Show HOGS AND SHEEP ARE LOWER CATTLE STEADY kansas city stock yards june 29 light cattle receipts at most markets today assisted in maintaining a steady market quality was mostly medium to good few choice cattle were offered A large portion of the receipts were stockers and feeders and southern grass steers liberal receipts ol 01 hogs at some markets was instrumental in causing a 10 to 15 cent decline the lamb market broke to a new low point for the season or 25 to 50 cents below last weeks close receipts receipts today were cattle i 1200 calves hogs and sheep compared with cattle 2000 calvest calv esl hoga and sheep a week ago and cattle 1259 calves hogs and sheep a year ago I 1 beet cattle most classes of killing cattle held steady were the exception and are 50 cents to 1 lower yearling steers of near choice quality sold at 8 to most sales were from 7 to 8 medium and heavy weight steers were in sufficient supply to satisfy the demand most sales were from 6 75 to none of excel merit was offered texas and oklahoma steers moved slowly at steady to weaker prices strictly grass tat cattle sold at to caked and fed steers sold up to 6 cows and heffers heifers ruled steady better grades of cows sold at to cutter cows mostly 3 to and canners 2 to 3 heffers heifers sold at 8 own with a fairly good showing at 7 to well finished kinds areta limited supply calves brought to stockers and feeders receipts of thin cattle were normal for this season of the year demand narrowed as it usually does the last week in june and the first week JELI JEL I july most sates were steady to weak offerings displaying any quality at 6 25 to 7 A few stocker calves e sold above the 7 mark weights of most sales ranged from pounds and above bogs hog prices declined 10 to 25 center most of the decline was on the ex heavy weights the top was paid freely for to pound weights the bulk of the to pound hogs sold at to to pounds 6 to to 1603 pounds to packing bows sows sold at to and stock pigs 7 to the extreme hot weather has reduced demand for heavy hogs and packing cows to a material extent J shap and lambs the low point of the year was c reached today on sheep and lambs the better grades of native lambs sold at 7 to texas lambs of fair quality sold at 8 yearnings yearlings Year lings sold from down western lamba are quoted at to for good to choice gradey ewes are selling at t to and feeder lambs 4 to 6 horses and mules seasonal quietness has developed tear the horse and mute trade so clear Is the atmosphere in zulu land south africa that objects seven miles distant are often plainly visible by star aught |