| Show AND HOGS HIGHER CATTLE STRONG ACTIVE kansas city stock yards february 28 lamb prices 15 tp 25 cents today to a new high position for the year the market has risen steadily in the past two weeks nd high point was 2 a hundred above the low point early in the month hog prices advanced 10 to 15 cents and were uneven mostly steady to strong compared with a week ago receipts continued mod 1 e L attle were in active demand at steady to strong prices several bunches of steers sold at 12 to 1250 and they earned only fairly good finish butcher cattle and stockers and feeders were steady RECEIPTS receipts today were cattle hogs and sheep compared with cattle hogs and sheep a week ago and d atle hags and sheep a year ago BEEF CATTLE the upward tendency in prices for choice to prime steers continues the market is in the highest position 01 the year and it looks like fat steer that show any degree cf finish will go till higher ehst week prime heavy steers brought 12 75 and had similar kinds been offered today they would have brought 13 bome medium and heavy weight steers with only fair finish brought 12 to 12 50 and good to choice steers 10 50 to 1175 medium to good steers sold at 9 to 1025 western fed steers are quoted up to 11 25 meal and hull feds sold at 8 to 9 50 battle receipts will show moderate proportions for the next GO days butcher cattle remained in active demand at firm prices choice to prime cows and heffers heifers are very scarce mixed have been in limited supply for some time veal calves were fully steady STOCKERS AND FEEDERS beanland Dean land for stockers and feeders shows no indication of subsiding ir tact the spring demand is beginning to open up the wide difference in price between fleshy feeders and fai steers supplies a good feeding margin HOGS hog prices advanced 10 to 15 cents today and this gain took the general mf arket fully 25 cent above last weeks low point but it fell short of the high point eastern markets in the past ten days have wide price fluctuations and this has had ai tendency to unsettle the gener al hog market today to pound hogs sold at 1165 to 1190 to pound grades 1145 to 1165 to pounds 1130 to 1150 to pounds 1110 to 11 50 packing bows sows 10 to 10 50 stock hogs and pigs 11 75 to 12 50 SHEEP AND LAMBS lamb prices rose 15 to 25 cents to lai new high position for the year best lambs brought 14 to 1415 un der an demand fat ewes are quoted at 8 to 9 11 to 1150 9 to 9 50 and fead ing throbs 13 to 1350 HORSES AND MULES trade in the special auction of horses today was active mules sold readily also demand asae directions charlea RT PIPKIN market correspondent |
