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Show - , I LABIBS LA1\mS LA1 mS LAMBS \ AND 1CATTLE HOGS rIR1\I rIR1 I rIRlr \ , , . 1 | CATTLE \ MOSTLY l\IOSTLY l IOSTLY STEADY STEADYKansas STEAD MondaylMarch Kinsa'i Kinsai K\nS3 K nS3 Kansas ' \ < ; ' City Stock Yards , , Mondayl Monday y ' , March 20Today 20-Today 20 Today 20 -Today Today - Todays s live stock sales saleshere saleshere sal , . . here were made at price levels onlyslightly only onlyshghtly slightly shghtly ; changed from last wcel week weeks weeksclose " g s I Iclose close As v . was as eipected .pected pected expected e ' < . , . there was amaterial a amaterial aI I material increase in stocker and feeder feederanivals feederarrivals feed er arrivals anivals Prices were accounted fullysteady fully fullysteady fuJ fuJsteady steady Vt with ith two weeks ago Offenngs Offenngssold Oftenn I Isold held heldgeneraIIy heldgenerally he hegenerally Pat Fat cattle prices sold readily heldI I I generally generaIIy steady , , , with some sales of oflight oflight steers and yearlings yearllngs a shade shadelov.cr shadelover . light lower lov.cr lovcr lover . . . At Chicago , , where a . heavy run n nof I I Iof ' , of fat cattle centered , , a full 25 cent centdecline centdecline ce here the theday thedays tl decline Vt was as enforced , but day days s cattle receipts rece1pts were about evenly evenlydivided even IdiVlded divided diVlded between fat and stocker-feed stocker feed stocker-feeder feeder stockerfeederclasses stockerfeederclasses - - classes , thus glving giving many offerings a atwoway . two-way two way t " o-way o way - demand Strength in the hog hogmarket hogmarket market was due to increased shIpper shIpperI shIpperdemand shipperdemand shipi p demand Utfldunu Lamb .Ljaulu Ljaulu . prices fn.i.wo fni.wo fniwo . . held n . finn firm * . .m m . on onl1bcral onliberal I liberal l1bcral receipts rcceipts Fat sheep were teadY steady steadyOnly steac i Only light runs 'are are ' re in sight for the therest t 1 rest est of the week Today's Todays ' RecclptsReceIpts ReceiptsReceipts Receipts Recclpts I Receipts today were 9000 cattle , 700 700calves 700calves ( calves , 4500 hogs and 10,000 10000 , sheepcompared sheep cbmpared compared c mpared with 4000 cattle , 500 calves , I 4000 hogs and 9000 sheep a , week \ eek ago , and 10 10946 946 cattle , , 969 calves , 5180 hogs hogsI hogsand hog ; and 15,250 15250 , sheep a year ago agoi agoBeef agoBeef i + I Beef Cattle , . I Fed steers and yearlings were gen- gen generally generally - ' - i / I erally steady , a few exceptions exccptions slightlyi slightlylower slightly . . The main weakness was for forI forkinds forkinds 110\ 110 110el lowei lower \ " el forI I kinds which last weeks week s sharp and andirregular andIrregular I irregular advance placed relatively too toohigh toohigh to < high Some red and roan light and andmedium andmedium anc tooI medium weights welghts were stronger . Th Thbulk The Thebulk < I bulk of today todays s fed steer offering offerings offeringsbrought offeringsbrought ; brought $4 4 $ 25 to $5 5 $ 50 and none graded gradedabove gradecabove I above good Dogies were in lliritecsupply 11Irited limited 11Iritedsupply limitedsupply supply and quality qual1ty was only fall fair fairSome fairSome ' Some sales were made at $3 3 $ to $3 3 $360 360 $ 60 60Native 60Native Native reds and roans sold down from fron$5 fron5 $5 5 $525 525 $ 25 Slaughter cows at $240 240 $2 2 $ 40 to $290were $290 290 $290were $2 2 $ 9were ( were fully steady Vealers held $290I firnat flrm firm flrmat firmat I at $3 3 $ to $6 6 $ $ Bulls lost 10 to 15 centsand cent cents centsand ; and most offerings sold wId at $2.25 2.25 225 $ . . to t < $2 2 $ 50 Heifers and mixed mlxed yearling yearlings yearlingswere ; I Iwere were weak with good fed kinds around aroundI I $4 4 $ 75 to $5 5 $ 25 and ordinary kinds down downto downto to $275 275 $2 2 $ 75 Canners and