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The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-19

Wall St. New York, May 19.-STOCKS-
Opening prices in the stock market today
showed but slight changes from those Of
last night Gains and losses were mixed.
Advances of about a point in Baltimore
and Ohio and Locomotive and a. decline OF
as much in Consolidated Gas were the
only conspicuous changes. Dealings were
very small and many usually active stocks
were not quoted at all in the first few
minutes of the trading.
Trivial fluctuations prevailed. A slight
hardening after the opening induced sales
Of Reading, Union Pacific and Amalga-
mated Copper and these. as well as some
others, yielded a fraction below yester-
days closing. Kanawha and Michigan
and DistiIIers' Securities gained IL points
Wisconsin Central preferred fell of I and
Havana Electric and Cotton Oil preferred
3 points.
There was no transaction in St Paul
until well into the second houh, an ex-
ample of the stagnation prevailing in the
market. Prices dropped slightly from in
attention. Consolidated Gas declined "A
popint. The bank statement induced no
changes in the tone of the market There
was some recovery in the final dealings.
but the last prices showed insignificant
changes from last night. The closing was
irregular.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-19
BURLINGTON's BIG PLANS.
VIII Spend s2,OOO,0OO Improving
Yards at Lincoln.

Contracts have been let by the Chi
cagO Burlington & Quincy railroad
for the enlargement of its freight yards
at Lincoln, Neb-, and the rebuilding
and double tracking of the line be-
tween Lincoln and Milford, a distance
of IS miles. The cost of these i'm
provements will be in the neighborhood
of $4,000, 600. They are undertaken
with a view of facilitating the handling
of traffic and reducing the cost, and are
IN line with other large expenditures
made from surplus earnings since J. j.
Hill got hold of the Burlington prop
erty five years ago. In that period the
ratio of operating expenses has been
greatly reduced.
The average train load practically
has been doubled. In 1906 it amount
ed to 376 tons per train. Prior to
HiH's acquisition of the road the aver
age train load was under 200 tons. The
Burlington also has benefited largely in
securing a long haul on a large per-
centage of transcOntnental freight Sc
cured through its connection with the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
roads
Another marked change in operating
methods on the Burlington is the elm
ination of great deal of what technI-
cally is known as accelerated freight
The Burlington always has been
large carrier of live stock, the owners
of which demanded fast train service
for it. The old plan was to mix 1t up
and give the whole fast service. The
number of fast freights on the road
has been greatly reduced. Cattle and
other freight perishable in nature that
demands fast service are handled on
a faster schedule than ever before, but
all freight that it is absolutely neces-
sary to move on fast time is kept out
OF fast freight trains and handled in
trains of great weight. but slow sched-
ule time. In this way the cost of oper-
alton has been reduced enormously.
The Burlington freight traffic now
is half as big again as it was in 1901,
and it is handled in less number of
trains than were run over the road
then It is likely to be cOnsidera bly,
larger soon. Within the next few
months, or possibly as soon as the coal
strike is settled in the bituminous
/ fields, five or six new properties will
/ be opened along its lines in what is
! known as the Herrin district. into
which it recently built an extension.
The entire output of these new mines
/ will be sent to market over the Eur
Iington.
In the five years OF. the Hill adminis-
| tration the road has earned a surplus
Of $24.0O0,O0O over and above charges
and dividends. For the current year
it is expected to have a surplus Of
| about S6.O00,00O. Much of this has
| been put back into the property in the
| NV IF rerro a reYlt fT11DrOveTnHut
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-19
MARKETS TODAY.
Wheat Firm at Opening on
Steady Cables.
Corn a Trifie Easier on Light
Local Receipts.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Are Steady = Natives
Bring From S4.25 to $500.
Hogs Quoted a Shade Lower
This Morning.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.

