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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1908
Page
8
The Spot Gash Store partners with The Ridenour Baker Grocery Co for 2000 pounds of Morning Glory coffee priced at 20 cents per pound, a quarter below standard. A Saturday sale offers enamelware at 25 to 50 cents, clothing from 9 to 20 dollars, and 5 percent discounts on purchases over a dollar.
Wa-Keeney items discuss local commerce. W J Dillon shipped hogs to Kansas City and Will Walker sent cattle and hogs there. Multiple notices invite readers to view Valentine Booklets, fresh pies, and seeds at Osterkamp's. Various residents visit, suffer illness, or attend events, with court, sale, and lecture notices throughout.
Colonel G A Gearhart, Civil War veteran, has not missed a lecture in fifteen years and attended church events by Rev. Baker. Recent talk by Harry Jones on homelessness at churches drives Kansas charity work. Olive Kackley’s elocution at the court house supported the Wakeneey library, with musical numbers and proceeds totaling thirty dollars for the library fund.
Kansas City Stock Yards reports a steady to lower steer market with a 10 to 15 cent weekly advance, 12 000 head today, good eastern demand and local packers seeking light cuts. Top beef steers about 5.50, many 5.25 to 5.40, cows 3.00 to 4.25, heifers 3.25 to 4.50, bulls 3.00 to 4.15, veal calves 3.50 to 4.50, stockers and feeders dominate shipments. weather moderates beef demand, with potential rise if February turns colder.
Hog buyers faced lighter receipts with about 20 000 head, prices steady to 10 15 cents below recent highs. Top fatties and mixed weights quoted around 4 50 with bulk hogs 4 10 to 4 40. January receipts expected near 500 000 head, about 80 000 more than prior records.
The report notes prices for sheep and lambs with top figures for the winter at 10, yearlings up to 6.00, ewes 0.70 and wethers 5.25. Feeding lambs sold at 6.30 and fair to good killing lambs 6.60 to 7.90. Supply was light last week with 8000 here yesterday and 9000 today.
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