The Coconino sun. (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1898-1978, 1912-11-01
Range and Market News
Items Of interest Pertaining the Livestock Industry Arizona
Market Letter for the Past Week
Kansas City Market Letter
(By J. A. Rlckart. Correspondent

20. Buyers failed to make any
great dent in the cattle market
last week, though they had plenty
Of ammunition in the shape of a
big run, 74,2oo cattle and o6oo
calves. Country buying for the
week amounted to $4,000 head,
one of the big weeks of the season
in that trade. Kansas pastures
fell off in their offerings, the quar-
antine districts had about the
usual number, but the panhandle,
New Mexico and Colorado came
to the front with augmented sup
plies. Butcher cattle, particu-
larly cows and heifers, and veal
calves, finished the week a little
higher, and medium to common
stock steers quit a shade lower.
The cattle supply today is 10000
head, some fewer than last Mon
day, but more than a year ago
same day. Kansas exerted her.
self with home stretch burst
today, and heavy receipts are
here from the range country. No
prime fed cattle are coming, short
fed steers selling at $50 to 1000,
not including pasture steers that
have had little feed, which
bring 600 to $50. Eighty five
cars of quarantine cattle are here
today, selling about steady, the
steers at 4.25 to SIS. Odd head
of Colorado beef steers last week
brought 900, and top loads of
beef steers $50. Last year same
week $50 was paid for the best
Colorado beef steers here. Colo
RADIO feeders sold up to 500,
stock steers IT'S. Panhandle
two year olds sold at us here
last week, and panhandle feeders
grazed in Kansas brought $50
here today. Cows and heifers are
10 to IS higher today, selling
largely at 400 to $50. Shippers
have had nothing but encourage
ment up to date, and the market
horizon appears clear OF clouds
now.
Hogs took big drop today, IS
to IS cents, which makes total
losses about I 90 per cwt. in less
than two weeks. A big run today
gave buyers chance to knife the
situation, already in weak state,
properly. Run tomorrow is esti-
mated at $4,000 here, W h C h
means another decline, bat deal
ers think the bottom is close at
hand for this break. Top today
$40, bulk 100 to S.I5.
Sheep and lambs acted in a
puzzled way last week, finally
closing a quarter under the best
time. Erratic supplies make the
future uncertain, though popular
belief expects stronger supplies,
based on expectation of smaller
runs. Receipts are $4,000 today,
market strong, best lambs 700,
feeding lambs 6.Io to 6.35.
A shipment of about 600 head
OF cattle was brought in Monday
from the ranges south. They
were owned by various cowmen
and were delivered on contract.
Another large shipment OF year
ling steers will be brought in
about Nov. 18th.
Sheepmen have commenced to
drift their bands south for the
winter ranges. All sheep grazing
on the forests must be out by
November 18th, but very few wait
for that date to start as storms
north are too apt to snow them
in on the trails.
Tex Singleton was placed under
$4,000 bonds to await the action
OF the grand jury, in Judge
Harrington's court Monday tor
the alleged misbranding of horse
claimed by j. w. Matter of Pima,
Graham Co, Arizona. The animal