Show HOGS AND LAMBS ARE HIGHER CATTLE STEADY kansas city stock yards july 27 hog prices continued on an upward course that began the middle of last week advance was 10 to 15 cents and this rise took quotations to the highest position since early april sheep and lambs were quoted strong to 25 cents higher with cambs iambs showing most of the gain cattle receipts were materially larger than either a week ago or a year ago but the market developed fairly good activity at steady prices the run was about evenly divided between killing and stocker feeder classes the increased supply of thin cattle brought a corresponding increase in demand receipts receipts today were cattle 3 calves hogs and 5 sheep compared with cattle 2500 calves hogs and sheep a week ago and catle calves 7 hogs and sheep a vear ago beef cattle A material increase in cattle re today over those of preceding mondays attracted a corresponding increase in demand and the market held close to steady for the bulk of the run with some of the light weight fed steers and yearnings yearlings year lings strong there was some weakness in rough heavy weight steers grass steers continued to draw killers attention an improved demand for stockers and feeders supplied competition with killers ton pasture and range cattle good to choice grain fed steers and yearnings yearlings year lings were scarce the better classes sold at 8 to and medium to good kinds 7 to 8 grass fat steers brought to those below were in the ordinary classes cows were in moderate supply at steady prices plain kinds predominated the heifer run lacked the finish of last week sales ranged from 5 to 60 grass heffers heifers sold up to 7 halves were steady stockers and feeders while receipts of stockers and feeders were the largest for some time past the increase stimulated demand prices ruled steady to strong with spots slightly higher most of the sales ranged from to with numerous bunches at to one lote of pound yearnings yearlings year lings sold at 7 stock calves sold at 5 to 7 hafs hofs the hog market was quoted up another 10 to 15 cents making a rally of 40 to 60 cents since tuesday of last week this advance carried quotations to the highest point since early april the market seems to be headed boards the 8 cent level receipts were light and there Is no evidence that the runs will increase tor some time to come the to pound hogs brought to to pounds to packing bows sows to and stock hogs and pigs to sheep and lambs sheep and lambs were quoted strong to 25 cents higher than last weeks close the market began to strengthen the middle of last week western lambs brought to natives 7 to yearnings yearlings year lings 4 to and ewes to |