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Kansas CITY Produce Market.

Kansas city, Mo-, July, 16.aWHEAT-.
September, 681sc. Cash: No. hard. $50
soc; No. 3, 66Q6S1zc; No. 2 red, 721zQ7Sc;
No. 3, 7O672c.
CORN-September, 3Sssc. Cash: No.
mixed, 39Q15c; No. 2 white, 43c; No. 3, 42c.
OATS-No. white, 2674c.
HAY-Chofce timothy, $9.00u9.50; choice
BUTTER- Creamery, 15q1sc; dairy,
fancy, 14c.
EGGS-Fresh, SIC
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Topeka Hide Market.

Topeka, July 16.
Based on Chicago and Boston quota
tions. The following are net prices paid
in Topeka this week:
GREEN SALT CURED-6Ac.
NO. 1 TALLOW-31kc.
GREEN-SALT HALF CURED-6k0
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BLOOD ON THE SNOW.
Witnesses Testify to the Trail
Left by TESTERS Wagon.

St. Louis, July ia special telegram
to the Post-Dispatch from New London,
Mo-, says testimony in the Jester trial
was continued today. Mrs. Rebecca
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Rural Free Delivery Starts.

Service began this morning on rural
free delivery route No. g. from North
Topeka This route covers the south
half of Menoken township and with the
route already in operation completely
covers the township.
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Eskridge Funeral Tuesday.

A dispatch received in Topeka this
afternoon says that the funeral of the
late c. V. Eskridge will be held at En-
poria at p. m. ON Tuesday.
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Sugar Market.

New York, July 16.-SUGAR-Raw, firm;
fair refining, 5-16c: centrifugal Sc test,
13-16c; molasses sugar, 1-16c.
COFFEE-Firmer; No. Rio, 9AQ2sc.
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Good to choice wethers, $4.109450; fair to
choice mixed, 50. 2e674. 10, western sheep and
yearlings, s.. .50q4 so; Texas sheep. 5000
400; native lambs, $4.5046S0; western
Official receipts and shipments Satur-
day: Receipts-Cattle, 126; hogs, 160S6;
sheep, 1888. Shipments-Cattle, 1900;
hogs, 3,40s; sheep, 1856.
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Youths Suits at $3.95

These are the Suits we sold at 450
and S5.00-Are excellently made and
finished to fit ages IA to 19 years
This week at .................-$ 1895
Boys Knee Pants in all wool Cas-
simeres-This week for. .25c
Mems fine fur hats in Fedora or
Graeco styles-All colors-The $3.50
quality for .....................$ 1.25
All Straw Hats that sold for 75c,
$1.00 and S1.25 for 500
Mems soc and 75c Crash Hats dur
ing this week ...................2 .25c
Mems 25c Crash Hats ..15c
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SUMNER FOOTWEAR
AT YOUR OWN PRICE.
LOW CUTS
s S1.45

S1.75 Low CUTS S1.45
Ladies' fine Chocolate Kid, lace or
Southern button, vesting top, coin toe,
stock tip, sizes 211a to s-B, g, D and E
widths.
Children's Black or Chocolate Strap
Slippers, bow and buckle, spring heel,
sizes So to II, imitation tip-Regular
price 81 .o0-Cut to. $50
Boys Russia Calf Tan Balls, latest
toe, fancy perforated tip, nickel hooks
and eyelets-Regular price $2.25-
Cut price ...--- S 1.S0
LADIES' Cloth Top Kid Lace Shoes,
coin toe, sizes 21a to 6, all @ width
Regular $500 value--Cut to. - 81. .4S
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TAN SHOES

