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Show m row ii nmm " ' LIVE STOCK PRICES ADYANCE Few Election Week Shipments Said to Have Caused RaUe Kansas Gity Stock Yards, Nov. 8, 1912. Cattle received here this week 36,700, last week 74,-000, 74,-000, same week last year 74,200. Shippers stayed home to vote this week, and failed to load anything any-thing after Thursday, hence the receipts the last half of the week did not make up any of the shortage of Monday and Tuesday. Tues-day. Prices advanced 15 to 25 cents on practically everything this week, except that veal calves got a half dollar uplift. Cows and heifers continued scarce all week, and are the object of a scramble on the part of buyers. Fed cattle are bringing bring-ing $7.60 to $9.76 this week, a little better than last week, but considerably less than feeders have been hoping for. The market is settling down to a basis from $7.00 to $9.00 for fed cattle, in the opinion of, dealers, who figure that enough short fed steers will be coming right along for tho next few weeks to provent any advance. Illinois and Iowa are carrying a great many cattle designed for a short course in the feed lot, and Chicago dealers fear a deluge of this unfinished stuff if prices soften much from tho present range. Most of these steers will have to sell above $8.00 to pay out Tho panhandle, New Mexico Mex-ico and Colorado are sending in a good many cattle, generally in good condition, and sales are satisfying shipporX. Range Jaeof. steers have sold lUrgoly at $5.75 to $7.00 here this weok, feeders $5.G5 to $6.70, stocters $5.25 to $7.00 here this week, feeders. $5.65 to $6.70, stockers 55 to $6.60, mountain cows $4.50 to $6,00p plains cows mostly at S4. 00 to $5.85, veal calves $6.50 to $10.00, bulls $6.85. Quarantine Quaran-tine shipments 'nave contained a few good ateors, at $6.00 to $6.35, but rr.ost of tho stuff has been cominon this week, steers at $4.2 to 5.60, cows $3.75 to $4.75. Hogs received hero this wi-ok 31,000, last week 55,200, same week last year 72,300. Prices have been stronger each day with ono exception, and tho market is 5 to 10 higher today, bulk of asles $7.70 to $7.90, top $7.95. Sellers are gainig confidence, con-fidence, and less talk is heard of lower prospects as time goes on. Iowa reports very heavy losses from hog cholera this fall, estimates esti-mates putting tho number of hogs lost at one million head in that state. Sheep received here this' week 31,800, last week 6a900, samo week last year -45.500. Tho market has responded re-sponded nicely to reduced supplies, sup-plies, and best lambs are now sollintrnt S7.50. feeding lambs at $6.00 to $6.50, fat yearlings up to $6.00, wethers $5.25, ewes $4.60. Shipments of feeders to the country from Chicago. Omaha and Kansas City since August 1st are 28 per cent less than same period last year. |