Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1916-01-22
MARKET REPORT

| Kansas City Stock Yards, janis. 1916.
After some haggling today, steers
drove of 1850 10. natives bringing
s.. IS, the top. Butcher cattle sold
strong and actively, and stockers and
feeders were firm. Most of the beef
steers ranged from $3.50 to $40, and
lcommonish steers now sell at 81 to
$3.50. Prime steers would sell around
SO. 2o. Receipts were $4,000 head and
carried larger proportion of beef
cattle than usual. The whole cattle
| market is moving onto a higher level
with irresistible force. though in
slow and orderly manner. Butcher
cattle find ready sale at strong prices,
good heavy cows at $3.50 to S6. IS,
| few up to S7.25. Baby heifers, weigh
| ing $50 lbs. sold at SO yesterday.
Heavy bulls sell at 1886 to Sc. 25, and
veal calves 50 20 S10.5O. Cattle from
the sugar mills in the West and hay
| fed cattle are not yet moving in any
considerable numbers, a few 1200-lb.
Colorado steers here Yesterday at So. 90.
| StockerS and feeders are selling firm.
and there was good assortment here
yesterday, largely from Colorado, good
| bred yearlingS and twoS selling at
So. 90 to S7.65. Stock steers range,
from S6. Is TO S7.65, and feeders from
81 to $3.50, a few f1eshy feeders around
SS. Receipts today were considerably
above expectations, but efforts of buy
erS tc secure decline were unSucceSS-
full. Beef outlet is wide open, and is
reported that packing house gangs
were kept busy Sunday loading cars
with beef.
Hog receipts were IS, 900 head. mar
ket Is to 25 higher. Top price was
S1.45, bulk of sales $40 to S7.35.
| 1t was fast market, and prices kept
growing stronger all through the
session The hog market has beeu
out of line with cattle and sheep, but
it is fast undergoing readjustments.
Immense traffic in pork product is the
keynote of the very strong situation,
with some slackening of the supply
volume making it still easier for sell
ers to advance the price. Average
weight here last week was POI lbs.
| four pounds more than previous week
and seven more than same week last
year Sheep and lambs sold steady
I today, numerous lots of peafed lambs,
the best here at $1,000. A feature
today was two cars of North Colorado
ewes, 103 lbs, at S1-25, high spot this
season. 4earlingS went to So. 90,
| though choice ones are worth 1925,
to maintain it's equilibrium, and ap
wethers worth up to IS, feeding lambs
SO TO 1925. The market looks top
heavy, but shows surprising ability
pears more firmly grounded every day.
J. A. RICKART.
Market Correspondent
Things over at Charlie Steele'S
Barber shop came very near being
blown out into the street last Mon
day morning when the proprietor
| built fire in the bath room in the
plant used for heating water. The
pipes were frozen and when the fire
became warm Zip-a big pane of glass
soon lay on the front side walk
Bursted pipes poured out stream of
water, the stove pipe was blown down
and things were tore up in general No
one was injured and the damage done
was particularly serious but mighty
disagreeable sort of an accident TO
clean up after
Mr.. and Mrs d. P Roberts are
made happy by the visit of their
daughter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs
Chapman of Minnesota, they are also
companied by their small daugh-
ter. Grandpa and Grandma Roberts
are double happy on account of the
presence of this little grandchild
whom they have not seen for long
while
A. J. johnson after quite long and
severe sick spell is again able to be
about and his friends were glad TO
see his cheerful contenznce once
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