The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-04-07
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KANSAS CITY STOCK
MARKET.
]. A. Rickart, Correspondent.
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Kansas City Stock Yards, April 81
Wednesday was the low spot in the
cattle market last week, paucity of |
offerings after that allowing statesmen |
to recoup most Of the loss of that day. |
the week closing not much different |
from the opening. The month of |
March finished up with a loss of 15,- |
600 cattle from same month last year, |
which was light March at that, in
dicating the sluggishness of the beef
trade at this time. The run here today
is 10000 'nead, slightly more than the
first estimate, and the market is very
satisfactory, about steady with the
close of last week, and the action good.
More good to prime steers are here to-
day than usual, top at $3.50, and a fair
delegation of steers at $6.15 to $3.50,
including some extra heavy steers at
$6.25. A large number of Nebraska
steers are here today, most of them at
$500 to $3.50, with some light steers
at $3.50 to $500 The quarantine di-
vision had some light steers at $3.50
to 5000. The quarantine division had
some good cattle today, sales at $5.40
to S6.10. Ward Bros, Cushing, Okla,
had a train here today at $5.S5. Same
shippers had a train of same steers
here last Monday at $3.50 and $500,
showing how slight is the change in
prices since a week ago. While there
is no expectancy of much improve
ment in steer values at present, the
market is acting in an encouraging
way today, not quite as easily con-
gested as a short time ago. Cows
bring $4.O0 to $780, bulls $425 to
$525, heifers $4.75 to $6,25, calves at
the low point of the winter, around
$500 for best veals, heavy calves
around $500. Feeder buyers COM
plain that steers are carrying too much
flesh, probably a result Of admirable
climatic conditions all winter, and
prices on same are little lower, $5.25
to $500. Light thin steers always get
good action at strong prices, $500 to
$500.
Hogs lost Is cents last week, and
the market is headed in the same di-
rection today, off 10 cents. Heavy hogs
are now 25 to 35 cents under the top
of the market, paid for light hogs, and
medium weights have a range of 25
cents, according to quality. Run to-
day is 1000 head here, heavy hogs
at $3.50 to $6.4O, medium weights
$685. to $3.50, lights $685. to $685..
These prices are identical with the
low point touched last week. Re-
ceipts are large at all points, run here
last week $4,000 head, same week a
year ago $4,000 head, two years ago
81 900 head. Considering the heavy
average weight, 225 lbs. in March this
year, 20S lbs last year, we are getting
more than twice as much pork as a
year ago. Packers are ready buyers,
the kill here in March, 3O7,357 hogs,
March last year III ,Btb head.
Good receipts of sheep and lambs
last week sold readily at steady to a
shade lower prices. Run today ID 15,.
900 head, market steady on aged stuff,
10 lower on lambs. Lambs always
present a weaker front. than sheep, ac-
count of the large proportion of that
class on feed this year. Best lambs
today $6.25, fair to good $500 to $500,
clipped lambs $565, yearlings in
fleece 1915, wethers $5.25, ewes $500
Very little clipped stock has appeared
on this market so far. Spring lambs
arrived in small numbers today, first
of the season, and sold at $3.50 to
$3.50. Texas goats are moving little
around $4,OO, which is two dollars un-
der year ago. g ''8'5'o
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