The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-12
Chicago Grain Market

Chicago Grain Market
Chicago, Nay 1z-WHEAT-Close: May.
941kc; July. e696c: September. s45tc.
coRM-Aay. s7sic; July. sxc; sepptem-
PoRK-Msy;. 800: July. sssis.
HAnP3n,y i a. j July. a az
st. Joseph 1--we st0ck Market
St. Joseph. May i.-HO0s Receipts
Sooo Market steady to weak. Top. n.s2sA;
CATTLE-Recsipts l.soo. Market steady.
Steers. r.so6e1; cows and hsifers. ALSO
$50: calves. $s09s.w:
SHEDP-Recefpts 100. Market 1oc high
er. Lambs, E5o@s.2.
Kansas City LAve stock Market.
Kansas City. May L-HooS-Rsceipts
sales. esi59s.ss heavy. :sso9s@; pack PACK
CATTLE-Receipts 1900 including 600
southerns: Market steady. Prime Ted
steers. $s.5o6soo: dressed beef steers. $50
0ebo; western steers. N.oo9e Is; southern
sYes.os ssees:rs se sna fe. $500 ;s. s 8:
| bulls. $5.5o0750: CALVES. se.50@aA26.
STANDARDIZATION n. 0o0 Market steady.
~eth es s ss; .x ss'as seasso; seocH:
| ers. $S.5097.o0.
1 Kansas City STOCK Yar0S, May lit was
a steady cattle market last week, except
on heavy fed steers. which lost 10 to u
cents. Better fills Offset the decline on
those that sold lower. and increased net
Caves to esnt
supply today IL 5000 head. including 81
cars in the quarantine division. and the
inss. a few steer - sales les icc 1 lower. Light
weight native steers sold at - today, bulk
Of the natives. $50 to SEQ The Geb-
hardt colorados brought $50 and the
each instance a. q week ago. The Karsch
steers from the LOngmont field. brought
0-40. Warmed up Texas and Oklahoma
antine division today. some heifers $40.
cows e6.&. Cows and heifers in the ma
tive division arc unchanged, though on a
more shaky basis. particularly middle
from Northern Kansas had an offer Of
$50 here last Tuesday. which could not
be secured later in the day. 30 the heif-
| sold at $50. Stockers have been selling
up to $50. feeders $50. with few cattle
| under SIS. 6tockers and feeders are
can see a break coming and predict Is
cents lower prices within ten days. The
fat cattle outlook lacks bloom. chiefly ac-
count Of industrial inactivity though
supply figures are bullish. Commission
advice to shippers II to unload heavy cat
tie, but to make yearlings good
k1O80 I06AAuSQ 40 10 " CenI8 1o8l W9ek,
but another decline was inaugurated late
In the week. which il continued today.
Market 10 to Is cents lower. A long string
OF hogs sold at the top today, $8.5z3k, and
| everything sold within the narrow range
| Of @S.15 to $s.S2M. Packers are q resolute
pack OF bears. and display NO animation
| after they have secured enough hogs ia
| supply fresh meat trade. They claim the
produce IL not moving. despite recent
breaks. and 1t will require reduced retail
prices to start 1t. II 1t Is to move this
month. Necessary summer and fall stock
ing up will move the stun later, but in
| the meantime it IL a buFdensome load.
| Sheep ana lambs advanced 80 cents last
1900 head arrived today, largely Texa,
| stock. Spring lambs and fed Colorados
are steady today, all selling together al
$50 to $e.75 but Texas muttons are 10 &c
| Is cents lower, though active. wethers Al
46.lB to e6.75, ewes ana wethers $40 t.
e5.s5, yearlings $6.76 to $3.50 goats $50 t.
A.2. J. A. RICKART,
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