cutters at $150i $150to $15 15 $150 150 $150I $150to $ ( i I to $2 2 $225 225 $ 25 were unchanged Heavy Heavykilling Heav ; I killing kllImg calves sold readily at $450down $451 451 $450 450 $450'Clown $ 'Clown Clown down ' Stockers and Feeders . I IMaterlalIy Materially MaterlalIy increased offering ; ) , ; , in the thestockerfeeder I btocker-feeder btocker feeder tocker-fceder tocker fceder stocker-feeder stocker - descriptions descnptIOns sold readIly readIlyat readil ; at prices prlces fully fuIIy steady with two weekago weeks weeksago weeksago ago Although 1 receipts ecelpts were consider consider- considerably considerably - ably laiger lalger larger than for several Monday Mondays ; , they were \ ere still short of the demandbtock demand demandbtock demandStock btock Stock steer calves are quotable at $3 3 $ 50 50to 50to ' to $5 5 $585 585 $ 85 , stock heifer helfer calves $3 3 $325 325 $ 25 to ti $485 485 $4 4 $ 65 , yearling yearlmg stockeis stockels stockers . , , . $3 3 $ to $575 575 $575fleshy $5 5 $ 75 75fleshy fleshy feeders $3 3 $350 350 $ 50 to $5 5 $550 550 $ 50 , w1th with w1th'Clog1e withBogie dogie 'Clog1e Clog1e Bogie ' kinds kmds down to $275 275 $2 2 $ 75 , stock heIfers I $2 2 $ to $450 450 $4 4 $ 50 , and stock cows CO\\S CO S \ \ $175 175 $ to 1 $2 2 $275 275 $ 75 A good half of the total cattle cattlereceipts 11 receipts ecelpts here were of the stocker an and andI andfeedel andfeeder < feedei feedel feeder classes Trade is 15 again agam on andI anormal a anormal ; I I normal basis as far as the bay bark bai'k baik " ' k situa situa- situaI situa- situa situations situations - - I tions is concerned I II I concernedHogs Hogs . , I I Prices for hogs were conslderei considered consideredI consideredI consideredsteady consideredsteady I I steady to strong with Friday Fnday al- al alI although although al - - I though the top , $3751 3751 $3751was $3 3 $375 375 $ 75 , was \ as a mcke nickel mckelowel mckell nickellower 10\\ 10 lowel 10el lower \ el A fairly falrly broad shipper slipper demani demand demandon on moderate receipts forced packers to tobecome tobecome ti tibecome become active buyers , and they pan paId paIdI paIdas paidas I as high as at any time last week The Thi160 160 to 250 pound hogs are brmgmg bringing bnngmi$360 bnngmi360 I $360 360 $ to $375 375 $ , 130 to 160 pounds $311 311 $310 310 $310to $310to $ to $3 3 $365 365 $ 65 , 250 to 300 pounds $3 3 $340 340 $ 40 to ( I $3 3 $370 370 $ 70 , packing packmg sows $290 290 $2 2 $ 90 to $325 325 $3 3 $ 25 , and andstock andstock stock hogs and pigs $2 2 $ 75 downSheep down downShcep andI I Sheep Shcep and LambsToday LambsToday Lambs LambsTodays Todays Today s lamb Iamb prices held firm at atI atlast atlast I last week's weeks ' closing closmg levels Most of the thefed th ( I fed lambs Iambs sold at $5 5 $525 525 $ 25 to $550 550 $5 5 $ 50 , willplainer wlth with withplainer 1 1plamer plamer plainer kinds down to $4 4 $450 450 $ 50 Shornlambs Shorn ShornIambs Shonlambs Iambs lambs blOUght brought bi ought $4 4 $490 490 $ 90 to $5 5 $530 530 $ 30 Nativf Native Nativespring I Ispring spring lambs sold at $6 6 $650 650 $ 50 to $7Wethers $7Wethers 7Wethers $7 7 $7I $7Wethers $ I Wethers are quoted at $2 2 $250 250 $ 50 to $3 3 $325 325 $ 25 , yearlings $3 3 $375 375 $ 75 to $4 4 $450 450 $ 50 , e\\ e ew ewes ees ' \ es $2 2 $ to toS2 t$2 t2 ( , $2 2 S2 $ $ 75 , and stockers and feeders $4 4 $425 425 $ 25 t to ( I $5 5 $ > 5 Sheep and Iambs lambs are in relativels relatIvely relatIvelythe relativelythe the highest price pnce position positron of any live livestock stock > tock specie speCle specieHorses speCleHorses Horses and \ Mules 1\Iules 1 Iules . Considerable Cons1derable activity ctivity developed inhe in inthe the he horse and mule division on mod mod- moderately modrately moderately - erately rately heavy receipts Prices were werefully wereully fully ully steady . . wereI I |