The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-01
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KANSAS CITY STOCK
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Kansas City Stock Yards, Nov 81
The cattle trade sank to low ebb the
middle of last week, sales Wednesday
being 10 to 40 cents below the close of
the previous week, with stockers and
feeders showing even a greater loss in
some cases. Few cattle came in after
Wednesday, and buyers began to take
notice Thursday and Friday, so that
by the end of the week the greater
part of the loss had been put back
Country buyers flocked in, responding
to the hurry call sent out by commits
sion men, and at the close Saturday
night only two thousand cattle re
mained in the pens, which was six
thousand less than were left the prev
ious Saturday isis left the general
trade in good shape to enter Thanks
giving week, though not able to stand
up under heavy receipts. The supply
here today is reasonable enough, H.
600 head, and prices are steady to 10
higher here, in spite of the fact that
Chicago has 10000 cattle today, about
five thousand more than necessary,
and that prices there are off 10 cents.
Normal supplies will sell all right the
balance of this week, but killers all
assert that the beef markets in the
east are full of meat, and there is also
an unusual supply of poultry and small
meat in the retail shops and in cool
ers. Conservative marketing will be
necessary this week to permit of any
permanent repair work to the general
market. The best steers here today
sold at $3.50, though prime steers
would bring $S.75. Bulk of native fed
steers bring $5.4O to $500, heavy cows
$3.50, bulls $3.50 to $3.50, top yeals
$3.50, feeders $3.50 to $3.50, stockers
1856 to $5.25. Quarantines lack quail
ity today, market steady, no fed steers
aA hand, though short fed steers would
bring $5.25 to s6.25. Grass quarantines
sell at $4.00 to $50, including a train
of Old Mexicos today at $4.00.
Hog receipts fell off little last week
from recent weeks, but at that $4,000
head came in. The quality was better,
and average weight was 1876 lbs, as
compared with 17S lbs. previous week.
Packers are giving the market good
support, the liberal supply selling
about steady all week though local
prices ruled to 10 cents higher than
st. Louis prices. The run is 10000
today, market steady to five lower at
the start, but on late sales it was a
steady market. Heavy hogs sold at
$6.40 to $6.45 today, medium weights
$6.25 to $6.45. light hogs $5.75 to $6.25,
pigs $4.25 to $3.50 Packers believe
there will be a shortage of hogs this
winter, but on the other hand, there
was big pig crop last spring. and
many believe the damage from cholera
has been over estimated
Sheep and lambs sold unevenly last
week, but generally at unsatisfactory
prices. Lambs revived little at the
end of the week, reaching $3.50 for
good ones, but medium lambs sold
around $500, feeding lambs $4.00 to
$3.50 The run is 1000 today, market
steady, no good lambs here, best at
$5.10, yearlings worth $3.50 to $4.22s, !
wethers $500 to $3.50, ewes $2.75 to
$3.10, stock stuff $1.75 to 1915. Own
ers are urged to stick, as inferior fin |
ished stock sells badly. Ewes that |
went out two months ago at $500, |
back last week and sold at $1.25
to $1.75, without any gain in weight. |
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