Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-22

cattle. the largest it has ever made here.
The total killing of all houses for the week
against 1850 cattle, 81. AS hogs and 12,5j4
sheep the same week last year.
There was quite a drop in the receipts of
hogs yesterday everywhere The total ar
rivals at the four leading Western mar
kets, Chicago. Kansas City. Omaha ana
same week last year. With this drop in the
supply there came better prices Choice
heavy hogs sold up to $40. the highest
price since last September. when top hogs
sold here one day at A.27ls.
Max Lyons. of Higginsvilie. Mo-. came in
choice export steers later on. Il want he
said. something that I can put back on
the market in three or four months smooth
and ripe for the export trade" With
these instructions. the Foster-Lombard
Commission Company started out to get
what he wanted. and before the day was
smooth steers averaging 1.aO pounds. at
$4.45, or $53.40 per head. A pretty tall price
for feeders. but Mr.. Lyons says IT Is al
right and that he will make money.
T. j. Timmons, for a number of years as
sistant cattle salesman for Cassidy Bros.
& Co.. and Frank Witherspoon: the well
known ranchman Of Gainesville. Tex.
lave formed a new live stock commission
firm. to known as Timmons, Witherspoon
& Co.. and will occupy rooms at III and LIS
Live Stock exchange.
There is a big demand for young grow
ing cattle, and they are selling high. Yes
| terday j. W.. Ward, of Cameron. Mo-, had
here thirty-one nice short yearlings that
| averaged $50 pounds. They were sold by
the Northwestern Live Stock Commission
Company at sos per cwt., S2-Isl. per head.
w. B. Archer. for the past year or so a
trader upon the yards, is now with Cas-
sidy Bros: as assistant cattle salesman.
taking T.. j. Timmons' place. who has gone
in business for himself.
President Mccoy. of the Live Stock ex-
change. left Sunday night for Washington
to hear the argument in the final hearing
of the Live Stock exchange case before the
supreme court this week.
Visitors at the Yards With stock.
NJ. Ferguson. chetopa. Kas.. arrived with
hogs yesterday.
]. H. Tuttle was up with hogs yesterday
from Minco, I. 7.
]. W. Brown was up with hogs yesterday
from Guthrie, o. T.
w. j. Erwin was up with hogs yesterday
from Chickasha, I. T.
W. W. o'Brian, st. Paul, Kas.. was here
| yesterday with hogs.
John Markline came in with hogs yester-
day from Stuttgart, kas.
w. E. Savage, of Hennessey. o. T.. was
up yesterday with hogs.
W.. J.. Tod, Maple Hill. Kas., was in the
city yesterday with cattle.
NJ. O'Laughlin, Cameron. Mo-, was in with
hogs and cattle yesterday.
Wilson & Snow of Stewartsville, No.. ar
rived with hogs yesterday.
| j. Kaufman came in from Lowry City,
No.. yesterday with cattle.
H. T. Kirby came down with hogs yes
terday from Lebanon, Neb.
j. B. Jennings, of Jennings. kas., was at
the yards yesterday with hogs.
V. H. Plowman. Caney, Kas.- was here
yesterday with hogs and cattle.
w. H. Dodderadge. of White Cloud.
kas., was here with hogs yesterday.
W. A. Wolf. of Humansville. Mo-, was
here yesterday with cattle and hogs.
Mommer & Witherspoon. of. Gainesville,
| Tex, were up yesterday with cattle.
II. and H. w. Thayer. Solomon. Has,
were at the yards yesterday with cattle.
L. N. Kilburn and John Graham. of Chu-
la. Mo-. were in town yesterday with cattle.
Frank Hobart. Glen Elder. Kas., was at
the yards yesterday with cattle and hogs
| G. A. Harris brought in cattle yesterday
from Cuba, kas., and j. A. Jones. OF the
Same place. was in with hogs and cattle