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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08

ribbon which is being put TO q wide
variety of uses, having more Of a
gloss than ribbon that has been
merely satinized.
Paris, Fance, May s. - A lovelv
dancing frock of mauye crepe ana
silver lace has an unusual neck
line. Starting at perilous angle
on one shoulder it slopes slantwfse
to a point well beneath the other
armpit Here it is caught by
strap of large amethysts that goes
across the shoulder. A double
necklace of amethysts linked by a
silver chain, adds to the effect Of
the costume.
New York, May S.-Padded flow
ers and fruits of gold tissue
mounted on small combs, are
among the latest couture orna-
ments. There are semi-circular
combs also, intended to slip be-
meath low coffure so that ONLY
the two ends show. These are dec
Grated with sprays of flowers
which lie fat and close to the side
of the head.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08
Endowment Society Publishes Year
BOOK.

Augustana Endowment Fund So
ciety has issued the 1928 year
books, attractive little booklet COW
ers being of Augustana blue, with
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08

he a drive and exhibit at the
Springfield Art association The
convention will close with talk
on jazz music by Mrs. Marx Oben-
dorfer, chairman of music for the
general federation OF woman's
clubs.
A meeting of the state board will
be held on Monday, May %, which
Mrs. W. j. Sweeney. as district
president, will attend.
Mrs. c. L. Thompson and Mrs. A.
W. James are the delegates elected
from the Rock Island Woman's
club. The delegates from the Mo-
line won1an's club will be Mrs. III.
H. Haley and Mrs. Frank Bennett
and from the Silvis club Mrs. c..
Clark and Mrs. B. L. Falkner. Mrs.
F. o. Van Calder and Mrs. c. ]:
Searle have been chosen as dele
gates from the Monday Study club
of Rock Island.
Social Announcements.
Daughters of Norway will meet
Thursday afternoon with Mrs Car
RE Wigers, 1912 Fifteenth street A,
Moline.
Ruth's Band OF Broadway Pres
byterian church will meet at 3
o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. c. ]. Rochow, 1872
Twenty-second street.
The Philathea class OF the First
Baptist church will sponsor a bak-
cry sale Saturday afternoon at the
H. Tremann Sons meat market
The inventor of the friction
match is unknown
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08
To Give Playlet.

A three-act comedy entitled "A
Little Excitement" will be given
at 1880 o'clock tomorrow night at
the Rock Island Y w. c. A. by
members of the Hatikvoh club.
Miss Edith Young. East Moline,
leader of the club, coached the
play.
The Franklin school orchestra
with Miss Otillie Vogel, leader, will
furnish the music. The proceeds
OF the comedy will go toward the
Keren Hayesod, a fund for the de-
velopment Of Palestine. The ad-
mission fee is IS cents. The char
acters are:
Miss Sophia Smatchen, head of
school .......S Susan Seigel
Miss Archer, teacher, not as prim
as she looks. 49,. Rose Lefstein
Nora, Irish servant girl. .....
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Edith Niedorf
Mike. young policeman in love
with Nora. .-........ May Estess
Tony. naughtiest girl in school.
........ Cecil Arshack
Maude, Tony's dearest friend -.
.s.............. Esther Alter
Dollie, also Tony's dear friend.
.............. Mellie Rosenfield
e. d. Blake, a lovesick young
thing. Anna KATE
School girls:
Rosalie. ..... Mollie zimmerman
Claire. ............B Bessie Lerman
Hilda. Rose Shapiro
Madge. ........ Anna Farber
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08

A women's athletic association
has been organized at the Univer-
sity of Idaho.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08
Tea Nets $185 for
CleIand Memorial
Chapel in Korea

The sum OF sIs5 viii 90 toward
the Fannie Cleland Memorial
chapel fund, proceeds from the an
nual tea sponsored by Ruth's Band
OF Broadway Presbyterian church
Saturday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. g. G.. Craig, 1920 Seventh ave-
nue.. The money will be used for
enlarging the chapel. which was
erected in Korea as a memorial 10
the late Fannie Cieiand, who went
as a missionary to foreign fields
OF the church. Many gifts of mon
ey came in Saturday to add to the
coffee proceeds from friends inter-
ested in the work of the mission,
which is doing such splendid work
following out the plans started by
Miss Cleland The work has out
grown the present quarters and the
additional room is greatly needed.
Mrs. z. G. Frazer was general
chairman OF the committee In
charge of the tea There was
framework table, another at which
bakery goods was sold and a candy
table which was well patronized.
Friends calling were served tea in
the dining room, the serving table
being presided over by members OF
the band. Mrs. Craig, an aunt of
the late Miss Cleland, received the
guests. Assisting in the rooms
were members of the band.
The band will hold a meeting
Wednesday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
at the home of Mrs. C. J. Rochow,
1872 Twenty-second street.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08
First Club Informal.

