Show LAMBS AND HOGS STILL ON DOWN GRADE IN PRICE kansas city stock yards april 25 the hog marisca maris ct continued on the down grade and today prices were oft 5 to 10 cents from last weeks close 25 cents lower than a week ago and the lowest since 1898 low pork prices are having a depressing influence in the beet and dressed lamb market lambs were lower springs were the lowest of the season but winter fed lambs remained above the january low point cattle were steady to 25 cents lower receipts of fed classes were short of a week ago and a year ago but there was an increase in stockers and feeders no finished steers arrived butcher cattle were in limited supply receipts receipts today were 13 cattle calves hogs and sheep compared with cattle calves hogs and sheep a week ago and 11 cattle calves 3 hogs and sheep a year ago beef cattle prices for fat cattle ruled steady to 25 cents lower under a rather slow trade the run did not carry as much quality as on preceding mondays and in addition the chicago market had a weaker trend low prices for pork are creating a depressing influence in the beef market regardless of the fact that beef tonnage Is considerably short of a year ago and below normal far this season of the year there Is 16 per cent less beef in sight for the next sixty days than in the corresponding time last year the few bunches of good steers and yearnings yearlings year lings offered today brought to 7 A part car load of choice weighty steers brought and the bulk of the steers sold at to common to ordinary kinds sold at 4 to 5 cows and heffers heifers were in limited supply prices were close to steady veal calves were unchanged from last weeks close St and feeders prices for stockers and feeders were fully steady A good many choice fleshy feeders brought to 6 and yearnings yearlings year lings and stock calves 6 most of the fair to good stockers and feeders brought to hogs hogs were quoted off 5 to 10 cents from last weeks close 25 cents under a week ago and the lowest since 1898 another 25 cent drop and the market will be in the record low position for all times receipts have not been heavy at public markets but the volume of directs has increased prices have been so low for some time it was not anticipated that they could decline further but they hit a new low today the to pound hogs are bring in to to pounds to to pounds to packing bows sows to stock hogs and pigs 3 to the average price of hogs in kansas city last week was in sac joseph in omaha sheep and lambs lambs broke 25 cents from last weeks close and are 75 cents to 1 lower than a week ago winter fed wool lambs are quoted at 5 to 6 shorn 5 to springs 6 to vearll to 5 to and ewes to 3 I 1 horses and mules demand for horses and mules continues ample tor all the offerings prices were unchanged mrs earl L oliver and baby of carbondale colo visited in moab the last of the week with mrs olivers father tom trout and sister mrs H W balsley and family she returned to her home sunday being accompanied by mr and mrs balsley daughter carol and son tommy the iBal returned home tuesday |