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Show MARKET REPORT. SrKciAi, to Tin: Oakland Glouk: Kansas City Stock Yards, April 25, 1007- Although cattle receipts were 41, 000 head last week, exceeding any recent week by several thousand head, tho market mar-ket closed the week In first-class condl tton, having made a net gain of 10 to 80 cents, covering all classes. Receipts from the range country wcru small, Including In-cluding Colorado feeders at 4 70 stockers at 4 10 to 4 85, stock cows and heifers 8 00 to 0 70, fat cows 8 75. heifers 4 75, bulls 3 85, aud ouo lot of rough half fat horned killing steers, 11C0 lbs., at 6 10. Prices In nearly every class nro at the tqp notch. Run today Is 11,000 head, market mar-ket strong, the heavy run und lower prices pri-ces at Chicago having no Influence here. Local country butchers, within a radius of 160 miles of this point, arc fast acquiring acquir-ing tho habit of coming hero for supplies aud this trade was so great last week that packers wero uuable to fill ordcis satisfactorily. satis-factorily. Total receipts of country grades arc not up to the demand, and still prices can bo counted on for somo time yet. In fact it is believed that tho general cattle market will hold Its Arm and healthy condition till tho advent of grass stuff lu considerable numbers. Supply of sheep and lambs last week was 25,000 head, many thousands below the actual requirements of the demand. Packers are doing everything they can to Incrcaso receipts here, lucludlug the most forcible and convincing argument they could uso, namely, paying record prices for alUlasses. Tho run is 8,000 toda.v, market higher, and about 10 to 15 cents above a week ago. Top lambs sold at 8 30 today, bulk of lambs at 8 00 and upwards, ewes ut 0 00 to 0 10, no wethers we-thers or yearlings Included, but quotable around 0 25 to 7 00 respectively. Lambs wont to tho country ut 7 05 today, the buyers, of course, counting ou tbo fleece for most of the profit. Clipped lambs sell ut 0 75 to 7 00, somo clipped owes lately at 0 00 to 0 25. J. A. RICKART, I. S. Correspondent. |