First Club Informal.
The first regular informal din
ner-dance of Saturday evening at
the Rock Island Arsenal Golf CLUB
proved most attractive affair and
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-08

The inventor of the friction
match is unknown.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-09-22
SUDBURY

Laura Pike of Isle La Motto is Wis
iting at the home of her brother, DR..
Pike
Mr.. and Mrs George Livery visited
their son and wife at Thompson 5
Point last Sunday.
Several from here attended the Po-
mona meeting, held at Salisbury,
Wednesday evening
Miss Dora Ketcham has returned to
her home in Brandon, after spending
two weeks at Frank Bressie's.
Anna Steele, who has been a stenog-
rapher at the Trakcnseen Hotel AXE
Bomoseen, has returned home
Clyde Sellcck, major stationed IN
New York City, recently visited Al the
home of his uncle, Clyde Barber
The schools in town all opened last
Monday. Miss Rachel Tierney OF
Brandon teaches North District, Miss
Mabel Sears Of Bristol, Webster Dis
trict and Mrs Dighton Ketcham, Hill
School
The Ladies Aid held their 4nnua!
meeting for election of officers Tues
day, Sept. 10, at the home D.: John
Bucklin The following officer, we're
elected President Mrs. Cros5ley;
First Vice President Mrs Hugh sell
leck; Secretary, Mrs Roy Ketcham;
Treasurer, Mrs John Simond5 The
next meeting will be held at the home
Of Mrs George FELTON,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-09-22
IS YEARS AGO
From The MiddIe6ury Register FUes

The old Ford mill is doing large
business in making cider 49, Cornwall
Philip B Stewart will return to New
Haven, Conn, next week to resume his
studies at Yale He will enter the law
school Local.
Repairs on the Greek bridge are
completed for the present, The select
men say that the bridge will have to
be replanked before winter sets in. -
Local
c. T Church is making a great i'm
provement at hi, place by tearing
down and building new When he gets
through he will have one OF the finest
residences in town. - Whiting
Several farmers who have been send
ing their milk to Sudbury have stop
ped sending there and are now sending
to the Douglas creamery in Cornwall
1t is rumored that Douglas & son pays
10 cents more a hundred - Whiting.
There was a grading bee at the
new parsonage Of the Methodist
church Wednesday, when the grounds
about the building were filled up in
good shape 1t required over 1870
loads OF earth to do it but there was
plenty of help The house will be
ready for occupancy this fall - Local
Four carloads of Merino rams have
been shipped from this station to the
West the past week On Monday one
carload, owned by J. A. Wright, were
started to Trinidad, Col Tuesday H
Z Taylor of West Cornwall shipped
one load to Oregon, and the same day
Messrs. Otto P. Moore and Z K Sev-
erance OF this place started two loads
TO Montana Local
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-09-22
MANY EXHIBITORS WIN PREMIUMS
AT GREAT ADDISON COUNTY FAIR

