St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-03
general commission and board of trade bust
ness at 1s9 LaSalle street in the new Calumet

| general commission and board of trade bust
ness at 1S9 LaSalle street in the new Calumet
building.
The estimated receipts Of cattle at the
stock yards to-day were 1000 or about the
same number as last Saturday, making about
$4,000 for the week against 81, 239 last week.
! There was sharp demand and about all the
| desirable lots of dressed beef and shipping
| cattle were sold at an early hour and at prices
shade stronger than yesterday. The mar
ket closed steady at an advance of 15@25c
| on the lowest prices of the week and about
| 25@30c higher than last Saturday and the ap-
probation is On about all descriptions. The
greatest advance is in light and medium
steers and the best bulls, the latter making
extraordinary prices the past few days.
The receipts of hogs for the day were esti-
mated at 4, 500 or 5000, or about the same
number as last Saturday, making the receipts
about 68, 900 for the week, against SO, 0S4 last
week. and decrease for the month of 81, AIS
as compared with February, 1888. The
average weight is only 21S pounds against
284 pounds last year, decrease of 80 pounds,
which shows very poor average of the stock
that was marketed in Chicago last month.
The market opened a shade stronger under
fair demand for shippers and packers, and
the chances were that good clearance
would be made. Some statesmen claimed an
advance of 10c, but the average sales fail to
show any such advance. Late yesterday
afternoon packers and shippers bought free
ly, taking about 10000, or 5000 or 1000
more than the receipts, showing that about
the bulk of the accumulations of
the past few days had been cleared out. AS
compared with last Saturday the general
market is 100000 per 100 pounds lower.
Howard, White & Co. review the hog mar
ket for the week as follows: The receipts of
live hogs during the past week were IS, 1924,
against go, 1858 for the week previous, and
50, 900 for the corresponding week last year.
The quality of the arrivals continues
very poor, many of the droves
being poorly suited to the wants of either
packers or shippers. The market, in gen.
eral way, was a dull and dragging one
throughout the week. and very unsatisfactory
to receivers. Prices on the whole range de-
clined 25@30c per 100 pounds, and closed
easy at the reduction. Sales ranged at $3.50
0760, according to quality, with the bulk of
the sales at S6.40@7.00. The receipts
of hogs at other large packing
points in the west continues light and the
tracted very little attention during the past
week. The receipts of hogs were light and
the quality poor, and packers were Indifferent
about prosecuting their business to any ex-
tent. About $4,000 hogs were slaughtered
during the past week, and only about half
dozen houses are in operation. There is no
particular change to note in the manufacture
ofdomestic made, being almost exclusively
hams, shoulders and short ribs. Other de-
scriptions meet with little favor. Mess pork
is neglected, very few hogs were received
suitable for its manufacture; light cuts of
pork were made sparingy, and lard was
made moderately.
The winter packing season of 1884 has
closed, and the final returns will be
published in about two weeks.
The shortage in the packing here
will not be less than 500, 900 hogs and may
possibly reach $50 OO0 The average weights
and yields of lard will be smaller than last
year, but no definite figures can be given at
present The following table shows the
packing of Chicago for the past eight winter
seasons, that of 1884 being estimated:
1884. 9 OO6 600
1898. y, 55 Z, S23
1ool-2 -, 800, lUU
toool *, I'oof
1S79-SO. g, So, 216
Iolo-9. 2.94o, 10
1877-S. ....................2,501 265
=
The receipts of sheep for the day were 600
to 700, making SO, 900 to "a, 900 for the week.
the largest number ever received in this
market in any one week. The receipts for
the month are 94,927, against 1852 for
February, 1888, showing an increase of 49,
S55. Trade ruled quiet on account of the
small number on sale, the pens having been
well cleared last night. Taken altogether it
has been the banner week in the
sheep trade. No such numbers have ever
been received here and disposed of from day
to day with only slight decline one day,
which was quickly regained the next. Ne
braska and other western sheep have arrived
in focks of 1900 and 1900, and were sold
almost on arrival. We quote the market
closing at about $4(l04 SO for inferior and
common; $4.7505 for fair; S6.2505.5O for
medium, and $5.75@6 for the best. During
the week few selected lots sold at SIS. 100
els, and one lot of fancy, averaging over
$50 pounds, at S6.40. A lot of 1,5O0 Ne
braskas, averaging about 135 pounds, sold
for Sc.