Chicago, May 19-WHEAT-The wheat
market was firm at the opening today on
STEADY prices at Liverpool and light re-
celpts in the northwest. More favorable
was a depressing factor July opened a
shade lower to a shade higher at Sz7z to
S25sc, sold at S23sQS212c ana advanced to
Sz&4US2Hc Minneapolis, Duluth ana Chi
cago reported receipts of 164 cars
Ihe close was strong with July up $50
&c at S3c.
C0nN-1ne corn market was a trihe
easier on liberal local receipts and re-
ports of rain in southern Illinois and In
diana Cash houses We're free sellers
Later the market became firm on good
buying by shorts and casn interests. July
opened shade 20 1sc lower and sold up to
41ss014775c.
The close was steady with July off &c
OATs-The oats market was easier at
the opening because of reports of scat
tered showers in Illinois and Indiana.
Later the market became firm along with
other grain July opened d shade lower
at 3z5sc and advanced to 331z 67337zc
NISIONS-Provisions were steady.
There was a Ialr- demand for ribs by local
packers and held prices up despite a
5 cent decline in the price of live hogs.
July pork was a7,sI10c lower at S1555
unchanged at. $500
! wnEAT-Cash: No . red Ole: No. 4
red S4Q9Vc; NO hard, S4lz0871zc; No 3
hard, 601eZ5sc; No ] northern, S61S7c; No.
n951g n99r5nern, SAG Sc; No. spring. So0s5c.
| CORN-No. 2, 493zQ4915c: No. 3, 49n4g5zc c.
! OA1S-No. 2, 321ad323zc; No. 8. 325zc
62G64c '''S
FLA.x5m5Cash N. W, s1l5; S. W, a.os;
I IlMoTHY-s September. $500
| CLOVER-Cash, S11.00
BARLEL Cash. 41d54c.
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WAS LEFT BY CORONADO.
What sedgwiclx Thinks of a Curious
Coin Found There.

arkansas City, May 19.-H A Hart
man, of Sedgwick, while digging Weil
ia Sedgwick, found an old coins one ap-
parently that had remained in the
ground for ages. When cleaned and ex-
arained, it was found that the coin did
not show a likeness to any coin that
anyone in Sedgwiek had ever seen- VIII
liam Congdon, of Sedgwick, is a coin
collector and has inspected many col
lections of coins Of greater or less value,
but he has never seen a coin like that
one found by the well digger. Mr.
Congdon has purchased the coin and
has put it in his collection.
The coin was found by the wen dig
ger when about seven feet below the
surface. The ground apparently had
never been disturbed and the coin SEEM
ed to have been buried in the ground
for ages. There was nothing to indicate
how it came to be there.
The coin is of a peculiar shape. 1t
seems that at one time it was almost
perfectly round but at the present time
it seems to have been notched or worn
in several places. One large notch ap-
pears on one side. The letters and fig
ures are no. almost as plain as the
day when the coin was milled.
Around the outer edge there is a
rim. bringing the general surface of
the coin to a general level with a
raised surface. From the appearance
of the coin it is not Thought that the
CQSCc were 4ll1AleAA fflH ctA Z NAAS @~CAAAo "
this country.
on one side of the. coin there are
three crowns in the center and G
above an IS atsthe 1eft of the lower
crown. and an s at the right. Below
the crowns the numerals, 666,. appear
On the. reverse TShere is large
crown in the upper half Of the coin
with some design. possibly an animal.
holding. the crown on its head To
the right of the center appears the
letters. o. r., with. the letters, s. NJ,
Just below AT th4I Bottom 2 of the
coin appears a figure that seems to
be a 2. on the left OF the coin and
on "a line with the letters S. NJ, ap-
pears the letter s.
The coin has been examined by a
number of people who have inspected
coin collections and exhibitions. and
all the coin catalogues have been ex-
amined, but no trace Of any coin that
corresponds in the least particular
with the coin found in the SedgWick
we'll, has been found. The appearance
of the letters, their shape especially, is
an indication that it was left in this
country by some one from some of the
Latin countries, and the Sedgwick peo-
pie believe that it was left by Coro-
DaGO.
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THE ANTI-BETTING Law.
Test VIII Be Made by the Kansas City
Jockey Club.