Charley Ash, Middlebury, dept A,
Matched and Single under 49,, sec
ond, $500.
e. E. Palmer, Middlebury, dept E,
s. c, R. l. Reds, Hen, first, Sl0O; Ch,
first Sl0O; Pen Y, first, $l75
W. S. Todd, Middlebury, dept A,
Stallion &; of his get, first, SljO0;
Stallion years, first, 5000; Stallion ,
years, first, $500; Brood Mare & Colts,
secor,l 500 first, $1,000; Filly l year,
first, $780, Matched and Single Driver
under l5%, first 5000
Gorham Bros, Middlebury, dept. 4,
Stallion Percherons, second, $1,000;
Percheron Brood Mares & Colts, first
$1,000; second, 500 Dept B, Cor
ham Bros, first, $500; second, $500
Mt View Stock Farm, Benson, dept
Cattle B, Herd Jerseys, first, $500;
Bull, 3 years or over, first, Sl20O; Sec
ond, $500 Bull, ) years, Champion,
ribbon; Bull years, first, Sl200; Bull
one year, second, 5000; Bull Calf $
months, champion, $500; Bull calf,
first $500; Heifer calf, first 5000;
third ribbon; Hcifer calf months,
champion ribbon; Heller one year,
| first 5000; second, $500, third rib
bon; Heller , years, first, $500;
Heller in milk, first, $500; third, rib
bon; Heifer 1 years, first, Sl200; Cow
) years or over, second, $500; third,
ribbon; Breeders Young Herd first,
Sl200 Bull &; 3 young herd, first,
| S. 90
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-09-22

summer squash, first, $125; 3 Boston
marrow squash, first, S125; 3 cabbages,
red picking, first, $l25; 3 head lettuce,
second, SIS; 3 Swiss chard, first, 1925;
3 spinach, first, 1925; 3 endive, first,
S12j; 5 punches celery, first, Sl2j;
6 turnips, first, 1925; 3 cabbages,
pointed, first, $l25; doz peppers, sec
ond, SIS display of tomatoes, second,
$500; 4 bu onions, red, second, SIS;
display potatoes, first, $3.50; display of
vegetables, first, $3.50; | peck garden
peas first, Sl25; Y bu. yellow-eyed
beans, first, Sl2j; u Kidney beans,
red, first, Sl25; iA bu. Kidney beans,
white, first, $l25; rowed seed corn,
30 ears, first $12j; 2j ears Cory sweet
corn, first, $l.2j; 25 ears pop corn, first,
Sl2j; % ears pop corn, second, So;
largest display OF corn, first S275.
Charles d. Bingham, Mddlebury,
R. F. y No. 4, dept c. largest col
lection cut flowers, first, $3.50; best
collection pot plants, first, 500; par
lor bouquets, first, 5000; bouquet
native flowers, first, 800; display fern
work, first, $500, collection Of roses,
first, $50; collection of asters, second,
S2j; collection oi verbenas, first, $50;
collection Of phlox second S2j; col
lection OF pansies first $50; floral de
sign, second, $500; hand bouquets,
second, $50
Fred Carrier Middlebury dept. G., 3
cornheld pumpkins, second, SIS; z
long carrots, second S7j, y short
carrots, first, 81 2j ) largest squash
second, $lO0; ) summer crook-neck
squash, second SIS; s seed cucumbers
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-09-22

second, So; fiat turnips, first, $125;
3 flat head cabbages, second, SIS; 3
pointed head cabbages, second SIS.
E. A. Pratt & Sons, Middlebury, r.
F D. No ,, dept. C, ) N. W Green
ings, second, $50; ) Wolf River, sec,
ondnSj0; ) Fameuse, first, Sl00.
John E. Sperry & Son, Mddlebury,
R. F. D. No ), dept G, 5 Alexander,
second, $50 ) Wolf River, first, Sl.OO;
5 Split, first 500; largest fruit ex-
hibit, second, s27j; ) Ben Davis, first,
SlOO; T. Sweet, second, $50; ) Stark,
first, 500; ) Duchess, second $50;
exhibit apples varieties, first, S275.
Charles James & Son, Middlebury,
R. F, d. No. /, dept. G., ) Gravenstein,
second, $50; ) Spy second, $50; 5 Jill,
first, $l00; , B Flower second, $50;
Continued on page seven
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-09-22

