The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-08-09
LIVESTOCK RECEIPTS.
KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK MARKET
REPORT,

FURNISHED by United States Bureau of
Agriculture. Livestock Exchange Build
CATTLE~Receipts were 22,5oo. against
23.525 last Monday and 1865 a year ago.
Grassy Of ring ,s ana
Monday beef steers were called steady to
strong, but there was little doing early
on the common and In, between grasSers'
ter grades of grassers and most dry red
offerings wene strong to higher extreme
5000 for yeariing steers, but no heavy
steers had finish enough to pass 500,
while some light ones were held at $1,000.
Texas sold early at 1925 to $500 and win
tered grassers reached $3.50, many others
from Kansas selling at $40 to $500 plain plain
was mostly steady. There were weak spots
on in-between kinds that We're offset by
gearing heifers 5000, full load arerag-
ing S23 pounds making 500. Many plain
to medium grass heifers sold at -. 80 to
many sold downward, $500 Gamers were
steady, with bulk at 81. 25 to $3.50. Bulls
were unchanged. but hardly. any choice
were dull, with prices went to SOC lower.
Top was practically $3.50, only odd lots
Te aoed Tsar gh Sold NJ ID 5 80 r6e
heavies and mediums sold frequently at
$500 to $500 Common kinds went at $500
and down. Stockers and feeders were ac-
tive at steady to strong rates. Heavy
feeders reached $500. with several loads at
7.40 to S7.15 and lighter ones at $625 10
sold as low as $3.50, but little went below
$3.50 and many sold at $5.25 to $50, with
best at S6.75,, which averaged around 800
HoGS-Receipts were. estimated at 1880
Last Monday S.s76 arrived and one year
market MAJ by filling an order for choice
lights at 5000 to $11.00 and traders took
odd punches the same way. Some 2G0-
DArwfA e. ~ -
ose ookeG s6cp Ee acc hge
Other shippers and packers refused to bid,
so trading dragged till late hour, when
bids and gradually worked up till some
sales of mixed hogs looked 15c to 25e
higher. Many other bids were steady 10
lower. Trading. was very unsatisfactory
and many hogs were in first hands at the
close Mixed droves sold to one order
bought choice 300 pound weights at 1896
Bids on choice mixed were from So.62 to
$50; Packing sows and stock pigs were
went at ss.25 to $s75. while choice stock
pigs topped at $1,000, with a full load of
saturdaS fG sa9o weight 2ss pounds sh AYES SeT
age cost for the week $1056. weight $50
TSHEEP-Reeeipts were estimated at o.
coo. against $3.50 last Monday and 1000
the same day last year. Sheep prices were
TeSas @eth her went went at sa25 and sPea ODD
punches Of native ewes made $500 but
most fat natives brought s4-25 to $4.75,
with the former price paid for weighty
kinds. Best blackface breeding ewes went
at S4.75 and $500. Lambs moved readily
at steady to strong prices, with top at
$1,000 paid for choice Ctahs Other Utans
brought S9-!5 and Texas offerings went At
Ss.25. Choice natives seld up to 5000
and sales were numerous at $3.50 10 $500.
Common kinds were plentiful at $500 to
500 and some little better than culls went
below $500. Most culls brought 400 to
$50 Texas feeding lambs sold at 5000
to 1915 and some from Utah made $7.25.
N. Y. GRIFFIN, Representative.