Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-06-22
Kansas City Livestock.
(By J, A. Rickart.)

Kansas City Livestock.
(By ]. A. Rickart)
Kansas City Stock Yards, June 2o.-|
Cattle supply this week has been
lightest of the year, total run barely |
reaching $4,000 head. Improved mois-
ture conditions in native territory, re-
viving pastures, and making the corn
crop safe for a few weeks, cut down
the run Of native cattle. The same in
fluence will probably keep down the |
supply next week, and there will be a |
good market Killing grades are gen.
orally rs cents higher this week, and
stockers and breeders are 40 to rs
cents higher. No strictly prime ma
tives were here, some good to choice
steers selling at $3.50 to 50, including
some of the first shipments from Mis-
souri, blue grass pastures, wintered
steers, corned on the grass Medium
and plain natives ranged down to $3.50, |
cows largely at $3.50 to 81, few at
$3.50, heifers 81 to SO, bulls s5.75 to 81,
veals 80 to SO. Very few westerns
have been received this week, a few
medium sugar mill steers Monday at
s8.S5. Quarantine supply has also
been deficient, only half as large as
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gotten started yet Some good north
Texas fed steers sold at s7.65 to 1910,
though they were not choice some
middle class south Texas grass steers
at $6.55 to $3.50, and some low grade
], Oklahoma grassers around $6.25. The
first Usage wintered steers of the sea-
son sold in the native division this
week at $3.50 and $7.35. Demand for
l e..
supply, and prices have almost re-
covered recent losses. Most of the
stockers sell this week at 81 to $3.50.
whereas, last week most sales were at
81 and downwards. Hogs have ad-
vanced steadily all week. the market &c
higher today. top $685., bulk $500 to
sS.32h. Packers have been willing
buyers at the stronger prices, and To-
cal prices have been within 10 cents or
less of Chicago prices all week; top in
Chicago today $S.42h. Serum makers
are exerting themselves, in expectation
of good demand for the serum, and
immune hogs sell to them to % cents
above the general market. Spring
lambs are higher this week, best at
1886 last two days, and wethers are
strong. Natives worth up to 1925 and
light Texas wethers at s6.15. Best ma
tive ewes sell around So. Texas ewes
up to $3.50 this week, common ewes
and wethers s4.25 to IS, goats SO to
$500 Receipts are very light, and
there is no chance for any liberal sup
ply here for almost two months ahead
j. Portland Livestock Letter.
Portland, June 20.-Receipts for the
week have been--Cattle. 1911; calves,
II; hogs, 2432; sheep, 1904.
Cattle prices steady 30 firm all week.
Receipts of fair volume, especially first
half of period. Good grass steers sold
1925 to $3.50: light hay stuff s7.75.
Butcher trade slow, due to inferior
stuff offering.
The hog market maintained its
strength throughout the week, with
buying demand keen and outlet strong
Extreme top at weeks close 1910, with
bulk going around IS and ssO5.
Sheep house very snappy. depart
J ment. with a steady call for smooth
fat mutton and lambs. Fancy year.
lings at s4.75 and IS featured. Ewes
ranged from 81 to s4.25. Lamb buying
was on a Sc basis and the trade could
have used more than was offering.
Conducting . Boarding House 10 ~
Il Much business" az Conduct
ING Hotel
and, like any other business catering
to the people. It should be ADvER-
! TISED. Scarcely any other business
lmay be SUCCESSFULLY advertised at
such little expense as that Of keeping
Iboarders. It IN an instance where, prac-
ticaiiy ALWAYS. Advertising not only
PAYS. but pays HANDSOMELY
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Building Big Reservoir.
i Capital News Special Service)
Idaho Falls. June 22.-Ctvi Engi-
neer d. q. Martin came homo Satur-
day from Utah, whore he u putting in
the largest reservoir In that state for
the Sewer Bridge Reservoir company,
at Jualb. He Is raising the dam from
go to 100 feat The rezervofr will hnld