The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-09


shorn lambs, $1175 fat eve top early,
$3.50: heavy, e6.00@5.25; feeder lambs,
$1O0O910.50; shearers up to $1125.
EAST ST. louis LIVESTOCK MARKET.
East st. Louis, Jan. 9.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts $500. beef steers slow 70 loo Tower J
fat cows, Gamers and cutters; veal calves
bulk veal calves, $s5og9;oo: top, s.. 90;
4oa6sc lover. Top, sS.sS on light lights
S7.S5 for 200 pound average; bulk good 70
choice ITO to ITO pounds, $S.00Is p bu llS
packers sows weak, S5.75u6Oo; pigs 5V@ DC
lower, $T.o0GS.25; quality medium to good
SHEEP-Receipts 1,5oo, market active,
to 75c; lambs top, $12,0o paid by Shippers
and packers for double deck of choice
western lambs, no other good lambs i here ere !;
800; fat 1870 pound ewes brought 1910
LIVESTOCK MARKET REPORT.
United States Department of Agriculture,
Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates,
964 Livestock ExehAnge, Kansas city,
Mo, Telephones: Bell, Main 1547; Home,
Harrison 1915.
KANSAS CITY.
CATTLE-Week's receipts were 04Oo,
against 22,600 the previous week and Isl
200 year ago. Compared with week
top $500 and bulk $500 to S7.25. Prime
steers are nominally quotable above S9v
Fat she stock ruled steady to weak, with
Gamers and cutters were unchanged. Bulls
were active and steady. Killing calves
were steady to 25c higher, with top. up to
were steady to 25e higher, while stock
calves were steady and stock cows and
heifers scored around 25c advance.
HOGS-Receipts were estimated Satur-
day at 500. Last Saturday actual arrivals,
not including packer directs; totaled 9io.
against So one year ago; Both shippers
and packers took hogs today, paying $..49
to $7.G0 for bulk of 140 to 210 pound
weights. >. odd banshes Of mixed hogs
to S760 for 30 pound kinds, while the
packer top was $40 for 100 pound weights.
er me than the aVerag wa' YESTERDAY ed ~ few
throwout sows sold at S5.75 to 5000 for
best kinds. Odd punches of medium to
good stock pigs sold at 800 to $7-25 and
Average cost friday 1928; weight 22I
pounds.
compare with 25,6s4 last week and IS, 200
the corresponding week last year, Killers
| higher prices, with the week closing at the
high point. Compared with last week S
close, killing classes have registered an adj
| light sheep are usually weighed up before
buyers display interest in heavier or
palmer lots. Very few sheep have been
ranging at 5000 to $3.50, light -yearlings
| at $500 to $3.50 and odd lots of ewes at
$40 to 1929 On the closing session, best
Of desirable quality went below HOO.
Feeding lambs are around 25c higher
with numerous fleshy lots around $l00
| Yearling wethers went for feeding pur-
poses at $7.S5 and $500.
CHICAGO.
| acknowledgements with week ago. beef
steers mostly soc to 75c higher, spots NJ
more, fat she stock Soc to SOC higher
some light heifers Up more. Campers and
tore ~. To ferI,a hull Ens
veal calves mostly 25c lower, heavy calves
| unevenly higher, desirable light weight
stoekers and feeders steady to strong
HoGs-Active, largely 15c to 40c higher
| IMAM fridays average, lights and lighl
butchers up most, few late sales Of heavy
Light. Average cost Friday $7,79, weight
sHEEP@Today's receipts all packer al.
reefs or on thru billing to the east. Com
pared with week ago, fat lambs CSC to soc
higher. fat sheep and yearlings soc to
Toe up and feeder lambs q1otably Zoe
| higher.
ST. LOUIS. a4s
| CATTLE-Compared with week ago beef
steers 15c to Zoe higher. yearlings, fat
cows. Gamers, cutters and stockers, veal
calves about $3.50 lower.
HOGS.,Closing veal, Zoe to 15c lower
than early or 20c to 40e higher than Fri
days average, lighter weights up most
bulk 200 to $50 Founders $500 to $3.50
10 pound averages at top, packer sows
/
ity. weak common. Average cost Fri
day SOS, weight 207 pounds
SHEEP-Compared with week ago fat
lambs steady, Gull lambs and sheep SOC
higher.
OMAHA
| cATTLE-For week, beef steers fully 25c
higher, she stock, bulls and veal calves
mostly zoe higher, stockers and feeders
15c to 25c higher.
HOGS-Slow, strong to 1Oc higher 177
pound weights $780, 200 pound and under
$7.35 to S7.45. Average cost FRIDAY STOG
weight 23S pounds.
SHEEP-AlI classes Toe higher