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Show Stock Market Report. Kansas City Stoclc Yards, Jan. 19, 1912. Cattle received here this week 38,000, Jast week 34,800. Packers have been short of refrigerator cats' jhis week, and meat is accumulating in the plants. For that reason bids on killing cattle we're w3ak to-day, otherwise it has m a strong week in the cattle'jnarket. Four loads of 1500 steers sSld at $7.90 here to-day, top- forthe week, and probably the highest price ever paid here for bjjjff steel's in January. Many cattle have sold this week at $7.35 to$7.85, and few steers sell underG.00. Buyers Buy-ers for butcher grades have raked the yards nllfweek, nrd stockers and feedershave hold up steady till to-dar. Dealers looked for a bigruti of cattle next week, as railroads have been able to distribute cars to shipping points thififweek without with-out any difficulty,but the refrigerator re-frigerator car situation may cause commission -men to stop some cattle. A feature this week has been the large Jnumber of Oil Mill steers marketed, probably prob-ably 200 cars of that-class on the market during the week. They sold at $5.85 - to $G,30 for the weighty steers, those under 1000 selling at $5. 3 5 to $5.50. Aside j from influences without, the' fresh meat trade ife iegood shape J and the cattle marketMs on a firm foundation. The refrigerator;? car situation ' hasjaffectedthamiarket on sheep to-day bemgrhalf -X dollar lower than on Wednesday. Some lambs brought $0.40, and a number of fair to good lambs sold at $5.80 to $5.90. Wethers. are worth up to $4.60 to-day, and ewes have sold at $4.35 this week, before the break. This situation will clear up as soon as refrigerator cars can be obtained plentifully. It is not A local condition with reference to the cars, Is Chicago is suffering in the same way. J. A. RICKART, Market Correspondent.-. |