Kansas City daily journal., 1895-08-21
OF INTEREST TO STOCKMEN.
HOME BUYERS ARE TAKING MOST OF
THE CATTLE OFFERED.
This Fact Is Looked Upon as Strong Evil
dcncc of the stability OF the Local Mar
kct-Morris Il Butts VIII Move
Their soap Plant Here.

one of the best evidences of the sta
birty and strength of the cattle market
here is the large per cent of the offer
ings that are taken by home buyers.
OF the sale Monday on the yards here
of 707l cattle, packers and butchers got
j,2Sj ana shippers 1.7S6. 1t is this home
demand that makes Kansas City such a
| desirable market for the country ship
per, as it guarantees him every cent
the stock is worth and saves for him
the middle mans profit, that is lost in
those markets where the shipping trade
is depended upon to furnish the most of
the demand.
Morris n Butt, who were at one time
We'll known packers here, and now
wholesale lee manufacturers here and in
St. Louis and soap manufacturers in
Galveston, Tex" are going to move
their soap works to Kansas city. Mir.
y. Muller an old, practical soap man,
with thirteen years experience in the
business i'm this country and England,
is associated with them and is TO have
charge of the works. The style of the
firm here is to be the Morris. Butt, Null
Ter X Co They have leased the Ben
jamin Mclean property in ArmOurdale
for their factory, and are having it put
in order and expect to get to work by
September /.
l.. a. Link, Omaha, Neh., had in cattle
yesterday.
j. $ Nickers, of Mayview, Mo, was
here with a number of fine cattle yes
terday, all of his own feeding. Among
them We're eighteen fancy grade Here
ford steers. averaging l4Sl pounds, that
We're much admired. They We're sold by
II. Is Campbell Il CO. at $5.75 per cwt
H. also had in thirty-three well fatted
Colorado halfbreod steers, averaging
1,4l& pounds, that the same firm sold
for him at $j.25. Besides these he had
in eighteen very pretty grade ShoTthorn
steers,avcraging 1872 pounds, that We're
sold by Campbell, Hunt Il Adams at
$3.50. The Schwar2schild & SulZherger
Company took the lot for the export
trade.
:. p solt Barnes, Kas., had in cattle
yesterday.
Grouse & stone, Medicine Lodge
kas We're in yesterday with cattle
They report grass and corn good in
Harper county, and say there VIII he
good many cattle fed there this winter
Young hogs scarce.
Charles p. Crider is just back from
Nnton Mills, Mo. He says the country
is looking lovely in Barton county. Corn
and grass very fine but few stock cattle
on hand, and most of the fat cattle and
hogs gone.
j. III. schroeder, Stanley, kasr had IN
cattle yesterday.
O. J. Holroyd, Hewins, Kas., came in
with hogs yesterday.
r. T.. Baldridge, Harris, Mo, was here
yesterday with cattle,
r. w Gaines, Saline county, Mo, got
feeders here yesterday
y Z. Buck, Lafayette county, Mo,
was here after feeders yesterday.
John Armstrong, Bates county, Mo,
Was in Yesterday with hogs. lie says
grass and corn are fine, and that there
will be a good many cattle fed in his
county this winter Young hogs are
short
Walter Allen, Raymnre, Mo, was at
the yards yesterday with cattle
w Humphrey, Bmlingame, Kas,, had
I'm a very pretty bunch Of heifers yester-
day They averaged S37 pounds, and
sold at $3.50, the best price of the DAY.
] $ Green and T.. T.. Miller, Dighton,
Kas., were here yesterday with cattle.
O. w. Glynn, McLouth, Kas., was here
after feeders yesterday.
N w Everett, Winchester. Kas.,
bought feeders here yesterday.
r. H. Nicholson, Spring Hin, Kas,.
was in yesterday with cattle and hogs.
T.. w Watts, Vernon county, Mo-,
was here after feeders yesterday.
NJ j. Hoover, Wagstam, kas., bought
feeders here yesterday He says corn
and grass are good in Miami county,
Kas He thinks more cattle will be fed
in his county this winter than last
Young hogs scarce.
Edgar Downing, j. Morrow and w.
Creason, Clinton county, Mo, We're here
after feeders yesterday They report
crops fine.
Walter r. Downing, Clay county, Mo,
got feeders here yesterday. He says
crops are good