Have you ever tried stuhing peppers
with cooked rice Use onion or celery
and mix thoroughly with the rice and
bits of cooked meat Fill the peppers,
place the top on each pepper she'll, and
bake slowly until done
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1922-09-22

iel, first, 1919; Black Cocker Spaniel
second, $3.50
John Halpin, Middebury, dept B
Heifer one year, first, $500; Heifet
Calf, first, $500Dept Dog +, Sheperd
second, $3.50
Harry Varney, Bristol dept. Cattl,
B, Bull Calf Holsteins, second, $500
Dept Z, White Leghorns Hen, first
SlO0; Coclerel, first, Sl0O; Cock, first
500; Hen, third, S025.
Archie La Brake, Middleburv, dept
b, Bull two wears, Brown Swiss, sec
ond, $500; Heifer Calf, second, $500
Henry Calvin. Cornwall dept. 4
Ladies Driving Glass. second, $3.50
/ c. B. Moore, Brandon dept. A
Ladies DRIVING Glass. first, $1,000
". 7. Wood AIiddleburv. dept 2
Toulouse Geese, cockerel first. 21m
Hen, first. 100. Hen first $3.50. DEBT
B, Bull year, Ier,ey. first $1,000
Dairy Cow first s. ON
W T. Turner Uillviaw Farm dAnt
f, Ancon3, Pullets first 81 oo' ~
ond. 500. PEN q fr,t Sl-,. par y
second SIO0
Mr.. N ro,.o,. ,1,dl,.,.,..,.
dent r White oghorn ~, e. On
frs. Han tbird So2I. S;l,.ar WAN,
dotto. tan .arord "a "a. 90 -a.a,J
50 80 silver ,r,Lnr,. FL fr r''
a O0. third So25
r < Wr,~ht Co1lle.ror d.,+ 4
Matched and c,,rl. Jr;,.;rr o,..r III
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-05
TOLL IL
Fatalities i'm Tornado i'm Texas
Increased by One Today.
Storm Struck West Austin and
/: Swept Entire Vicinity.

(. Austin. May 5.-Active relief work
for those needing assistance because
OF the tornadoes nzIr Austin and Oak
IIin aud Manchaca late yesterday be-
gan this morning.
+ The death here today OF Ben Rob
erts. negro. brought- to twelve the list
OF fatalities in the doa -nado which late
yesterday struck thsa west side of
Austin ard swept down to Oak Hill.
eight miles southwest causing prop
erty damage estimated at s4G0. 900
Roberts was injured at Pennfield. just
south of Austin
With the exception of Roberts and
ian infant of Mr. and Mrs. R. A
Padgett. all the deaths occurred at Oak
Hin and Manchaca- eight miles south
At the former place tale Bargsley
home was the hardest hits SIX persons
There meeting death when the lorna do
struck the house.
These were Mrs. John Bargsley.
Miss Ada BarEsley, Mrs j. S. Thomp-
son. sr. Mrs. j.. s Thompson jr- John
: Thompson. jr., and Maria Kincbeon.
negro servant
About forty persons are known to
have been injured in various localities
touched by the twister. but in most
eases the injuries are of a minor
chara Cter
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-05

Rapid Transit and Consolidated NGas max
ing one point gains
The desire to take profits caused further
heaviness during the first hour. trading for
that period being relatively light Before
noon, however, prices rallied. high grade
oils. the shippings and chain store issues
canceling their losses Junior oils, notably,
Pacific. Union, Sinclair and Indian Refin-
ing. rose 1 to / Y points Chemical and Fer
tilizers gained much and also Textiles
and RubberS- Regent fayorites, especially
Baldwin. Americ3n Woolen and Famous
Players. also hardened. Gains among rails
were moderate and limited to New York
Central. New Hampshire. Pittsburgh and
West Virginia and Pere Marquette. Call
money opened at IA per cent.
Selling of oils led by Standard Oils of
New Jersey and California occurred in the
final hour but this was neutralized by pur-
chases of high grade rails. Call money
eased to So per cent. The closing was ir-
regular. Sales approximatedN1,1O JOG, coo
shares.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-05
NEW YORK STOCK MARKEr.

Wall St, New York, May 5-STOCKS-
The stock market today reacted occa sion
ally to further profit taking and short
selling OILS proved most vulnera BILE. espe-
cially the high priced issues
Further strength of oils, especially the do
mestic division, and the heaviness of ship
pings accounted for the irregular tone of
the stock market at the opening of today's
session. Houston Oil rose almost two points
in the first few transactions but a large
fractional gain for Standard Oil of New
Jersey was balanced by a similar decline
in the California issue. Mercantile Marine
common and preferred, were under pressure
as result of official statement which dis
couraged prospects of early dividend re-
sumption. May Department Stores reacted
19S on the failure Of the directors to declare
more than the regular common dividend.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-05
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET

