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Show MARKET REPORT. K. C. Stock Yards, March 2ud, 1008. Cattlo supplies last week amounted to 84,000 head, and prices advanced S to 10 cents fpr the week. Tho supply is light today, at 10,000 head, and the market is strong to 10 hlghar. Tho second consignment con-signment of Lockhart steers, from lioclty Ford, arrived today, and sold at 6 45, as compared with C 25 for the first shlpmont , received here last .Monday, .Several trains of Colorado stock cattlo are here 1 today, selling ut 4 25 to 4 00 mainly, and killing steors from Colorado, outeldo of j Lockhart fitccrs, sold at 4 40 to 4 80. New Mexico and panhandle steers sold lost week at 4 00 to 4 75, cows 3 00 to 8 75 some apayed heifers at 4 00, stock steers 8 00 to 4 00, calves 4 00 to 0 00, fed bulls It 25 to .1 00. February cattlo receipts at Kausas City show a shoitugeof 10 from February last year, aud moderate receipts re-ceipts were anticipated through .March. I Total receipts of livo stock for February, 10,089 carloads, were heaviest on record at this markot for any February. Largo recolpts of hogs aru responsible for the big total. Sheep and yearlings remained about stoady last woek, declined 10 to 20 cents for tho week. Tho closo Friday was firm, and tho raoderato run of 8.500 head today Is selling good.lambsuboulsteady, mainly at 0 50 to 6 65, and yearlings and sheep 10 higher today, Monte Vlstx lambs brought thn top today, several different dif-ferent consignments going at 0 05, while the Arkansas Valley led In yearlings at 6 15. ewes 6 00, and wethers 6 40. Fort Collins iambs told hero last week at 6 40 to 6 65, considered good prices for heavy lambs. Somoof the Standard Aleut & L M Co's ewes sold at S 85 late lost weok, and wethers at 5 50. Wlih modarslu re-otlpU, re-otlpU, the jnarket will like y remain strong. j J. A. TUCK A TIT. ' |