Kansas City. May 19.-The Kansas
City Jockey club will hold a racing
matinee this afternoon at Elmridge race
track to test the anti-betting law. There
will be the usual betting features except
that wagers viii be telephoned to kan
sas City. Kansas, for registration.
The anti-racing bill passed at the last
session of the Missouri legislature pro-
hibits the registering Of bets on race
tracks It is the contention of the Elm
ridge officials that there can be no pen
atty for a man receiving a wager, and
as today bets will not be registered in
Missouri. there viii be no violation of
the law
I. B. Kimbren, prosecuting attorney
said that he could do nothing before
the law was violated. He said that if
there was any violation of the law the
guilty persons would be arrested.
Two books viii be in operation in the
betting ring. One win be equipped
with a telephone and the other with a
telegraph instrument In one of the
books the bets viii be telenhoned to
Kansas City, Kan. for registration
while in the other the bets VIII be re-
ceived and wired to Dallas. Texas
pool room. Every person who enters
the gate will have q badge with diff
ferent number.
When a person desires to make q
wager he will give the name of the
horse and the bookmaker will take the
number of his badge. The bookmaker
IS now hopeful Of a complete recovery
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-19

I A decline in wheat Yesterday and re-
ports OF Uetter weather conditions in the
very much action either way Jo0ay and
ADVISE taxing scalplnS prOnJs.
Minneapolis: SHOCKS here O1 No. hard
We're 1.VosooJ, Mo- 4 northern 1,3l3 UUU. an
other grades ), f5o,oOV L ms shows a large
decrease, as reported. yesterday. Minnl-
peg received Today 81 cars. last yeal. NJ
Market is strong mere oLOcas iecre,,s,.,i
LOW yesterday.
on reahzlng, oue 10 the break late IN me
cay yesterudy m America, september corn
IS ilfLls futu1es dun Berlin closed on .JlI-
~ Wheat 5sd fOWeri BUDAPEST OCTOBER
wheat ctOSeu 1so lower
Cnlcago: the trade yesterday was very
ihueh surprised at Inc Seiiing OF orders on
oals received from northern central IllI-
nc1s- Ihls section has furnished a good
part OF the buying orders Tor several tfaVs
past and sudden change Of front Is IN
expected. 1t IS due, no wever, - tile re-
poprts of ram from i1av&nl. l.S-rf fsIt.sr
across the state OF Illinois am INTO IN
dlana- The tan ranging 1roln IL Il, > :
lncnes. hains We're most opportune as
uiators We're not disposed to stay long on
any lf1appropNement OF crop prospects ar
ter an advance or , cents.
nenerls1a, eAas, reports some rust in
wheat Dut no aaluage.
=, lnnipeg received 81 cars yesterday and
"a last year.
Deiivefles on May contracts. Chfeaeo
nursday, 1860 bushels wheat $1,000
-Alinneapons message states. barroins
some low spots in the valley all crop re
ports are favoraoIe.
BradsIreets report clearances ITnf+ad
States and Canada for the week ar. .oO0
bushels wheat, l,0ss,OU0 bushels corn.
1t is reported mere by Minneapobs
miller that nour sales have dropped off
so much that they will only be running
nalf the capaciy next week. unless fhere
IS an improvement.
t Shipmens OF wheat from Argentine this
/ week: 5,l1Z,000 bushels corn, q sos, 900 bush
/ els oats.
New York. Badstreets says retail rsde
/ has expended win warmer weather and
settlement Of labor troubles. Railway
activity makes q large sale of Iun1ber
| hardware and other materials. Iron and
/ steel while showing some irfegularitv
/ draws great confidence in the volume Of
/ orders books for steel rails for next year
/ delivery
/ day while the banks show loss Of be
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-19
sALIsBURY's FINE WORK.
st. Louis Boy Does Remarkably Wen
for Columbia.

