The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-02-26
CHICAGO,

CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Feb. 25-In cattle the require
ments of the trade were no larger, but prices
were stronger. There was an advance of to
the steers found purchasers at $4@4.65
Butchers and Gamers CATTLE met with fair
sales, cows selling largely at $235@3.20 and
heifers at $3.25@3.S0 Most of the bulls went
6.25 per 100 lbs for good to prime quality
Texas feed cattle arriving at the rate
of 500 to 800 head a day and steers sold most
ly at $3.60Q4.10 today. Hogs sod readily at
advanced prices, common to prize lots fetch
ing $3.3O@3.75, which are the highest figures
paid this winter. The average quality was
excellent and sales were largely at $3.50
3.65. Packers bought literally, and there
was fair shipping demand Prices for
sheep were firm. Sales were on the basis
of $250@S for inferior to common focks of
tives. Westerns which form a large part of
the offerings, sold at $3.40@4.40, largely at
$3.S5@410 Yearlngs brought s3.S5@4.3O and
lambs $35O9S:75 for poorest to IS for choice
ceipts-Cat.le, 5000; hogs, 27,0O0; sheep,
Il, Goo
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET
Barrett & Zimmerman report: Market
opened with a large stock Of all classes of
horses on hand. Demand for family horses
and mares fair; few buyers of drafters and
drivers were on the market. The following
representative sales are for horses service
VT. Price
1 pair gray mares to years ;. 1, 900 $165 90
pair black horses, years, serv-
Ice SOunO ~ 900 100 90
/ pair bay horses 6 and years I, 400 1870 90
l pair black geldings, 6 years. :. &, 500 100 90
l black horse. driver, years. Il 100 IS 90
l gray mare, years. L 800 70 90
l black mare, years ............ i, 400 70 90
l roam horse. years ..............1, 500 80 90
bay horse driver, years. 900. 1000 60 90
IL head farm horses and mares.
ana years i, 2O0Q1, 500 $50 90
20 head farm horses and mares.
and years. Il, 2OO@1, 500 1, 200 90
MINNEAPOLIS.
NEW BRIGHTON, Feb. 25.-Receipts, 80
cattle, 125 hogs. 210 sheep. Cattle-Market
firm. Sales: % steers, av 290 lbs, So IS;
8 steers, av 1885 lbs, So 80; steers, av 1.15O
lbs; S:75; steers, av $50 lbs, $3.50; cow,
1850 lbs, 1925; Is cows. av 1,O3O lbs So. 80;
8 cows, av $50 lbs $3.50; Gamer, 900 lbs,
ST. bulls. av 1,150 lbs. 81. 40. Hogs-Market
av 1O6 lbs, $3.50; 81 hogs, av 22O lbs SO %;
80 hogs, av $40 lbs, 49, hogs, av 21O lbs,
$3.15 Sheep and Lambs - Steady. Sales: 70
lambs, av Is lbs $4.20.
MINNESOTA TRANSFER.
MINNESOTA TRANSFER, Feb 25.-Cat-
tle-A few loads of stockers and feeders and
butchers stock arrived and sold as follows:
cow 1850 lbs, 81. g. stag, 1850 lbs. 50 Is;
IL feeders, 706 lbs, So. AZ; bull, 74O lbs,
81. 40; heifers. av 67s lbs, $40; heifers
aV foU los, SZ. 4U, SUOcKori 6IO lbs, 3d. 20, 10
feeders, av 1872 lbs, $3.45; ii yearlings, av
402 lbs, So AS. Sheep-A few sold as follows
4 mullins. av 102 lbs, $685. 2 old ewes, av
95 lbs, 81.
SIOUX CITY.
SIOUX CITY, To-, Feb. 25.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, TOO; Wednesday, 1888; shipments
S13; market active and 10c higher than
Tuesday; cows, bulls and mixed, $1.50@3. 40;
veals, $3.25@5; stockers and feeders, $3.50
G4.20; calves and yearlings, $4,000 25
Hogs-Receipts, 1900; Wednesday, 600; mar
ket active and 5@10c higher, selling at So 80
@3.50; bulk, $3.404345.
KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. 25.-CattIe-Re-
ceipts, 1000; shipments, $500; native cows
and heifers, $1.25@355; stockers and feed
ers, $3.25@4.25 Hogs-Receipts, COO; ship
ments, 3,10O; bulk of sales, $3.471A03.671a.
Sheep-Receipts, $500; shipments, 300; lambs
$3@4.75; muttons, $2.50@4.5O
SOUTH OMAHA, Feb. observation-disclosures,
$500; cows and heifers, $2.75@3.S5; stock
ers and feeders, $3.50@4.30. Hogs-Recepts
$500; bulk of sales, $3.45@3.55. Sheep-Re-
ceipts, 9,OOO common and stock sheep, $3.50
@3.35; lambs, s3.50Q5.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 25.-Cattle- $500;
stockers and feeders, $2.1045S0; cows and
heifers, $2.25@36O Hogs-Receipts. 5000;
bulk, $3.25@3.65 Sheep-Receipts, 1000;
muttons, $3@4.25; lambs, $3.50@5.25.