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Show Sold Like Hot Cakes. H Kansas City Stock Yards, Oct. H 20, 1911. Cattle received hero . H this week 84,800, last week H 78,900, same week last year H 73,800. Up to and including , M Wednesday everything sold like '". .H hot cakes at steady to firin - H prices, but yesterday and today H the thing has6 flattened out a H little on the killing kinds, prices J off 10 to 15 cents, By mest deal- '""... st.HI ers it is considered a 8taU,v4jMHtMH a good market is PctegiMjpiFH next week. hPJjjWTSL X- B ' xctaw'Xorijtrbnirmarkciui this v i1'! month, and that reason was lack- f' 'lHI ing this week, as they had plenty 'sisl of them, and punished tiiem pro- H perly. One shipper sold part of " H his cattle at Kansas City at M $6.25, and one load was sent to M Chicago through an error of the M railroad agent at the loading, M point Arriving there the cattle were classed with the rangers; fl and had to sell at $5.90. Stockers and feeders have found a ready kmrn outlet this week, as there has H been more buyers looking for fl them than any week before this H fall. Those who were waiting H for lower prices tire about con- LLM viheed of the uselessness of that 'LLt policy, and others are getting H ready every week to put cattle M into feed lots. Second class H feeders are a little cheaper this H week, the kind that sell at $4.75 H to $5.25, otherwise, the market H on country cattle is steady. H Calves are a quarter lower this H week. Colorado offerings th:s H week lacked quality, especially H the stockers, sales of same at. H $4.40 to $5.00. Beef steers at H $4.50 to $5.50, cows $3.75 to ' ' H $4.80. Native pasture cattle H sold at $5.00 to $7.50, top fed M steers $8.30, quarantine steers ,H $4.00 to $5.25, best veals $7.50, M panhandle cows and heifers H $3.75 to $4.60, bulls $3.25 to $4.00. v Sheep receved here this week H 75,000, last week 85,300, same M week last year 61,100. The H market has held up good this H week, in view of the heavy run. H A larger proportion of the re- H ceipts run to feeders than earlier H in the season, which leaves H barely enough for the packers, M and is a circumstance that is H holding up values. Best Utah M lambs yesterday brought $5.80, M feeding lambs at $4.40 to $4.70. Wethers bring $3 75, ewes $3.00 to $3.40, feedin yearlings around 1 $33.80, stock and breeding ewfts .$2.25 to $3.80 |