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Show CATTLE STRONG , 1I0&SHIGHER IIOGSHIGHER HOGS 1I0&S 1I0S IIOGS HOGSHIGHER & HIGHER , LAMBS STEADYK'snsasr STEADY STEADYKansas1 - - K'lnsa Klnsa K'lnsaCCity Kansas1 K'lnsal K'snsasr Ksnsasr ' l "City City CCity " City Stock Yards Yarde ; , , M"n- M"n Mn M"ndW M M"n-diy M"n Mn diy " n- n nday - dW day . , . May r.ray rray 25Cattle 25-Cattle 25 Cattle 25 -Cattle Cattle - Cattle ruled stc'ldy stcldy steady stc'ldyt.o steadyto steidyto ' t.o to . strong Butcher cittle C'lttle Clttle cattle ' and stock- stock stockers stockers stock-ers stock ers - ers and feede's feedes feede"s feeders ' " ruled mgher llIgher iugher in inspots inspots inspots spots , but Chicago with 15000 15 000 cattle cat- cat cattle cat cattle - tle , , mostly fat classes , . dc\ dc de developed dcelOIcd \ elOIcd eloimed ) a asow aslow aslow sow slow ] trade and aud i\ i . ipiker v.e'lker v.elker velker Weaker \ piker ' prices that thatb10cked thatblocked thatblocked b10cked blocked a general ad\ ad adn advance adance \ ance at nver river nvermarh.ets rivermarkets rivermarkets marh.ets marhets markets . Here the supply was not nothrge notlarge notlirge hrge large enough to meet requirementsThe requIrements requIrementsThe requirementsThe The material matenal maternal improvement impro\ement impro ement \ In inrange inrange I rnnge range and pasture pastt.re pasttre pastLre . conditions in 111 the theI thepast thepast thepast I past ten days h Ins h\s h s 'is is ' \ ' cut dc\\ dc dc down dcn \ ' an n the thecattle thecattle thecattle cattle movement in the south southwest southwestarea southw " est estarea esfcarea area Hogs w \ were \ ere higher ag'1ln ag1ln again ag'1lnrotmding againrounding againrounding ' rotmding rounding out a ten day period penod inwhich inwhich in which quot quotations ' lOns have ha\e ha e \ risen 50 to to60 60 cents Limbs L1.mbs L1mbs Lambs . held steady atlast at atlast atlast last week s advance with today'spriC'cs today'sprices today's todays ' priC'cs priCcs prices ' 35 to 50 cents hieher higher thann thanv than n < \ av v , eek eeh ago Eastern meat prices w \ werestrong \ ere erestrong erestrong strong to higher higherToday's Today's Todays Today ' " ReceiptsReceipts Receipts Recelptc ReceiptsReceipts ; Receipts tOdayere today \ were \\ere ere \ 5 5000 000 c1tte cattle cittle1000 ] 1 000 cilvcs C'1.1e calves C'1.1\ C1.1 C'1.1 C11 ' . \ e " , , 2 2000 000 hogs and 9 9000sheep 000sheep 000 000sheep sheep , , . compared with 5 500 cattle cattle1000 1 1000 000 calves , 3 3000 000 hogs and 5 5000sheep 000 000sheep 000sheep sheep a v . week eek ago and 12 12975 975 cattle cattle2254 2254 2 254 cilves c\lves c lves calves ' \ 2 2531 531 hogs and 13793sheep 13 13793sheep 793 793sheep sheep a year ; } vear ear ago Beef Cattle CattleFed CattleFed CattleFed I Fed steers stcers and searlings earlings yearlings sold soldreadIly soldreadily soldreadily readIly at prices steady with last lastweek's lastweek's lastweeks week's weeks \ \ eek's eeks ' ' 25 to 50 cent advance Buy- Buy Buyers Buy Buy- Buyers Buyers - ers were slow to start owing to the thefact thefact thefact fact that northern and eastern easternmarkets easternmarkets easternmarkets markets opened lower , but the sup- sup supply supply sup supply - ply hereas here \ was \\as as short of urgent necds needs needsand necdsand needsand and trade came to an active close closeQuality closeQuality closeQuality Quality Quality35 \ was \\35 35 \ not as good as last lastweek lastweek lastweek week Most of at the goad gOJd steers sold soldat soldat soldat at $8 8 $800 800 $ 00 to $8 8 $875 875 $ 75 and medium to toI togood togood togood I good kinds kmds $750 750 $7 7 $ 50 to $8 8 $ 00 A few fewIbunChes fewbunches fewbunches bunches of plain plam steeis steels brought brought$700 brought700 $7 7 $700 700 $ 00 to $7 7 $740 740 $74 74 $ 40 { ) Long fed hIghly hIghlyfinished highlyfinished highlyfinished IbunChes finished steers were lacking lackmg No Noscmthel Nosouthern Nosouthem scmthel southern n grassers arrived arnved Cows and andheIfers andheifers andheifers heIfers " were "ere ere strong with trade ac- ac active active ac active - tive , . Co Cows s \ vere were ere in limited supply supplyMost supplyMost supplyMost Most of the offerings offermgs brought $4 4 $475 475 $475to $475to 475to $ 75 75to to $6 6 $600 600 $ 00 and odd head up to $7 7 $700 700 $700Heifers $700Heifers 700Heifers $ 00 00HeIfers HeIfers moved at $600 600 $6 6 $ 00 to $850 850 $8 8 $ 50 The Thetop