The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-05


New York Sugar lGar1keG
New York. May k-9UGAR-Raw. drm:
molasses. 10; centrifugal. 4ol: refined.
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Wichita 1--we stock MARKET.
Wichita. May k.-HOGs-Receipts LOO
Merkst strong. TOP >e.s0: bulk Of sales.
cATTLE Receipt. 20 Market strong.
&.oo04O0; stockers and feeders. 9ko0@1.H:
stock cows and heifers, @6Oo@7.16; bulls,
$6.00@7.O0: calves. >7.0oQe75.
st. Joseph Live stock afarkes.
St. Joseph. May Receipts
sSSe Ms IKE steady. Top. IS; bulk OF
CATTLEReceipts 1,soo. Market steady,
steers. H:ooe 9: COWS and heifers. $4to0
SHEEP Receipts sooa Market 1oc to
he higher. Lambs, E.z5@AS6.
Chicago live Stock Market.
Chicago. May 5-HOGa-Receipts 10000.
assst strHs es to 6 ssas: n ,nsd Fl s.ss
49, IS: b ns Az: ssoo0sso; rough. ssooas Is;
Beeves. s7.sGs5o: Texas stssr -. a.icasis:
feeders. @eoas.sc: cows ana heifers, $50
sHEEPEReceipts iS.oco. Market steady
to loc higher. Native. S:5o0690; western.
?s-oo@s .; yesriinss, @.5o9e0: native
Kansas CITY 1--we Stock Market
Kansas City. May 6.-HO0s-Receipts
10000 Market steady to strong. Bulk OF
sales. p b@S.45; heavy. &44@GE71z: pack
sr =. and md. butcher. y her sssoas; light. aoo
CATTLE Receipts 1000. including 600
southerns. Market steady. Prime fed
steers. $S.eo0e.1; dressed beef steers, $40
steers ss.so9a@; cows. e4-5607.7s: heifers.
g. 1880: stockers and feeders S. 50@e IS:
bulls, 1900: calves: S&so@looo. .
15c higher. Lambs, j6.1Qe1: yeariinKs
6.a6: stockers and feeders. ;aoo@7.oo.
Ing grades OF cattle sold steady to strong
last week. and stockers and feeders adj
vanced 8 to 8 cents. and finsshed strong.
E 1s.t mere ~ wsrs 1000 less than same me
cattle. and prices are strong to 10 cents
higher on killing grades. strong to 20
About % per cent Of the supply sa last %ee
was bought for the country, mainly for
EfazirE purposes. and killers are show
ing considerable interest about the pros
In the near future. The impression ex-
lists tht few fed cattle remain to come
from Colorado and western feed lots. The
south Texas movement Is under thorough
control, and as feed is plentiful there and
six weeks before flies and hot weather
begin to cause cattle to lose flesh. no
Every week the visible supply Of beef
cattle from other sections grows less and
killers are said to have become resigned
T. psy as soIa s s' price. right
tial advance is counted ON At this time.
Natives sold at $3.50 today. 10 cents higher
than tops a year ago. bulk Of natives n.5
Ss.75. as compared with $500 year ago
for the best ones. All but one OF the n
cars in the quarantine division here to-
$50 to $7.s6. Middle class south Texas
sraasers sell around H.s6. good fed
southerns worth $S.3. Some choice stock
wide open outlet for all thin cattle at
@6.7S to that figure. A year ago top stock-
ers brought $7.SS. Calves are 3 to 80 cents
tom at this season. when declines are
ordinarily expected -Res4z vealas brought
Hog prices were slashed Is to 40 cents
last week. due to an effort Of packers to
put live animals in line with pork pro-
duct. Eastern buying in tho west has
ers to break the market. and the advance
of 10 cents today indicates another fail
ure OF packers to permanently dfslodge
claim thsy OF buzz tner hsy
$500 before May is far advanced. Top to-
day is $50. bulk $. q to $50:
Sheep and lambs are 10 to Is cents high
er today. following signs OF strength at
the finish last week Colorado offerings
today lack quality. and suggest the
finish Of the season, middle class lambs
at $780, prime lambs worth $50. clipped
lambs $3.50 to TOO.
Goats are 10 to IS cents higher today.
and 30 to 20 cents higher than q week
ago some medium slick hired goats to-
day at 1856, prime AngorAs worth 400
or better. j. A. RICKART.
Market Correspondent.