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Show HOGS AND LAMBS LOWER LOWERCATTLE , CATTLE REPOIEO REPORTED UNEVEN UNEVENKansas Kansas City Stock Yards , . Monday MondayAugust , . August 28Lamb 28-Lamb 28 Lamb 28 -Lamb Lamb - Lamb and hog prices continued con- con continued con continued - tinued to sag Lambs broke 25 to 40 40cents 40cents 40cents cents to the lowest position in the p\st p st p'sst psst pstthree p'sstthree pistthree ' \ ' three months Hogs " were ere 5 to 10 cents centslower centslower centslower lower than last Friday but 10 cents centsabove centsabove centsabove above the low point of the past few fewweeks fewweeks fewweeks weeks The pig movement mo\-ement mo ement morement \ - has been beenunder beenunder be nunder under an embargo since last Friday Fridaybut , but the movement will be resumed to- to tomorrow tomorrow to tomorrow - morrow under a permit system oper oper- operated oper- oper operated operated - - ated through commission commicsion : ; firms Fat Fatcattle Fatcattle Fatcattle cattle luled ruled 1 uled steady to weak , but stock- stock stockers stockers stock-ers stock ers - ers and feeders were stronger and in inacth inattire Inactive acth attire e demand The bulk of the runwas runwas run runwas was stockers and feeders and jrrass grass fat classesToday's classesToday's classes classesToday's Today's Todays ' ReceiptsReceipts ReceiptsReceipts Receipts ReceiptsReceipts Receipts today were 14 14000 000 cattle cattle,3000 cattle3000 , 3000 calves . , , 10 000 hogs and 4000 sheep sheepcompared , compared " with h 17,000 17000 17.000 , . cattle , . 3000 3000calves 3000calves 3000calves calves , 4000 hogs and 4500 sheep last lastweek lastweek lastweek week and 28,685 28685 , cattle , . 4322 calves calves,6535 calves6535 , 6535 hogs and 6500 sheep a year ago agoBeef agoBeef agoBeef Beef Cattle , . Though fat steers and yearlings yearlingsmade yearlingsmade yearlingsmade made up only a small per cent of total totalcattle totalcattle totalcattle cattle recelots receints receipts the market had a aVo aw aweaker Vo w eaker trend , . the result of the heavy heavyrun heavyrun heavyrun run and 10 lower " er prices in Chicago The Thefew Thefew Thefew few fed steers and yearlings here herebrought herebrought herebrought brought $5 5 $ to $6.25 6.25 625 $ . . None showed fun full funfinISh fullfinish fullfinish finISh While grass steers made up a al1beral aliberal aliberal l1beral liberal per cent of the cattle run they theywere theywere theywere were offered less freely than a week weekago weekago weekago ago and were about 50 per cent short shortof shortof shortof of a year ago Most of the grass steers steerssold steerssold steerssold sold at $3 3 $350 350 $ 50 to $4 4 $450 450 $ 50 , with an extreme extremeprIce extremeprice extremeprice prIce range of $3 3 $ to $525 525 $5.25 5.25 $ . . Cows were werefully werefully wereully fully [ steady at $175 175 $ to $3 3 $350 350 $ 50 and andheifers andheifers andilelfers heifers remained In active demand at atfirm atfirm atfirm firm prices The best heifers here herebrought herebrought herebrought brought $5 5 $525 525 $ 25 to $5 5 $575 575 $ 75 , , . but nothing nothingprime nothingprime nothingprime prime primeas \ was \\as as offered Veal calves sold at at$650 at650 ' $650 650 $6 6 $ 50 down , few above $550 550 $550Stockers $5 5 $550Stockers 550Stockers $ 50 50Stockers I Stockers and FcedersThe FeedersThe Feeders Fceders The total supply of stockers and andfeeders andfeeders andfeeders feeders was much below normal for the thelast thelast thelast last Monday in m August Prices ruled ruledstrong ruledstrong ruledstrong strong , spots higher compared with a aeek aweek aweek \\eek eek week \ \ ago Aveiage AVelage Average quality was plam plain plamSome plainSome plainSome I Some good stock calves sold up to $5 5 $ 65 65and 65and 65and and choice feeders up to $5 5 $ 50 , but butmost butmost butmost most salesere sales v \ were \\ere ere \ , ere at $4 4 $425 425 $ 25 to $5 5 $ on the theme01Um themeorum themeoium me01Um meorum to good kinds and $3 3 $ to $4 4 $ on onordinary onordinary onordinary ordinary to fair grades gradesI gradesHogs gradesHogsThe I I Hogs HogsThe hogsThe The fat hog market ruled 5 to 10 10cents 10cents 10cents cents lov lower . er than Friday Fnday The govern govern- government government government - ! ment has an emoirgo embargo em 1.rgo 1rgo . on pigs until untilTuesday untilTuesday untilTuesday Tuesday , . so o that the 8000 received to- to todav today to today - day day dav were w're wre { ' hot not ot otelghed \ weighed \\elghed elghed \ account of ofpackers ofpackers ofpackers packers . Beginning Tuesday the pack pack- packers packers packers - ers will be able to handle 20,000 20000 , pigs pigsdally pigsdaily pigsdaily dally daily dallyl1d ind \l1d l1d " \ these v . will ill be received through throughpermits throughpermits throughpermits permits by commission men The fat fat170 170 to 250 pound hogs today brought brought$3.90 brought3.90 brought390 $3.90 3.90 390 $ . . to $4 4 $415 415 $ 15 , , 250 to 300 pounds $3 3 $350to 350to $ 50 50to 50to to $4 4 $ , 130 to 165 pounds $3 3 $ to $390 390 $390packing 390packing $ , . packing sows $2 2 $ 25 to $290 290 $290Sheep $2 2 $ 90 90Sheep 90Sheep Sheep and LambsLamb LambsLamb Lambs Lamb prices pnces broke 25 to 40 cents centsfrom centsfrom centsfrom from last " week's weeks "eek's eeks . ' close and are 75 cents centslower centslower centslower lower than the high point pomt lasT week weekThe weekThe . The good lambs here today brought brought$625 brought625 $6 6 $ 25 to $6 6 $650 650 $ 50 and the plainer plamer kinds kinds$575 kinds575 $5 5 $ 75 to $6 6 $625 625 $ 25 Practically nothing m in mthe inthe inthe the fat sheep line lme was offered Several Severalbunches Severalbunches Severalbunches bunches of western lambs Iambs brought $640 640 $640Demand $6 6 $ 40Demand 40 40Demand Demand foi fOl for hor horses es and mules contmues continues con- con coninues - tmues tinues inues fairly active fictive activek fictivet ' \k k \t t ' \ \ t ' ) steady teady pnces prices |