Colum bia Mo, May 19.-The work
of Eugene Salisbury, the St. Louis
boy, in shutting out the strong Kansas
university team Wednesday, proves
beyond doubt that he is the best all
round athlete in any western college
today. AS a football player, though
he weighs only 140 pounds, he has
been the Missouri sensation for three
years; as track man he has been un-
defeated in the hurdles, and has rec
ord Of 10 feet Z inches in the pole
vault; in baseball he has the honor of
being the first Missouri pitcher who
ever shut out the Kansas JayhaWkers
on their own grounds Salisbury s
work on the trip Of the Tigers through
Missouri, Arkansas and Kansas has
been a great surprise to students here
He has given little time to baseball
and because of the fact that Missouri
has been strong IN the pitching box
for several years, Salisbury has never
been given a chance till recently
Salisbury entered the university
three years ago. and created some
laughter when he appeared on the
gridirOn. on account of his small
stature and light weight The day he
first appeared Mclean had all the can
didates lined up taking turns at tack
ling one another Big "Jim" LaHdon's S
turn came to run with the ball, and
when the students saw that the small
est man in the squad was going to try
to tackle him they hoped that Coach
Mclean would call Salisbury Off But
Mclean saw the solid build of the
young St. Louisan. and noted his bull
dog jaw. Landon came through fast
with his head UP. expecting that Sails
/ bury would be brushed aside. ''Sali''
ran at the runner with all his tre-
mendous speed and left his feet for a
long, flying tackle
It hit Landon Unexpectedly around
his shoestrings and the giants 22o
pounds received the hardest fall il
ever got on a football field. Salisbury
was a hero from that time, and had
little trouble making the team. His
great tackling Of Donald, the Kansas
I giant. that year. won the hearts of al
the newspa per writers at Kansas City
Salisbury is captain Of next years
football team, and while it may noi
be strong on account Of lack Of ma
terial, it Is certain that the team vii
be captafped we'll
Salisbury is a junior in tire engi-
neering department Of the university
and a member of the Sigma Chi and
i Theta NJ Epsilon fraternities.
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RAIN IN KANSAS.
South Central Portion Received Heavy
Showers.

