The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-15

the bulls are limited while those of the
July wheat cannot get more than sis and
September $2.45. There is little to prevent
bad break at any time an excess of
1t is said the open interest in May corn
is not large and of oats fair. Traders
as stocks are sufficiently large TO act as a
balance wheel Cash oats have lost their
premium and fifty Thousand bushels were
delivered on May sales late yesterday
Southern demand for oats is falling off and
the east is said to be well filled up for
oats heavily ali day but they met good sup
port from local interests
Harvesting of wheat around Fort Worth,
Texas, is expected to commence about
June 5. Texas is offering new oats in "A
limited way for June shipment.
Kansas City Live stock Markss,
BaERH' si5 V 16,55 5s heavy. SIG soaisso:
packers and butchers. s159O@16.2o; light,
s15 500 9s1It 10; pigs 81 yo@ + 90 ,no,,an
100 southerns market steady. Prime fed
steers s12.40@1315 dressed beef steers.
s9u the Steers wessst cows s65oG
feeders. S 25@iIoo; bulls, ss.ooa 1928;
strong mh Lambs' sfS' esai 1sss: yeariinss,
81 9 9o@ 1906 800 steeRers and feeders ssooG
1000
Kansas City Stock Yards. May 15.-CAT-
TLE-Cattle receipts of Is. 900 head sold at
steady prices on an average, though steers
were weak in spots. but there was evidence
of need of cattle on all sides, top steers.
s126o Hog receipts were 10000, market zoe
Joe un ngnfF i higheT top smbs $3.50 $3.50
unheard of previously.
BEEF CATTLE.
The market would have ruled stronger
today, but action of the government in re
stricting grain option trading had weak
ening effect However, killers need cattle,
Receipts included some near prime natives
at S12.60 real choice steers quotable at $13
or better, some good pulp steers at SIPS
to $3.50. and some good quarantine steers
from Furneaux Bros. Trinity Mills, Tex.
at $11.4o These prices show an advance or
merit as killers sold at $3.50 to s1o.7
gains over home weights. A train of Cali
fornia steers sold at S11.25, four loads of
light steers out at $1,000. Butcher cattle
bulls $1o.25. Colorado pulp bulls. 1918.
quarantine bulls $500. Veal calves sold
STOCKERS AND FEEDERS.
Country buyers are confident with re- re.
are aFe' firm at the highest prices vet paid
stock steers IS % to $1,000, feeders around
$40; a few fleshy feeders up to s11 or
wanted, and bring $7.25 upwards, choice
heifers around all. s
Receipts overran estimates today but
buyers were keen competitors, sales 10c to
15c higher. Some weakness developed, but
the top, S1645, was paid near the close,
three or four loads at that figure. Me-
dunn weights bring up to s16.35 today, and
lights $1625. Apparently the buying side
has no difficulty in moving the product at
a profit, and stands ready to take every
thing that comes at strong prices. Ship
ments from distant western points con-
tinue to be feature, two loads of Califor-
mia pigs today, among other shipments
from intermediate range states. Pigs
bring S12.50 to S14.75.
SHEEP AND LAMBS.
| There was a wide variety in the supply
today, ranging from choice winter fed
| lambs 66 lbs, at $40. 50, downwards to
New Mexico goats at 1Oc pound, the latter
! to both killers and country buyers, record
prices all along the route. Texas fall
| clipped yearlings, fed a few weeks in
KANSAS, sold at S14.4O and S14.75. clipped
western lambs worth up to $3.50. second
/ grade wooded lambs today brought $3.50.