easier; high, A; low, az; ruling rate,
"a: closing. bid 3; offered at az last
time iSsns Hans rmers asSnds go daFS
90 days, ~ 941z; six months, 4HG41z
Prime mercantile paper. Az 04A.
Foreign exchange firm. Great Britain,
demand. 4.4414: cables. 4.44Ts; 60 day bills
on banA@ 44214. France, demand, 9.17
cables, 31715. Italy. demand, 5.365A; ca
bless 5.37. Belgium, demand, S.371h cables
SIS. Germany, demand. .355k cables, .35H
Holland, demand, 3S.33; cables, 1885,. Nor
way. demand. 1880. Sweden, demand % SIS
Denmark, demand, 21.1S Swiss, demand
1880 Spain, demand, 1888. Greece, de-
mand, 452
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-05

Chicago, May 5-CATTLE-Announce-
ment that measures were being taken to
provide temporary emergency storage Ia
cilities on IsflrOad tracks here led to down
turns in the price Of wheat today during
the early trading Scattered selling of May
took place and found support lacking \
decline IN quotations af Liverpool, ascribed
70 an increase of the Argentine eXpOrtable
surplus counted also as a bearish factor
Deliveries of wheat here this morning on
May contracts were 1T20oO bushels. and
there were receipts here of 125 ears OF
wheat The opening. which varied from un-
changed figures to "a lower with May $1-42
to SLAP. and-July 81. .26l. to 126@4 was fol-
lowed by a slight rally and then material
drop all around
The close was heavy. 15se to 3I4c net
lower. with May S1.39Is to $1-39Ss and July
81 245k to S125-
CORN-Corn and oats were easier with
wheat. corn starting unchanged to Ac low
er, July lS535c to G5TSc and later undergoing
a slight general setback.
The close was weak. a Isc to 1A@1%c
net lower. with July 64Tse TO &c.
OATS-0ats after opening unchanged to
14c lower. uJIy 40l4c, held fairly steady at
about the initial range
PROVISIoNS-Higher quotations on
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-05

wooIed CoIorados went at S15.T0 and bulk fer
the week to date made $1J.25 to $1o.6O.
Arizona spring lambs sold straight at $16.O9
on "Wednesday and brought the same price
on today's session. but sold under a light
sort. Odd lots of native springers reached
$16.TJ at the weeks opening, but few passed
$16.00 on later days.
FEEDING LAMBS
A few Its of wooled lambs have gone out
for feeding and shearing purposes at $1;i.2o
TO $1515 and an occa asionaI load of fair
native eIyes with their lambs has gone TO
the country around $3.50 Shorn leNas
goats went as broxsers at 500 10 $3.50
NJ Y. GRIFFIN, Representative.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-05

Kansas City, May 5.-WHEAT-Re-
ceipts IS cars Market unchanged to &c
lower. Ne 1 dark hard. 81 S1.4261-6O; No. ,
dark hard, $14OG16O; No. l hard. S1-31@
Isl: No hard, 81. 500 15o; No 1 red,
81 33d1 "a: No. red, S1.316l1.3 3D.
CORN-Market unchanged to 1c higher.
No. = white, 57h d5se; No. white, 576D
5715c: No. . yellow, 596l591ac; No. yellow,
as1zc; No mixed, 5Sc; No. mixed.
571Ac.
OATS-Market unchanged to 15c up. No.
. white S9i504Oc; No. . mixed, 3Sd39c /;
No. red. 3SGd3S1hc.
RYE-9S699c.
BARLEY-j41a67J sec.
KAFIR-$1. .236I1.3S.
RRAN-S1 10M112
SHORTS-S1156I1 l. -.
WHEAT-CIose: May, 81 26; July.
S1161s Sept. $1.O9I4.
CORN-May, 5614e; July, 594e; Sept,
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-05

Topeka, Kan. May ).
Market on live poultry slightly higher
Receipts are very light and demand is
good.
The egg market is firmer and higher
with heavy receipts arriving and in pro
speet-
Prices as follows: Hens. 4 lbs. and over
22c per lb-; hens, under 4 lbs, 19e per 10. !;
roosters. lie per H.; broiiers. 40e per lb.
Buff and white Except Leghorns) fowl
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-05
BEDS ron THE WORRYING ONLY.
Municipal Farm Inmates at Wichita
Receive an Ul6matum-

Wichita. Kan, May 4.-Prisoners at
the municipal farm here who are
willing to work will sleep in beds while
evade work will sleep on the floor.
That was the order today of C. z.
Elliott, city manager, when A H
Lewis. superintendent of the farm, re-
ported all beds in the dornlitory were
full and a new load of sixteen pris-
oners had just been received from the
police station
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-05
FOR \ UNIFIED OIETHODTsOI.
Majority Report of south NetihOdists
n FaVors United Church.