Emporia, kan, May 19.=Rain fell
here for half an hour Friday afternoon.
It was greatly needed. as crops We're
beginning to suffer Oats and flax, it
is said. viii make less than half a crop.
AT TORONTO.
More than an inch Of rain fell in this
section Friday afternoon. Corn, wheat
and oats are in first class condition.
The indications are for good wheat
growth in the Verdigris valley.
AT EUREKA.
A heavy rain began falling here at 2
o'clock Friday afternoon and two
inches of water had fallen at o'clock.
From reports the storm is general all
over Greenwood county. Crops were
badly in need of it.
AT ELDORADO.
More than two inches of rain fell
here Friday afternoon in less than an
hour. Crops Of all kinds are in good
condition and the first cutting of alfalfa
has begun. Rains have occurred all
over the county the last two days.
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~
WHEAT-This market has given US a
good week of activity, caused principally
bv the congested situation of the May
deal It seems that the northwest have
sold a little more wheat than they can
readily get and this with dry weather
in the southwest. gave the shorts much
uneaSineSS. And many of the LTnld bears
took to the woods
If there should come a good rain over
the southwest 1t would give you a good
setback in the july and Sept wheat.
4-.e day delivery is still in doub and the
outcome very uncertain. I thought this
would be the case when they were showing
hand, and they did not know how to get
rid of it when the market was selling at
77c in Chicago for the May
looked very much to me then that the
growing crops fine prospect was more
in ~hicago1han anywhere else And I be
lfeveel called the traders attention to 1t
in my letter of March 3. When most all
OF Inem were trying to show you 10 cents
/ believe at that time wheat around TIC
no. chance of loss the reasons are this: If
we used up seWo OF the. largest crops of
wheat we ever raised with practically no
foreign demand What would be the de-
result If we should have a small crop2
Therefore we have now got to the point
where we 40 no6 have to depend on other
countries to take our wheat, as we did
ten years ago. and ] think the price will
not seek as low a level as past history
shows I -lni1R la wheat is high enough
now and If it goes higher it will be on
crop damage, which will have to show up
TO n greater extent llan II QOeS now.
ftherele-e wouia be very careful about
buying wheaton a seven cent bulge. I be-
lieve we will have good sealping mar
ket.
CORN-l-4e market has made good ad-
vance and L.-ere are now almost as many
bulls on July corn as there were bears on
May when it was selling about cents
lower. l think you had better be careful
about buyin0 this corn as We never had
q finer spring for planting the crops. This
spring has been almost perfect and there
are acres being planted. OF course thew
have no corn at chicago to fill the de-
mands just now, but there will be plenty
eornr when the May deal is settled II
I had cash corn believe I would take the
advantage of these prices to sell on
while the market might sell little high
er. I feel it viii sell much lower later on.
mink I would sell some July corn: think
it is a good Investment.
OATS-Have been doing fine but they
are giving a little too much bull news on
them " experience with oats is that
the growing crop can look the worst the
1st of June, and yet with sufficient rains
tney viii make me crops. They are about
high enough.
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and quotations were as follows May,
hard. s0ds4c: No. hard. 771k0sic; No 4
hard, 71Q79c: NO. . red, 91G931zc; NO. 3
red. s6d91c; No. red. 72dS7c.
CORN-Aarket lower. May. $3.50: July,
445sc, Sept. 441zc. Cash: No. , mixed. 4Sc /;
No. mixed, 47Szc; No. , white, 4S14S14c5
No. white, 47Szc
OATS Market unchanged. No . white,
351z 1l36c; No. , mixed. 331z134c.
RYE-Marzet steady. 56d5Sc
HAY-Market steady. Choice timothy,
$13.00G13.50: choice prairie. S11-00G11.5o
BUTT TER-AEarket steady. Creamery,
1Sc. dairy. 12c
EGGS-Fresh, 1zc
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Kansas City. No. May I9-CATTLE-
Receipts today, 1000 head. including 300
head of southerns. Market steady. Ma
tive steers, 81. .2505 20: southern steers. SO SO
@5.25; southern cows. $2.5O04 %; native
cows and heifefs. $2.50d5.25: stockers and
feeders. S3.ooG4 90; bulls, s.. 0014. .25: calves
50 3-00G6.00; western fed steers, 50 75d5. IS ;
western fed cows. s.. .50GI4 50.
HOGS--Receipts today. 4,o00 head Mar
ket weak to shade lower. Bulk of sales.
g; z5@16. 30; heavy. S6.354640; packers Sc 30
at 5l1z: pigs and lights. s.. 4066. 80.
E1P-Recetpts today, 1000 head
Market noninally steady Muttons s4 SO
G6. %. lambs, s6.00d7. 70: range vVethe7-s.
S. 25Q6.50; fed ewes. 81 75d6.00
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PoPE.s GoUT Is BETTER.
But He Has Been Ordered to stay in
Bed Several Days.

Rome. May 19.-When DR.. Lapponi
visited the pope this morning he found
his patient in an improved condition Of
health although the pontiff passed. a
somewhat restless night as the result
of his attack of gout
Owing to a slight rise in the temper
ature. DR. Lapponf ordered the pope to
remain in bed for several days.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-19
New YorI. aoner-

New York. May -MONEY-A1oney on
call nominal. No loans Time loans were
steady. Sixty days, 4kd455 per cent: 20
days and months, 41zd4Sz per cent.
CLOSE Prime mercantile paper 5651z
per cent, sterling exchange easy. at s.. .s51h
"A. $3.50 for demand and at "a S2n4 S205 for
so day bills; posted rates, $4S3 and 81 Ss1L: /:
commercial bills, S4S12t614 81
SILN ER-Bar silver. 6T5sc; Mexican dol
lars 5211
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-19

Liverpool closing cables: Wheat 54d
lower: corn I'D lower.
Grain receipts at Chicago: Wheat, u
cars; graded, l. Corn. 2e9 cars; graded,
81 Oats, 146 cars; graded, 81.
Kansas City car lots today. Wheat 46,
corn IS, oats H.
Kansas City estimated car los for Mon
day: Wheat 2, corn s. oats 6.
Northwest car lots: Wheat today, Min
neapolis 122, last year go; Duluth 30, last
Chieago: Estimated hogs. $500 head.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-19

