The daily morning oasis., 1919-04-30
By CHARLES M. PIPKIN
(The Oasis Market Correspondent

KANSAS CITY, April 20. = Hog
prices were so to GO cents higher last
Friday than week before, beef steers
and butcher cattle Is to 25 cents
higher, and sheep 40 to so cents low
err. Strength in the cattle market is
caused by moderate receipts, and in
hogs by a large demand in the face
of liberal receipts. Large receipts
shook sheep and lamb prices to low
er levels.
The Weeks Receipts
In the five days last week, receipts
were $500 cattle, 300 calves, 3d.
500 hogs, 1929 sheep. Arrivals were
from the widest area of the season,
and in the aggregate, cattle fell short
of last week by about 1000. Hogs
increased 1000, and sheep receipts
were so per cent larger than week
before, and the largest this season.
Liberal receipts of Txas goats and
sheep added materially to the bovine
supply. More than thirty car loads
of cattle arrived from California.
About 1000 Texas grassers were on
the quarantine side. Oregon, Utah,
and idaho contributed cattle freely,
but supplies from Colorado were
short of expectations.
Beef Cattle
The market during the past week
gained strength. One of the prlncl-
pal factors in maintaining firm prices
| is the belief that the receipts of fed
cattle from all sections will barely
meet requirements in tn next sixty
days. The corn belt and Oklahoma
mill feed lots promise only meager
supplies. Colorado has marketed
pulpers freely in the past four weeks
and because of the muddy condition,
feed lots have not been refilled for
the early summer market. Texas
grassers have started marketward and
though the run will probably be lib
eral. thew will be all in by the
time Kansas and Oklahoma grassers
are ready. Prices for beef steers Fri
dav were Is to Is cents higher than
week ago. Monday last some l,oo4
pound Colorado pulpers sold at 500
high record price. Natives sold u. up
to S1T.4O and the bulk of all the Kill
ING steers brought $145O to $16.5o'
Prime natives would bring $500 or
better. Fat cows sold at $3.50 to
s1475. Gamers and cutters 80 TO
81 70. heifers $3.50 to $3.50, bulls
$3.50 to $1,000, and calves $3.50 TO
14.50.
Stockers and Feeders
Good to choice stockers and feeders
were in active demand at firm prices.
Common to plain grades were Is to
Ok cents lower and sold slowly. Feed
ers sold at 11.50 to $3.50 and stock
ers SO to SIC, mostly $12 to Slo.
Feeders took good many Oregon
and Idaho steers at $14.25 to $l5.5U.
Stock cows are quoted at ~ to S9.oU'
and stock heifers up to $40.
Hogs
A week ago the hog market took
big slump but opening prices the
past week were higher, and each day
added further advances. Last Fri
days prices were back to the extreme
high point of week before, showing
net gain over week before of 80
to 60 cents. Top price Friday was
$20.95, bulk $220.35 to .$20.80. Pigs
are selling at SIG to $19.75, mostly
$18 to $19.25.
Sheep and Lambs
Arrivals of nearly $4,000 sheep,
lambs and goats last week, together
with lower prices elsewhere, sent
prices here down 40 to so cents for
sheep and rs cents to 1 for goats.
Fed lambs early in the week sold up
to $3.50, and later the top was $40.
Texas grass fat sheep brought $12 to
$3.50, and goats sold at $3.50 to
$3.50. This is the best season of the
year to buy stock, feeding and brush