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Show UTAH LAMBS . MARKETFEATORE t. Sold 08 Kansas City Market During the Week at $7.55. Greater Shipments Expected Soon . ' . BIG INCREASE IN CATTLE SUPPLY UJtj Prime Stock Sold as High as t $10.10. Hor Prices Lower, Shipments Light r v Kansas City Stock Yards.Aug. ! v 9, 1912. Cattle received here this week 45,600, last week 38,- Y ' 700, same week last year 46,500. i Buyers seemed glad to have a f larger supply this week, and j nearly every class was easily t s moved at firm prices. Some plain western steers eased of! jL. yesterday, but even they are as x high as a week ago, and the J general market is 10 to 20 cents above last week. Prime natives sold at $9.65 to $10.10 this week, best wintered grass steers $8.50 to $9.20, and fancy heifers brought $9.25. One drove of quarantine steers sold at $7.50, otherwise steers in that division j. ranged sfrom $5.00 to $6.85. Feeder buyers showed greater interest this week, though they j- have not yet reached a pint I- - - where they will pay as much as k .....liiiiMiM . . 'rastho-ptCKiraTIJl)rf n 1 I ilCTlleu a! eels f " that bring $8 00 to $8.50. About y $7.60 is as high as country buy-I, buy-I, ers are willing to go. Stock steers range largely from $5.00 j to $6.25. Forty loads of the Adams Colorado cattle were here this week, weighing between tr 1050 and 1100 pounds. They sold at $6.10 to $6.40, some cows on them at $4.25 to $4.57, heifers up to $5.50, bulls $4.50. Veals j reached $9.00 this week. Rains "' in Kansas this week have caused predictions of a light run of j, cattle next week, together with ji.- a stronger demand from country buyers, a combination that should make a robust market. Hog receipts are of puny proportions, ' total here this week 26,900, last week 30,700, same week last year jt 21,800. By a strong line of bear talk at Chicago this week, which is said to have been largely without foundation, prices were ' depressed the first half of the W week, but the situation has reas-S reas-S serted itself yesterday and today, wL and prices are higher. Top toll to-ll day at is $8.32 1-3, bulk of sales m $8.05 to $8.30. Sheep and lambs II this week 241,00, last week II 28,700, same week last year 23,-11 23,-11 500. Firm markets ruled the I first of the week, but prices are U off 15 to 25 cents since Wednes-m Wednes-m day. Spring lambs are quotable m, up to $7.50, though some middle II i grade Utah lambs, 62 pounds, M sold at $7.55 Wednesday. Ewes jji are worth $3.60 to $4.00. Utahs will not run freely for another n week or two. aw i - ' |