$3.OO TAN SHOES S2.45
Mems Chocolate Vici Kid, lace, COW
cred nickel hooks and eyelets, i'm. tip,
outside backstay, welt sewed, all sizes
Q, D and e widths.
Ladies' $500 Black, lace or Southern
button, low cuts fresh, new goods,
and right up to date-an sizes
Oub TO- d .0S
Ask to see our ttSeamless'' Shoes
made of best Milwaukee Oil Grain
every pair guaranteed
Youths ....$1 65
Boys s'..... l 85
M0uS S. 10
Boys Black Vici Kid Lace Shoe
W. r. Usher's Eake-others get $3.50
our regular price $2.25-
Cut price ce..GI.S
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Ranges of Prices on Stocks.
New York JuIv 16.
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Dry Goods Dept.
Monday. Tuesday and Nednes

The following sacrifices Of seasonable goods will
be made during these three days. if the quantities. of
which some are limited, hold out:
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THURSTON PRESIDENT.
Will BE Reelected to Old Position in
IT A

The Topeka Athletic association which
has been divided into two factions more
or less for several years will hold it's
annual meeting next Monday night and
everything points to a harmonious cleo
ton of officers.
J. W. Thurston has been president of
the association for several years and was
elected by the conservative element of
the club and win be retained
The majority of the members of the
board of directors are the older mem
bers of the club. At each election for
several years the young crowd has en-
deavored to elect ticket made up from
the younger element and at the election
a year ago the young crowd succeeded
in defeating several members of the old
crowd for reelection. The young crowd
wishes to change the management of the
club and to have more interest taken in
athletics.
1t seems the club ought to have a good
basketball team and also teams repre-
senting outdoor sports, such as lawn
tennis baseball, football, etc
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LIVES ARE LOST.
Vessels of All Kinds Are Driven
Ashore in Large Numbers.
Five Hundred People Rendered
Homeless by the Wind.

Seattle, wn., Sept. 25.-The steamer
| Roanoke brings news of a most disas-
trous storm at Nome. Tt ragged with
unusual violence for nearly two days up
| to the evening of September 10, and was
the severest that ever visited North
western Alaska. A number of barges
and lighters were driven ashore and to-
| tally wrecked. All along the beach for
miles, both east and west of Nome, the
wind and water have created havoc
| with tents and mining machinery. A
number of lives are believed to have
/ been lost. It is known that Andrew A
/ Ryan of Los Angeles was drowned Sew
are missing and it is thought they are
| lost. Fully 500 people are homeless
while the loss to property and supplies
is over a half million dollars. There is
not an alley leading to the beach that is
not filled with debris. Many of Front
street buildings abutting on the beach
have been damaged Numerous small
buildings were swept completely away
The heaviest individual losers are pro-
badly the Alaska Commercial company
and Wild Goose Mining and Trading
company. A serious loss is the disap-
pearance of over two thousand tons of
coal.
Captain French, in command of troops
has thrown open the government res
ervation to those rendered homeless by
the storm and will extend such other as
Sistance as is possible.
The Islam, the largest of C. D. Lanes
fleet, sank with her crew of three. The
launch America while trying to aid the
big barge Slookum, went down with
Capt. Madison, her commander and the
engineer. Three or four men working
along the water front in an effort to
save something from the wreckage are
said to have been swept out to sea but
their names are not known.
From Benny river came q report of
the wreck of the schooner Prosper and
the drowning of Capt. Geiser, together
with one of his seamen. Andrew A.
Ryan of Los Angeles lost his life in the
rushing current of Snake river.
The shock of the storm brought ashore
the Alaska Commercial company's
barge York, heavily laden with winter
provisions An hour later the mammoth
barge Skookum, after battling the seas
dragged her anchors and started toward
the beach and destruction
The North American Transportation
company lost the tug Bob, valued at
1000, which was broken to pieces
The steam launch Strae sank at an
Choir and the Belvedere is a wreck at
the mouth of Snake river. The little
schooner Zenith, which attempted to
put to sea, was blown about two miles
up the beach.
The Roanoke, having her passengers
aboard. sailed in the evening of the 18th.
the storm having abated somewhat but
after getting away, the storm increased
mercy of the gale. On the third dav
out the storm subsidized and the vessel
succeeded in reaching port.
The steamer Robert Dollar, which
sailed from Puget Sound four weeks ago
had not arrived at Nome when the
Roanoke sailed and grave fears are en-
tertained for her safety
The steamer Charles Nelson sailed
from Nome three days ahead of the
Roanoke and has not arrived. She had
a large number of passengers
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Good to prime steers. S. 4od5. 80; poor to
medium dIl s460Q5-S5: stoehsrs and feeders,
$z-75G460. COWS, 81 SG654.30: heifers, s.. 00D
500; Gamers $2.OOa2.75; bulls, s2,60a4. 60
Calves steady. unchanged, 81 65Q6. s.;
HOGS-Receipts today, q, 600; tomorrow,
% 900; left over, 2,155. About steady, top
S5.5712: mixed and butchers, s5.10d5. 55:
good to choice heavy $5.00d5.55; rough
heavy, $4.90Q5.00; light, $5.20Q5.5712: bulk
of sales, 5.15d5. 40.
SHEEP-Receipts II 900: sheep Zoe high
er; lambs, TO to zoe higher; good to choice
wethers, S.. 85M425; fair to choice mixed,
$3.60Q3. 80; western sheep, $3.90Q4.20 Tex
ans, s., 500360; native lambs, 81 25@5. 40 !;
western lambs, $4.7505.35.
Official for yesterday:
CEIPTs-Cattle. 24,5s2; hogs 1884;
SHIPMENTS 55s5; hogs. 1854;
sheep, 4s037.
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THE GOLD BULLET.
rFrom the Homiletic Reviev.l


