The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-02-04
CATTLE SHAKY
AT KANSAS CITY
Hogs, Sheep And Lambs In
Heavy Decline.

Kansas CITY, Jan. 3O.-lnere was an
irregular market on cattle last week,
the close showing heavy steers off
10 to Is cents, light steers strong to
10 higher, butcher grades and stock |
ers and feeders about like the close |
of previous week. Bulls lost 10 to % |
cents during the week, and calves |
closed % cents off. Stockers and feed |
ers sold higher first of the week, but
lost the blom early, though enjoying
a good demand all week. The run to-
day is $4,000 head here, and the mar
ket 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 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 1850 pound steers sold here today
at 500 fed since the first of Septem-
Der, and the same salesman sold lot
of 1000 pound steers to the same
packer at $685., fed sixty or seventy
days. The highest sale here last week
was at $500, for some Nebraska steers
on Wednesday 1854 pounds. Nothing
as good is here today, best here
around $6.25, bulk at $685. to s6.15.
Most of the native COWS sell at $500
to $5.25, heifers at $475 to 5000, bulls
$500 to $40, best veals today S. so.
Some Colorado fed steers, from the
Arkansas valley, sold at $5.95 last
week, cows at $40 to $3.50, stock
cows S4.75, Gamers 1915. Thirty loads
quarantine steers arrived today sell
ing at $3.50 to $3.50. A year ago now
the cattle market was setting in on q
big rise, vel res advancing one dollar
per cwt, in February, but dealers dc
not expect any thing of that sort jus
, row, although feeder buyers sac grea
possibilities in the more distant fu
/ ture from the prices they are paying
S4.75 to $500 for cattle for the coun
r try
, Hogs lost II cents last week, tn
| boo-. In fl,,apoa hatpg ayiIant most N
: the time during the week. The run tc
D day is 5000 head market 8 to 10 high
D Ell, top $7.771s, bulk $40 to SIZE
/ Heavy weights and lights have chang
: ed places on the price list since
= week ago, the tights now leading
: while mixed packing weights remai
t ia The middle. He'd yics soli today a
4 $3.50 to $40. Eastern order buyer
bought light h)gs freely, whic
accc UNITS partly Tor tie change Of pc
T s;;icn. Another factor is the increa!
ihe percentage Of heavy hogs in tn
. receipts.
Sheen and lambs sold lower las
week from day to day, especially a
-. ter Wednesday, and the close was
a quarter under close of previous weel
Market is steady today, run HOO
l. head best lambs at $3.50, wether
$4.25, ewes $4.10, yearlings wort
around $3.50 for light weight stocl
January receipts here show a sma
: increase over January last year, b'
q dealers predict bigger gain in Fe
r. ruary, although they admit that n
t. tive territory is pretty well Stripe
o of offerings, and good share OF Il
San Luis Valley stuff, in Colorad
- has been marketed. The Arkans'
n. Valley has not moved much sto'
,r yet though there 81 good run fro
q, that section here today.