The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-24

Quality was lncking on nearly all ship
ments. Very little long fed stuff is ar,
irving. Bulk Of all beef steers, sold around
50. 70 TO $780, with few loads up TO S1l9
but a few sold up to Ss25 Compared with
week ago, beef steers are steady 10 IVc
lower, with much uRevenness shown IN the
trading. Few grassers were otIereu; SUM
from the grazing sections having had some
grass and looked like decent killers sold az
5.25 to 5000, with best kinds up to So-S'
Bulk of she stock.has been on the plain
order. Nov and then load or fed COVE
odd Hii ones M to $50 Heifers have shown
Unlimited numbers and when quality COM
pared with cows sold little better.
| Very few yearling steers and heifers have
arrived. Feeders declaring prices are dls-
astrous to such operations ODD oun S
sold up to $3.50 with few over 500 Can-
ners and low grade cows are about the only
grown killing stock wanted badly enough
te sell at steady RThe fS Wtn 6gk Of fG Rng
cattle of better grades, an advance OF los
to 25c has been forced on better grades Of
higher Top kinds of veal calves at $I2J
to $500 look steady, while weighty, kinds
with flesh enough to AT attract stoeker buyers
CATTLE-STOCKERA AND FEEDER.
An irregular demand for stoeker and
feeder cattle has made prices look better
at times and worse at others, but on the
whole little change is noted from this time
last week Bulk of steers suitable for short
FEEDING have sold around $3.50 to 5000 when
quality was near the top. Bulk or offerings
have been of palmer Kind and sold usual
ly at 81 % to $500, with some even at low
er figure, with the abundance of roughage
on the firms, thin stoekers nave gone 70 me
country in liberal numbers and buyers
have taken them like they thought they
were worth the money. Net many nave
shown enough quality to bring over So;oV'
while numbers went at $500 to 81 T5. Or
ders for cows showing fair covering nave
been fairly liberal and this kind shows
flrtttp n
stock calves was noted and many oraets
were untitled on account of lack of stock
in many places. Bulk of the good ones
made 5000 10 ST.25, but many palmer kinds
went around 1915 to $780,
HOGS.
Receipts of hogs for the eurrant three
dav period amount to about 30,e51 head,
same ea period last week and 5s'294 head the
PeTi4t65 IBIS sas Week has been
sonably good and most of the hogs have been
selling within relatively marrow Eanse
Of values Trade has been featured by Il
responsive packing demand. but Shippers
have been buying less freely than during
the same period last week ana l9eaI P p,ok
ing daily ciearances As Gar as the scale
of prices is concerned, the usual small
aps heGf ght Rogs the classes
favored by shippers while heavy hogs ana
especially heavy sows. have been sellins
q discounts. Big packing sOWS III WelEhtS
of 800 pounds or more: including common
and rough throws outs from full loads. are
still notched toward the bottom OF th the St
ues backward, with the trade somewhat
uncertain. Compared with last Thurs
days market, hogs are now selling at fig
ures mostly steady to Zoe higher, on an
average, with the good light ana llsht
butcher hogs showing the most improve
ment.
on last Thursday the average cost of
the hogs supply dropped to SO43, the low
est in six years, and While no averages =
SO far this week, trade has approached the
low level noted within "a few points Tues
days average cost, the lowest so far this
Quite a few pigs have been showing up
in the receipts and while demand has been
iRgs, the tendency of values has been
slightly lower Compared with last Thurs
days trade, pigs show a decline Of about
25c, with few desirable light weights Of
MUTTON SHEEP AND LAMBS.
Receipts for the first three days this
days last week and 23.0s2 the correspond
ing period last year. With light holiday
week supply, all killing classes have reg
pared with last Thursday. Offerings of
mature classes have been limited, but sheep
have been slow to move until today's ses-
made S4.e0 and few odd wethers sold up
native ewes land at 50 % to $3.50 and on
the low spot extremely heavy kinds had
to sell below $500 Choice yearling weth-
ers. around 90 pounds in weight, went at
500 and palmer lots ranged generally at
$3.50 to 5000. Most fat lambs offered have
been fed westerns and natives. with the
best natives frequently making ton prices.
The high spot for the week to date was
reached on today's market, when several
ears of fed offerings made 80 %. Bulk
of better grades have made IS 80 to 81 90
with most common to medium lots at $3.50