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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-24

denied that he was anything but a
youngster compared to thc preceding
speakers. That was about all he had
to say. Those present were:
Frank P. MacLennan. James L.
King, D. A. Valentine, Fred L. Van
degrift, Charles S. Gleed, J. G. Wood,
Judge w. r. Smith, D. o. McCray,
Jay E. House, A. L. Nichols, Jesse
Leach, Morton Albaugh, J. F. farrell,
George A. Clark, Tom Brown, Arthur
J. Carruth, jr., the Rev. George NJ.
Geisel, the Rev. DR.. S. S. Estey, Judge
Henry F. Mason, Walter Johnson,
Marco Morrow. Cecil Howes. Earl
Akers, F. c. Kaths, Percy c. Powell,
Phil Eastman. E. B. Chapman, George
w Hart, Henry C. Sticher of Usage
CITY, Charles Lagerstrom, Charles H.
Trap, Paul A. Lovewell, E. Wayne
Wingart, F. L. Filson, John NJ. Pad
gett, Paul C. Rankin, Ernest Tucker,
w C. Clugston, Carl Bolmar, A. A.
Miller, E. w. Swan, Don R. Heath, P.
Caspar Harvey of Hays, Harry E.
Caylor Frank B. Brown, Gilbert M.
Clayton, P. Wellington Brink, C. D.
Yetter, Arthur L. Shu1tz, Hampton A.
Steele, William r. Kercher, Cliff Strait
ton, C. L. Hooper, Oscar K. Swayze,
w. C. Markham, r. R. Morrow.
Spring field, Ohio, and Dwight "hacher
Harris
Henry Sticher of Usage City, loyal
member who never has missed a meet
ing of the club, contributed printed
Press club songs to the meeting.
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LOCATE TRAIN ROBBERS
Men Who Held Up Santa Fe Express
Car Closely Pursued

Arkansas City, Kan. Oct. IA re-
port from Ponca City states that the
bandits who held up passenger train
NO 4O5 near Bliss, Okla, last week
nave been located in the Usage Hills
ana posse has gone out to capture
them.
Another report received here is to
the erect that three of the robbers
nave been caught but this is not veri-
lied from official sources. A chauf-
Ieur who came here from Ponca City
TINS morning said he heard three de-
tectlVes at the train say the bandits
nave been captured and that they were
returning to Kansas City on that ac-
count.
Left Saddles Behind.
They were only two hours behind
the men this morning, having sur
rounded their camp which they aban-
doned in such haste that they left
three saddles and q quantity of sup
plies behind. Three of the robbers are
known. The clue to their whereabouts
was had from a broken piece of hitch
rein and the footprint of one of the
houses which the detectives found
near the scene of the robbery.
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WAS SCARED TO DEATH
Surrounded by Angry Seas Man Dies
of Fright.

Newport, R. L, Oct. PA case OF
a man literally frightened to death
was reported today. Gusta L. Junvall
went to Bentons Reef lightsihp as an
assistant keep last Wednesday but
before he had time to become accus-
toned to his surroundings the wind
became a gale, accompanied by great
seas, and the ship pitched at disturb
ing angles.
Junvall complained of fears that the
ship would go down. In frenzy he
tried to jump overheard but was re-
strained. His violence increased and
the crew after a struggle while the
storm ragged about them put rim in
an improvised straight-jacket and
kept him there until he died Saturday.
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TOPEkAN RECEIVERS
Charles Galbreath Able to Leave Atch-
ison After Shooting.

