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Show HOGS AND LAMBS LAl\mS LAl mS \ AKE ARE ' " I LOWER LOWF.R LOWFR . , CATTLE UNEVENI UNEVENKansas UNEVEN ' ) - I IKansas Kansas City Stock Yards , Monday MondayJanuary , January -Hog Hog 2Hog 2--Hog 2 2 - - - Hog prices were aboutsteady about I II Isteady Isteady I steady steadyt.lth with \t.lth t.lth trlth \ , . Saturday but 10 cents centslower centslower i ilower I ( lower than ' Friday I'riday Iriday rriday and the lov lowest . est ever everI everl everlreported ever.reported everreported I l reported lreported . at the beginning begmnlng of any year yearHowever yearHowever yearHowever However , the maikct malket market did not record a anew anew anew . The packers packers'direct packersdirect ' I IdIrect new low for the season seaSOll dIrect supply was laige large lal ge and the sales salessupply salessupply 1 1supply supply on the open market v . was as much muchbelow muchbelow muchbelow below normal Lambs L-ambs L ambs - were quoted quotedI quotedof quotedoff quotedoff of off ! 10 cents from last week's weeks ' close and and25 I 25 to 35 cents under the high point pointlast pointlast pointlast last week Trade showed a good tone toneI toneregardless toneregardless toneregardless regardless of the decline decl1ne Fat cattle cattleI cattlewere cattlewere cattlewere I were steady to weak , spots a shade shadelowcr shadelower shadelower I lowcr lower lowcrand and -and - stocber-feeder stocber feeder stocker-feeder stocker - classes steady steadyto steadyto steadyto to strong . The tone in the trade here hereI hereIwas herewas I Iwas v . as better than at other markets marketsToihy's marketsToddy's marketsTod'iy'8 marketsTodiy8 Toihy's Toihys Toddy's Toddys ' ' ' ReceiptsReceipts ReceiptsReceipts Receipts ReceiptsReceipts Receipts today were 9000 cattle , 600 600calves 600calves 600calves calves , 4000 hogs and 5000 sheep , com- com compared com compared . - pared with 6000 cattle , 1000 cahes cakes cahes,3000 cahes3000 , , I 3000 hogs and 7000 sheep a week ago agoand , I Iand and 9250 cattle , 560 calves , 6000 hogs hogsand hogsand hogsand and 12,594 12594 , sheep a yeai yeal yeas ago agoBeef agoBeef agoBeef Beef Cattle . Most of the good to choice lightweight lIght lIghtweight lightweight weight fed steers and yeallings yeailings yeai lings sold soldIn soldin soldin in line Hne with last week's weeks week"s ' " advance , med med- medium medrum medium - \In In \ ium rum v w . weights eights were steady to v w . weak eak and andheavY andheavy andheavy heavY weights weak to slightly lower lowerSome lowerSome lowerSome Some of the other markets , notably notablyClucago notablyChicago notablyChicago Clucago Chicago , quoted 25 to 50 cent declines declineswith , wIth demand insufficient to care for forthe forthe forthe the offerings offermgs Here the th2 trade moved movedslowly movedslowly movedslowly slowly but demand was ample to effect effecta a clearance A large per cent of the thetotal thetotal thetotal total supply was fed steers of plain to tomedmm tomedium tomedium medmm medium quality that sold at $4 4 $ to $5 5 $5Good $5Good $5Good 5Good $ Good steers brought $ S5 $5 5 to $5 5 $550 550 $ 50 and andgood andgood andgood good to choice ch01ce yearlings and l1ght light l1ghtI l1ghtweIght lightweight lightweight weIght steers $5 5 $565 565 $ 65 to $6 6 $625 625 $ 25 To get getabove getabove getabove I above $550 550 $5 5 $ 50 steers have to show quality qualityI qualityand qualityand qualityand and finish flrush Rough heavy steers brought brought$275 brought275 