at $2.7 dozen.
Egg prices advanced from 1e@2oc to 2o@2lc
on LEGAL case count. Receipts were again light,
totaling only 43S over Sunday. Business
the exchange was extremely light, only so
M @ p4e ThsE
bidding for butter, but the prices asked were a
little high, according to market conditions.
The week opened with a firm market for vege-
tables Cabbage dropped TO 40@50c a sack.
There was good demand for all grades of green
garden truck. The new potato market is still a
little slow, the demand being for the old va
riety.
With the exception of halibut there was
general scarcity of all kinds of fish this morn
ing. Shipments of barracuda were received from
San Diego, but they were not heavy enough to
Receipts: Eggs. 4ss cases; butter. 40 422
pounds; cheese, 1,2S0 pounds; potatoes. 913
sacks; beans, e1 sacks; apples, boxes; onions
Butter-Creamery extras, 4Tl5c; creamery
irsts, 45c; eastern extras, not quoted; frsts
2oc; dairy. Csc; cooking, 171sc; oieomargarine,
Eggs-Local ranch candled 2o@21c: selected
q lac; case count, 19Ac; northern, case count,
Cheese-Northern fresh 14@i5c; anchor large
15c; anchor Y. A., Ice; hand cheese anchor
brand, 17c; eastern singles, 161s6l7c; eastern
twins. 164@17c; eastern. cheddars. lie; eastern
longhorn, lse; eastern daisy. 1914 4@1715c; Swiss
imported. 3sc; Swiss domestic, 23c; brick cream
20c limburger 22N o3c; Tulare lac; imported
Roquefort 44c; Rdam. s6@37c; German break
fast, 81. 10 box Neufchate S1.20 box: Sierra
81 10 box; Canada cream. ! dozen to box, CSC;
Schlosskase, 81 box; Camambert. S1.20 box.
Potatoes tper ctlj-Fancy highland Burbank
s0c@Sl; choice, 9oc@S1: fancy Oregon early
rose, $2@2.50; local Bnrbanks $1.65; Lompoc
81 5oGl go; new local Burbanks. S3@3.50; local
yellow sweet potatoes, SEE; iccal white sweet
potatoes. Sl;I5; red sweet potatoes, S1.T5 sack
onions-Oho yellows out of market Colorado
red globe. out of market; Bermuda. s1.75@i 90
per crate. s325@3.50 per ctl; silver skins. $3.50
per 100 lbs; garlic, 1sc.
Beans tper ctl)--Pink No 1, SO. 50@3.65; lima
No. l, $4.75@5; Lady Washington No. l. s4.25;
small white No. /, S4@4.25; blackeye SIS; Gar
vanzas. $3.50; lentils, 11lsc; chiles, evaporated
10@12hc.
Popcorn-New. 81. so per 100 lbs.
Poultrr-r,uying prices aIive-BroiIers ~ to
2 lbs. 25c per lb: fryers. cog roasters. 1sn
2oc stays, SCI hens lbs and up. 13c; under
lbs, 13c; old roosters, 9e; turkeys heavy. zoe;
light not wanted. Selling prices dressed
Broilers, 26c per lb; fryers, 25c; roasters, 21c;
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