Show LIVE STOCK PRICES ARE HIGHER DEMAND ACTIVE kansas city stock yards july 1 practically all classes of live stock rul ed higher today last weeks decline cut down receipts of cattle and sheep and hogs are in a strong position on the basis of the supply situation killers were anxious for fat cattle at strong to 25 cents higher prices the advance included both fed and grass fat classes stockers and feeders were riot quotably higher but they cleared eadley hogs opened strong to 10 ants higher but after shippers had billed their orders the market eased iff to last weeks closing level sheep acre strong and lambs a big quarter receipts receipts today were cattle hogs and sheep compared with cattle hogs and sheep a abek ago and cattle 10 hogs and sheep a year ago beet cattle fat steers were quoted strong to 25 cents higher buyers were in the pens early and cleared the offerings as they got to them receipts were below expectations and with thursday july 4 a holiday runs for the rest of the week will be aught the ability of producers to shut oft the runs shows that cattle are in strong hands and that killers will not have much chance to depress the market for any length of time the few good to choice fed steers here brought 14 to 1485 heavy steers sold up to 1460 medium and light weights up to 1485 nothing strictly prime was offered short fed steers brought 13 to 14 oklahoma and texas fed steers brought 13 to 1370 and grass fat steers 1050 to 1250 grass cows which sold slowly last week were in active demand at 15 to 25 cents higher prices fed cows and practically all classes of heffers heifers were strong calves were fully steady at 10 to 1350 stockers and feeders though stockers and feeder prices were not quotably higher demand was active one string of stock steers weighing pounds brought 1350 A shipment of stock heffers heifers weighing pounds brought 1075 and best feeders sold at 1250 to 1325 plain to fair stockers brought to 1125 hoes shipper and order buyers opened the hoy market at 10 cents higher prices paying 1055 to 1105 for the of tho to pound hogs packers were not much in evidence until towards the close when they traded at 10 75 to 11 or on about the same basis as last weeks close the general opinion Is that july prices will rule higher packers are going to make an effort to hold the market to present levels today the to pound hogs sold at 1050 to 1105 to pounds 1070 to 11 to pounds 1065 to 1060 packing bows sows 9 to 10 and stock hogs and pigs 10 to 11 sheep and lambs lambs were a big quarter higher than last weeks close and 75 cents above last weeks low point this is the first substantial rally the market has shown for some time past sheep were stronger and about 25 cents above the middle of last western cambs iambs sold a 14 to 1450 natives 13 60 to 1415 shorn yearnings yearlings year lings 1025 to 11 to 9 ewes 6 to 75 horses and mules good horses and mules sold readily at firm prices others were quoted weak i 1 t |