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Show MARKET REPORT. Spkoiai.to Thu Gaiit.ami Glow:; Kausas City Stock Yards, Slarch 11 11)07. Tho cattle run was moderate kst week, and prices mado an advance of 10 to 20 cents during tho week. The supply today Is pretty good at 11,000 head, but prices nro lower on somo classes on: account of an excessive supply at Eastern East-ern points, nnd lower prices there. The recolpts today Include some 1025 lb. Montana Mon-tana steers that sold quickly to feeder buyers at A 05, showing the strength In couutry grades now. Prices on fcedors are at tho top notch, and buyers are un-ablo un-ablo to seen ro conscsslons, as packers stand ready to take anything that carries flesh at strong prices. Slaughter of cattle cat-tle hero last week aggregated 25,000 head more than a third largvr than the record of tho corresponding week a year ago. .Movement of cattle to thu country was smaller than corresponding tlmo a year ago, in tplto of tho extra high prices country buyers are willing to pay. Somo rough hay fed Idaho cnttlu, weighing 1148 lbs. sold at 1 70 today to the killers. Prime com fed steers aro worth 0 GO and bulk of fed steers here today sold at 5 00 to 5 05, cows 3 00 to 4 50, heifers 3 75 to 5 25, bulls 3 40 to 4 25, stockers 4 25 to 5 00, feeders 4 00 to 5 25. Receipts of sheep and lambs were 44, 000 head last week, but demand was strong and everything sold quickly, tho market advancing 10 to 15 cents during tho week. Bun Is only 4000 today, prices pri-ces 10 to 15 higher, but no class fairly represented on thu market. Nebraska fed lambs sold at 7 75, weighing 70 lbs. and Colorado 04 lb. lambs sold 7 40. Yearlings nro worth 0 25 to 0 75, wcthors 5 40 to 5 85, ewes 5 00 to 5 CO. A good many standing orders aro In hand for feeding lambs, some going out last week as high as 0 00. Prospects favor reduced supplies for awhile, and active and snappy snap-py markets. J. A. RICKART, L. S. Correspondent. |
