St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-08
AGE Weight Prina
z. N. PROUTY & GO.
LIVE STOCK COMMISSION,
Union stock Yards. South ST. Paul.

CHICAGO, Aug. I'm cattle only
about 1,000 head were received today,
including $500 Western rangers and
1,000 Texans. Anything really desir-
and dressed beef firm and cattle good
enough to sell above s. moved off
briskly. Common to strictly choice
steers We're wanted at $S.60Q5.S5, with
the bulk of the sales at S4.50d4.55
The suocker and feeder trade was
again characterized by great activity
and firmness, most of the sales being
made at $2-5G04 for steers weighing
SO 10 $50 lbs. Bulls at S943.45; cows
and heifers went at $150d375, prin-
at 81. 75G3.50 for fair to choice lots.
Veal calves were in good supply and
sold freely at S475G5.60 for good to
choice kinds. There was a brisk trade
in Western range cattle at stronger
prices, sales being on a basis of $3.50
4-S9 for steers and $2.75@3.75 for cows
and heifers. In some cases good lots
sold loo higher. Texas cattle were
steady at S2-10Q3.70 for grass steers,
with <sd lots scarce and nominal at
$3.T5Q4.50.
The condition of the hog market was
worse than ever today, Notwithstanding
the fact that barely $1,000 head were
offered for sale, including 1000 left
packers nor Eastern shippers were dis
posed TO buy any considerable num-
bers and prices had a further slump OF
about Toe per 100 lbs. Early in the
sold as high as 1915. These were the
best prices paid during the day, and
subsequently $500 for light and 4S5
We're at about the best figures OBJ
tainable. The extreme range for the
day was S4-25d5 for hogs weighing 200
lbs and upward and S4.70d5.35 for light
weights. Packing hogs sold largely
at S4.35q5.5O. some lots at S4.70G4. So,
and ightweights at S498G5.10. There
was a big supply on the market today,
about Loo sheep and lambs being re-
ceiVed- Alter the recent liberal offer
ingS such a run was too large buy-
ers being already well stocked, ana
trade was slow at a decline of about
101l5c per 100 lbs on most descrip~
tons. Inferior to extra sheep were
quotable at $1.50d4.10 few selling above
S3G3.25 while Westerns sold in large
numbers at sSGS25, with an occasional
sale at a higher price. Spring lambs
found buyers at S2.5OQ55O few going
below $3.50
Receipts-Cattle. 11,OO0; calves, 1000;
hogs, 1000; sheep, 1900.
OMAHA; Aug. Cattle-Receipts
beef steers, $1,000. 80; Western steers,
$S.40a4.50; Texas steers, $2.5064. %; cows
and heifers, $2.50G3.50; Gamers, 81. 5GGp
2.40; stockerS and feeders, S215614 !;
calves. S2G4.50; bulls, stays, etc. 81. 500
lower. Heavy, S4.40a4.65; mixed. $4.45
G4.55: light, S4.35G475 bulk of sales,
81. 50d4.65. Sheep-Receipts none. Mar
ket steady. Fair to choice natives,
81. 75G360; fair to choice Westerns, 81 50
G3.40; common and stock sheep, 81. 800
8: lambs, S3G5.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 7-Cattle-Re-
ceipts. GOO: shipments, 400. Market
steady Texas steers. S2-55d3.60; Texas
COWS, S2.15G2. 50: beef steers, $40. IS;
native COWS S1M32 StOckerS and
feeders, $2.35G4 %; bulls, S1.5GG3. Hogs
Receipts, $500: shipments, 1000 Mar
ket steady for light and others lower
Bulk of sales, S4.55d4.S0; heavies, 81. so
G4.S0; lights, S4.60G5; workers, 81. S505
pigs, S2-75G4-90. Sheep-Receipts, LOO;
shipments. 800. Market weak. Lambs,
S3.5oG4e5; best muttons, $3G350.