Evening times-Republican., 1911-07-27
HOG MARKET ACTIVE
WITH PRICES HIGHER
WITH TOP PRICE
AT $7.15.
TOP MARX HIGHEST PRICE
PAID IN SEVERAL MONTHS
Cattle Are Steady and Strong, Med
ium Steers Selling Around $61o -
Good Texans Sell at $780, the Best
Price cf the Day-Live Muttons Are
Weak-Lan1bs Touch 81.

today, closing . and 10 cents higher
The top was Sis. the highest price
paid in several months
Combined receipts OF hogs at eleven
markets yesterday totaled $500. or
1900 less than week ago. L., coo
more than Il year ago and 31.100 less
than corresponding Wednesday two
Years ago. Chicago received 1000 less
than a week ago ana 1000 more than
g Year ago Kansas City had 5000 less
, than a week go. Omaha had 2.400 less
than week ago and 1000 more than
a year ago. ST. Louis had $500 less
than a week ago and 1000 more than a
year ago. ST Joseph had 1000 less
than a week ago Sioux City had 1000
less than a Week ago and LOO more
than a year ago Total for the first
half of this week 2i6 900. or 5000 less
than same time last week. 81 600 more
than like period last year and $1,000
less than CORES pondine three days two
years ago. Total for 1911 to date IA
39S 600 or 3,43l.000 more than same
period 1910 and 453.oo0 more than cor
responding time in 1909.
Cattle.
Cattle We're steady TO strong. Medi
urn steers sold around s6.1o. Some Tex
ans sold at $3.50. the best price Of the
day.
That packers are still feeling the
stress of Texas scarcity was indicated
by demand for cheap killers selling be-
low the Sc line yesterday. These cattle
We're bought greedily at strong prices
a nd several buyers professed to be un-
able TO fill their orders. Feeder buy
ers corrohorated this evidence by stat
ing that they had retired from the field,
realizing that competition with killers
was futile Everything with a kill went
20 the Slaughter beds and the $3.50
5.95 grades were soon cleared up.
Neither Texas nor westerns were in
Guided in fresh receipts. but packers
would have gone to either with aviditv.
The trade is still talking Of how the
branded delegation was received. A
drove of fourteen loads of sandhill
cattle from Nebraska averaged ex-
actly SO per head higher than a year
ago They were Of the same quality,
but somewhat deficient in flesh AS
fat bullocks are selling considerably
lower than last year. this is not bad
start II is q straw that indicates how
the current is running and warrants
prediction that killers viii take western
erassers AT relatively high prices all
thr@ the season. as they need the beef.
The soc advance recently on Texas
cattle has not started a new movement
Of any considerable proportions. and
advices from the southwest are that
owners are now il q position 20 market
cautiously. There is considera BILE beef
10 come from that section. but enough
rain has fallen to put an end to the
rnoralizing early in the month.
Six markets yesterday received 10000
cattle. or 300 more than a week ago
and 400 less than corresponding We'd
nesday year ago. Chicago received
1000 more than week ago and 1000
less than a year ago. Kansas City had
5000 more than week ago and 1000
.esS than a year ago. The three days
total at six markets figured 1l7.000 or
Is. 600 more than same period last week,
but $4,000 less than corresponding time
last wear Chica COS increase the past
three days amounted to 4.400 compared
with same time last week. and the de-
crease was only 500, compared with
corresponding period a year ago. which
showed that the outside markets made
comparatively greater decreases than
Chicago, compared with same period
last year Kansas City the last three
davs received $4,000 fewer cattle than
same period year ago.
Sheep.
Live rnutton trade was weak. Pest
native lambs sold a: 500.
Recein,s yesterday were beyond all
exnectattons. ard while estimated
carly at $4,000 the late count was
boosted 10 $1,000. as compared with