The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-12-12
IIYEsToCK MARKEr REPORT.

United States Department of Agriculture,
Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates
964 Livestock Exchange, Kansas City; Mo.
son 1915
KANSAS CITY.
CATTLE-Weeks receipts were "a 500
a year ago. There was little trading today.
A load and half of good 1,24G pound
steers made $500, strong price with the
lots were held over. Some cutter cows
looked steady at $500 TO $3.50. Packers
We're doing practically nothing on calves.
some stock calves going TO ward traders Mt
1919 to $3.50, which the sellers considered
a little lower. Compared with week ago,
higher with weeks top at $3.50 for heavies.
She stock and bulls finished around steady.
SaIneFs We're sp AL ALVEY Meek and s9sed
feeders were mostly strong TO 25c higher.
Stock cows and heifers were mostly 25c
Many traders are looking for comparatively
good receipts next week
HoGS-The week is closing with the
usual small Saturday run OF hogs, about
1000 head showing up. Actual receipts last
Saturday were Lose head and a year ago.
supply sold readily to shippers and yard
traders at prices fully a dime higher than
those paid yesterday. 1t was short-ses-
sion market at the advance and the larger
packers made little or no effort to secure
killing material. Only two or three leads
of hogs sold on packing account, Light
to shippers at prices up to 500. the days
top. Bulk of supply went at $3.50 to 500,
ing fully two-thirds Of their weight in big
packing sOws. sold for local slaughter at
1928. Good light stock pigs were reported
up to 500, but hardly more than 100 pigs
were included in the receipts Average cost
of hogs yesterday was $3.50, with average
weight at 21i pounds
around 1900. against -, coo last week and
2G,00O the same week last year. While the
outlet for sheep and lambs has been cur
tailed to some extent by the strike of pack
ing house employees, the supply has been
light and all offerings have moved readily.
Compared with last weeks close sheep
prices are unchanged, but lamb values are
Zoe to soc higher. with most closing sales
showing the maximum advance Most fat
ewes have ranged in price at $40 to Si-2o,
with a choice light kind quotable higher.
Odd lots of wethers went at $5.20 to $500
and best light yearlings made $500 and
$S.25. top price for the week was paid
on the close, when fed western lambs made
$10:25. Local operators are feeding lambs
rather extensively and the strong competi-
ton for the few arriving forced 25c to SOC
higher. Most offerings have been come
back wethers selling generally at $s.2o to
SS.I5,
CATTLE-Compared with week ago, mar
ket uneven, beef steers steady TO 20c high
er. fat she stock mostly steady. low grades
weak, Gamers and cutters 25c lower bulls
steady to lower veal calves about steady,
stockers and feeders strong to 25e higher
ttOGS-MOhlly @OE HlEneF tndu =
average. Holdover light Shippers took
around 5000. Packing sows strong. Pigs
25c higher. Average cost Friday $6,9S,
weight 222 pounds.
.SHEEP-Todays receipts mostly packer
directs Compared with week ago. fat lambs
AROUND $1.00 higher, fat sheep and yearlings
soc to T5c higher, feeder lambs, Soc higher.
OMAHA
CATTLE-Compared with week ago, beef
steers uneven. DC to Doc lower. she stock
steady to soc lower, bulls steady. veals 23c
to SOC lower, stockers and feeders 25c high
HoGS-Active. mostly 25c higher. bulk
light butchers $500 to $G,T5. Average cost
Friday $G.26 weight 236 pounds.
SHEEP-Compnred with week ago, lambs
$1.0O to 81 % higher, yearlings and sheep
25e to soc higher, feelings lambs SOC high
ST. LOUIS.
CATTLE-Compared with week ago,
butcher she stock soc to Toe higher, bulls
and veal calves 25c better, Gamers 25c low
er, stockers and feeders pc to 40c higher.
HOGS-Active, 10c to 25e higher than
Fridays average, best butchers up most,
light shippers strong to 10c higher Mt top,
good 200 Founders up TO $40 best hogs
sold $7.25 to S7.35, packer sows and pigs
steady, pigs 10c to 15c up. Average cost
Friday sos, weight 206 pounds.
SHEEP-Compared with week ago.
lambs, $100 to $50 higher. ewes SOC to
zoe up. NJ Y. GRIFFIN,
REPRESENTATIVE