The Coconino sun., 1918-02-22
WEEKLY KANSAS CITY
 STOCK MARKET REPORT

Kansas City Stock Yards, Feb. IS, 1918.
 Receipts of live stock today, 13,OOO cattle, 1000 hogs, 5000 sheep; were about as expected. The market, how ever, was stronger, the improved tone coming from the belief that all SUD- plies, detained from market because of severe weather conditions early this year have now been disposed of and that from now on receipts will be moderate and more evenly distrib- uted. Shipping conditions through out the East have shown marked inn provement in the past few days and shipping demand at the various mar kets is re-established with packers able to make large Eastern consign- ments of dressed product. The mar ket last week rallied on Wednesday and has shown steady improvement since then.
 Beef Cattle. Today's cattle receipts were 2,000 less than week ago, and double those of year ago. Trade in beef steers opened fairly early and ruled active at strong to 10 cents higher prices compared with last Friday and 25 to 40 cents higher than last Tuesday, the low point last week. Killers or ders have increased and shipping de- mand is enlarging. Though average quality of steers is fairly good and well suited to current needs, few prime steers were offered. Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska steers are selling mostly at S1O.50 to S12.5O, top SIS, and Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho and Oregon steers brought 1925 to $l2.85. Butcher cattle are 25 to 40 cents higher than a week ago. Receipts remain small. Top price for western cows was $10.10, and native cows $10.75. Heifers sold up to $11.50. Veal calves declined SIPS last week and today were 25 to 50 cents lower, top s12.65.
 Stockers and Feeders.
 Thin cattle sold readily today and full quarter higher than a week ago. Demand is large and buying is largely on account of the approaching grazing season. A few heavy steers are going to feed lots at $11.50 to SIP for short finish. Most of the 750 to $50 pound steers are bringing $9.50 to $10.75. Stock heifers and good young cows are in active demand. Stock heifers sold up to $1O.50.
 Hogs.
 Tuesday of last week the hog mar ket broke 60 cents and that decline carried prices below the high point of the preceding week. Wednesday the market turned up vigorously, and to- day was more than s1 higher than the low point, and 60 to 75 cents higher than a week ago. Today's advance compared with last weeks close was 30 to 45 cents, and the top S16.90, bulk s16.60 to s16.S0. Shippers are in the competition again, and packers are buying freely. In the past two weeks close to one million hogs ar rived at the five western markets, but Kansas City is the only market that is showing a net increase in receipts | for the year to date. The average weight of hogs the past week was 21s pounds, or 26 pounds heayier than a year ago. Average quality of the offerings is good. Pigs are scarce.
 Sheep and Lambs.
 Though receipts were about normal fat sheep and lambs were not quota bly higher, and trade remained rather quiet at 10 to 15 lower prices. Some heavy native lambs sold at $15.50 to $16.00 and medium weight western lambs at $16 to s16.60. Choice west ern lambs were quoted at s16 to $16.- 60. Choice western lambs were quot ed at SIS to s13.75, wethers SIP, to S13.25, and ewes S11.25 to $12.25. Several punches of eve lambs brought $17 to $1740, and feeding lambs $14 to $15.85.
 J. A. RICKART,
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