Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-05-30
LIVE STOCK NEWS AND GOSSIP.
TsiERE is NIT LITTLE DEMAND FOR
sToCKERs AND FEEDERS.
Thts I. owing 10 the Fnct Tint the
Army Worm Is Dc,ourinr Many
Missouri md Kansas Past
urcs-in with stoSs.

Rut few stockers and feeders are now
| going to the country. the demand beine
| the lightest for months. Pastures are
! good and corn is as cheap as ever. bu'
| the presence OF the army worm In many
| localities In both Western Missouri and
| Eastern Kansas. and the devouring OF
! whole pastures by them. are causing many
| would-be buyers OF grazing cattle to hold
! back until the army worm gets his growth
| and dies. l, is no uncommon thing TO hear
| Of this pest destroying eighty and one nun
| dred acre fields OF pasture In day OF
| two. With such a threatening enemy at
| hand It Is not surprising that farmers are
holding back and buying cattle cautiously
to put on grass. and that the shipments OF
cattle to the country yesterday were but
a. Ii. Ren,on. onasN, Kas.. was in yes.
There We're a number of fine medium
weight steers in Yesterday and they again
Kas.. were here with thir,y-seven grade
shor,horn steers of their own feeding tha;
POUNDS TSin .SS and were .; sold B. oGatt Emore (
Cooper TO Alderman at $50 the highest
price q the day for the United SoI Dressed ysea
trade.
Herefords. also. from Alma. kas. They
We're fed by, Aug. ksitzman and were fat
Wsfe sod by ant ADAMS ad az
500 the best price Of t,or.n the day. @ They were
s Collins. Gerico, Kas.. came in ycster-
+, o'conner. St; Marys. Kas.. was in
Nicholas Dunn, Alice. Tex, was q visitor
Ct the Yards yesterday. He SAYS l, is dry
have had good rains ,and the grass is good
and cattle doing We well. nav u,s -, y.s,or
day with cattle
Price X Palmer. Richards. NO., had in
hogs yesterday, ays,,.u C. c,sro x,s
was at the Yards yesterday with hogs.
j. q. Painter Wayerly. kas., was at the
Il. Reyburn, Mountain Grove Mo-, was
George Baker, Peirce City. Mo. was here
j. s. Vandevort. Wichita. Kas. was in
yes,terday, Z, with cattle AID hogs: ,,uo t.,
s Bush, Csney. Kas., was at the yards
yesterday with cattle.
Kas., were here yesterday with cattle and
4, J. Lower, Hsring,osn, i, Kas;. was on
William Carlett, Nealy, kas.. came In
yesterday with hogs.
j. NJ. Meter, ,Jarbola. Kas.. was here
r. S. Bishop. Tonganoaie. Kas.. was on
the yards yesterday with skeep, and hogs
j. Ii, Shufeldt, Lehapdn, i. l., CaIle III
yesterday with hogs.
John Dick White Water. Kas., was in
yesterday with cattle and hogs.
Glitter. Wilson Il Leahman, Aida, kas.,
had in hogs yesterday.
John Cochran and John Shay. Hepler.
Kas., were here yesterday with hogs.
e. A. Gift, Blum City. kas.. was at tho
yards yesterday with cattle and hogs.
j. H. Goddard. Maple Hill. Kas.. came in
yesterday with cattle and hogs.
William Moll, Olathe. kas., was on the
yards yesterday with hogs.
Herman Janzen. Elbing, Kas., was in
yesterday with cattle
Frank McGovney, Sandstone. No.. was
In yesterday with hogs.
j. c. Todhunter Lecompton kas., was
here yesterday with hogs.
5. c. sutton, Franklin, Neb.. came in yes
teriay with hogs.
e. Lowe, Linn county. Kas., was here
yesterday with cattle.
William quail. Pauline. Kas., was in
yesterday with hogs.
General W, W Guthrie. Atchison, Kas.,
was here yesterday with cattle.
V. A. Gassett, Morris county, kas.. was
at the yards yesterday with hogs.
5. Il. Pulley, centropolis, Kas., was at
the yards yesterday with hogs.
S. A. Cooper, Clay Center, Kas., was on
the yards yesterday with nogs.
j. S. Baxter Kinnekuk. Eas., was here
yesterday with cattle and hogs.