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Show HOGS iioas AND LAMBS ' WEAK 'VEAK VEAK LAMBSWEAK ; CATTLE UNEVE UNEVEN ; Kansas Citv City Stock Yards Yarrts , Monda Monday MondayApril ; , AprIl 29Cattle 29 -Cattle Cattle - - Cattle receipts locally were wereconsIderably wer werconsiderably wereconsiderably consIderably less than a week ago but butabout hr hrabout butabout about the same as a year ago Rainfallover Rainfa Rainfaover Rainfall over the week end in this area cause causea causeda a decrease in m the supply of stockerand stocker stackersand and feeders Fed steers and yearlings yearling yearlingscontmued yearlingcontinued yearlingscontinued contmued continued in moderate moderateproporuons 'roportronNothing 'Proportrons Proportrons 'roportron roportron ' -proporuons proporuons - Nothing choice was available Tradein Tradem Trade Trad Tradin m in beef cattle was slow and most classessold classesold classes classe sold late on a steady to weaker basl bass basis basisDesirable . Desirable stockers stcekers and feeders foun founa found founda a fairly broad outlet at steady to tostronger t tstronger tostronger stronger prices pnces compaied compaled compared with Ias Iasweek's last lastweek's lastweek's lastweeks week's weeks ' close Fat hogs were in meager meage meagersupplY meagesupply meagersuppiv supplY Shipping mtelests interests intei ests ' paid 'PaId fully full fullysteady , steady prices at the out outset et , , but packers packer packerstraded packertraded packerstraded traded late at a decline Limbs L1.mbs L1mbs . ruled rules ruled15 15 to 25 cents lower . Today's Todays ' Recclpts Receipts ReceiptsReceipts ReceiptsReceipts Receipts today were 13 13000 000 cattle , 2500 calves 2000 hogs and 11 000 sheep sheet sheepcompared sheetcompared sheepcompared compared with 20 20786 20'E86 20E86 ' 86 cattle , 4136 calves calves,3217 calves3217 , 3217 hogs and 10,977 10977 , sheep a week , age ageand ago and 13650 13 650 cattle , 2477 calves , 8735 hog hogs hogsand hogsand ; and 12,496 12496 , sheep a year agoBeef agoBeef ago Beef CattleKilling CattleKilling Cattle CattleKilling Killing classes continued in moder moder- moderate moderate moderate - ate supply , but short fed steers and andyearlings anc ancyearlings andyearlings yearlings constituted constituteda a larger propor propor- proportion proportion - - . tion of the total run than a week ago agoPackmg agoPacking agoPacking Packmg Packing interests showed indifferenceand indifferencc indifference indifferenccand indifferenceand indifferenccI and sharply lower bids afc at the outset outsetslowed outsetslowed I , slo slowed " ed down the trade Most sales salesI saleswere saleswere saleswere I ' were finally completed on a steady to toweaker toweaker weaker basis Medium to good short- short shortfed shortfed short-fed short fed toI - I fed steers and yearlings yearlln-gs yearlln gs - comprised the thebulk thebulk thebulk bulk No choice steers in load I ts flits flitswere I6lawere tswere were available Prime finished fimshed kmds kinds kmdsremain kindsremain kindsremain remain quotable up to $15 15 $ Good to tochoice tochoice tochoice $12to 12to choice long fed kinds would bring $12 12 $ to $14 14 $ Bulk of medium to good shortfeds short- short shortfeds short-feds short feds - feds $11,50Common 1150Common today realized $9 9 $935 935 $ 35 to $11,50 1150 $ , , Common lightweight native yearlIngs yearlIngsand yearlingsand yearlingsand and South Texas grassers made $6 6 $ to to$7 to7 $750 750 $ 17 50 Medium to good grain fat heif heif- heifers heifers . - ers $850to 850to 50to 50Lo and mixed yearlings yearlmgs brought $8 8 $ 50 