Show CATTLE STRONG HOGS WEAK LAMBS HIGHER kansas city stock yards monday may 16 the decline in cattle and lambs which prevailed last week was checked today by strong to higher prices there was only a slight rise in cattle but lambs were up 25 cents the tone in the general trade showed a marked improvement cattle and sheep receipts dropped oft sharply and from now on the runs will be much below normal as fewer cattle are on feed than a year ago and winter fed lambs have been cleaned up closely and new crop lambs will make up the bulk of the supply hog prices were steady with saturday and 5 cents lower than friday trade was fairly active receipts receipts today were cattle 1000 calves hogs and sheep compared with cattle 1000 calves hogs and sheep a week ago and cattle 1357 calves hogs and sheep a year ago beef cattle trade in cattle today was active at strong to 25 cents higher prices A few bunches of steers were up 25 cents a good many up 10 to 15 cents and others strong the tone in the trade which has been indifferent for some weeks past developed activity and created a better feeling all around the strength in the market was sufficient to give a definite check to the downward movement in prices it la well for shippers to bear in mind that the strength in the market came as a result of a reduced run in chicago and it will be a good thing to keep the runs to that market light for a time the best steers here brought to none carried much finish and the bulk of the fed steers and sold at to some plain to ordinary steers brought to cows were steady and heffers heifers stronger the supply was moderate veal calves were stronger stockers and feeders demand for stockers and feeders was active at strong prices receipts were less than on former mondays stronger prices for fat cattle improved the stocker feeder situation good 0 o choice stockers and fleshy feeders brought to 5 75 and most of the plain to medium steers sold at to stock calves were in limited supply clogs hog prices were slightly loner than last friday the high day last week and steady with saturday and 15 to 20 cents above wednesday when the market recorded the lowest point of the sear receipts were fairly jubenal shipping demand was active and packers made fairly large purchases also the to pound hogs sold at to to pounds 3 to to pounds to packing bows sows to stock hogs and pigs to the average price of hogs in kansas city last week was in st joseph in omaha sheep and cambs iambs lambs were quoted up 25 cent sand sheep were steady spring cambs iambs brought 6 to wool lambs and shorn lambs to most of the offerings were shorn cambs iambs at 5 15 to 5 40 some aged shorn ewes brought horses and mules demand tor horses and mules continues in about the same volume as former eks the U S bureau of standards has a pulling machine for testing anchor chains that will exert a pull of 2300 pounds prof john B morgan of northwestern university demonstrated a machine which emits a low humming sound and quiets the nerves more than has been awarded since the inauguration of the nobel prizes which are given to leading men and women tor services to literature science and international peace |