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Show . - - . - Lamb Prices Higher ; Cattle Continue WeakMonday Weak - -The The The mo7e move movement movemeat Monday Januar January 3The 3 - assumed - normal amms ] JSW por par porportloI1S parportions cattle ment meat of toCkC1S stockers feed feeders feeders portloI1S portions today when supplies which whichwere \ hlch hlchwel ers and she stock In InDecember inDecember weeks last tv 0 o lght light ! the wel were e total increased to raise December raise ecelpts eceipts to t 15000 15 000 head praticallY praticallYthe p pprices 1 the same as a i ear ago While V iturnma iturnmathe lamb lambprIces only in inthe prIces sho\\ sho shoed \ ed the only up upiturnma turn beginning of ofthe ofthe trade at the the l1ve bye . mOle more . . optimistic optimisticnote optimisticnote . . ttie the New new Year xcai a u f.w fw f.w.note --.note .note - - [ a astrengthening astrengthening future by byeastern note " was "as as given the demand at some someeastern someadvance strengthening dressed meat .markets markets . _ The Theadvance ' eastern " " * - " - * * * AUf AUfILUJt quarter quarterHog quarterHog advance on fat lambs lambs'Ias \'Ias 'Ias Ias cvasra \ ' II mostly steadY and andfat andfat Hog prIces were lower lowercomared lowerthat fat cattle weak to 25 cents comared with . . _ the , severe set back backthat - - ] ; & u - ILUJt U stockers Stockers Stock occurred , last Thursday [ that . tn 25 25cents 25cents 25tlo riy " * - a aLrt -Lrt Lrt - . .o o steady ctAa to . . and feeders . . v.ere vere were - - ers t-lo t lo - U u * l .w w * w cents lower lowerToday Today s ReceiptsReceipts ReceiptsReceipts Receipts ReceiptsReceipts Receipts ' today 'today \ were ere 15 1500 00 cattle cattle3000 2 2000 000 hogs and 1 1500sheep 500 500sheep 500sheep 3 000 cal\ cal dais calies cales \ es compared . with v.1th v1th 6352 cattle cattle1264 sheep 2027 hog's hogs ' and 3986 3986sheep 3 3986sheep 986 986sheep 1 1264 264 calves sheep a week ago and 15448 15 448 cattle cattle3133 and 7020 7020sheep 7 7020sheep 020 020sheep 3 133 calies cal\es cal es calves \ 2 2925 925 hogs sheep a year ago agoBeef Beef Bl'cf Blcf ' CattleAlthough CattleAlthough Cattle CattleAlthough Although a little lov lower . er than last lastThursday lastThursday lastThursday Thursday when a 25 to 50 cent set setback setback setback back was receh recehed received ed the steer trade tradefinal tradefinally tradefinally out outlet outlet outlet final finally ! ) developed develOIcd : a fairly good In Inthe inthe inthe let Low grade cows continued contmued the best dcmind dcm'lnd dcmlnd demand ' and they were weresteady weresteady weresteady steady The best steers here sold at atshot at$900 at900 $9 9 $ 00 to $9 9 $970 970 $ 70 Medium toto to good goodShOI goodshoit ShOI shot shotfeds9 t feds9 feds9cashed teds feds cashed ati at $7 7 $700 700 $ 00 00to to $850 850 $850plain $850plain $850plain 850plain $ plain plainarmed warmed \\armed armed \ up steers sold do\\n do n down donto downto downto \ to $600 600 $ Quality of OlIel1ngs offerings offei ings was wasbelow wasbelow wasbelow below average and this made the thebtJk thebUk thebulk btJk bUk of sales look lower lo\\er lo er \ compared comparedwith comparedwith comparedwith with last week than " , was as actuallY actuallYthe actuallythe actuallythe the case One OI1e load of fed weighty weightyCOS weightycows weightycows medium to togood togood togood CO\\S CO S cows \ \ brought $625 625 $ and good cows Co\\S Co S \ sold at $ a " o00 00 to $575 575 $575Canners $575Canners $575Canners 575Canners $ Canners and cutters brought $350 350 $350to $350to $350to 350to $ to $47 47 $4 4 $47o 47o $ 7 , ) , Medium to good heifers heiferssold heiferssold heiferssold sold at $500 500 $5 5 $ 00 to t S $ i < / 50 Strictly finish finished finished finished ed heifers would sell up to $8 8 $80 80 $80Veal $850Veal 850Veal $ 50 50Veal Veal calves brought up to $1050 