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Show ) rrn I pm m 1111 wwiwh.ii.iwiii.ii,wmwwwi ABr.-awti S .-rrapTTsnfctw. . . ''Sheep Unstable. Kansas City Stock Yards, Jan. 2, Yl)l2. This week has done very little either to ad to, or i to take away from, cattle values. Perhaps the market has been a little more firmly established on the high plane it occupies, though calves lo3t 25 to 50 cents during the week. Choice and prime steers are worth $7.50 to .$3.00, with buyers searching for weight and quality combined. The disposition to cash in remains in evidence, the preponderance of the supply of steers being short and "very short fed kinds, which sell at?5.80to $7.25. Cows and heifers sold a little stronger the last half of the week. Bulls are high, good ones easily bringing bring-ing $4.50 to $5.50. Top veals now do not get above $7.50. Inquiry In-quiry from the country is strong for feeders, and since the middle of the week . desirable steers for immediate entrance to the feed lot have sold at $5.80 to $6.25. It is said that many pattlo are go- j ing feed at this time, some of those intended for finishing on grass next summer now being put on feed for the spring market. This condition will doubtless have some bearing on values during the spring months. Oklahoma has not shipped so freely this week, though meal fed offerings from that section have sold at the highest prices they have yet reached, ranging from $5.50 to $7.25, the latter price being paid for some steers weighing 1372, fed at Foraker. Sheep and lambs are most unstable, un-stable, and subject to every wind that blows. Price changes of 15 to 25 cents have occurred nearly every day this week, and the week is closing slow and dull, at about the poorest prices. Good lambs 'are worth arqund $G.$0, yettrjW $5.50j wethers $4.75, owes $4;15 feeding lambs this week at $5.20 to $5.40. Dealers believe the thing will settle down before long, and that feeders will make a little money on their operations. Run this 'week 30,000,' last week 35,400 same week la$t year 41,800. |