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[ ( ADVANCE CHEI CHEIKansas CHECKED , I IBUT BUT DEMAND REMAINS BROAD BROADKansas \ I Kansas City Stock Yards , Monday Mondaylav , , I IMay ! 22rollowing 22-following 22 following Following -rollowing rollowing two consecutiveI consecutiveweeks consecutiveweeks consecutive consecutivethat May 22 - - I stock stockmarket stockmarket of rising prices the live weeks trend trendthat trendthat developed a weaker market todny today , checked . , the theupward . . . . . , 1 1upward that , , temporarily at ai . least wain waini , , > -i i - .nv nv * been an- an anticipated anticipated an-iticipatcd an iticipatcd - trend It had upward price that the buying side wouldmake wouldmake would , j jtheir ticipated , but butI buttheIr buttheir make a stand against risIng prIces I In that line today waSmuch wasmuch was wasti their effort in _ I IFed I IFed - ---t-i t i - " - > - - t tnyi > nyi was TOoff expected expectedFed exnaeted much more fe feeble le than Fed steers and yearlings were quotedsteady quoted quotedI quotedsteady I , steady to 15 cents lower , hogs were wereste weresteady weresteady steady ste dy to 5 cents lower than Saturd'lY SaturdlY Saturday Saturdiy.fed Saturdiyfed ' , . , fed lambs were steady , and spring springambs springclose springlambs close closebroke , close ambs s ands brokesupply broke brok.e The . 15 supply supplyof supply cents ofunder of underand under stockers stock.ers last . week's weeks week'sclose weeksclose and andfeeders andfeeders ancfeeders ' II IIclose feeders was not sufficient to meet re- re requirements requirements re requirements - ! quirements Demand was fairly broad broadToday's broadToday's broadTodays Today's Todays ' ReceiptsToday Receipts ReceiptsTodays , Todays Today s receipts were 9500 cattle cattle,1500 cattle1500 , , I 1500 calves , , 6000 hogs and 11,000 11000 11,000sheep 11,000sheep 11,00sheep 1100sheep , ( sheep compared with 9991 cattle , 1627 1627cakes 1627calves , cakes cah es , , 8057 hogs , and 8883 sheep a aweek aweek aweek l.alves lalves calves , . calves12949 , , I week ago , and 9437 cattl cattis cattle 1230 12 12949 949 hogs , and 11,502 11502 , sheep a year yearago yearago J Jago ago agoBeef IBeef - I Beef Cattle . Prices for fed steers and yearlings yearlingsruled yearlingsruled I Iruled ruled steady to easier today in a quiet quiettrade quiettrade I Itrade trade Although price declines were wereslight wereslight ere ereI ereslight I " trade developed slowly "andin andin and andin andin slight the in marked marhed contrast to the active sessions ses- ses sessIons ses sessions andI - I sions of the past two weeks other otherm'lrhets Otherm Othermirkets of offat offat I Ifat ted declines Receipts m'lrhets mlrhets m ' irkets repQI repoited reported fat classes here were materially larger largerI largerin largerin largerin I in relation to total cattle receipts thanfor than thanfor thanfor for some time past Most of the steer steersales steersales steersales thanI I sales ranged from $5 5 $ to $650 650 $ Severalloads Several Severalloads . loads of near-choice near choice near-chOlce chOlce - 950 to 1100 pound pound103ds poundloads poundloads 103ds loads sold upwards tov toy tovard ard and $7 7 $ , andsome and andI andsome andsome I some of the plainer reds l-eds l eds - and roans roansand roansand I Iand and dogle dogIe classes sold down to $4 4 $425All 425All $ 25All 25 25All All butcher but.cher . classes were unevenly unevenlyweaker unevenlyweaker unevenlyweaker weaker Bulls brought $2 2 $250 250 $ 50 to $3 3 $325 325 $ 25 ; sows $2 2 $ to $4 4 $450 450 $ 50 , . fed heifers $4 4 $ to $6 6 $6ordinary 6ordinary $ , ordinary heifers $2 2 $250 250 $ 50 to $4 4 $ ; : commonlight common commonlIght