"a weird story is told of a man by
the name of Van Bosbeom, who is dis
tinguished in the Transvaal as the best
shot in the republic. He is now fifty five
years old and never, it is claimed, has he
missed an object at which he fired. A
few months ago he had a productive
gold mine and a fiourishing family, but
he lost his mine recently, and soon after
his two sons were slain as they were
fighting against the English. The loss
of his mine trouble him little. but when
he learned that his stalwart sons were
no more great change came over him.
He took his old fiint-1ock rife, which he
calls Lobengu1a, and with a bag of
golden bullets he went to the front to
fight the foes of his country And it is
said that during the recent battles when
the ambulances removed each day those
who had fallen in battle, the physicians
could readily pick out the officers who
had been killed by Van Bosboom, for
instead of two ounces of lead or steel
they had two ounces of gold either in
the heart or in the forehead Whether
this be truth or fiction I know not. but
do know that there are multitudes of
men and women who are shot to death
in these days. not only in South Africa,
but in Europe and America as well, by
the bullets of gold.
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TODAY's MARKET REPORT

Chicago, Sept 25-WHEAT-Firmne
at Liverpool, light receipts and rain in the
northwest failed to hold wheat prices dur
ing the first part of today's session of
it foreign and some from the northwest,
was for sale, and the markets in the
spring wheat territory were weak Oc-
tober opened nc to sc lower at T7sc. to
steadied. Local receipts were 4S6 cars. 20
of contract grade. Minneapolis and Du-
luth reported 4S3 cars. against sos last
week and 929 a year ago
to 77ss@1kc because Bradstreet's figures
showed an increase of only 1,844,000 blu. in
the worlds visible. These figures were
corrected later to show an increase of H.
closing weak, 1Ac under yesterday, at
CORN-Corn was dull and a tribe
easier in sympathy with wheat There
was q fair sized trade early October
opened unchanged at S91zc to 39l4@3sc- and
sold to 395sc- Receipts were $40 cars
The close in corn was firm October &c
higher at 393sG1zc.
OATS-Oats were dull and featureless,
the market being a small changing one.
October opened unchanged at 221sc and
sold TO 217kG22c, in sympathy with the
wheat weakness Receipts were 225 cars
trade In provisions. and what there was
was mostly for January delivery Janu-
airy pork opened 255c lower at $11.421z and
sold to $11.50: January lard unchanged at
SC. 7215. selling to $6.7715, and January ribs
FLAX-Cash: N. w, $1.53@1 81. s. W.,
s1.52nI54. September, $a-51@7zs October,
81 4S1z
September. SIC: october, 521zc-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. $4.3712s October,
EGzSG;s-Firm; fresh. Ice.
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GEN.PALMER DEAD
Expires Suddenly at the Age
of So.
On the Street Till a Late Hour
Last Night.

