The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-25
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Kansas City Stock Yards. Aug. 2l.-
Riekart, Correspondent

Kansas City Stock Yards, Aug. 2I.-
he arrival of $4,000 cattle here today
arked the opening of the heavy fall
iahonsiness. The incentive that started
ieporpart of the cattle that arrived here
u'eS lay was an advance of 10 to 40
Theynts last week Rnvars nnt IN tboir
IN wkr paint the middle of the week and
Comaoelaimed that middle and low class
may eers must be bought cheaper, but
menta thing produced no results worth
per entioning. Today there is a decline
memb to 10 cents on the lower half of
and te cattle here, those in the upper reg
tributer selling around steady. Complaint
CONS made, respecting cattle from native
Tbastures that they lack weight, and
~ ~ .dviees indicate that this trouble can
not be overcome. which is likely to
put a premium on steers carrying
- good weight from now on, besides EN-
lphasizing the total shortage of many
- pounds of beef. The best steers here
- today sold at $500, equal to the top
last week. Quarantine cattle were ip
- lighter supply than usual last week,
. and prices advanced 10 to 10 cents.
Run in that division today is 40 cars,
market steady to 10 lower, Usage
wintered steers brought $500 there to-
day, other steers running from $400
-, to $3.50. Wintered steers from native
pastures bring up to $500, most of the
steers $5.75 to $3.50, a good gain over
a week ago About 80 cars of Colo
rim RADIO and far western cattle have ar
rived during the last week, including
rn two or three trains from eastern Colo
RADIO here today. Buyers say the steers
,or lack quality sales from $4.6O to $3.50
for the beef steers, Gamers and cows
=, at $500 to $4S5, stockers and feed.
ers $3.50 to $500 County demand is
- , little weak, as several dry spots have
developed in local territory in the last
no week, though Kansas got good rain
yesterday. Market is steady today on
~, stockers and feeders, best feeders
49, $5.25 to $5.65, stock steers $3.50 to
ort I $5.25.
49, All the conditions in the hog market
are on the selling sides favor, yet
- packers resort to every expedient to
g. put prices down, or at least to keep
them from advancing. The best they
have been able to do is to staye off
u any sharp rise in the market through
prices are up to 10 cents today. Ship
ere P 49,
- day, and packers refuse to compete
with them for it, else the market would
u take a sudden rise. Receipts are slim
at all points, run here 4500 today, tor
$7621a, bulk of sales $7.95 to $755.
c. Sheep and lambs had hard time
ith 04ii Oio''",iie -'''' "ee", anu 'iie 0io9'
was around a quarter lower for the
week, the result of gradual melting
| away of values. The run today is 16,
0Q0 market closing 10 to % lower
49, Different bands of Utah lambs brought
aa $6.75 today, the top price, and year
lings from same state brought $425
Colorado ewes reached $400 Friday
but 1915 is the top today, bulk of the
range wethers and ewes selling al
1925 to $3.50. Stock and feeding stuff
-; is in strong request, feeding wethers
Friday up to 1855, best breeding ewes
S40O feeding lambs $475 to $525.