Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-16
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
(speciaI Correspondence) }

| tSpeclal COTIeSpOnuenccsD
Kansas City stock Yards, Dec. 13.-Thero
| was good supply of range cattle hero
| last week, and the demand for them was
| fully as strong as any time this winter.
beef steers advancing 10 to 10 cents
the first OF last week. and holding IL
| to the end of the week. in spite OF a
decline of 10 TO % cents on fed steers
last half OF the week. Cows and bulls
gained 10 TO IL cents during the week.
and closed strong. veal calves closed D
to 30 cents higher. The run of cattle
here today Is $1,000 head, and Chicago
has q surfeit OF 5000 head today ex-
elusive OF 12.c0O head put away under the
sheds there last week account OF lower
bids then. The result Is that too many
cattle are in sight today, and the market
is lower, off 10 to 10 cents here today
although cows and stockers and feeders
sold steady today In some cases here
Beef steers from Colorado bring L. co to
SO. few above this price, cows at
4.00 to 4.65. hclfers up to 900. highest
price of the season here for Colorado
cows and heifers. bulls around $50. also
the top of the season for them. and
veal calves at 100 to S25 for nice light
weights a feature in the stocker and
feeder trade here In the last week was
the sale of some New Mexico Hereford
yearlngs to an Ohio buyer at $50 ana
buik or the range stockerS and feeders
sell at 400 TO 40. few common on
color light steers down to $50. Cows and
helfers from the south are selling at
32o TO $50 Gamers 2.76 to 3.25 with an
KILLERS Heavy calves are coming from
Texas In good numbers. and selling at
80 TO go. Several strings of heavy
calves here from TT Worth last weex
had margin of 100 or more per % cwt.
above price on that market.
Sheep and lambs sold at sensational
prices last week, the market advancing
% 10 10 cents. and reaching the highest
figures ever known at this season or tho
year, particularly for lambs. namely,
$50 on Friday there was a break. and
prices are off 10 to % cents today. but
something near present level of prices
VIII hkely be maintained indcnnlteiy. to
judge from the firm undertone to the
market. and the apparently l/,ge con-
susnptiFe demand for the mutton. Run
today Is 5000 head. market off Is to .
cents lambs today at 500 yearlings
worth up TO $50. wethers 500 to oS,
eve" Ewes $50 to 525. goats 4.5o for best.
up TO 100. yearlings $50 to 6 90. wetberS
400 to 800. breeding ewes around 800
stock ewes 3.25,
,he %. ,Ss =, Howey, a pioneer ranchman OF
ROCKIES. and up In the northwest corner
OF colorado, does not relish the idea that
mountain mountain ranchmen are Il rough lot Of
ahnvt qUTs; % Nj. MT Howey's ranch is back
point Rlf1e. 1t Is the custom OF the
ranchmen up there to round up their
eatus eu , iate in the fall. Gull them over.
ana snip out what they intended to dis
pose of before the winter sets in, This
rs rs rough Job. provided they are caught
IN the early fall snowstorms Tho cat
Tie range In the high mountains. and
In the toughest part of the country
formerly 1t was customary for tho
Iancnmen to take along A camping out
iiI But In recent years the government
mas established reserves, on which are
10 De round little cabins. and places for
shcitering their horses. so thai they are
a nttle better provided for sI h1 =
a good deal occasionally when | o..f,
down here about what a rough place il
Is out there. and all that" said Mr..
aowey. NOW we are a little rough on
lne outside, but think we will compare
with the so-called highly civilized pco-
PIE In other places. Many a night /
nave opened my cabin &c midnight 10
axe IN lot OF cattlemen. They were
led, no matter how late II WINS. and
,ent on their way next morning. And
11aVe stopped as many times away I'm
ne late night. up In some lonely noun
am at the hut of some fellow who
GOT up and fed me. No such n thing
is charge was made for these accom-
nodations. And I have stopped many q
light at cabin not occupied where the
'Iankets and cooking utensils wero Ieft
md used them and went ont, That WIS
cry common, and no man ever LOST n
'ianket or tinspoon. No robberIes AMI
10 lock on our doors. But they tell mo
nat they look from and back doors in
he highly civilized parts OF this com
ry." ''uii