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Show MARKET REPORT, qicciul to the Gnrlund Globe: Kunsas City Stock Yards, May 4, 1008. Larger receipts last week brought u decline iu prices, but western fed steers lost only 5 to 15 cents during tho week. Cows nnd heifers remained steady, and Blockers aud feeders gained 10 cents, which put thu lattur at the best point since first of tho year, aud 25 cents above first or April. Hun is lighter today, 0000 head hero, and moderato elsewhere, and thu market Is 5 to 15 cents higher. The lust shipment of thu Lockhart steers for this season sold at 0 85 today, highest prlco at which thoy havo sold heru this year; they started In at 6 25 for tho first shipment, two months ago. Other Colorado Color-ado steeio have been selling recently at 0 15 to 0 05, some hay fed steers at 5 75, Montana feeders 5 50, Utah heifers 5 60, Wcsteru stockers 4 60 to 6 50, somo Now Muxico stock calves, 372 pounds, at 5 40. Iu times of careful meat buying by thu public, light cuts uro always moru readily read-ily disposed of, and tho big heavy cuts aru slow sale, which makes handy weight steers such good sellers., as compared with heavy weights, and accounts for she stuff holding up strong. The supply of 34,000 head hero lust week will likely not bo equaled again till grass cattle move freely. Tho old complaint of slow sulo for thu mutton was used effectively to depress prices lust week, In conjunction with tho llbarul supply of 3S,500 sheep which arrived, ami thu market declined 15 to 25 cents. There was a slight Improvement Improve-ment Friday, aud thu liberal supply of 13,000 head today is suiting steady. Ho-ccipts Ho-ccipts of Colorados uro radldly diminishing, diminish-ing, wooled lambs today 0 00 to 7 15, . clipped lambs 0 20 to 0 40, clipped sheep worth 4 75 to 6 50. A number of shipments ship-ments of good Texas muttons aro here today, the Ferguson & McKenzIo 100 pounds wethers helling at 5 45, Pressor Ml pounds, 5 15, Hamilton, 104 pounds, 6 40. Medium low class Tuxas stuff sells at 4 25 to 5 00, somo of tho Hart uwes lutu last week at 5 10, goats today at !l 80, Considerable feeding stuff is going out, lambs at 5 50 to 0 25, sheep ! 50 to 5 00. J. A. HICKAHT. L. S. Correspondent. |
