| Show HOGS AND SHEEP ARE STEADY CATTLE STRONGER kansas city stock yards june 4 hogs and sheep sold readily at steady prices at the outset buyers offered weak bids on hogs but later took the offerings fully steady with last weeks close and only slightly lower than the high point last week sheep and lambs moved readily at steady prices lambs sold up to 1835 yearnings yearlings year lings 1475 and shorn 1160 cattle prices were steady to strong spots higher chicago with cattle the bulk of them tat steers ruled weak to 25 cents lower thus holding other markets from a general advance receipts today were 9 cattle 13 hogs and 6 sheep compared with 10 cattle hogs and 6 sheep a week ago and 10 cattle hogs and sheep a year ago cattle receipts included about 1000 stockers and feeders direct this reduced ahe supply on ale to about the bulk offered was fat steers and yearnings yearlings year lings trade opened early at strong prices and later some sales were up 15 cents this showing of strength was made in the face of a substantial advance last week and a decline in the chicago market where heavy receipts were reported the 14 price was paid for medium and heavy weight steers yearnings yearlings year lings both steers and heffers heifers mixed and straight steers and straight heffers heifers and for stock calves no fancy steers was shown the bulk of the fed steers brought 1250 to 1375 cows and heffers heifers were ln limited supply choice cows are quoted at 1050 to 1150 and best heffers heifers 1325 to 14 veal calves were steady at 1050 to 1350 bulls were in limited supply and fully steady receipts of stockers and feeders were not large enough to meet the demand choice stock calves sold up to 14 the bulk of the straight st ackers sold at 1150 to 1250 choice teed ers sold up to 13 hog trade opened weak and closed strong making a fully steady average for the entire session judging aiom the tone on the close packers and order buyers here are in a position to make liberal purchases the rest of the week the to pound hogs sold at to to pounds to to pounds to packing bows sows 8 to stock hogs and pigs to 8 the light and underweight halt tat hogs are selling at a material discount on all the markets trade in sheep and lambs remained active at firm prices Rece lots are short of requirements the bulk ot the run Is made up of native lambs and shorn texas sheep spring lambs brought 1750 to 1835 culls 1250 to 14 shorn ewes to shorn to 1160 and yearnings yearlings year lings 1350 to 1475 horses and mules continue to find a ready outlet at unchanged prices |
