The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-13
LIVESTOCK MARKET REPORT.

United States Department of Agriculture,
Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates
964 Livestock Exchange, Kansas City.
Mo. Tel. Harrison 1915.
CATTLE-Receipts were 5000, against
0177 last Monday and 1851 year ago.
Altho local receipts were light, offerings
were liberal at some of the other markets.
This outside lntluenee' togetner VILE !fi1i no.
had u tendency to slow down the local
market. Beef steers were generally steady
off A few strings of heavy steers were
offered and they found the slowest outlet,
buyers for time bidding fully Zoe lower
for 03T-Ib. steers. Five cars of 1850 to
100 pound Nebraska's sold at $3.50 Sew
eraI loads of the better grades of heavy
steers went at 500 to 1925, with some
Colorados bid above $500, while the seller
various weight cleared at $S25 to $50.
while palmer kinds sold at $50 to $500.
Mixed yearlings at $3.50 to $50 were
strictly good, some medium kinds going
below $S.25
She stock was steady to weak. better
grades of cows passing $G.25 few of the
best reaching 800 in small lots. Medium
to good cows sold at $3.50 to 1923, com
mon kinds going helo S 500 oS,o Best year ea
ture kinds usually cleared at $500 to St5O.
Gamers and cutters were about steady
cutters were most numerous at $500 to
1925 Bulls were fully steady and LOO
most offerings found an outlet, only few
light kinds passing $3.50. Calves were I'M
even and sales looked Steady TO weak
many bids by the packers looking lower,
altho concessions rarely developed Best
vealers usually sold at $1,000 to S19:Zo
of various weight and quality went at $500
to SO so, three loads in the quarantine diTi-
ers were steady to weak. with strictly. good
21-pound offerings at SId5- Plaln 70,
medium lots vent at soy E 10 e.. aarod ant nt
81 so TO $5.35. Feeders were steady, choice
| go pound arrivals making $50, other good
to $40 Plain stock cows sold at 1913;
HOGS-Receipts were estimated at 1oVOo
tailed i7.1e5. against 1880 one year ago.
| BUYERS were fairly early bidders Monday
at prices fully 25e lower a put st sbese
| prices and held most better kinds around
| 1Oc lower than last weeks close. Shippers
had light orders and thglT eary DiuS PACK
ers bid 5000 to 5000 and MP TO Slo 81 ioE
odd loads of hogs, generally held at STOP
and 5000 After draggy opening, trad
| ing became active with packers taking the
| bulk of the offering 1Oc to 15c lower, pay
desirable Us to 30 pound weights and
| 5000 for a few loads of choice lights on
the HSfTeme WEIGHTS at sieso and $ioS5
| Weighty hogs were slow to sell, but final-
| Iy cleared at about the same decline as as
| others A few loads were reported az
$1015 to STOPS. with some highly mixed
| loads at 1915 to $1e10. Throwout sows
| figure getting the bulk of best lighter
| Weights Stock pigs sold slightly lower
| sarIy- but closed about steady, with top
of S11. 90 and the bulk of desirable kinds
making $1O.T5 to s10.g0; Average cost sat.
cost for the-weeK $1O.44, weight 211 POUNDS
sHEEP-Receipts were estimated &C. at %, O.,
600, against actual arrivals d OF i;s H{ veaT
AItho light fed ewes made steady prices
! other sales OF killing classes reglSIereo
Wethers brought $6.T5 and other lots went
at S625 to $3.50. A few light fed ewes
Went to killers at $500 to $3.50 Dealers
maid up 10 ST.35 for breeding ewes anu
| sales were rather numerous at $500 70
x72S The demand, however, comes mostly
from the south and only black faces are
wanted. Best shorn lambs ot1ered Dre e4eg ~
to Si1 10 Native spring lambs topped nj
S13 80 and sales around SD were nnnaeh
oug Most culIs went at 500 and $fUn
NJ Y. GRIFFIN. Representative