The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-24
LOWER AS
GRASS FAT CATTLE
REACH THE MARKET
Unsettled Transporta-
ton Conditions and
Persisten Drouth
Make Stockmen I'm
easy
Nv &. VI. PupEI:


Especial Dhpaich Ia Tho HornidJ
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. June 81
The weeks close In cattle wns at
IS To 10 cents lower prizes, the
biggest part or the decline being
In grnss-fed grades. ON the close
the low prices prevailing Tor thesa
grades stimulated the demand
moderately and a good clearance
was made. A tcn-car bunch OF
south Texas grnsscrs Mt i,0bs
pounds. brought S5.0O, and six cars
~ 500 pounds produced $3.50 ON
the close they had passed without
bids. Earlier in the week fed
steers sold at $40 Ia $3.50. Weight
was less u consideration than the
quality OF the fat the Offering
carried.
IL has been dry and hot Ia tho
entire central section and this. to-
Ecther with probability of UNI
settled transportation conditions
early next mouth have tended to
mako livestock men uneasy. The
weeks decline. however. has
caused q number OF shippers to
rnncci orders for cars Tor noNt
weeks loading.
Gamer cows are bringing s2.2S
to $500 and the summer canning
senson has Just started; cutter
cows. 1900 "a sara, Fat cews,
s4.0d TO SG.sb; graas fnt hcifcrn.
Sl.b0 to S6.f5. short fed, up 10
s7.T5. Calves were so cents tower.
ton. $3.50. common kinds down to
$500. Common southern stock
steers sold at $500 To $3.50. Good
atockcrs brought s6T5 to $3.50.
Well bred New Mexico steers
would sell ~ S7.25 or better.
The volume OF trade In thin
cattle was increased late In the
week by the decline In prices.
Hog prices today were about UNI
changed with "A week ago Pigs
were 20 to so cents lower; top. pig.
$1,000; top. fat hogs. SOFA.
pn the close spring lambs sold
mostly 1T sii.gb to St2G0. Feed
ing lambs, ts.50 to Si0.2b. culls.
5000 to $3.50; ewes. si.i0 To $3.50;
w.thcrs. 1915 to $3.50; breeding
owes, $500 To &7.Tb.
Gtnas Cattle Arrisc-Priccs on
The first wave OF grass fat cat.
tie ait the market this week ana
as q result prices we're Oft sharply.
Lac last week graHscrs began To
show up and on the ANAL teat the
run afforded killing percegnges
were below normal averages. When
larger supplies showed M this week
Killers were la M favorable frame
Of mind ia load up on snappy stuff.
Tho heaviest part Of the run cnm"
from south Texas and were princi-
pally coasters Nothing That could
ho termed good grass cattle was
offered. Another fnctor In the
alownoss OF packers TO take hold
OF tho common rrasscrs lies In the
fact that there II iittlc demand for
low grade hecf. Those using beef
ut this sonaon OF tho year seem "a
want the very best available. Tour
lHt travel To Europe which II the
heaviest 90 the year has ncafl,
doubled the steamship demand
for prime beef within the past ten
days.
More thar one hundred cars OF
Toxna cattle from below the uunr.
hntine line sold ai S2.bb to 800
White q Gnlewood OF Blum. Texas
marketed twelve carloads OF i.2ut
20 1889 pound steers thnt had
been dry fod at $3.50 10 1895. This
ak lots Of New Modro yenrlins
whltcfnec steers that had been IL
tho Knnwa Stale Agricultural
feeding taaf fod on onne seed cane
nnEilnae. alfalfa and corn brought
Ss.Sb 80 s9.os. No cattle arrived
direct from New Mexico.
The sheen market which was hit
ting tho humpora last week wa,
up rather sharply this week and
fecdad buyers began 10 trade In
the few cur l0nds OF western lambs
offcrads Some Arizona aprlnr
lambs sold TO Aiiiora AZ sIi.bO and
a large band OF ArizoBa feeding
lnmhn sold az $40. sfraight. Den.