The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-24

largely SS.25@S.50, asking 25c to soc higher
sold early; good Montana wethers. $5.55;
$475.
ST. JOE LIVESTOCK MARKET.
St Joe, Oct 24-HOGS-Receipts 1900.
Market 10@15e lower; top, $T-s5; bulk of
cATTLEgReceipts $500 Market gen.
orally steady steers, $4:50@1o09; cows and
SHEkF-Reeeipts 1000 Market 25@5ec
! higher. Lambs, $7.5o@s.5O; ewes, $s.lo@
KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Kansas City, Oct. 24-CATTLE-Reeeip
5000 Beet Sc +. steers STEAD; 10 "eSa bHp
5000; other early steers already sales 800
! 5000; stockers. steady to strong; morning
steady; early feeders, s.. 25Q6oo;, few cows,
$4.50@500; most sales, So. 25U4-25; Gamers,
good Cutters $S.0o o. most bulls. SsSeG35o;
better grade yealers, 9.00q950; one eleven
J car string New Mexican heifeTs, S529 ~
! @15c lower, closed around steady with Fri
days average; best, 100 and 225 pound
weight weishtS to shippers $775GT5; most mixed
droves, 81. 3o1lT So; bulk of sales, 81 .29@
1872 packing ewes geneTai d Se@e g e 455S
SIS; one strictly choice 100 pound loan
steady; most fat ewes around $500 lambs.
l25@50c higher; top western, $500.
LIVESTOCK MARKET REPORT.
United States Department of Agriculture,
| Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates
I Be Mas 1i Home Ha P
| son 1915.
KANSAS CITY.
! CATTLE+Week's receipts were around
November, 1918, and traders anticipate a
liberal supply again the coming week
There were I3,03s here the preceding week
and 60,92l the corresponding week a year
iagO. Trade was irregular but good clear
ance from first hands was made Compared
STEADY to c gSer sd o grades
weak to soc lower, short-feds showing most
decline. Top was $1,000 for lead lots, bulk
for the week making $3.50 to $3.50. Fat she
stock was mostly steady to week, with
some sales off Toe to 15e. Gamers and
Calves we're steady under liberal supply
and packers claim that many lots actually
figured higher "on the hooks Stockers
and feeders averaged around steady, hay-
ing lost the advance of early days. Stock
cows and heifers were steady to 25e lower.
Stock calves altho numerous, closed strong
to 25c higher under a broad demand.
| HoGS-Receipts consisted of 100 head
compared with 292 week ago, including 81
year. ago Sales consisted Of 40 head of
seen S Sows Of l gs9d guilty at $50 ana
a few throw-out sows at $3.50. The market
looks around steady with yesterdays aver
age. Not enough pigs were offered to test
the market. The average cost on Friday
was S7.53 and the weight 900 lbs.
| SHEEP-Receipts for the week at 5000
show decrease of 10000 compared with
! rivals for the same week last year. Offer
| ings of mature classes, principally ewes.
the week are 25c to SOC lower. At the
/ weeks opening, best ewes made $3.50 and
$46O but on closing days. $500 to $4.25
clined 25c to 40c with best on closing days
at $S.15, against an $3.50 top at the weeks
opening At the weeks close, numerous
and best natives brought 1925 to $500
Feeding lambs have been plentiful and
| are CSC to zoe lower with numerous closing
sales at $6-T5 to 500.
j CHICAGO
CATTLE-Compared with a week ago
Best yearlings, strictly choice to prime
cern-fed steers, western grass steers, can
ner and cutter cows, 15e to 25c lower; 9TH
er beef steers and butcher cows and heifers
Bulls, 15e to 25c lower; light and handy
weight veal calves, soc higher; stockers and
ToGs-Market 1oc to 25e higher than
fridays average; packing and mixed hogs
up most Pigs steady to strong. Average
cost Friday $7.13; weight, 237 lbs.
SHEEP-Receipts today mostly packer
directs and feeders on thru billings One
/ $50 and few good loads fat natives at
$500 steady. Compared with week ago, fat
lambs 2oc to 5Oc lower; fat sheep and feeder
lambs around 25c lower.
ST. LOUIS.
| CATTLE-Compared with week ago: Best
native steers, steady; lower grades and
/ westerns off soc; choice to prime yeaFlings,
25c higher; grass heifers and beef cows, soc
| lower; Gamers and stockers and feeders,
2jc lower; bulls, easier; veal calves, steady.
HOGS-Market active. Best butchers, SC
to 1oc higher; pigs and light lights and
packer sows, steady; light lights at top;
butcher top, $S25. Average cost Friday
So. 90; weight POP lbs.
SHEEP-One load of good lambs brought
$7.T5 with % culls out at $3.50 were the
only offerings. Compared with week ago,
market Toe to S1.00 lower on best lambs
heavy ewes and Gull lambs, soc lower; 9TH
ers, steady.
CATTLE-Compared With week ago:
Choice fed yearlings and handy weight
others and westerns, 25c to SOC lower; she
steady; stoekers and feeders, mostly 25c
to 50c lower.
HOGS-Market slow; mostly Zoe to 15c
higher; bulk packing grades, 1925 to $500 |
Average cost Friday $685.; weight, $50 lbs /
with week ago. lambs and yearlings. T5c 1
ers, 25c to SOC lower.
N. Y. GRIFFIN. Representative. I
TOPEKA HOG MARKET
FURNISHED by Wolff Packing Co., foot
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