Charles Galbreath, who was shot
and dangerously wounded by Danny
Ross, in the Miller hotel in Atchison,
was released Monday from the Atchi-
son hospital and has returned to his
home in Topeka. 1t was thought that
he was fatally wounded, and an at
tack of pneumonia added to the Sc
robustness of his condition, but he rail-
lied and recovered in two weeks after
he was shot.
Ross according to C. ]. Conlon,
county attorney of Atchison county,
will be prosecuted on charge of as
sau1t with intent to kill. The shoot
ing took place according to officials,
when Ross went to the Atchison hotel
in search of another man, and Gal
breath attempted to eject him from
the hotel.
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FIRST GOOD RAIN

tContinued from Page One.i
moon will not rise until 5:29 O'Clock
Ii The rin ii highest hest temperature on record
for this date is IS degrees, established
in 1891. The lowest record, % de-
grees, occurred in 1887.
Rain Over State.
Railroad offices in Topeka reported
rain, ranging from a fall of two inches
to a drizzle. all over the state this
morning. The Rock Island reported
main over all it's lines in Kansas. The
fall was heavy. The Santa Fe report
ed rain thruout northern and central
Kansas. In some parts of western
Kansas railroad offices reported two
inches of rain. This morning the fall
in the extreme southern part of the
state around Wellington and Arkansas
City territory was reported light, a
cold drizZle. The Union Pafific had
considerable wire trouble all morning.
However, it was reported schedules
were not interfered with to any great
extent. The trouble was with both
telegraph and telephone wires.
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TO AID IMMIGRANTS
Episcopal Church Would Administer to
Bodily Needs as Well as Spiritual

st. Louis Mo-, Oct. PA church
department of immigration which
would minister, not only to the spirit
ual welfare, but also to the needs of
immigrants coming to the United
States, will be a part of the organiza-
ton of the Protestant Episcopal
church, if a memorial submitted to the
general convention today, is adopted
The memorial coming from the do
cese of Washington, D. C., is on
the calendar of the house of deputies
for discussion today. 1t asserts that
many students believe that the close
of the European war will bring aliens
to the United States in larger numbers
than ever before in history.
With these people facing new prob
lens in a strange land it continues
there is a large and fertile field for
the work of the church.
With the convention rapidly draw
ing to a close every effort is being
made to expedite it's business. 1t was
expected that discussion of the reyi-
sion and enrichment of the book of
common prayer, temporarily set aside
in the house of deputies last week
would be resumed today. This. ac-
cording to leading churchmen, is gem
orally considered the largest problem
yet before the house.
Announcement was made from the
house of bishops that it had received
nominations to fill the vacant mis-
sionary bishoprics of South Dakota
and western Colorado and that it
would proceed to elections today or
tomorrow. With the house of bishops
sitting behind closed doors, no an
nouncement of the names of the
clergymen being considered was made.
Final adjournment of the convention
has been set for 5 o'clock next Friday
afternoon, Francis A. Lewis, of Phila-
delphia, chairman of the committees
on dispatch of business, announced.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORTS

Wall St. New York, Oct. 24.-STOCKs
Trading lacking the breadth of the pre-
eeding session but was scarcely active. Re
actions of the first hour extended to over
a point in the leaders but was again partly
offset by the created strength of specula-
tive stocks and high priced specialties
Bethlehem Steel increased its gain to 62g
with new records for General Motors at
leuln were in further faccr, with Alcohol
and Fertilizers. Rock Island featured the
non dividend rails and Union Pacific the
high grade shares. Prices broke again
before midday. Bonds were irregular on
heavy offerings of international issues.
Subsequently reports that 2,5000O0 BUSH
els had been sold for export brought about
sharp upturn- Thee lose was strong,
1kc to 412c net higher with December at
SISB to $179ls, and May at $1.7S15M
lisa
The late bulge in wheat gave a decided
lift to corn Closing prices were strong
at 11kc to NC net, advance
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LEASE SANTANA BAY.
Report L. S. Is After Another West
Indies Base.

Washington, Oct. 24.-Reports from
Santo Domingo that the Domonican
congress had been called in special
session to consider a proposal of the
American government for the lease
of Saman bay and that Minister Will
liam w. Russell is now on his way to
Washington to discuss the situation in
detail created interest in official cir
cles today, but brought forth no con-
firmation. Altho the SANTANA nego-
tiations have met with much the same
denial as those preceding the treaty
for the acquisitio of the Danish West
Indies. officials draw a distinct dH-
ference between the two. Strategical-
ly. SANTANA bay is not so desirable as
the Danish islands,
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HITS AT FEDERATION.
But Garment Workers Send Back
Condemning Resolution.

