The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-12-29

Representative Sales
No. W.T.. Price, mo. W.T. Price
muttons ....125 So 00I11 muttons Ill 50 so
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-Liberal receipts of cat
tie today caused a sharp decline, and by the
Tune sales were well started prices were off
from Is to 25c, choice dry fed cattle suffering
the least. Sales were on a basis OF Sc. 4005. as
for the commonest to the best beef steers,
with transactions largely at $404 90 and II
was difficult to dispose of many habitat steers
even at the decline Exporters were good
buyers, and secured some excellent bargains
Stockers and feeders were fairly active at
decline Of 10c, and butchers and Gamers
stuns were off about 15c. In hogs prices
were strong and generally &c higher Com
mon heavy to the best light and medium
largely at $3.30@S.45, there being a larger
proportion Of light hogs than usual After
most OF the hogs were sold prices weakened
sc. There was a good demand for sheep, and
prices ruled steadys poor to choice sheep sell
ing at $225@3.75 and common to prime lambs
at $3.5OQ5.5. Yearlings. brought $S65Q43O.
Good focks of sheep and lambs were mostly
taken, very few lambs going over S. Re
ceipts-Cattle, $1,000; hogs, $4,000; sheep, 49,
Co., 80
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET.
Barrett & zinmerman's report: The mar
Ket opened firm, with large and choice
assortment Of all classes of horses on hand.
Among the arrivals were several large as
signments Of farm mares. Farm stock sold
more readily than any class, Dakota men
being liberal buyers. Prices unchanged.
W.T.. Price
pair bay mares, 6 years. sound 2, 800 SAT 50
pair black geldings, years,
service sound .................3OO 900 las 90
1 chestnut gelding, years, sound,
1 pair gray geldings, years,
coarse .:..............,2.4 400 80 90
l pair gray mares, and years,
service sound ...................2,60 800 120 90
L bay gelding, years, sound,
oFlVer ........ LOO 70 %
MINNESOTA TRANSFER.
MINNESOTA TRANSFER, Dec 2s.-Cattle
considerable stock on the market, but trad
ing opened late Market firm everything
good. Sales: l bull 1900 lbs, 81; heifers,
av $40 lbs, $3.50; bull, $50 lbs, $685. 1 COW,
$50 lbs, s240; mixed, av 1O70 lbs 1925
Hogs-Nothing offered.
Sheep-Muttons and lambs firm.
SIOUX CITY.
SIOUX CITY, To-, Dec. 2S.-Cattle-
100; Saturday 1SS; shipments, 1873: market
nominally unchanged; cows, bulls and mixed,
S1.25Q3.25; veals, $3.50@5; stockers and feed
erg, $SQS.65 calves and yearlings, $2.s0@
go; Westerns, $SqS.6o. Hogs-Receipts, 800;
selling at $3.1OQ3.25; bulk, $3.1O@3.15.
KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS. CITY, No., Dec. 28.-cattle-Re-
ceipts, 5000; shipments, GOO; Texas steers,
g. 6OG4; Texas cows, S1.25Q2.75; stockers and
feeders, $2.50Q3.65; bulls, s2.250S.50. Hogs
Receipts, 5000; shipments, none; bulk of
sales, s325@3.35. Sheep-Receipts, 1000;
lambs, $2.75Q4.65; muttons, $2@3.25.
OMAHA.
OMAHA, Neb., Dec 2s.-Cattle- Receipts,
1,600; market 1NG15c higher; native beef
steers, $3.6GQ4.60. Hogs-Receipts, $500; bulk
Of sales, $3.Gq3.30. Sheep-Receipts, $500;
/ market strong; common and stock sheep,
$2Q2.75; lambs, $3.25Q5,25.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Mo.,tDecs -Cattle-Receipts,
1000. Hogs-Receipts, 7000; light, $500 s. 40;
mixed, $3.15Q3.25; heavy, $3.1003.45. Sheep
Market strong, but Unchanged in price.