St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-11
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
Heavy Cattle Receipts and a Dull
Market.

CHICAGO, July 10.-The cattle re-
ceipts reached 1900 head, including a
much larger proportion of good to
choice cattle than has been seen here
for some time past, and the result was
a dull and weak market Buyers held
back, and although sellers offered to
dispose of their cattle at reductions of
10G15c per 100 lbs, it was long time
before trade became at all animated at
this decline from yesterdays prices.
Common to extra choice dressed beef
and shipping steers averaging 200 to
1,600 lbs, So. 5093.9 90; choice cattle weigh
ing between 1900 and 1,400 selling to.
best advantages. Few sales were made
below ST. and were principally at $l.25i0
$50; butchers and Gamers stuff, 81. .
@3 80; COWS anu neifers, S1.JGEpi. 80;
veal calves We're in good supply, SO
$50, most of the sales being at s.. 90
$40. The receipts of Texas cattle
were about $500 head, making about
were steady in some instances, and
5G10c lower in others, steers being sal
cable at 81. 90d4. 60.
Everything combined to make the
worst kind of hog market, and prices
took a tumble of fully 20c per $50 lbs.
hogs, and including those left over
last night there were nearly $3.50 in
the pens. Sales were made of heavy
hogs at 81. 65Q5.15; mixed lots, 81 75a5,
and light hogs, 81. 7065. Before the
noon hour arrived the best heavy hogs
were hard to sell at S5G5. 05, and others
We're proportionately lower.
In sheep the offerings are again in
creasing, 1900 sheep and lambs haV-
ing arrived here yesterday and about
1900 today. There was a fair demand
today, but the big supply caused a
weaker feeling from the start, and
prices for lambs ruled about 10J15c
lower Spring lambs, as usual, cGm-
prised very large part of the offer
ings, and they sold at $1,000. Sheep
We're in demand at 1.25@1. rs for in
ferior, S2qS.50 for common 20 good
fat fiocks, and So. 60G4. 10 for choice to
extra, the bulk of sales being at s20
$50. Westerns We're salable at SOB 40
for common to choice fed. Sheep safes
We're at about yesterdays prices in
most cases.
Receipts-Cattle, 1900; calves, 600;
hogs, 27,000; sheep, 1900.
OMAHA, Neb., July 10.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 100 head; market active and
steady; native beef steers, So. f005. 40;
Western steers, $3.5OG4.7 rs; Texas steers,
$2.5004.50; cows and heifers, stronger,
$2.5oQ3.75; Gamers, 1882. 25; stockers
and feeders, $2G4, calves, 50. 5064; bulls.
stays, etc, S1.75Q3.75. Hogs-Receipts,
400 head; quality fair: market 1O@15c
lower; heavy, A.60G4.S5; mixed, $4,000
4.65; light, S4.50G4.65; bulk of sales,
$4.G0Q4.65. Sheep-Receipts, none; mar
ket firm; fair to choice natives, S2.302
$50; do Western, $2.25G2S0; common
and stock sheep, $1.75@2.25; lambs, $3G
$50.
KANSAS CITY, July 1O.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, $500 head; shipments, 1,400 head;
market steady for best; others weak;
Texas steers, $2.so@4.35; Texas cows,
$2l0G4; beef steers, SO. 6095.5o; native
cows, $1.2593. 70; stocllers and feeders
$2.15@4.3 80; bulls, s1.75G2.S5. Hogs-Re-
ceipts, $500 head; shipments, LOO head
| market 56t10c lower: bulk of sales
$4601ii. 10; heavies, &G5G4. so; packers
$4.60G4.S0; mixed, S4.55@4.70; lights, S4.5t
@4.65, Workers, $4.60G4.G5; pigs, 81. 400
400. Sheep-Receipts 3.40O head; ship
| ments, none; market weak.