Hot Springs. May 4--MajOrity and
minority reports on unificatiDn of
american Methodism were presented
at today's session of tine nineteenth
general conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church. south.
Z The majority report presented a
plan for a joint convention of the
northern and southern divisions
" nereas the minority report advised
agafust this plan.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-05
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK MARKET.

Chicago. May 5.-CATTLE-Receipts s.
500. Market fairly active; quality plain
generally steady on all classes except veal
calves which are 25c higher; bulk beef
steers, $7.6OGS.40; bulk veal calves, 5000
s.75 to packers; few up TO 5000; shippers
paid $9.25 and above on handy weight.
HOGS-Receipts II, ,000 Market active, SC
TO 10c higher. Medium and heavy butchers,
strong to 10c higher than Thursdays aver
age; top, $10.70; bulk of sales, $1010010.65
packing sows, strong; pigs. strong to 1Oc
higher. mostly $10.25@105O.
SHEEP-Receipts 5000. Few loads good
hand shorn lambs, steady; early top,
$74.T5; others dull Sheep sharply lower.
good heavy shorn ewes, 5000: some bid
lower; good handy shorn ewes, $3.50.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-05
LIVESTOCK RECEIPTS.
FURNISHED by Empire Commission Co.. Z01
New England Building. Topeka. kan-J
KANSAS CITY IIYEsToCK MARKET.

KANSAS CITY LIVESTOCK MARKET
Kansas City, May Receipts
1900. All classes generally steady with
yesterdays low close; top steers, $40;
best Colorado, $500; good and choice cows,
$6.0O@675; strictly good 1,100 pound mixed
around 1925; cutters, 81 25@475; better
grades vealers, mostly $S00dS.50: big
81 %.
HOGS Receipts 5000. Market active to
packers and shippers. 10015c higher; bulk
100 and 225 Founders. $1O.3O@1O40: top.
S10.45 ;27j and $50 pound weights. $10201
iO35; bulk of sales. SO 100000; sows,
S10.25.
SHEEP-Receipts $500. Killing classes.
steady: shorn Texas wethers, $9.50610.00; !;
shorn Texas lambs, S13.75: Arizona spring
ers. SIC. 90; natives. S1475d1575.
The Topeka state journal., 1922-05-05

KILLING CATTLE. +
Four days receipts totaled 2T 600 against
31,112 same period last week and 1925 cor
responding time year ago. There was con-
siderable irreguIarity to the market for beef
steers all week, the broadest and most GER
tain demand being for light and handy
weight offerings, altho best heavies, be-
cause of their scarcity usually sold readily.
Compared with q week ago, heavy and in
between kinds of most weights looked
steady to 15c lower. while most of the
lighter offerings ruled steady to 15c higher.
Compared with last Friday. however, the
market looked steady to 2Jc lower in a gen
eral way. Top for the week $S.T5 paid
for some around 1850 pounds. others aver
aging 1899 pounds. scoring $SG5. Best
yearlings. some of them mixed steers and
heifers, scored Ss.65 Nothing of any
weight previous to this week sold above
IS 60 since late in March. The top for the
year to date is 5000. While sales were not
Uncommon around $3.50. hardly enough sold
at that figure to be included in the bulk.
went a $50 to $S.35. Only a very small
part OF the run went below $7.25 at any
time.
Fat she stock was in good demand but
there was scarcity most days as the run
consisted chiefly of steers, quality of which
averaged good. Prices were mostly 10c to
25c higher than the previous Thursday and
showed n ittle less strength compared with
last Friday. However. there were spots
where common and between she stock
showed more than n quarter advance. the
price rance narrowing considerably. Many