The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-05-21
KANSAS CITY STOCK
MARKET.

made a small net gain for the week.
active every day The condition Of
the meat trade is satisfactory. con-
sumptiye demand Is expanding, and
the situation y much better than
few weeks ago. Supply 81 guarantees
here today exceeds anybody's expecta-
tlons, reaching a total Of l4j car loads
but the market is active, steers steady
to TO lower. cows steady. Three dif-
ferent lots Of Oklahoma steers sold
at S6.40 today, others at 1925 and
$685., and Texas steers brought s5.65
TO $500 for most sales, weights from
1886 TO 1920. Some fancy Oklahoma
heifers sold at $640 IN quarantine
division today plain cows at $40, a
string of Texas COWS at s4.25 several
car load lots OF veal calves from both
Texas and Oklahoma at $3.50 to $3.50,
The good run Of quarantines today
was sold and weighed up before noon,
rs demand from buyers is keen for
medium priced steers, with which 10
cheaper up the more expensive weight
natives. As general proposition,
feeders are holding on q their un-
finished cattle better than few
weeks ago, having gained confidence
from the firm undertone which the
market continues 20 exhibit
The hog run last week was 10000
head. decrease of 10000 head as
compared with same week a year ago.
The market advanced 10 cents during
the week, but prices are to 10 lower
today, supply 10000 head The bear
feature today is a run at Chicago ten
thousand head greater than estimates
for today General conditions are
favorable 70 the trade, demand for all
kinds of meats heavy, stimulated by
the fact that pork rs cheaper relative
~ than either beef OF muttons. Heav.
Ter receipts later this month and IN
June may cause some losses IN the
hog market. but no serious damage
can be done to prices until grass cat
tie and sheep come freely and the
only thing that can cheaper these
classes Of live stock Top hogs here
today S740, bulk of sales $3.50 TO $3.50.
Sheep and lambs touched the high
point last Monday since when they
have been slipping little, spring
lambs of 50 cents. goats so to Is
cents lower. Run Is $4,000 today. Top
fed lambs 5000 today, yearllngs worth
up to S7.75. wethers s6.75. ewes 1925,
spring lambs $3.50 to $500 Large
numbers of goats from the Southwest
have been received here lately. fat
ones worth s4.O0 to S460. brushers
1926 to sS.75, range muttons from
Texas and Arizona $500 to S6.25.
Kansas City Stock Yards. May 18.-I
Receipts in the quarantine division
here yesterday total l45 loads, steers
steady to 10 lower, cows steady Rep.
resentative sales were
Diggers & Hendrix.
Chickasha ..il2s 1886 60
Diggers & Hendrix.
Chickasha ..ll7S 1860 Gao
y. 7 Freeney. Alex 78s 1911 6.35
J. Moore Alex ..... l0s 1887 GO
l. Il Harness,
chickasha SOS 1927 CPS
NJ. L. Kennard,
cleburne s8s 1920 600
J. Guitar, Abilene. eos 1926 600
J. Guitar Abilene 67s 1929 $50
w Pursley
Rush Springs PAS l1l6 $50
W Pursley.
Rush Springs 22s Ills 600
Cook & Parker,
Cement a., 2os 1867 $50
g. Wilson, Denton =. 45s lIOS 80
f. " Taylor.
Brownwood 52s 1917 $50
Kirk Nowata 3lH 762 GAO
Thompson < Co.
Coleman ~ 4Ss 1927 5G5
Thompson 4 Co,
Coleman l7Ss 1885 sos
City Meat Market.
weleetka, ass 1919 so
City Meat Market,
weleetlsa les s5e $40
Sid Jones. Duncan soc S27 435
Bailey English.
MGenster. Tex. 1910 $50 4.25
Riddle a. CO. Caddo 2Oc 62I 4.25
middle q Co, CaGdo 23C 797 4.4O
s. w. Jackson
kiowa ....... G4C l72 ESQ
Gray & Co. Ft. Worth s5c i7i. $50
A Hurst. Cleburne. sec 795 4.25
Hurst Bros Cleburne SAC 500 4.25
q W whiting, Bells. as ITO s.55
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