The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-09-24

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| 81. Goa III: No 5, nominal.
| OATS-Market unchanged. No. 2 white,
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| KAFIR AND MILO MAIZE-s9336G3 ,. 40
HAY-sIarket 5oc to 81 higher Choice Che ne.
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| SHoRTSMsi 1Gd 1.49
BRAN-S1. Sea 1.3a.
| BUTTER-Market unchanged.
EGGS-Market unchanged
! POULTRY-Market unchanged.
! 81 .o21s di.52a4; November. $1-5o4s.
! Chicago Produce Market.
Chicago, Sept. Blu TTER-Market IN
| EGGS-Market higher Receipts 1885
cases Firsts. 43la a 44c: ordinary firsts,
44lh@421sc; at mark. cases included, 4olA@
PoTAToEs-sfarket lower Receipts III
! cars Minnesota and Dakota bulk. $3.50
go; ditto sacks. $2:s5G 2.40: Wisconsin
! POULTRY-Aiive, lower; fowls, 21@2Tc;
/ springs, 25cc.
New York Sugar Mrrket.
New York Sept 24-SCGAR-Raw.
steady; centrifugal 7-2s; fine granuiatrd'
| New York stock Market.
Wall St. New York. Sept. 24.-STOCKS-
| Lack of support and weak speculative
following encouraged sharp selling turnout
| the general list with especial pressure OIL
| tobaccos and distillery shares. American
Sumatra tobacco and L. s. alcohol lost 3A
uoints each, the latter and distillers secur-
tiles being affected by the house enact
ments of further restrictive legislation Re-
actions from the earlier high figures reach
ed a point or more in various other issues
A vigorous rally followed under the lead of
equipments which advanced from 1 to .
points.
Professional traders directed their efforts
against the short interests at the opening
| of the stock market today with the result
that prices were soon carried up " to 1E2
points in the shares which were foremost
in yesterdays advance. The inquiry from
a continuance of the show of confidence
displayed in all quarters; American Su-
matra Tobacco and Distil1ers' Securities
were marked exceptions, losing l and III
points respectively.
| New York Produce Market.
| New York, Sept. 24-BUTTER-Market
strong. Creamery higher than extras, Gig
| EGGS-Market firm. Fresh gathered ex-
CHEESEEMarket strong. State fresh
/ PoULTRISAlive and dressed, quiet
prices unchanged.
I Chicago Live Stock Market.
Chicago. Sept. 24.-HOGS-Receipts 49,
600. Market mostly Csc lower than yester
day. 1879
rough. $11.15@1S.2o; pigs, good to choice,
| CATTLEEReceipts 5000. Best steers.
strong; others and bu,cher cattle opening
slow. about steady; calves, steady.
SHEEP-Receipts $1,000. Fat classes of
feeding, breeding sheep steady; feeding
lambs, lower.
Kansas City Live stock Market.
! Kansas City Sept. 24.-HOGS-Receipts
IL 600 Market ioc to Ice lower Bulk Of sales,
End SateSe1.: sls s6asoio; lights, ssins ssse
CATTLEReceipts 5000. including 400
southerns. Market 10c to 15c lower. Prime
fed steers. s17.5o@ 100; dressed beef steers,
$10.00@1700; western steers, $10.0O015.t0:
southern steers, $7.0O@14.0O; cows. $500
1900; heifers. s70o@12.5: stockers and
feeders yo@1S.Oo; bulls, $1oo@9-oO;
| sHEEP-Receipts 10000 Market 1oc
lower: Lambs, s15.oo@I725; yearlings,
$s.o0@10.25; stockers and feeders. $1,000
Kansas City Stock Yards, Monday, Sept
23;-Cattle receipts today were 10000 head.
5000 more than were ever received here in
Liower. s1sT5 bid and reused f Hog g sup -
ply was $4,000. early market 10c lower.
packer market 15c to &c lower. top 5000.
Sheep and lamb receipts were 21.O00. mar
ket around 25c lower, best western lambs
BEEF STEERS.
had s cae TO-DAY
before equalled. and several of the markets
esta blished new records in point Of cattle
! Louis. Packers slaughtered close to $4,000
!, cattle in the plants here last week. only a
few head less than in the previous week
ter for single week. They paid strong
prices till Thursday. but the close Friday
some bids today are 81 per cwt. lower than
sales last Wednesday. Prime cattle re-
ceived a bid of s1s.75. and best grass cat
a bid Of s14.25. which was refused whose
mates sold at $3.50 early last week. Cow
= held more nearly steady se sales
sTOCKERs AND FEEDERS.
Demand about equalled the supply OF
held steady most of the week. but With
a dull close. Feeder buyers paid up to
1sr EEeashss s,s e aaE fancy
full cattle three to six dollars per cwt. be-
low these figures in either class.
HOGS
/ Light hogs sold up to 5000, middle
weights s2O.25, choice heavy 5000. packers
top $50, bulk of sales s1s.75 to $50 Stock
pig trade has been active and prices firm
common kinds S17 or less Packers are
In bearish mood. and stopped at S19.ss
be eno tt their need of sS
running 1902 greater than at this time
. last year at Kansas City. with a similar
increase at other points. and tho killers
have big orders. some decline is consistent
| SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Local prices were higher than competing
markets on both fat lambs and feeding
stock last week. and buyers insisted on re-
auctions today. particularly when reports
of big runs and lower prices came from
outside points. Westerns sell Mt 81 TO
SIPS. native M to $3.50. feeding lambs
plentiful at SIS to SIG. fat ewes SO. p
wethers $11.I5 feeding ewes 81 to 50. fat
goats 81. ]. A. RICKART
Market Correspondent.
/ Grain Gossip.
Furnished by the Topeka Board of TraleD
Chicago. Sept. 24.-The Tribune: Grain
| Traders gossip was bearish yesterday.
many longs went out on stop orders. Shorts
appeared to be best buyers and there was