to Lo $10 10 $1050 1050 $ 50 Plain short fed kinds were werenoted werenoted werenoted noted down to $5 5 $ 50 Choice beet beef cows cowsare cowsare cowsare are bringing brmging $7 7 $ 50 0 to $9 9 $ Medium to togood togood togood good to$725 to725 butcher cows cows bulked at $5 5 $525 525 $ 25 to $725 725 1725 $ , canncrs canners and cutters $3 3 $ to $5 5 $ . $5.Bologna 5.Bologna 5Bologna Bologna buTis bulls b Tls brought $4 4 $ to $5 5 $550 550 $ 50 ' ; I IBologna vealers y calves$1 calves1 1 $6 6 $650 650 $ 650 50 to $9 9 $ ' , heavy y kIllmg killing "in in " ? calve calves $4 4 64 $ to $750 750 $ . I FeedersStockers . Stocliers Stockers ana and Feeders to75 Stockers and feeders comprised 65 to Qualitywas QuaUtywas Qualityvas 75 per cent of the day's days ' run QuaUty Quality was vas chiefly medium to good Country demand remand ruled pricesruled CountryS-S CountryS S - " ? y0 proved fairly broad oad and prices pricesIves lcefleshy Choice'Ieshy fUlly steady to strong Choice Ch lce fleshy 'Ieshy Ieshy ' feeder-weight feeder weight - steer & $ remain quotable luotable remainquotable remainluotable at $ $8 8 $ to $10 10 $ Desirable thin feedets 'eeders eeders thinfeedets thin'eeders ' bulked at $7 7 $ to ' $875 875 $8 8 $ 75 ; stocker stockeryearlmgs stockertearhngs yearlmgs tearhngs $6 6 $ 25 to $8 8 $ 50 : ; stock stCCk : steer calves salves steercalves steersalves $5 5 $ 25 to $8 8 $ 25 : ; stock heifers $5o $5 5 $ to o $7 7 $ $ ; stock heifer $750Ho calves Ives $550 550 $5 5 $ 50 to $750 750 $7 7 $ 50 . Ho Shippers entered the the f fat t ho- ho how h (1 1 ( ' " - trarinP hotrarinP trade tradeirable r any howany rly to pay .nav nav . fully I steadytrade sfear ' " afOr - : I irable Iob : butchr f1 ShtteadY steady rice riceafO oes afO for forh weights e . , g s Less th the housand thar h . one oneda da lay's lays tolay's ' market k hogs gS gSP Packers P were iXrs iXrsn ; n available o on to- to toed - - , however r ro ed d adoptd ' , adopt- adopt - an indifferent 'dadopt- 'dadopt dadopt 'dadoptsIlghtly at attitude tud e an and paid paidweight rie sIlghtly g paidg lower Prices ri for . a few weight ghof OfferInrPs OfferInrPsceps g / : ) ceps Packing ac fkJor ng sows light were i slightly lower Stock pigs ' \ were ere firm at atI atthe atthe atthe I the season's seasons ' ' ' highest level Today the the190 I 190 to 300 pound hogs brought $850 850 $8 8 $ 50 to to$865 to865 I $865 865 $ , , 160 to 190 pounds $825 825 $ to $860 860 $860,130 860130 $ , 130 to 160 pounds $775 775 $ to $840 840 $ , pack pack- pack-I pack I packImg packing packing - ing mg sows $7 7 $775 775 $ 75 to $8 8 $815 815 $ 15 ; : stock pigs pigs$550 pigs550 $5 5 $550 550 $ 50 to $7 7 $750 750 $ 50 . Sheep and LambsIn LambsIn Lambs LambsIn In a slow trade prices for most classesof classes classesI classesof classesof of lambs ruled 15 to 25 cents lowerMost lov.er lover lower lov.erMost lowerMost . I Most of the offerings off&ings offings off & r1ngs were shorn lam'bs lambs lambsthat lambsthat ' I Ithat 0011lambs noonlambs that brought $6 6 $625 625 $ 25 to $7 7 $ Some noon v . wool 0011 ! lambs moved at $7 7 $ to $7 7 $ 90 and sprmg spring sprmglambs springlambs springlambs lambs at $8 8 $ to $875 875 $8 8 $ 75 Several lots sprmgI of ofheavy ofheavy ofheavy I heavy weight shorn ewes biOUght brought bi ought $4 4 $4f $4Horses $4Horses 4Horses $ Horses and l'tlulesNo MulesNo ' Mules l'tlules ltlules MulesNo f No change in m prices was reported In Inthe inthe inthe the horse and- and andmule an - , mule trade Demandcontinued Imand Demand ImandI Demandi Imandcontmued ) { ! Demandcontinued I contmued continued in good volume i ! I |