Philadelphia, Oct. PA resoIu-
ton criticising the American Fedora
ton of Labor for attempting to put
itself on record as supporting the
candidacy of President Wilson for re-
election was introduced by a majority
report of the resolutions committee
at today's session of the thirteenth BIZ
ennial convention of the International
Ladies' Garment Workers union. A
motion to refer the resolution back to
the committee for reconsideration and
change was adopted after a long dis
cussion of the union, which is said to
be the third largest in the federation
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San Felice Standard to Be
Maintained, Say Makers

All Dealers Now Sell Famous Cigars at
sc Straight. In Effect Today.
Owing to the greatly increased cost
OF quality tobaccos, in fact everything
pertaining to high grade cigars, the
makers of the San Felice cigar. The
Deisel-Wemmer Company. have ad-
Nanced the selling price to the Jobbers
and Dealers, and henceforth this cigar
will positively be sold to the consumer
at cents straight instead of six for a
quarter as previously
The SAN EEI4ICE is national in its
scope and character, having justly at
tanned this eminence through its I'M
eXcelled excellence To maintain this
unequaled standard of quality, the ad :
vance in question is absolutely un-
avoidable. The generous support of
all men using quality cigars is earn
.estly Observation-Disclosures
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hog prices legitimate, and any economical
system of fattening hogs will get highest
rewards the coming winter.
SHEEP AND LAMBS
Receipts of 1900 head sold at steady
prices. best Westerns S10.50. middle class
Westerns $1O.15, feeding lambs 50 to $9.75.
a drove of New Mexico feeding wethers
weighing 90 pounds at 81 co. fat ewes
worth around S1.25, feeding ewes 1925 to
choice young ewes coming. which would
sci. around 50. Receipts are running be-
hind last October, and the situation here
favors the selling side, top lambs here last
Thursday Is cents above Chicago. and 10
cents above Chicago Friday
J. A. RICKART
Market CorreSDondeut
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Wall St., New York, Oct. 24-STOCKS-
Bethlehem Steel led the specialties to high
s points to 593, which was soon increased
to $40, that quotation being 10 points above
its previous high record. Utah copper at
102, also scored a new record with advances
of 1 to point; in American sugar, Central
Leather, Republic Iron, Industrial Alcohol
and Texas company. U. S. Steel opened at
a slight advance which was soon forfeited
on realizing sales. Atchison was strongest
of the rails with good inquiry for L. p,
Reading and n. Y Central. Reversals rang
ing from fractions to point occurred in
first half hour
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PLACE RAILROAD VALUE

Washington, Oct. 23.-The Inter-
state Commerce commission announc-
ed its first physical valuation of rail-
roads, placing the value of the Texas
Midland railroad tentatively at s3.-
$4,000 and the Atlanta, Birmingham
& Atlanta at s22,716,SS6. These are
the costs of reproduction.
x The Texas Midland, less deprecia-
ton. is valued at s2,257,417; the A. B.
& A at S18071950. =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-24
JENNINGS WON'T QUIT
Ex-Bandit Evangelist Will Run for
Governor Again.

Los Angeles, Oct. 24.-Al ]. Jen-
nings, once a bandit leader, according
20 his formal statement, and now a
levivalist, announced today he would
be a candidate for the second time for
the Democratic nomination for COVER
nor of oklahoma. He was defeated in
the primaries in 1914. Under the
Oklahoma law, candidates must file
nomination papers by January 1, pre-
eeding the fall election.
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Kansas CITY Produce Market.

