The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-05-01

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KANSAS CITY.
.CATTLE-Week's receipts were Sc, 700,
against $3.50 the previous week a1o S1i me
months receipts of cattle were short OF
the previous April. while the calf supply
week ago, beef steers were Zoe to 4Oc high-
er and best heavies made $500 all other
weights and best mixed yearnngs reacn-
ing $3.50 Bulk of all grades and classes
sold at S7.35 to SS.15. altho many OF late
days passed SS.25 and few landed below
vance, while Gamers and cutters were
strong to 25c up, the most gain being on
cutters Bulls were strong to @oc hlgh
Calves advanced $1.00 to $3.50 and closed
firm. Stockers and feeders were steady to
15c up, with stock cows and heifers strong
to 25c higher. Stock calves ruled strong
to soc higher.
at 800, not including seven cars direct TO
packers, against an actual count of 9sI.
including 522 directs last week and 1,5S1
one year ago The run Saturday included
one load of choice 225 pound weights that
sold at $10.35 and two loads of 160 to a1O
pound hogs at 5000, with a few punches
of heavy mixed at $1,000. The market
was steady with Fridays average. a few
throwout sows of better than average quail
ity made $S.S5 to 5000. About $50 stock
pigs were included and sold on an active
market at s1o.2o to $1o.S5 and were quoted
steady.
Average cost Friday S1O1s. weight 22s
pounds.
compared with 24.992 last week and A. Is
the same week last year. Sheep prices
suffered only slight declines and values
are 25c to soc above week ago. Shorn
Texas wethers are practically the only ma.
ture class arriving and most bands went
at $S.T5 to 50 %. with light two year olds
up to $3.50 Lambs made good price gains
"Wednesday and Thursday. Strength on
the closing session left prices steady to 25c
above last weeks close. The weeks top
at $1,000 eQualed the seasons high point
and Varfp lind
$3.50 on Fridays session. Slightly more
than half OF the Texas sheep and lambs
CITY territory have been marketed and
bulk of the remaining 10000 to 6O,O0o are
in condition to move as fast as market
conditions will permit.
CHICAGO.
CATTLE-Compared with week ago. beef
steers and she stock 15c to 25e higher.
soc higher. light butcher bulls up more.
stockers and feeders 25c higher, weeks top
to $7.15, Gamers and cutters $3,e5 to
$3.50, bologna bulls $3.50 to $3.50. veal
calves $T.75 to $s.25, stockers and feeders
HoGs~Market closed active lights most
ly sc higher. others strong to 10c higher
about 1000. Holdover light pigs about
steady. average cost Friday $10.3s, weight
rs sHEEPMFive doubles rs to IS pound
clipped lambs $14I5 to S14s5 one double
fed Texas shorn wethers S915 all on
packers. Compared with week ago, market
unevenly 25c to 75c higher, better grades
fat lambs and yearlings advancing most.
ST. LOUIS.
CATTLE-Compare with week ago,>beef
steers 25c to 4oc higher. light yearlings and
beef cows 25c higher. bulls 25c higher, can
ners and stockers 15c to 25c higher, veal
calves soc higher weeks steer top $500.
yearlingss $3.50. Weeks bulk prices beef
steers Sg35 to IS co. yearlings $3.50 to
IS TO- beef cows S5.25 to 1925. Gamers 8. Is,
bulls 81. 80 to $5.25. calves $500 to $3.50.
HOGS-Market sc to Zoe higher than
Fridays average. Bulk 160 to- go pound
averages 5000 to $1O.65, packing sows most