The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-08-04

Kansas City Stock Yards, July 81
Killers were in the cattle alleys early
every day last week, and had orders
to buy the run. The result was an ad-
vancing market all week, with a net
gain of 10 to 25 cents on all killing
grades. Quarantine cattle got the best
attention, and the full gain, though
medium and low priced cattle in the
native division were also the object
of hard riding by the packers, who
even invaded the stocker and feeder
division and took anything that had
a semblance of flesh, down to 900 lbs.
weight The supply was te nthousand
head larger than the previous week,
half of which was quarantine cattle,
but it was seventeen thousand head
less than same week last year Pack
ers cannot keep secret the fact that
they need material badly, and miss the
generous receipts of grass cattle us
ually coming to market at this season.
Unless cattle are fat, owners are be-
ing advised to give them chance to
become so, in districts recently parch-
ed as commission men do not believe
there will be any excessive supply Of
cattle on the market any time this
fall. A good deal of common stuff is
included in the run of 10000 cattle
and 1000 calves here today. The best
end of this liberal supply is selling
steady and active, some Kansas fed
Colorado steers setting a new high
mark for the year on heavy steers, at
$7.O5. Medium and common grass
steers are being set back little to-
day, with the promise of further cor
rection if they keep on coming plenti-
fully, killers aver, and with reason,
that that kind has been the most ex-
pensive beef they have had to handle.
Two hundred cars of quarantine cat
tie arrived here today, the biggest run
of that class since three weeks ago
today, market on steers weak to 10
lower, COWS and calves steady. Win
tered native steers sell at $3.50 to
$3.50, through steers $3.50 to $5.25,
some Old Mexicos today at $3.50, quar-
antine steers $415 to $5.75, grass cows
1925 to $475, top yeals $500. Stock
.ers and feeders lost 10 to 25 cents last
week, steady to weak today, stockers
at 1926 to $3.50, feeders $500 to $5.40.
The law of supply and demand is
working inexorably in the hog market,
prices mounting as the receipts de-
cline. Run here last week was $4,000
head, a big decrease from previous
week, and less than same week last
year, long time since this last thing
happened Average prices for the
week kere 30 cents higher than aver
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are so to rs cents higher than any of
the talent expected at this juncture.
Dealers say that pigs are being sacri-
feed a fact that lends strength to
futures in the provisions market, par
ticularly lard. Run here is 500 today,
market to 10 higher, top $40, bulk
$500 to $40.
Sheep and lambs both lost ground
last week, closing around quarter
lower Native lambs quit at $685. for
the best, wethers worth up to $4.25,
ewes $4.O0. These prices were dupli-
Gated today, with a little seasoning
added in the lamb market, some Colo
RADIO spring lambs reaching $7.15 to-
day. Runs are larger than a year ago
at this time, bulk of the stuff coming
from native territory, 5000 here to
day Practically no feeding lambs are
available, and range stuff this year
win be fatter than usual, and will
contain less stuff for the country
Breeding ewes may be had at $500 to
1915.