Oklahoma city. Okla, May 19@Col.
F. NJ Keith. aged 81, prominent in
territorial affairs, died yesterday at
Enid. Okla. A succession Of strokes OF
apopIexy caused death. Col. Keith
was q former resident Of Dayton, Ohio.
and organized the first company in
Ohio to serve during the civil war. He
came to this country in 1867.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-19

Chicago. H.. May 19.-CHEESE-Ma Market
steady. Diaries. 1O01015c; TWns. 91eQ12c;
Young Americas, 10d101kc
POULTRY=Alive poultry easy. Iur-
keys. ice; chickens 11@1115c.
BJTTTER-Market easy. Creamery, 131z
119c; dairy, 13617c.
EGGS-A1arket steady. At mark. cases
included. 15lI1hlac
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-19

New York. May 19-BUTTER-Marke
quiet. Street price: Extra creamery, 20c.
EGGS-Market steady. Western hrsts,
ern broilers. 24d26c; fowls, 141zc; turkeys,
12c. Dressed poultry quiet. Western broil-
ers. 22d2sc; turkeys, 14Ml5c; fowls. 11Q
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-19

New YORK May 19-SJGAR-Raw sugar
steady. Fair refining. ? 29-32a2 15-l6c.
es sugar, . 21-3202 .11-16c. Refined sugar
steady Crushed. $3.50; powdered, $40:
granulated. S4.50-
77kc '
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-19
KANSAS CITY Prnslnce
UNION LABOR BANK OPENS.
1t Is the Commonwealth Trust of Chi
cago With a Capital of $5OO.0OO.

Chicago. May l9-The commonwealth
Trust & Savings bank. Chicago's first
union labor banking institution, opened
its doors today. The bank is organized
under the laws of Arizona and has a
authorized capital of S2.000,O0O, divided
into shares Of IS each. This capital has
been reduced to 5000 half of which
has been subscribed for.
The managing officers of the bank
are practical bankers and men of long
experience.
The board of directors is composed of
men who are prominent in the labor
world
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-19

s1ID-treasury Of over IS million dollars for
the week; a large part of this is to re-
turn governments funds placed in deposit
LOT the banks when they were engaging
gold in Europe.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-19

Berlin Nay Ig.@Hugo spieeel, the
defaultiag cashier who robbed the
Upper Silesial9IT3soke and Chemical
company II 100000 was Yesterday
sentenced 10 four years Imprisonment.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-19

New York. May 19.=A1rs. jefferson
Davis was reported as greatly i'm
proved. today. and it was said that she
had spent the most comfortable night
since she became serious. The family
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-19

viii take his money and telephone or
telegraph the bet out of the state for
registration.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-19

FURNISHED by J. E. Gail, Commissions,
GRAIN Provisions. Cotton and Stocks.
Office no w. Sixth ST. Telephone 4S6.l
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-19
MARKET Gnssin

FURNISHED by J. E. Gan. Commissions.
GRAIN Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office 10 W. Sixth st. Telephone 4S6
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-19

FURNISHED by J. E. Gall. Commissions.
Grain, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 w. Sixth st. Telephone 4S6-I
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Chicago NIarsSets

IF'urnisheu by . e. Cal, Comnfssions
Gram, Provisions, Cotton and Stocke
Office lie W. Sixth st. Telephone zSo.J
The Topeka state journal., 1906-05-19

Chicago, May 19.-CATTLE- -Recefpts to-
day q ioo7e 4o0 GO head head Market steady. Beeyes.
stockers and feeders, 81 90d5. .95:7 calves
81 0076 20.
HOGS-Receipts today. Il 900 head: esti-
mated Monday, IS. 600 head. Market weak
Mixed and butchers. S6.30d6 s.; good
heavy, IS. 1906 30; rough heavy. ss 9ol76 "a.
6521s: pigs s530fI6.3 30
SHEEP Receipts today 20o0 head
Sheep, S. .3946 20; yearlings, S. 60d6, 40:
lambs, $5.50d57 70.
Kansas City Produce.
Kansas City May 1s-Close-W HEAT
Receipts today, 26 cars. Market unchanged