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Show I HliEST "prices for- I mm mm M Stock Market Shows Much B Fluctuation Highest Prices M for Some Kinds, Others M Weaker. v Kansas City Stock Yards, June H 28, 1012. Cattlo received hero H this week 30,100, last week H 27,800, samo week last year 40,200. Although the highest B prices of the year huvo been paid m for both steers and heifers in H the native division, 9.60 and H $8.00 respectively, and the high-H high-H est prico over recorded for steers Hj in the quarantine divigIon,8,G5, H this week, there has been a ser-H ser-H ious break on medium and com-H com-H mon cattle. Cattlo in the native H division havo felt the loss less H than quarantine grass cattle, H sales of the latter being CO to 70 H cents lower than 10 days ago. H Choice cattlo are becoming H scarce, which accounts for the H way they hold up. Dealers know H of but few dry lot cattle, and on-1 on-1 ly about CO loads of the good H meal and cake fed steers remain H to come from North Toxas feed H lots. But there will be plenty of H beof, ns Kansas pastures began H contributing this week, and the M summer run from Oklahoma is 1 on. Greenwood County steers sold at $3.15 to $8.00 for the H Best, a few at $9.00, and somo H plainfstcors at $7.40 to $7.80. H Wintered stcors from Oklahoma B bring $G.25 to $7.00, and straight H grass steers $5.25 to $G.C0. Stock H' steers arc selling largoly under L- $0.00, though a fow bring up to KfcSaMittttoXfcfcers range from M ' '" ttrVth weoko f&otaVt m . 'ff!io7.75c6mlng.dut of tho Hr beef steer class. Veal calves aro m weak, best $7.75. H Hogs recoived hero this week 47,000, last week 44,000, samo H week last year 04,000. Thomar-H Thomar-H ket has had a downward tondon-H tondon-H cy, though inadequate supplies H hero kept this market at a promts prom-ts ium above tho others, 5 to 10 H cents above Chicago practically H all week, including today. The H market turned out strong to flvo H higher today, top $7.05. bulk $7.40 to $7.G0, pigs $G.OO to B $G.75. The porsistcnt. bear cam-m cam-m paign that has been waged in B; Chicago for two weeks has been B without much effect, as buyers M; olsowhere have been too busy H trying to fill orders on short re-H, re-H, ooipts to pay much attention to H' ChiugD prices. H: Sheep received here this week Hi no. 100, hist week 37,700, samo H week Inst year 24,800. A weak H feeling has ruled in the sheep Hj house constantly since tho first Hj of the week, lamb values having H dwindled to tho extent of 25 Hi cents. Sheep have held more Hi nearly steady. A big crop of H' Southern lambs at Louisville lias H been the weakening feature in HI lambs, and sympathy has pernio- H ated the sheep market with tho Hf feeling. Choico springs would H; bring $8. SO, range wothors of H frstrquality$5.00, native wethers H $4.75, native owes $4.25. |
