The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-02-03
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Kansas City Stock Yards, Jan. 3d.
There was an irregular market on cat
tie last week, the close Showing heavy
steers off 10 to l5 cents, light steers
strong to 10 higher, butcher grades
and stockers and feeders about like
the close of previous week Bulls lost
10 to 20 cents during the week, and
calves closed % off. Stockers and
feeders sold higher first of the week,
but lost the bloom early, though en-
joying a good demand all week. The
run today is $4,000 head here, and the
market is steady on everything except
heavy fed steers, which are weak to
10 lower. The crop of finished steers
is much larger this year than in any
recent year, one reason for the small
premium finished steers are bringing
over lighter weight short fed steers.
Another reason is that the beef trade
is not in a very healthy state in the
east. Light weight cuts can be sold
in large quantities, but the demand
for big steaks is disappointing. A
string of 1,450 lb steers sold here to-
day at $6.10, fed since the first of Sep
ltember and the same salesman sold
lot of l 200 ID steers to the same pack
er at $5.65, fed sixty to seventy days.
The highest sale here last week was
at $3.50, for some Nebraska steers. on
Wednesday, 1854 lbs. Nothing as
good is here today. best here around
$6.25, bulk at $5.65 to $615. Most of
the native cows sell at $4.00 to $5.25,
heifers at $475 to $500, bulls $4.OO to
$50, best veals today $3.50. Some
Colorado fed steers, from the Arkansas
valley, sold at $5.95 last week, cows
at $4.40 to $3.50, stock cows $475, can
lners $3.75. Thirty loads quarantine
steers arrived today, selling at $3.50
to $500. A year ago now the cattle
market was setting in on big rise,
values advancing one dollar per cwt,
in February, but dealers do not ex-
Ipect anything of the more distant fu-
ture, from the prices they are paying,
l$4.75 to $500 for cattle for the coun.
TRY.
Hogs lost II cents last week, the
bear influence being evident most OF
the time during the week The run to-
day is 5000 head, market to 10 high,
er, top $7.771s, bulk $770 to $775
Heavy weights and lights have chang
ed places on the price list since a week
ago, the lights now leading, while mix
ed packing weights remain in the mid
die. Heavies sold today at $3.50 to
1870. Eastern order buyers bought
light hogs freely, which accounts part
Ily for the change of position. An
Iothar factor is the increasing percent
age Of heavy hogs in the receipts.
Sheep and lambs sold lower last
week from day to day, especially after
Wednesday, and the close was quar-
tier under close of previous week. Mar
ket is steady today, run 1000 head
best lambs at $500, wethers $4.25, ewes
l$4.10, yearlings worth around $3.50 fol-
light weight stock. January receipts
here show small increase over Jan
uary last year, but dealers predict a
bigger gain in February, although they
admit that native territory is pretty
well stripped of offerings, and a good
share of the San Luis Valley stuff. In
Colorado, has been marketed. The Ar
kansas Valley has not moved much
stock yet, though there is good run
from that section here today