Kansas City, Oct. 24.-CASH WHEAT
Market unchanged to higher. No. hard,
S1.74@1s1; No. 3, S1.61@1.So; No. red,
$1.126I1.77: No. 3, $1.65@175.
CORNAMarket &c lower. No. mixed,
95@97c: No. 3, 95d96c; No. white, Csc
No. 3, 97Q &c; No. yellow, 9Sc@S1.0 90; No.
3, 97A99c.
:, OATS-Market u a41ac lower. No. 2
white, 511@@52c: No. mixed, 50@51c.
RYE-S1. 29s4 1.30.
HAY-Unchanged-
BRAN-S1. 30M1.35.
.450l1. so.
KAFIR-No. 3 white, $1.S5M1S7.
RECEIPTS WHEAT-139 cars.
CLOSE WHEAT = December, $I73s4 q
La; May, $1749s; July, S1395s.
CORN-December, SI5sc: May, S9Ac.
BUTTER and poultry unchanged.
E.GGS@First. Bic
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Chicago Live stock Market.

Chicago, Oct. 24-HOGS-Receipts 10000
head. Market firm, unchanged to sc above
yesterdays average. Bulk, S995Q 0-35
light, $970@10.40; mixed, SO. 70M10.5O I;
heavy, $9.70@ 10.45: rough. S9.10Q9.Sj; pigs,
81. 25@9.40
CATTLE-Receipts $4,000 head. Market
weak. Native beef cattle. So Io@ 1150 !;
western steers, Sc 20@9 80; stockers and
feeders. $4150775; cows and heifers, $40
@9.50: calves, $700M1160
SHEEP-Receipts $4,000 head. Market
steady. Wethers. S7.0o@S.25; lambs. ss.2o
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New York, Oct. A.-Mercantile paper
81 sterling 60 day bills AIM CONNER
eial sixty day bills 4-7014 demand, 4.757s.
Cables, 4.76 ZIG. Francs, demand, 5.s41a.
Cables, 5S35. Marks, demand, 70H I;
12k. Guilders, demand Az; cables Al
3-16 Lires, demand 651E: cables 65014
Rubles, demand 31A cables 31l9- Bar
silver, 673s Mexican dollars. 51k. Gov
eminent bonds steady Railroad bonds
strcng. Time loans easy. 60 days 1854 !;
80 days and months, 3H@3A-
Call money easier: higher 2; low 2; rul-
ing rate 213: last loan 2A- Closing bid p
Offered at pa.
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TWO INJURED IN RIOT
Strikers Resume Attacks When Cops
Leave n. Y. Street Cars.

New York, Oct. 24.-Strike activity
in the city's transit situation was re-
sumed today when several Third ave-
nue. elevated trains were bombarded
with stones thrown from rooftops in
the Harlan district. Two passengers
were injured.
Policemen were Withdrawn from
most trains and surface cars some days
ago when strikers and sympathizers
generally abandoned their campaign
of violence
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STUMP FOR WILSON
Gompers and Morrison Into Demo
cratic Campaign.

Washington, Oct. 24.-SamueI Com
pers president of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, and Secretary Franl,
Morrison will personally take the
stump in favor of the reelection of
President Wilson, it was announced
at labor headquarters here this after
MON
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prices
positively cannot use sheep or lambs
unless fat)
Topeka H.- Market
FURNISHED by T. A Beck. 212-14 East eth /
Topeka. Kan, Oct. "a
PRAIRIE HAY-ss.O0
Topeka Grain Market
FURNISHED by r J. Billiard corner Kan
sas Ave. and Curtis StI
Topeka, Kan. Oct. "a
OATS-iaM4Gc
rORN-sSc
wHEAT-S1 4Od145
Poultry, Eggs and Butter
FURNISHED by the Topeka Packing Com.
pany- corner Laurent and Madison.l
Topeka. Kan Oct 81
HENS-3L lbs and over Ike: ur.s.r
Big lbs. 12i9c: springs over lbs fsc.
ducks. SC; geese. &c: broflers lbs and
Butter and Fces
FURNISHED by che ..estrice Creamery Co
ToDeka. Ean-i
CHICAGO Ef;f;S-31c
CHICAGO E.fifiS-3OI6 0131r
NEW YORK EGGS-50132e
CREAMERY BUTTER--CIicago 341Lc-
wholesale. 34c.
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Brownsville. Pa, Oct 24.-The tip
pie electric plant and five barges load
ed with coal, the property of the Dia-
mond Coal and Coke company at West
Brownsville, Pa, were destroyed by
fire Monday with a loss of s125.000.
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DROPS 18Th PLANE
Baelke, German Star Aviator, Shoots
Down Two Allies Flyers