Springfield. Ill, Sept. 25.-Genera1 John
NJ. Palmer, ex-United States senator
from Illinois, died at his residence in
this city at 8 a. m He died from heart
failure
He was an honorary pall-bearer at
Gen McC1ernand's funeral last Satur-
day. Last night Gen Palmer was on the
street viewing the state fair illumina-
tions until a late hour. apparently in
the best of health. He was about 50
years of age.
Gen Palmer complained yesterday of
a pain in his chest He slept uneasily
last night and about 3 o'clock this
morning Mrs Palmer called a physician
who did not think the generals condi-
ton alarming The general awoke about
this morning, still complaining. He
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-25

ISOLATION VIII be followed in the new or
ganization, which provides for keeping
systematic records of "deadbeats'' and
dishonest employees and furnishing the
Information to one another in mutual
protection. In this state a man who
neglects to pay his hotel bill is guilty
of a misdemeanor and is liable to fine
or imprisonment.
These hotel men were in the informal
meeting at the Hotel Baltimore when
the new venture was launched: John F.
Letton, of Fort Scott; c. L. Wood, of
the National, Topeka; W. B. Miller, of
Paola, and Z. B. Stotts, of the Com
meroial and Hotel Register of Topeka;
D. J. and A J. Dean of the Baltimore;
E. K. Crhey. of the Coates; f. p
Ewins and c. H. Childs, Of the Savoy
Sam B. Campbell, of the Centropolis,
and w. S. Moss, of the Blossom house,
Kansas City, Mo.
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should an excuse present itself for so do
Ing. What is needed IN Wall Street Is
few more cheerful spirits. Everybody
seems to be viewing the situation through
smoked glasses and all they can see IS
the ghost of Bryan lowering over the
White House. The Tammany crowd i
wagfng relentless war upon 3. r. t
and there Is no evidence of support from
any quarter, lower prices seem inevitable
1t would not be surprising If the stock
touched 40 before Saturday next. Begiu-
mately 1t is not worth any more Nobody
would think of buying it under existing
conditions. Considerable Atchison pfd-
Is being picked up on this decline. East
ern holders seem to be the principal SELL
ers. while the west is the conspicuous
buyers. The market offers no safer or
surer investment than this stock at Its
present. price. st. Paul earnings last
week increased nearly 1900 dollars.
While this is not very extravaganza
showing. it is quite sufficient to contra
dict the predictions of increasing traffic
st. Paul is selling around Ill The cues
ton is whether a five per cent stock ts
intrinsically worth that price. The road
is better of now than It was twelve
months ago, yet the stock continues to
depreciate. burlington and Rock Island
are also selling far below last years
above their present level before the year
is over, unless the market is struck by
a cyclone The bears in Peoples Gas are
more aggressive than at any time since
the raiding of the stock was begun and
predict that it will sell in the seventies
II. n. HUDSON.
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Typothetae, T. M. Spofford, president Of
the board of public works. and Acting
Mayor Phillips spoke for Kansas City,
and w J. Berkowitz, for the Manufac-
turers' Association. Everett Waddy, Of
the Everett Waddy Printing company,
OF Richmond, Va, responded.
Some highly important business is to
0e transacted during the present pneet-
ing. Three amendments to the constftu-
ton will be proposed by the Chicago
Typothetae. The advisab iIity of ac-
cumulating an emergency fund, to be
drawn in case of strikes and of estab-
fishing a permanent national headquar-
ters, with salaried officers, will also be
considered.
Some of the most prominent printers
and publishers of America are here to
attend the convention.
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Market Gnss,n-