1050 $1050Stockel'S $10 10 $1050Stockers 1050Stockers $ 50 50Stockers Stockel'S StockelS Stockers ' and FeedersStockers FeedersStockers Feeders FeedersStockers Stockers and feeders were steaay steaayto steaayto steaayto to mostly 25 cen cents lower compared comparedwIth comparedwith comparedwith wIth lastek last \ wek \\ek ek nek Recelp Receipts weie wele were nor normal normal mal for thIs thistune tlIDe time of the ye year r Some I ( sections in 111 iii this l lport trade terrItory re report report port a \ watci natal atel shortage but the east eastand eastand eastand and northwest where the bulk of ofthe ofthe ofthe the demand originates ortginates are in m better bettercondItion bettercondition bettercondition condItion than for several 3 searspast ears earspast earspast past B st stock steel steer cah cahes es and andearlmg andiearhng 3 ) earlmg caring stackers stockers sold at $7 7 $750 750 $ 50 to to$800 to800 $8 8 $ 00 medium to t good grades $6 6 $600 600 $600to $600to 600to $ 00 00I 00to I to $725 725 $ with plain plam kinds kmds down do\\n do n \ to to$500 to500 , $500 500 $5 5 $ 00 Stock heifei helfel heifer calves sold up uptc upto ' to- to - to$7 tc $7 7 $700 700 $ 00 A good demand was en encounteled encountered encounteied counteled countered for stock COSlth cows CO\\S CO S \ \ with \\lth lth \ most mostsales mostsales mostsales sales within Wlthm wrthm a $4 4 $ 50 to $500 500 $5 5 $ 00 rangeHogs range lIogsHog HogsHog Hogs lIogs HogsHog Hog prices showed little httle net netchange netchange netchange change compaied compared campa ! ed with last Friday FridayShIPPlD FridayShipping FridayShipping ShIPPlD Shipping ) demand was broad at atsteady atsteady atsteady steady puces pl1ces prices for practically all allhogs allhogs allhogs hogs scaling scaImg downward do\\nward do nward \ \ from 225 225pounds 225pounds 225pounds pounds Packer buis bus buys ) of heaVIer heaVIerelgh heavierweights heavierweights \\elgh elgh weights \ \ " were "ere ere considered steady to to10 10 cen cents lower but they made up uponly uponly uponly only a small part of the total num numI numbel's numbers numbers I bel's bels bers ' Average prices tor for the year year1937 1937 were Kansas City $1003 1003 $10 10 $1003Chicago 1003Chicago $ 03 I IClucago iChicago Clucago Chicago $10 10 $1002 1002 $ 02 Omaha $9 9 $952 952 $ 52 st stJo.eph StJoseph StJoseph poundhogs Jo.eph Joeph Joseph . $9 9 $965 965 $ 65 The 140 to t 180 pound poundlogs hogs here today brought $7 7 $775 775 $ 75 to to$790 to790 $7 7 $ 90 190 to 230 pounds $7 7 $750 750 $ 50 to to1780 $7 7 $ 80 240 to 300 pounds $7 7 $700 700 $ 00 to to$760 to760 $7 7 $ 60 packing sows so\s so s \ ' , $6 6 $615 615 $ 15 to $6 6 $650 650 $650and 650and $ 50 50and toI I J Jand and stock pigs $6 6 $650 650 $ 50 to $8 8 $ $800 800 $ 00 00Sheep I 1 Sheep and Lambs LambsAfter LambsAfter After breakin breaking ! : to the season slow slowpomt s lowpoint low point pomt late last t \ eek the slowI lamb lambmarket lambmarket I market today scored a 25 cent gam gain to gainto gaintopush gamto -push push rush - quotations t to l < within wlthm 3 30 30cents 3acents " cen cents of the high time last week weekSheep weekSheep weekSheep Sheep Sheepere \ were \\ere ere steady The Colorado Coloradomovement Coloradomovement Coloradomovement movement is not expanding as asrapidly asrapidly asrapidly rapidly as last 3 iear ear Consequently Consequentlyreceipts Consequentlyreceipts Consequentlyreceipts receipts are smaller Best lambs lambshere lambshere lambshere here today brought $8 8 $825 825 $ 25 to $835 835 $835medium $835medium $335medium 335medium $ medium CoSome 00Some to good kinds klnds $7 7 $ 50 to $8 8 $ 00 Some e\ e en ewes ees \ ' es blought brought bi ought $300Horses $300 300 $ Horses lIorses and 1IIules Mules 1IIulesThe MulesThe MulesThe The horse asI I and mule market was wassteady \ wassteady as assteady steady at last week weeks s strong pricesI prices I |