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Show I LIVE STOCK ON I THE UP GRADE .Prices are Improving and Larger s- Receipts Are Looked H ' For j Kansas City Stock Yards, May 2, 1912. The cattle market M lias rebounded 'to the extent of 25 cents from the low -spot m reached Tuesday, on account of extensive runs at Chicago the I first of this week. Various odd I head of steers whave sold this 1 week up to $8.75, but $8.50 is I . about the best full loads have - done, though the market has not been tested fully since Wednes-M Wednes-M .-jy-JTherewas s great change ai day, their movements being JH made with celerity and decision 8 "which was in direct opposition H to their sluggish behavior Mon- I day and Tuesday. It shows j I that breaks in the cattle market 1 under present conditions, especi- I ally in Kansas City, are without ti genuine foundation. Chicago 3 has a great many more cattle on I feed in her territory, relatively, j than Kansas City, and there l ,. . might be some excuse for draggy ! - markets there, but none in Kan sas City. Commission men here vi.S look for moderate supplies nCxt ' TV , week, and stronger prices. s5 - Stock cattle and feeders are half . a dollar below two weeks ago, I1 i and have remained quiet this week, very few in these classes -V above $8.00 this week. Quaran- X" tine cattle have sold at a range r of $6.25 to $7.75 here this week, the offerings including South - i Texas steers at $8.30-to $7.00, and meal and cake fed steers up to the top. Sugar mill steers have been scarce, they are quotable quot-able up to $8.35. Various large strings of Panhandle stock steers and feeders, the latter around 000 pounds, have sold here this - week at $7.65 to $8.00. Hogs have regained a portion of their heavy loss the first of the week, but the market is lower today. Receipts are light today, but ! packers are using their liberal ! 'I purchases the first of the week ! as a club. Action of the market I '. , j next week depends on volume of J J vfr.'. ' the' supply. Top today $8.45, J ; .'' bulk $8.30 to $8.40. Sheep and ' i lambs had a bad day yesterday, V' especially sheep, otherwise prices have remained unchanged since the first of the week. Var- :f ' ' ious bands of lambs sold at $8.60 j this,niorning, bulk at $8.45 to 1 ' - $8.60, Texas muttons around I $6l today for best, goats $3.50 to $7.50. clipped lambs $7.25 to I $7.60. Light receipts from Colorado, Colo-rado, dnd rather liberal runs from Texas are predicted for the immediate future |