The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-31


and feeders, s5.s06900: cows and heifers,
$450M11 Go calves, $s75d13.O0
\, SHE sH3EEPLRecsipts 9,ooe tomorrow 1000
$950@15.40. s5
Kansas city Live stock Market.
Kansas City, July 31.-HoGS-Receipts
$4,000. Market steady. Bulk. SIS 20@16.00:
heavy. s15e0@16.10; packers and butchers,
S155o@16oo; light. s15.oo@15I0; pigs.
CATTLEEReceipts $4,000, including 500
Pme ea dressed es beef
steers, $10.00@12.50; western steers, S9.000
go: southern steers. s7.00@11.5o; cows,
and feeders sas5a1o5o: bulls. Sc s seeseos !:
calves, S6.5ed11.O0.
to weak Lambs sisssa149 5fkS yea TIaaas
So s0@ co. wethers, sS50@10.00; ewes,
ss-00@9.2o: stoekers and feeders. $6.O0@
Kansas City Stock Yards. July so.-Cattle
receipts ha dsy big s5e
strong to 15e higher, but later slowed down
to barely steay; top, s1s.75: Hog receipts
$16.1O Sheep and lamb supply was 3,000
market weak to 25c lower. best lambs here,
$14.50
BEEF CATTLE.
Missouri beef steers sold at S13T5, as
compared with top of $3.50 for hest
We're not as numerous today. sales not
much changed from the close last week,
class si2e5, light grass steers e dow down to So
Oklahoma shipped lightly, prices around
steady, ge % d steers weighing 800 to 1000
$50 I. S.75, lighter steers down to S6.75.
Butcher cattle opened with good prospects
but lost their advantage Striking switch
stride, and the reported settlement of the
strike this morning did not quite restore
'Ae SUCKERS AND FEEDERS.
There was large hold-over from last
week, 5000 head. but more country buyers
with receipts smaller than heretofore re-
/ suited in a steady market, at recent de-
early at $50 Weighing SIS lbs ssen s1
steady: Stock steers range franz s625 to
steers are going out as high as sii.75, but
this trade is not EE yet dependable.
Excited markets closed last week. and
buyers asked quarter higher at the start
today. Later the situation settled to a Zoe
thg eI basis with that advance gone at
S1610. highest price. since May, medium
weights $1,000. best lights, $3.50 Dry
for some raisers, and a certain number of
good brood sows are being sacrificed. One
Nebraska owner sent on his herd of twelve
registered sows. Courageous farmers are
from timid owners now one Kansas man
towing weghs has of two
SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Bad fresh mutton and lamb markets in
/ the east continue, and prices at the sheer
house are lower. choice lambs worth si47
cars of Arizonas sold today at s1f50, with
$50 feeding lambs out at S14.00. Fancy
feeding lambs weighing 80 lbs might
bring $500, heavier ones less. Fat ewes
sell at $500 to $3.50, breeding ewes. 81 O(
to s14.50 old broken mouth ewes at S. 90 to
$50, this kind being gamble, with
chances against the buyer
Early Morning Gossip.
FURNISHED by the Topeka Board of Trade.
j Chicago. July 31.--The Chicago Herald
i says: Corn is regarded as good deal OF
a weather market for the next few weeks
! Hot weather has forced the crop along
rapidly and the weather map Is being
watched closely for rains and high tenn.
peratures Maximum of 100 and over were
registered Saturday in North Dakota and
Minnesota both Saturday and Sunday IL
South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and tbs
greater part of Oklahoma and Iowa ani
northwest Missouri.
Sentiment of the local grain trade las
q few close observers that the corn anf
oats have had all the advance they ar,
entitled to at present. Bears however ad
mitted that should hot, dry weather con
tinue two weeks 1t Nigh cause reversa
of ideas. The general disposition is to gt
slow in making new commitments on boti
sides. -
Country shippers are more disposed t.
fconsign new grain and corn to take ad
| vantage of the cash premiums.
Distillers and brewers continue to buy