Show HOGS STRONG lAMBS IAMBS lOWER CATTlE STEADY TO lOWER KANSAS CITY STOCK YARDS Monday July Diminishing 16 16 sup sup- supplies plies of stock water developed a large Huge increase in the cattle movement Re- Re Receipts Receipts at this market were ere in excess of last week and a year ago owing main main- mainly mainly ly to dry weather pressure Western grass steers and nd plain native short feds which the bulk sere ere tend tend- tendered tendered I ered a full quarter decline spots pf more Stockers and feeders ruled we weak k I Imore to a quarter off Good fed corn steers tin in limited supply held firm with last seeks eek s close SteadY to 5 cents higher prices featured an active fat hog trade prices Fat lambs suffered another decline bringing Quotations to a new low level for the season Toda Today's s 's ReceIpts I Today s receipts were 20 cattle cah cales es hogs and sheep I I compared with cattle 2907 canes cah es hogs and sheep a week ago and 11 cattle 2376 calves hogs and sheep a year ago Beef Cattle The day s run of commercial cattle was vas the largest of the year ear In add addi- addition tion there were ere cattle and 2500 calves cah es purchased In emergency t tareas areas and shipped directly to packers on federal account There sere ere le leer er fed corn steers offered proportionately than on several previous Monda Mondays s Grass fed stock and plain nathe short short- feds sere ere in liberal supply Good grades of steers yearlings and heifers held steady but buyers enforced a full Quarter decline on other killing classes I A range of 7 50 to 8 50 absorbed all of the good to choice steers scaling 1000 pounds No heavyweights were vere In evidence Good to choice yearlings made to The majority of the phin pl to medium short feds found a slow outlet at 4 50 to 6 50 West West- Western Western ern grass slaughter steers of strong strong- el weight ht description brought 4 to common to medium sold from 3 to 4 50 Good heifers were cre firm at 5 50 to 6 50 common to medium kinds eak eak at to Mixed yearlings were offered freely and brought 4 to 6 75 Quoted st steady ady to weak AU All grades of cows dropped 25 cents with supplies liberal Cutters brought 75 75 to 2 butcher coos S 2 to 3 65 a few fe choice hen heap ies up to 4 Bulls were ere weak eak at 3 and under weakened moderately with 4 50 paid sparingly for choice lots Stockers and Feeders Steady to mostly 25 cents loser lo prices prevailed for stock cattle Con Con- Continued Continued dry hot weather In this immediate immediate trade territory is mainly responsible responsible sible for the decline Stock steer cafes and yearlings sere ere numerous the bulk at 3 to 4 50 A sizeable Quota of desirable gras gras- ers were sent back to the coun country ry at 5 to Bogs Fully steady prices prevailed at the I outset in the hog market Moderate supplies and the prospect of a short short- shortage shortage age In fat hogs durin during the next ninety I days are the principal 1 steadying fac- fac factors factors tors A ton tou of 4 65 a as paid aid sparingly sparing sparing- l ly for strictly choice strong wrong eight eight hogs hogg Qu of the day s run was improved over last v week eek Today the to pound hogs brought 4 50 to to pounds to to pounds to packing sous 50 3 50 to 4 stock pigs 1 50 to Sheep nd ind Lambs Fat lamb prIces continue on the downgrade Generally 25 cents lower prices were paid for native lambs and shorn yearlings The best grades of natives stoPped at 7 while the bulk of good to choice offerings made to 7 Shorn yearlings topped at 5 25 Sheep classes remaIn generally steady as compared with last Friday Aged ewes are arc Quotable at 1 to ye ev ewes es 2 to 4 50 a ethers 2 to 3 Horses HONes and Mules 1 Prices for horses and mules have wakened active some but demand continues I |