| Show HOGS HIGHER LAMBS LOWER BEST CATTLE FIRM kansas city stock yards june 17 the good to choice steers yearnings yearlings year lings and mixed yearnings yearlings year lings offered today sold readily at firm prices some of the plain to medium kinds were weak to a shade lower however all kinds and classes found a ready outlet lt looks like finished classes are due for a further advance and the sappy kinds will probably uncover a lower trend stockers and feeders were scarce at firm prices hogs were quoted up 10 to 15 cents the top going to 11 the general market Is only 20 cents under last weeks high point fat sheep ruled steady but lambs were weak to 25 cents lower receipts receipts today were cattle hogs and sheep compared with cattle hogs and asoo sheep a week ago and cattle hogs and sheep a year ago beef cattle good choice and prime steers yearl ings and mixed yearnings yearlings year lings found a ready outlet at firm prices some of the medium weight to fair classes that showed considerable grass sap were eak to a shade lower these greenish half fat cattle are due for a further decline in tact they have held ta much higher levels than their beet return justifies it also looks like that finished steers are due tor a further advance steers yearnings yearlings year lings and mixed yearnings yearlings year lings that graded good or better brought 14 to 1510 numerous sales were made at 14 75 some medium to good steers brought 1325 to 14 and plain pound texas fed steers sold at 1290 steers and ceif ers of medium quality sold at 13 to 1375 best at 1485 A large bunch of pound heffers heifers brought 1460 and good to choice 14 to 1450 plain sappy cows at to were slightly lower good cows were fully steady veal calves were firm haest bringing 1350 to 14 stockers and feeders some new mexico stockers at 12 60 texas stockers at 1250 to 1350 and fleshy feeders at 1250 to 1350 made up the limited supply for country demand prices were considered firm demand is ample to care tor large runs hogs hog prices rose 10 to 15 cents aiom last weeks close and to within 20 cents of the high point last week choice pound hogs sold up to 11 this is the second day since early may that 11 or better has been paid indications are that hog receipts will diminish from now on and that packers will be unable to hold the market below the eleven cent level much longer today the to pound hogs brought 1075 to 11 to pounds 1060 to 1085 to pounds 9 to 9 65 and stock hogs and pigs 19 to 1090 sheep and lambs sheep were fully steady but lambs ruled weak to 25 cents lower native lambs brought 1425 to 1510 idaho lambs 1485 plain arizona lambs 1410 shorn brought 1075 to 11 and ewes 5 to most of the offerings were natives horses and mules demand for horses and mules remains above normal for this season of the year if it is decided to renovate the strawberry bed and keep it for another year first mow the tops particularly it the matted row system ls aused then clean out the bed removing surplus plants and cultivate the soil between the rows in regions where the growing season Is long the foliage need not be cut until sometime in august but in the north the tops should be mowed and the bed renovated as soon as possible after fruiting some strawberry growers apply a small amount of fertilizer after renovating renova ting the bed black locust and juniper are the most durable of woods and fence posts made from this wood do not need to be treated to prevent decay |