sion Go. This firm has membership on
the Chicago Board of trade and regular
board of trade wire.
-four, quiet, sc lower than yesterdays
close.
higher: corn steady, sd higher to un-
changed from yesterdays close
Chicago receipts: Wheat, 4s6 cars, grad
ed 20; corn. go cars, graded 214; oats, ESQ
Liverpool. 1870 p. M: Wheat. quiet. un-
Omaha: Hogs; 1000: cattle. 5000;
the weather up north shows a little more
rain in some sections, a little snow and
seems to be moving to the winter wheat
country and may curtail receipts in that
on Northwestern situation and bearish on
our large visible. Local talent are very
bq 1iaa Cash has been zen good
light rains in Dakota and Minnesota
West general rains and particularly in
Southwest generally cloudy, scattered
Chicago: Hogs close steady to weaker,
clearances fair; estimated tomorrow. $4,000
head.
today, Isl cars. last year SIS; Minneap-
oils, today 326 cars, last year 4o1 40 aoo
st. Louis receipts: Corn, today 80 200,
last year. 100000; oats, today 44,1OO last
Kansas City receipts: Wheat. To-Day 1u5
cars, last year 81; corn, today 81 cars, last
year SO: oats, cars. last year z.
Liverpool close: Wheat I'D lower; corn,
Chicago: Lot of wheat for sale at open
ing Price is off a cent. and is low
enough There will be some export bust
ness done.
Primary receipts: Wheat. LIZ. 600 bu-;
last year, 1.196,000 shipments. 6Sl.o09; last
year, ST. Corn, receipts. zl$,ooS bu:
last year, .329,00o; shipments, $4,000; last
Fssfimafed cars tomorrow at Chicago:
Wheat 26O: corn, 40; oats. 215.
St. Louis close: Wheat-September
75c; October, 7514c; December, 76S4c. Corn
September, 401lc; October, 371zc; Deeem-
Der, 335sQ%c.
Kansas City close: Wheat-December
69szc: May, 741zc. Corn-December, 325sc;
May, 337sc.
Bradstreet's, wheat increased 1Sf4,000
bu.: corn increased 1o44.0 600; oats increased
1874 000-
Total clearances: Wheat and flour, 442.
900 bu.; corn, 10000 bu-
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talked to his wife for a short time, then
Tell into a doze and expired soon after


fell into a doze and expired soon after
Gen. John McAuley Palmer. lawyer
and ex-senator, was born at E-a gle Creek
Scott county, kentucky, September 13,
1917 He removed to Illinois in 1881
settling in CarIinville in 1893: was adj
1nitted to the bar in 1899: was appointed
delegate to state constitutional con-
Tention in 1S47 and was elected
state senator in 1852 At the
expiration of his term in the
legislature in 1856 ne was chosen as a
delegate to the national Republican con-
ventlon and was later a presidential
elector on the Republican ticket in 1860.
he was delegate to the peace conven-
ton at Washington, February 4, 1861.
In May. 1861, he was made a. colonel
~ the Fourteenth Illinois volunteers and
On December 20, 1851, was promoted to
The position of brigadier general of vol
nnteers. He was with Gen. Pope at the
capture of New Madrid and Island No.
10 Later ne was in command of the
frst brigade Of the first division of the
Army of the Mississippi. November 90,
1852, he was promoted to major general
of volunteers and participated in the
Battle of Stone River, Chickamauga.
and later led the Fourteenth corps in the
Atlanta campaign.
He was elected governor of Illinois
on the Republican ticket in 1859 and
afterward rejoined the Democratic party
and was made United States senator
In 1896 he was the presidential candi-
date Of the national gold standard Dem
ccrats
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Carl vroornan Returns.

