The Topeka state journal., 1921-12-23
LIVESTOCK RECEIPTS.
FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co, 2a1
New England Building.)

Sioux City....... 4.50O 500 500
St Joseph ........ G,Q000 400 303
st. Paul ....-...... 4,30O 600 1,200
WEEKLY REPORT, KANSAS CITY LIVE
STOCK MARKET.
| Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates,
964 Livestock Exchange KANSAS city, Mo.
Telephones: Bell, Main 1547; Home, Harri
son 1945
| CATTLE-KILLING GRADES.
-Four days receipts were less than %, 900,
| the highest run of the year, against 81, ,453
the same period last week and %, ,O51 the
Sss %sr e,Hesbs Tess ts gD MaPy
| ply but the main reason for the fall down
| ia receipts was the bad break in prices
| all week in nearly every branch of the trade
and demand was seldom urgent. Compared
with week ago, bulk of beef steers looked
| 20e to soc lower but as compared with last
| Friday sales at the close were generally
strong to 25c higher. Top for the week
was $500, not counting five heavy yearlings
at $1,000. Very little else sold above 81 80
and bulk of all grades went Mt $5.75 to
SI00, With very small number Of sales
| at any time below S5.25. The middle grades
| of steers usually sold to best advantage,
buyers discriminating against the better
weig6 WSie the pacIne bqnsa beP IabSp
strike has been officially called off, there is
little evidence in the yards that strike is
| in existence, packers absorbing the receipts
| in about normal way.
| Fat she stock closed on a very uneven
were around Gec to i5c HIGHER t Than tbSn / Week Week
ago. while better kinds We're mostly zoe
lower However, as compared with last
uneveniy strong to CSC higher. Some load
lots Of eowsRsold up to $500 and some
Manf 1nMal5 a Teasd e "a ID s55o but few loads
| cleared at $3.50 TO S4.25. Heifers were quite
numerous at $500 to $3.50 and at times
several loads reached 5000 but offerings at,
S70o and higher were scarce Cutters frez
quently Went at $500 to S325 and some
made $3.50 to $3.50 on late days, while on
nr Tirri in tha -saf- .I.1
around S2.T5. Gamers were a big quarter
higher, bulk making $500 to $3.50 altho on
bringing $225 are no better than those
about ten days ago at S150 to $175 Bulls
were about steady. altho at times they dis
tween So 90 and $500. Calves held generally
steady all week but quality was not very
desirable Best vealers made 500 to SIS CD
and many plain to medium ones cleared at
So.O0 to $500. Heayies and mediums were
most Numerous at $500 to S6.25, altho some
common kinds sold considerably below 81
CATTLE-STOCKER AND FEEDER.
There was a moderate country demand
! for stockars and feeder steers most days 1ut
there was lack of urgency to the competi-
best buyers and they managed to dispose of
most of their holdings before the close.
Light feeders and most grades of stockers
sold to best advantage. COMPARED with a
week ago offerings looked around steady
Many feeders went at $525 to 5000 but
the proportion landing upward of $625
small except where offerings were practical
| ly of a killer kind. Stockers sold fre0uent-
| ly up to $500 and some goed-sized strings
made $G10 to $G25 but above the latter
range sales were limited Palmer kinds
were most numerous at $500 to S5.T5, with
cows and heifers were generally steady to
2Jc lower than a week ago but showed
went out at $500 to S325 and few sold be
! low S215. Most heifers ranged from $400
to $3.50, with some upward of $4.75 and
Stock calves showed no change as demand
was equal to the SUPPLY. Many of the
$500 to $500 took most of the plain ones
Mixers and springers were only moderate
" active and prices held generally steady
HOGS.
Receipts of hogs for the current four-day
period amount to approximately 32,52s
,339 head for the same days last week
and 26,636 head for the corresponding
period last year Quality of supply lately
mas been ,seas0nably good, with n good
share of the offerings Consisting of desir-
able hogs in. weights Of 190 to 30 pounds
ing higher in spite of the fact that the
larger packing plants are still handicapped
by labor strike. further Development
in the trade has been a substantial de-
crease in the shipping demand on most
days, but packer demand has been broad
and active enough to produce good clear
anees at prices quite little higher. Com
, pared with week ago, hogs are now sell
and tone to the market suggests some
urgency to demand for local slaughter.
Shippers have been taking few hogs for
movement to California, Old Mexico, Bal
tinore. and st. Louis. but most Of the re-
ceipts have been selling to packers. Hogs
graded as light lights have been Scarce,
with inquiry for this class of stock rather
slack Best light and light butcher hogs
are now selling around $T15. while packer
top on similar hogs a week ago was 81 so.
Packing sOWs have been none too active
/ this week, but are selling about steady
with last Thursday.
Relatively few pigs have been coming
and the better kinds of light to medium
weight stock pigs are in good request.
prices showing very little change from day
MUTTON SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Receipts for the first four days this
week at 2s,655 include around COCO on thru
billing. The same period last week, q. .S6J
me in and the corresponding days last
year arrivals totaled II, 200. Compared
changed the recent advance off sets the
loss sustained at last weeks close Most
mature offerings have been native ewes and
fat lots carrying considerable weight have
sold generally at $3.50 TO s400 with odd
lots of light yearliBg ewes reaching $50
Fail EhOrn Texas Wethers went at S&2j
Very few yearIings have arrived and 0
choice light kinds have been offered. The
odd lots available have ranged generally
at $50 to SS-00 AlthO lamb values de-
clined at last weeks close and killers were
Indifferent buyers on opening days the two
day advance has forced prices fully 25e
above last Thursday a shipper paid the
top for the week to date on todaTsS session.
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