The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-02-17
Market Report.

Kansas City Stock Yards, FEB. IL. wi.
Lighter cattle receipts and all the
markets last week brought an ad-
vance of Is to 80 cents In prices,
besides revealing the fact that
packers stocks of meat are small.
Buyers claimed the advance really
figured Is to 40 CENTS If the good fills
secured last week used liz the calCula-
tion. The wea her was mild, and
the active market enabled sa esmen
TO put stuff over the scales before IL
lost any of the fill. Sentiment leans
to the opinion that prices will hod
good, or make some gains, although
it is conceded that good many
cattle are on feed. If astuJe market.
ing is practised, and gluts avoided,
this is likely to come true for most
feeders. The action of the market
today on the liberal run of $4,000
head here, and heavy elsewhere,
bears this out, prices steady to a
dime lower. Prices are now on a
basis that interest exporters, who
bought nearly 2e0 loads Of heavy
steers at the various markets last
week, Full loads of prime steers
brought SO SO here last week, and
fancy yearlings would sell for more
than this. Odd head Of big steers
brought 1915 here, and bulk of steers
last half of the week, after the ad-
vance became effective sold at IS 50
to So 20, and the bulk is selling close
to&these figures today. Buyers had
access to a lot of cattle at $40 10
S.. rs the low time week before last
Cows and heifers bring S4.25 to So 90
top cows IS 25, veals up to So 30, bulls
"a 25 to s. rs, stock steers S4.S5 to
$5.75, feeders s.. 40 to $3.50. Suckers
and feeders are no better than a week
ago, buyers showing more self control
last week, and able to see the
possible outcome on these cattle with
less powerful magnifying glasses.
Quarantine run Is rather light,
market in line with natives, most of
the steers at S5. rs to SIS. rs, some fancy
heifers from Texas here today at
s. 90 to S. IS Fed Colorados sold
here lately at $500 to IS 80, and
western stockers and feeders at S. 90
to $50.
Most of the hogs sold a quarter
lower today, and there were some
sales thirty cents lower. Receipts at
the markets are gradually increasing,
which removes the only excuse for
the high prices prevailing, and shou d
the nnc lvering of hogs in the country
90 on it will eventually put prices
down TO reasonable relationship
with the cost of corn. A respectable
of dealers do not believe this
can be done at this juncture.
the average price OF hogs
last week was only two cents less
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prices have been tumbling since last
Heavy hogs sold at ST.. 10
to 20 today, medium weights 1925,
lights 81 20 to S7.35.
Nearly $4,000 sheep and lambs
,ame in last week, and the supply
oday is II 900 head, yet prices are
title higher on everything today
han week ago, except possibly
ambs, which are about 10 lower
oday. 1t may be because the de-
land shows such large capacity, but
ny way plenty of dealers are predict
1g higher prices for all kinds Of
heep and lambs. One feeder who
as lost money on two feeding deals
his winter took out third batch of
lambs Saturday at $500.
'op lambs today sold at Sc 90, bulk
$50 and upwards, best yearlfngs
SIS, wetbers $3.50, ewes mostly at
Ito to S425,
A L. RICKART.