I $2 2 $ 75 to $3 3 $385 385 $ 85 Cows and heifers were werein werein werein \in in \ in better demand than tha'l thal ' last week weekr weekI weekPrices r I PrIces were strong Cows brought i broughti [ $150 150 $1 1 $ 50 to $3 3 $ 25 and heifers $2 2 $ 50 to $5 5 $ 25 25.No 25No . No highly finished heifers arrived arrivedVeal arrivedVeal arrivedVeal I INo Veal calves were stead steady ' and bulls bullsstrong bullsstrong bullsstrong strong . , I IStockers Stockers and Feeders . I IThough Though cattle receipts v . were ere larger largerI largerthan largerthan largerthan than a v . week eek ago there were no more morestockers morestockers morestockers I stockers and feeders offered Good to tochoIce tochoice tochoice , choIce classes of stock calves and andI andstock andstock andstock stock yearlings yearlmgs v . weie el e scarce Plain to tomedium tomedium tomedium I medium kinds were offered freely A AII Ai Afew i few bunches sold at $5 5 $ to $5 5 $525 525 $ 25 , but butmost butmost butmost II butI I most sales were at $3 3 $375 375 $ 75 to $475 475 $475Common $4 4 $475Common 475Common $ 75 75Common I $475I Common to fair kirds brought $2 2 $ 25 to toI to$365 to365 $3 3 $ 65 Medium quality qual1ty fleshy feeders feedersat feedersat feedersat I at $3 3 $ 50 to $4 4 $ look like a good buy buyHogs buyHogs buyHogs buyHogsHog Hogs HogsHog HogsHog Hog prices today rested at the low lowpoint lowpoint lowpoint point of the season , and nnd made a new newrecord newrecord newrecord record low for the initial wlbal market In Inany inany inany any year Packeis Pac.kels Packels . were not Inclined to tobuy tobuy tobuy buy much as they had a liberal direct directsupply directsupply directsupply supply and shipping sluppmg orders were held helddown helddown helddown down because of limited lmuted lnnited slaughter | 0\ 0 o\ei o ei 0el oei \ % el the week-end week end - Compared CO'1lpared CO1lpared ' with withlast withlast withlast last Friday prices are down 10 to 15cents 15cents 15 I 15I [ cents and 25 to 35 cents under the thehIgh thehigh thei I high point last week The 160 to 250 250I 250Dound 250hound 250oound Dound hound $280,250 280250 hogs are bringing brmging $2 2 $265 265 $ 65 to $2 2 $ 80 , I 250 to 300 pounds $2 2 $260 260 $ 60 to $2 2 $275 275 $ 75 ; 130 130to 130to 130to to 160 pounds $2 2 $260 260 $ 60 to $2 2 $280 280 $ 80 ; packing packingsows packingsows packingsows sows $2 2 $ to $2 2 $225 225 $ 25 , and stock steck hogs and andpIgS andpigs andpigs andI I pIgS $2 2 $235 235 $ 35 to $2 2 $265 265 $265Sheep $ 65 65Sheep 65Sheep Sheep and Lambs LambsLambs LambsLambs LambsLambs Lambs were 10 cents 10\\ 10 lower 10er loner \ \ er than late latelast latelast latelast last week and 25 cents or more under underlast underlast underlast last week's weeks ' high point pomt Breaks of 25 25to 25to 25to to 50 cents elsewhere caused the decline de- de declme de decline - cline clme here The better classes of fat fatlambs fatlambs fatlambs lambs are quoted at $5 5 $ 25 to $5 5 $ 50 and andfair andfair andfair fair to good kinds kmds $4 4 $ 75 to $525 525 $5 5 $ 25 Shorn ShornIambs Shornlambs Shornlambs Iambs lambs sold at $4 4 $475 475 $ 75 to $5 5 $525 525 $ 25 Some Someewes Someewes Someewes ewes brought $1 1 $190 190 $ 90 and Te Tei Texas 3.S 3S as . fed fedyearlmgs fedyearlings fedyearlings yearlmgs yearlings $4 4 $ $4Horses Horses and Mules MulesWIth MulesWith MulesWith WIth increased receipts trade In InI InhOlses inhoises inhoises hOlses hoises _ and mules was active at strongy9 strongpI strong I y\9 y 9 \ tOQC * pI Ices |