Berlin, Oct. 24.--Via London-Cap-
tain Boelke. the famous German avi-
ator shot down two more aeroplanes
yesterday, bringing up the total to
thirty-eight. the war office announce
ed today. Twenty-Five allied aero
planes were disposed of during the
dav
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Kansas City Live stock sales.

ing at the Stock Yards. Kansas City and
reported over long distance telephone Oh
rect to the State Journal by Clay Robin
son & Co. live stock commission mer
chants.
Kansas City. Oct. 24-CATTLE-Receip
% 600 head Market slow, steady.
HOGS-Receipts 16G00 head. Market D
TO 10c higher. Bulk of sales, S9.SOG 1923 :;
top. 5000
SHEEP-Reeeipts 5000 head Market
-
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Furnished by 7. j.. Myers.
Building.I
Columbian

(Furn1shed by I. ]. Myers. Column ban
Building-I
Private cables quoted wheat in Buenos
Aires up ID cents a bushel yesterday.
Minneapolis wheat stocks have increased
10000 bushels in the past three days
Worlds shipments of oats last week were
4, 367 900 bushels, including 2,S11 600 BUSH
els from America
Worlds shipments of corn last week
were 3,7I2.O00 bushels, compared with A.
ST 900 bushels in the previous week and
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Chicago, Oct 24.-WHEAT-Close De-
ceEber $17SA LOS; May, $1-7s1sQD% ;
CoRN-December, s9%@9oc; May, 9Os.
@3sc; July, 9O5sc.
OATS-December, 54Ac; May, 57Ac.
PORK = October, $29.25; December,
$2775; January. $2700.
LARD-October, $16.25; December, $15.95
January, $15.32
SHORT RIBS-October, $14.52; January,
$14.30.
CORN-Corn weakened with wheat.
OATS-Oats strengthened by liberal ex-
port business.
PROyISIONS-In provisions, a wild rush
to buy carried December pork up $1.23 and
December lard, 0915c.
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New York Oct. 24-BUTTER-Ma
steady Creamery higher than extra, Sc
M36c.
EGGS-Irregular. Fresh gathered, extra
fine, 3904Oc.
CHEESE-Firm state fresh specials, 81
@21Ac.
POULTRY-Alive firm. Dressed, easy.
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New York Oct. 24-SUGAR-Sugar raw
steady; centrifugal $3.50; molasses. $5-64
refined firm; fine granulated $7.50@760.
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Chicago Produce Market

Chicago, Oct. 24.-Butter, eggs and pc
tatoes unchanged
POULTRY-Alive, unchanged.
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New Orleans Cotton Market.

New York Oct. 24@COTTON-Spot
quiet Middling uplands, 5000. Sales
1900 bales.
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$4,000 bushels a year ago. America
shipped 2S5,000 bushels.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were $4,000 bushels of
wheat, Il, 900 barrels of flour, 372, 900 bush
els of corn, $4,000 bushels of oats; wheat
and flour combined. 1,234 900 bushels.
The total wheat harvest of the world, as
estimated by the International Agricultural
Institute of Rome, is % per cent below that
of last year and per cent below a normal
crop. The report includes, for the first
time, the crop of European Russia, which
is estimated to be 20 per cent less than
last year.
Worlds shipments of wheat last week,
as reported at Liverpool, were 10,412, 900
bushels, compared with 11.255, 900 bushels
in the previous week and 12,726,00O bushels
a year ago. Shipments from America were
4,5S0,0o0 bushels, including 1,116O00 bush
els flour. Russia shipped 104, 900 bush
els, Indian, 1,712,00U bushels; Argentina
1, 1872, 900 bushels and Australia 2,0SS,0O0
bushels.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas City
increased 1890 bushels last week and now
amount to II, 7S9 900 bushels; corn 259, G42
bushels, decrease liz, 1864 bushels; oats, g.
O66.O57 bushels, increase 626,217 bushels
kafir. 1871 bushels, increase $50 bushels
rye, 90,3SS bushels. increase 5.So1 bushels
barley, ,775 bushels, increase 1922 BUSH
els. A year ago stocks were 700, $50 bush
els of wheat, 81, III bushels of corn, and
81, PAT bushels of oats.
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New York Stock Market.