Carl yrooman has returned from a.
trip in the east and will take an active
part in the campaign in Kansas. He
says that there is a great change all
the Democrats are working hard and
are confident of Success He visited in
Bloomington with his uncle, Adlai
Stevenson, who, he says, is confident of
Democratic success in Illinois. Il no.
ticed the greatest change in Chicago -
said Mr. Vrooman. THE laboring men
appear to be unit in their choice Tor
president They are for Bryan and do
not hesitate to manifest their choice
Everybody reads the state Journal
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New York Money Market.

New York, Sept. Money on
call nominally ~ per cent; prime mer-
camille paper, 45a@51h per cent; sterling
exchange weak, with actual business IN
bankers bills at s4S6156624 for demand and
at $4.822 04.S3 for so days: posted rates,
$4.s312Ql4.S4 and s4.s715Q4sS: commercial
bills, $4.S20x.
SILVER-Silver certificates, 62% @63sz c;
bar silver, 625sc; Mexican dollars. 49Ac-
BONDS-Goyernrne bonds weak; re-
funding Is. when issued, registered. 1885, |;
coupon, 104; Is, registered, -; Ss, reg
istered. 1091z; coupon. lo913; new As. reg
istered. 1141a; coupon. 1151a; IS, registered,
113; coupon, 49,
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Furnished by the J. C. Goings Commits
sion Co. This firm has a membership on
board of trade wire.
Chicago, Sept 25.-wHEAT-wheat has
shown a, weakening tendency through the
entire session and long wheat has been
disposed of quite promiscously- The
weather showed but little change up
terday. Cables were unchanged. These
two facts did not deter the commission
house selling which was on a large scale.
Bradstreet's report showing but slight in
cable from Broomhall to the effect that
Russia's crop was in precariOus condition,
had the effect of stimulating prices tenn
porarily, but towards close a correction OF
Bradstreet's took place, causing sharp
slump to low prices of the day The local
longs have 1iquidated quite freely again.
and cash business has been on large
scale. Market is in much more healthy
condition.
CORN-There was a disposition on the
part of local traders to sell corn at the
several days. good buying orders were
soon found in evidence. The tone through
out was strong, despite the weakness in
wheat. There was a brisk shipping de-
mand. Exporters reported cable bids nu-
merouS and close to working. 1t looks as
if corn is worth all it is bringing from a
demand standpoint. therefore we feel
oATs--Nothipg new in oats and trade
changing character. Prices were slightly
morrow.
OVISIONS-Showed steady tone. and
were a little firmer all around January
product was the strongest It has been
sold little too freely, and with nearby
product in such good demand, January at
the discount looks attractive. Easn De-
J. F. HARRIS.
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Topeka Markets Today

Topeka, Sept. Is.
CATTLE.
COws-$s. oo6s.15.
HEIFERS-sS0 0@3 %.
HOGS.
LIGHT-s4sO a5. 90
MEDIUM AND HEAvY-s4.s0@5.o0 90.
GRAIN.
NO. 2 WHEAT-67c.
NO. 2 CORN-34Ac
NO. q WHITE CORN-S5Zc.
NO. OATS-23c.
HAYS. 00Q5. so.
EGGS12 cents
BUTTER-18 cents.
CHICKENS-6 cents
Elgin, ILL.,. Sept. 25.-CREAMERY BUT
TER-211kc.
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Kansas City Live Stock Market.

Kansas City, Sept 25-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts. Is, 900; market steady to shade
steers. ESQ. so: Texas cows s. e5aso5:
native cows and heifers, s1.756l4.00; stock
ers and feeders. $300Q4.45; bulls, $3.50
3.75.
CALVES Receipts. 500; market weak at
$4.15GD5. 3d.
HOGSNReceipts. 1000: market weak,
SC lower. Bulk of sales. IS 20a5.271A :
heavy, s5,2O@5. 30; packers. $3.50 30; mix
ed, 5.15G5.25; light, So S27zQ5,S0; workers.,
SHEEP-Receipts 5000; market steady.
Lambs, $450Q5.10; nnuttons, $S45Q3.S5.