Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-05-29
LIVE STOCK NEWS AND GOSSIP.
MARKET Is OOR FOR LIGHT AND
MEDIUM WEIGHT HORSES.
The Demand for Them From buyers
in the Southern states Hns Fall
en- On-Iiut Little Activity
In the Mule Market.

II would be well for country shippers to
remember that this Is the or time of
year for light and medium weight horses,
commonly known as Southern" Buyers
from the cotton states take most OF them
and there n little demand for them during
the summer months, that being "A working
rather than stocking up season with South
ern planters, and they are the best buyers
for this class of horses. Eastern shippers
don't like to handle them at any price
and the local spectators want them for
much less than they are worth. The only
horses that are now wanted at anything
like reasonable values are good drivers
and choice heavy draft. Mules. as well as
horses, are quiet. the dropping off of the
plantation demand for them also affecting
the market, and light trade may be eN-
pected in both horses and mules during
II. l.. Leonard, Waco. Tex. got a ship
ment OF mules here yesterday.
II. II. MGGee, Wheeling, ", Va. was
Captain James II. Payne says that hogs
make good exterminators for army worms,
il. Il. Gowdy and Q. q. Johns. Ash Grove,
Mo, were here yesterday with cattle and
Little poney cattle continue to lead the
market. John Nicely. Ncstu, Nab., was in
yesterday with twenty choice heifers and
that made splendid baby beef They
a%,yer9ged SIS pounds AMI were sold by Il.
sion Company, at $3.50, the highest price
of the day.
here yesterday with hogs.
There were s9me VERY pretty little she
t,SSttlr sd IN SSslfFdI N;, AS vel as steers E ana
Scott, Kas., had on the market yesterday
tifty-nine fancy heifers. of their own feed
taken out OF here the last part OF last
october. weighing $50 pounds, and brought
i RaSN a gain gain Of &c pounds, f FRai'S We're itaH a
highly finished set, OF youngsters an, were
sold by THOMAS Trowers, sons at S57o, a
f.. Zachary. Holt county, Mo, was at
the yards yesterday, after feeders; lie re-
ports wheat good in his county; Corn late;
pastures line: number OF cattle and hogs
j. 4. Carlton, Walnut, Kas., came in yes
William Stephens, Marion, Kns,. was in
yesterday with cattle and hogs.
j. Il. Lynch, Athcrton. Mo, was at the
yards yesterday with cattle,
Henry swart@, Soldier, kas.. was on the
i ", Thorn6urrow. Bancroft. Kas., was
in yesterday with cattle and hogs;
n, w. Hunt, L9tour, Mo-. was here yes
j. l.. Brock, stafford. Kas.. was at the
yards, ycsterday WITH hogs c..
here yesterday with hogs.
W. J, Kelley, Norman, o. T.. was in yes
tcriay with cattle.
II. Mead, Baxtcr springs, Kas.. was at
the yards yesterday with hogs.
W. \, Mendenhall. Osborn, Kns., was in
yesterday with hogs.
William Simon. Alma, kns., was here
yesterday with cattle,
Baker " swinney. Hollywood, Kas,. had
In hogs Yesterday.
u. \. Moore. Americas, Eas, was at the
yards yesterday with cattle.
NJ. r.. Richardson, Sterling, kas., came in
vest. rday with cattle and hogs.
n. u. Limbnckor, Erie, Kas,, was In yes
terday with hogs.
Gilbert Barr, Kearney, Mo-, was on the
yards yesterday viii hogs.
To the judges and lawyers: Try the Mid