The daily morning oasis., 1919-04-02
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KANSAS CITY, April 1. Hog
prices reached new high level for the
year last week. Cattle were irreg-
ular and sheep declined sharply. Big
advances a week before in all classes
of meat animals, together with lower
prices for fresh meats on Eastern
wholesale markets made some price
reductions necessary in fat steers and
lambs, but the hog market, free from
any depressing rumors from food
authoritive, went into new high
position. Competition was especially
keen in Kansas City, and prices
here not only had more than the nor
NAL lead over st. Joseph and Omaha,
but were higher than in Chicago or
st. Louis.
Last Weeks Receipts
In the five days last week local re-
ceipts were 34,950 cattle; 1914 calves,
4S,455 hogs, 33,802 sheep. This was
an increase of 6,276 cattle, 1926 calves
and 4,595 sheep, and a decrease of
9,235 hogs, compered with the same
time week before.
Beef Cattle
Fat steers were offered more freely
last week than week before and sold
Is to rs cents lower. Cows and heif-
ers on the other hand were in ready
demand and brought stronger prices,
in fact, the price difference between
cows and steers was less pronounced
than for some weeks past. Western
pulp fed cows sold up to $13.25, nat
i've cows SIS, heifers $15.35 and steers
and heifers mixed $15.65. The top
price for steers, $3.50, was paid for
twenty-month-old Shorthorns weigh
ing 1,206 pounds. Kansas and Neb-
raska grain fed and Western Neb-
raska pulp fed steers sold up to $18.
The bulk of the good Colorado steers
brought SIG to $16.85, with plain to
medium kinds $14.40 to $15.85. Sew
eral large punches of Idaho, Utah
and Oregon steers sold at $14.4e to
$15.85. Gamer cows were lower at
$3.50 to $6.25, veal calves weak, $40
to $14.50, bulls firm, $3.50 to $11.50.
Stoekers and Feeders
Steers that carried enough flesh for
short feed were Is to S5 cents high
er, and best thin feeders and stock
ers were firm early last week, but
later demand was small, and closing
prces were about the same as week
before. Some 810-pound Missouri
yearlings went back for longer feed
at $15.65, heavy feeders sold up to
$16.25 and the bulk of the straight
feeders $50 to 1,050-pounds sold at
SLABS to $15.75. Utah and Idaho
feeders sold at $13.75 to $15.25. Stock
ers brought $10.50 to $15.65. Stock
cows and heifers were Is to 25 cents
higher, selling largely at SO to SO,
top $3.50.
Hogs
Notwithstanding an irregular and
lower market elsewhere hog prices
here last week made a net gan of
Is to 35 cents, and last Friday was
the highest Of the year, top $19.75,
bulk $40 to $3.50. These prices were
Is to 80 cents higher than competi-
tive points, and 10 to Is cents higher
than Chicago. Packers here bought
freely and there was shipping de-
mand for fat hogs as well as stock
and feeding grades. With the mar
ket the highest of the year, there are
predictions that the $40 level will be
reached before the market turns
down materially.
Sheep and Lambs
Under the combined influence of
liberal receipts of fat lambs and low
er prices at Eastern distributing cen
ters sheep and lamb prices declined
so to rs cents last week. The decline
here was less than elsewhere. Last
Monday top price for lambs in Kan
sas City was $2O.50 or above any
other market. On that day the top in
Chicago was $20.40, Buffalo, st. Louis
and ST. Joseph $20.25, and Omaha
$3.50. Several punches of eve lambs
for breeding purposes brought $40.
Good shearing feeding lambs sold at
$18 to $3.50, fat wethers up to $16.25
and ewes $14.40. The late week de-
cline checked the movement mater
lially.