Thetop Thetop top price \ was as paid for two loads of of700 700 pound Nebraska heifers Nochoice No NochoIce Nochoice choIce mixed yearlings arrived arnved Vealcalves Veal Vealcalves Vealcalves calves sold at $10 10 $1000 1000 $ 00 down Bulls BullsI Bullswere Bullswere Bullswere were in m active demand The general generalcattle generalcattle generalcattle I cattle market here is relatively relativelyf relativelystrong relativelystrong relativelystrong strong due to the fact that the sup- sup supply sup supply - f ply plv ritory rltory supIplv of Qf pf is fed small smal1 cattle in this trade sup-I sup I ter- ter territory ter territory . - i ! Stockers and Feeders . Recent rains raiI1s raids have . unproved l1D.proved l1Dproved pas- pas pasture pas pasture . - ture and range conditions in the theso thesouthwest thesouthwest so southwest thwest to such an extent thatthe that thatthe thatthe the , , movement movemelt } of stockers and andfeeders andfeeders andfeeders feeders has fallen below nonnal normal nonnalvolume normalvolume normalvolume volume Last week they w \ were ere the thesmallest thesmallest thesmallest smallest of the season and the run runtoday runtoday runtoday today indicates even lighter supphes supplies supphesthis suppliesthis suppliesthis this week Best light weight year ye3r- ye3r year- ye3rlmg yearling yearling - ling lmg stockers and stock steer calvesare calves calvesi calvesare are quoted at $8 8 $800 800 $ 00 to $8 8 $850 850 $ 50 and andmedium andmedium ! medium to good kinds kmds $700 700 $7 7 $ 00 to $800 800 $800Plain $8 8 $ 00 00Plain 00Plain Plain to fair quality qual1ty classes are arebrmgmg arebunging arebringing brmgmg bunging $600 600 $ to $700 700 $ Del1al1d Denlar'd Denlard Demand " } ' .IS IS , . .ISloarger is islarger islarger loarger larger than supplyhogs supply I ) Hogs HogsHogs HogsHogs hogsHogs Hogs \ were \ ere quoted up 5 to 15 cents centskday centstoday centstoday kday today This advance adva'1ce adva1ce ' takes values values50 50 to 60 cents above the low spot spotten spotten spotten ten davs days da ) sago ago Vv when hen the $9 9 $900 900 $ 00 prIce priceuas pricewas \\as as uas \ near theamshmg the \ vanishing \amshmg amshmg point pomt The Thegradual Thegiadual gtadual gradual upward up\\ard up ard \ price mO\ement mO ement movement mOementindicates movementindicates movementindicates \ indicates that the market111 market \ will \\111 111 \ con- con contmue continue con continue - tinue tmue to hold hod ] firm The increase m in inMay mMay inMay May I icceipts eceipts receipts \ was as not as large as ashad ashad ashad had been expected The 180 to 240 240pound 240pound pW1d pound : hogs are bringing $9 9 $945 945 $ 45 to to$965 to965 $9 9 $965 965 $ 65 , 240 to 200 pounds $9 9 $920 920 $ 20 t to to$955 to955 : > $955 955 $ , 140 to 180 pounds $910 910 $ to to$960 to960 $9 9 $960 960 $ 60 . , packing SO\\ SO sows SOs \ s $825 825 $ to $8 8 $875and 875and $ 75 and stock hogs and pigs $8 8 $825 825 $ 25 to to$935 to935 to$935Sheep $935 935 $935Sheep $ Sheep and LambsLamb Lambs LambsLamb L Lamb mb prices rose again last "eek eek " ; weekand eel . . and held the advance tcday today tcda Bet Best Betnative Bestnative Bestnative ' ) native and . western v.estern vestern new crop lambs lambsare lambsare lambsare are bringing $1200 1200 $12 12 $ 00 to $1225 1225 $12 12 $ 25 and andfaIr andfair andfair faIr to good kinds kmds $11 11 $1100 1100 $ 00 to $11 11 $1175 1175 $1175Some 1175Some $ 75 75Some Some plainer plamer classes sold at t $102 102 $102o 102o $10 10 $ 2o : > - - - - - - to $10 10 $1075 1075 $ 75 Old Oldcrop Old crop lambs lam"bs " are about aboutgone aboutgone aboutgone I Ito gone Some shorn lambs brought brought$1000 brought1000 . $1000 1000 $ to $10.25 10.25 1025 $1025 $ . . \ Ewes E\vcs E vcs are brmging bringing bringing$3 bringing3 . $3 3 $ 00 to $425 425 $4 4 $ 25 and yearlings $8 8 $ $ 00 to to$900 to900 to$900Horses I $900 900 $900Horses $9 9 $ 00 00Horses Horses and amid Mules Mule " , . I ITrade Trade in m horsesand horses - and -and mules sho\\s sho s shows showsnormal showsnormal \ \ , normal seasonal volumeMarket volumeMarket volume volumeMarket I Inormal Market Closed Clos'd Closd ( ' Saturday SaturdayThe Siturda S\turda S turda ' \ > ) I IThe The market here will be closedISaturday closed closedSaturday ISaturday , Saturday , May 30 Decoration Day Dayexcept , I Iexcept except forA for A . receiving ecelvmg .eceivrng eceivrng and canng caring for forlivestock forlivestock forlivestock # I livestock |