commonlight I lIght steers $3 3 $ to $4 4 $425 425 $ 25 ; heavy kill1ng killing kill1ngI kill1ngcalves killingcalves killingcalves calves $3 3 $ to $550 550 $5 5 $ 50 , and vealers $3 3 $ to $6 6 $6with 6with $ , wIth selected kinds at t $9 9 $6 6 $ 50 . Stochers Stockers and Feeders . Steady to strong prices were paid for forstockers forMockers forstockers stockers Mockers and feeders here today . Offerings Of- Of Offcrings Of Offerings - ferings fcrings fell materially matenally short of re- re requirements reiuirements re requirements - - , quirements iuirements , and , in spite of bearish fatcattle fat fatcattle I Icattle cattle tendencies , an active I3.ctlve I3ctlve . market marketvas marketwas was vas held on all replacement classss classssStock cla classesStock s sStock ! Stock steer calves are quotable at $3 3 $ 50 50'o 50to I Ito to 'o o ' $6 6 $660 660 $ 60 ; : yearling yearlmg stockers $3 3 $325 325 $ 25 to toI tot6 to$650 to650 I $6 6 t6 $ 50 , ; stock ctock stack heifers $3 3 $ to $5,25 525 $5.25 5.25 $ . , . , stock stockheifer stockheifer I IheIfer heIfer calves $3 3 $325 325 $ 25 to $5 5 $560 560 $ 60 , . fleshy fleshyreeders fleshyfeeders I If f reeders ders $4 4 $ to $6 6 $635 635 $ 35 ; : and nd stock cows cows$2 cows2 $2 2 $ 1275 75 to $4 4 $ Reds and roans roansweighing810 weIghing -weighing810 weighing810 - 810 110 pounds sold up to $6 6 $625 625 $ 25 There Therewas Therewas Therewas was a pronounced lack of feeders suit- suit suitable suitrble suit suitable - able rble for grazing grazmg accounts The bulk of ofthe ofhe ofthe the he replacement supply came from fromTexas fromtexas fromTexas Texas texasHogs Hogs lIogs . Prices foi fOl for hogs today were steady to to10 I IPrIces 10 ! 0 cents under last Friday , . 5 to 15tents 15 15I 15cents 15cents cents tents over a week ago , and 25 to 30 30I 30cenlc 30tents 30cents I I cenlc tents ; below the high time of ths the seaon sea- sea season sea season - The 160 160to 160to son on recorded last Thursday to 0 250 pound hogs are bringing brIngmg $445 445 $445to $445to 445to $ to 0 $4 4 $ $460 460 $ 60 , . 130 to 160 pounds $4 4 $ to $440 440 $440,250 440250 $ , 250 50 to 350 pounds $440 440 $ to $455 455 $ , packng pack pack- packIng packing - ing ng so\\ so sows sos \ s $3 3 $390 390 $ 90 to $4 4 $425 425 $ 25 , stock pigs $3 3 $375 375 $375o $375to 375to $ 75 75to to o $4 4 $ ' and stags $4 4 $ dov/n dov n down / Receipts Receiptsere ReceiptsWere Receiptswere \\ere ere \ Were only moderate moderateSheep Sheep and LambsToday's Lambs Lambe LambsToday's : ; Today's Todays ' lamb Iamb quotations ruled stfady steady stfadyto steadyto to 0 15 cents lower lo\\er lo er loser lowervith loerlth \ \ \vith vith \\lth lth with \ the high levels levelsI levelsf levelsof levelsof of f last \ week eek Native springs brought I 7 lO )0 0 50 ' ) and clipped chpped western fed lambs lambs$6.25 lambs6.25 lambs625 $ 6 6.25 625 . . 5 . No fed wool lambs were offered offeredbut offeredut offeredbut but ut , ; such nch kinds aie ale are quotable up to $7 7 $7YearlIngs $7earlings $7Yearlings 7Yearlings $ YearlIngs ! earlings are bnnging b"mgmg bmgmg bringing " $4 4 $ to $5 5 $525 525 $ 25 and ande andw andewes e\\ e ees w \ es is $2 2 $250 250 $ 50 to $3 3 $ Most of the clIpped clIppedlambs clippedrmbs clippedlambs lambs lambsent rmbs \ went \\ent ent at $575 575 $ to $625 625 $ , and the thebulk theilk thebulk bulk ilk of the spilngs splings springs sold at $6 6 $675 675 $ 75 to to$750 to750 to$750Horses $750 750 $ 7 50 50Horses Horses and \ Mules I\Iules I Iules . I IModerate Moderate receipts and firm fmn prices pricescontinued pricesontinued pricescontinued continued ontinued hi in the horse . and .and muleivision mule muledivisIon muledivision divisIon ivision . |