The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-05-16


Ns GArrb beef essie
steers. Ss10@91O; stockers and feeders.
seoo@s, $; , COWS and heifers's s4-4o@s-oo'
sHEEP@Receipts 1000. Market steady:
wethers, S7:00@9.S5; lambs, ss-I5@l2.oo;
springs, $11-00@13-5G.
Kansas City Live Stock Market.
>, Hspsas City M May 70 5owss B9h pof
e eses and bUtehers ss.75Gsso; light, $4,000
&C. cArRT ri i s pts 5000 Market strong
and active. Prime fed steers, 81 4gIy .
steers, ss.00@95O; southern steers. 1904
925; cows, so5O@s25' ssif 6ns $.2oqbg aiis
SHEEP.Receipts 5000. Market strong.
Lambs. ss5o@I2 p; yearlings ss9g eSaa p. p
stockers and feeders, se0o@1o.5O.
Light receipts of cattle after Monday last
week turned the market upward. and sales
Thursday were % to 40 cents higher than san
of stock steers and feeders held up STEADY,
but breeding cattle declined 10 to % cents,
ago. The week closed with killers empty
handed, and ready for liberal run this
$500 head, and the market was fast one.
strong to 10 cents higher than close OF
last week, 80 to so cents above a week ago
on killing cattle stockers and feeders firm.
Prime heavy native steers sold at $3.50 to
S965, good natives 50 and upwards, choice
pulp steers -S925 to $3.50. several strings
within that range. and common .pulpers
down to $50; fed &C. cattle e from sn the pan
handle country at $50 Of to fh s
| Cows and heifers do not show quite
much strength as steers but , best COWS vs.
Stockers and feeders held steady. sales
| up to $3.50. A string of three year-old
steers was bought in the Panhandle last
week at S64 a head, from which two cars
of the tails were cut out and were on the
| market here today, S61 lbs average, at
| $3.50, or over SO gross, making a good
| shipping profit.
Hogs made gains at the end of last week,
| today receipts 1900 head. Top was S10.05
| bulk $3.50 to $1,000. Packers have been the
principal buyers during the last week, and
| grades and weights, light weights making
some gains on the oths sn o during ing the week
Idaho hogs are here today, pigs at S9.35.
light hogs $9.s5. Receipts here last week
previous week, and the total supply at
present is barely sufficient to fill the de-
good position sellers hold. ~
Sheep and lambs are advancing regular
| ly, gain Of 10 to % cents. today, follow
| ing good gains last week, goats participant
| ing. Receipts today are s100 head. Win
| ter fed western lambs brought s12.1o to-
SO lbs 500, Angora brushers 1886. all
new high records. Spring lambs are quot
able up to S12 clipped Texas wethers
would bring $3.50 or better, Texas and
II 600 goats were included last week and
5000 are here today. Mexican slick haired
brusher goats sell at $S.75 to $3.50. Goat
receipts will be liberal another week or
| two, and now is a good time to buy.
| J. A. RIChART, Market Correspondent.
Kansas City Live Stock Sales.
| 1.-THE following sales were made this morn
ing at the Stock Yards, Kansas City, and
reported over long distance telephone di-
rect to the State Journal by Clay, Robin
son & Co.. live stock commission mer-
chants.J
Kansas City, May 16-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts 5000 head. Market strong, 10c high
er.
| HOGS-Receipts 1900 head. Market loo
lower Bulk OF sales, S9.7o@990, top, $e.95.
| SHEEP-Receipts 5000 head Market