New Orleans, Oct 24-SPOT COTTON
Firm midGling, $3.50.
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HoGS-Rece.pts 10000 head. Market
1880; packers and butchers. s10.o0a 10. SO :
light, $9.T5@1O25; pigs. SS.T5@9.50.
CATTLE-Receipts 5000 head, includ-
ing 900 Southerns. Market steady. Prime
fed steers, S9600 90: dressed beef steers.
81. 00M9.25: western steers, $6.0OQ9 . /:
southern steers. S550M7.50 cows, 81. 5OG
1925; heifers. S. T5d9.25: stockers and feed
ers, $5T3dS.25; bulls. $500G6.25; calves.
Sc, 0Od 1000.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000 head. Market
steady to Zoe lower. Lambs $9.90Q10 40 !:
yearling, 81. SOFAS so; wethers, $T@s; ewes.
Sc. soar %; stockers and feeders. S5.25d9-25.
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Kansas City Grain Market

1.-THE range of prices for grain futures on
The Kansas City Board of Trade as re-
ported bly, Thos. J. Myers. Broker Column
bian Bldg.l
Kansas City, Oct "a.
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The Chicago Board of Trade as reported
By Thos. ]. Myers. Broker. Columbian
Bldg.l
Cbiooro O.+
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Kansas City Stock Yards. Oct, 24mThe

Kansas City Stock Yards. Oct. 24.-The
cattle market showed extraordinary capa'
CITY last week completely absorbing the
run of 81 600 cattle and 5000 calves, second
largest week on record here, and 5000 cat
tie besides, held over from previous week.
Not only that. but the market Thursday
and Friday showed an advance of 10 to %
cents on steers of all kinds Keceipts 70.
day dropped to 5000. and prices are 10
BEEF CATTLE.
Choice heavy fed steers sold up to $3.50
today, not quite the limit of the market for
prime beeves. no fancy yearlinGs here
Good grass steers got competition from
feeder buyers up to $50 $500 5osay- m1aare
weights 81 to s7.35 light steers 1913 to
s675. some thin Oklahomas in the quar-
sold = at 81 to s7s5, as compared with $50
a week ago for same brand Gamers and
cows are firm; at SAG to t 500
total of 1882 cattle were bought and
shipped to the country last week, a record
week in that trade; exceeding the week 7ak
head went out, former record. Competition
was keen after Wednesday. and prices adj
over at the end Of the week 5000 less than
at end of previous week. Sales today are
ID to p higher, sometimes 20 to 90 higher
IS 60 choice Panhandle, New Mexico and
Colorado yearlinCs S7-I5 to 1873. medium
cattle So to s7.22
Lower reports from Chicago at the start
failed to produce any effect here. and sales
receipts Il. 600 head. Mess pork made a
big advance today. and 1t looks like a
higher market for live hogs tomorrow
Packers are not accommodating any mate
rial and the advance in futures today in.
dicates their weak position Receipts Of
hogs are fairly IibeI al. but fresh meat trade
reGuires large numbers leaving an made
ol1ate remainder for smoked and salt meats.
Corn at a dollar bushel makes present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-24
I,iverpooI GRAIN Make

Liverpool Grain Market.
Liverpool-WHEAT-S strong; No. 2
hard winter los I'd. No. 1 northern Duluth
15s Sd. No. Manitoba los Sd. No. 2, los
I'd 20. 8, los 4d.
CORN-Spot firm. American mixed new,
lie Sad.