The Jasper news., 1908-08-06
THE KANSAS CITY MARKET
Reported for the News by a Special
Correspondent.

kansas City Stock Yards. Aug. 3.
1913. Extreme hot weather affords
buy rs 40 excuse to demand lower
prices, although receipts Of cattle ut all
the markets continues to run below the
corresponding time last year. Prices
made net loss OF 10 to rs cents last
week. Top steers sold at 81 20 90 dit
ferent days, and while these steers
were not prime, il would seem as though
fancy prices have been eliminated for
the present. The supply today is
beaver than any recent Monday, at
II 600 head, including 1000 calves, mar
ket steady to 10 lower. A liberal supply
at all markets today, and the prospects
Of long hot spell are against any ar
gent demand on the part Of the killers.
Nothing toppy is here today, best fed
stet rs quotabie at s6 % to S7.25, grass
steers Of good weights 81 50 to IS 25,
"a 40, grass COWS $3.50 10 $3.50. bulls
81. 40 to 90 %, veals a quarter higher
than n week ngn, tops IS Is. Stockers
and feeders declined ~ to Is cents
during the last week, although u goou
demand late 10 the week enabled traders
to make go,d clearance. Shipments
were of about the same volume last
v eek as the week before, 300 car loads.
Market is steady to 10 lower today on
country kinds, stockers mainly at 50 rs
to s4.25, feeders 1915 tv $3.50 few
above these figures.
The Drovers Journal Of July 30th
contained the following:
"These common cattle, such az COWS
and heifers. seem to be in greatest de
~ lab ~
Missouri.
Down in the mining district where l
am we seem to BIZ short of this kind OF
cattle all tbs time. Miners eata Whole
lot Of mea', and for that reason we can
in our immediate nrighborhood. But
mand runs to that class to a great TX
tent, The man who has bunch Ut fat
cows OF pretty good quality will find
that he can. dispose of Them at a high
price ut any sime, either at home or ON
the open market. So far rs cattle ure
concerned, we have fewer than we had
few years ago. lu selling OFT the COWS
and htifers, which sell more readily
with US than high priced cattle, the
supply is reduced, and is more difficult
to hold up. And IN the mining district
the quality of the cattle shows less i'm
provement than in other parts of the
state. The common kind is still raised
and very few cattle are cornfed in the
whole mining district"
The hog market made gain OF 81
cents per cwt. last week, under the in.
fiuence Of light marketing. although
packers continue to resent the advanc
ing prices, account of unsatisfactory
provisions market. Run is 1000 here
today, market 10 to 20 lower, and
almost a quarter below last Friday,
high time last week. Top today is
1915, bulk of sales. ea.45 to S6.70. The
high price Of corn has induced many
owners to substitute some cheaper feed
in fattening hogs, but the inferior kill
ing qualities of these makes them un.
popular, and buyers quickly detect
them. and cut the price accordingly.
Country buyers should allow wide
margins for such.
Supply Of sheep aud lambs continues
liberal, and slightly heavier than at
this period last year. A large percent.
age Of the supply is natives, and mar
kets have been strong each day since a
week ago. Run is 6OO0 here today,
market steady to weak, account Of
lower reports from Chicago, spring
lambs today at S6.2J, yearlings worth
s. 90, wethers $3.50, ewes $4,25. Utah
grassers brought $4.35 last Thursday.
and Texas muttons s4.40 on Friday.
j. A. RICKABT.