The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-29
Sheep-Strong and active.
Representative Sales
MINNEAPOLIS.

NEW BRIGHTON, Oct 2S-Receipts, 400
cattle. calves, go hogs, $50 sheep. :,
Cattle--Tradings was not very heavy and
the market was quiet owing to so few good
cattle being offered. Beef and butchers
grades are in strong demand, and not enough
arriving to meet the needs of the beef buy,
hard to sell. Sales: 8 seockers, av 900 lbs,
$3.50; oxen, av 1.434, 81 IS; oxen, av 1885,
s265; 2 cows, av S55, 81. As; cow, 1,GO0 So 35;
feeders, av $50, $3.50; 2 cows, av $50, 81;
cows, av $50, So %; COW, S27, 81. rs Hogs
Market fairly steady with yesterday, but
sales show no material variation. Strong de-
mand for good light and medium weight
hogs Sales including the few late sales of
yesterday: s hogs, av 271 lbs, SO %; II hogs,
av 3SS So. %; 10 hogs, av 2s6, So Is; hogs,
av 1873, So %; II hogs. av ia So Ply; " hogs,
av 147, So IS; 67 hogs, av ia $3.50; 81 hogs,
av 14S, $3.50. Sheep-Steady. Sales: NUT
tons, av los lbs So. co. 165 lambs, av So, 81;
SO sheep, av 80, So. 10; So old ewes, av IS,
$3.50.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO Oct Cattle Sales were on
a basis of $4,000 50 for thegpoor grades while
medium to good cattle sold at $4.60g4.90. and
choice to extra shipping lots brought 5000. 40.
The stoeker and feeder trade, was less active
at unchanged prices. Choice calves sold for
$3.50 and few sales were made at $3.50.
Texas steers sold readily at $3.35Q3.90 and
Western range cattle were active at better
prices than were paid last week, few going
as high $40. Trade in hogs was active
and prices showed very little change.
Sales were largely made at $3503.S0, coarse
packing lots selling at $3.20@3 40, and choice
shipping hogs at $S.75@3.S112. The average
quality of the hogs was better. Trade was
fairly active at somewhat easier prices for
sheep and further decline of l0c in lambs
Sheep were wanted at &.75Q4.55 for the poor
est to the best natives with Westerns IN
for the poorest to the best yearlings going for
s450@4 So. Receipts-Cattle, $500; hogs, 49,
600; sheep, 15,OOO.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 2S.-Cattle- 2,0Co;
market active steady to strong; native ship
ping steers, $4.15@510; light and dressed beef
and butchers steers, So. 40@4S5; stockers ard
feeders S. 40d415; cows AM. heifers, $2Q4.25;
Texas and Indian steers, 3.30Q4; cows and
heifers, seas. 80. Hogs-Receipts 600; mar
ket steady light, $S6oq3;7O mixed, $3.4g9
3.65; heavy SO. 40d3.S0. Sheep-Receipts, l.
500: market strong; native muttons, $S@415;
lambs $4.25@5.60.
OMAHA
SOUTH OMAHA, Oct. -Catt,e-Receip.s
6 500; market steady; native beef steers, So. 80
"a 80; Western steers S3.60@4.30; Texas
steers $3d3.70; cows and heifers, 81 S0@3.S0;
440; calves, $350d5.50; bulls, stays ETC., 81
@3 60 Hogs-Receipts $500; market &c high
err fair to choice natives. $350@3.90; fair to
choice Westerns, So. 1908 SO; common
KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. 2S.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts 5000; market steady 10 strong; Texas
steers So. S5Q3. 80; Texas cows, $2.45@3 %; ma
tive steers $3.50Q5.10; native cows and heif-
ers, s1.506410; stockers and feeders $3.50
440: bulls, S2.5O63.50. Hogs-Receipts-11,-
600; market &c to 10c higher; bulk of sales,
So 471h@3 So; heavy, So. 40G3.55; packers. So "a
$50; mixed, 3.421hG3.55; lights, $3.450360;
Workers., $355@3.60; pigs s3.30q3. 621a. Sheep
Receipts 1900; firm; lambs, $3.S5Q5.60; NUT
tons, $4,000
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET.
Barrett & Zimmermans report: Market
the demand for Ioggers active. The following
W.T.. Price.
/ pair bay horses, and years ...3, 400 $500
1 pair gray horses, years 200 250
! pair gray horses, 5 and years. g, 900 200
1 pair gray mares, years 49,. 2. 400 $50
1 sorrel mare, years ............ L, 400 80
l black mare, years 200 so
SIOUX CITY.
SIOUX CITY, To-, Oct. 2S.-Cattle-
1,200; yesterday, 2,142: shipments 1850; mar
ket fairly active; generally firm; COWS, bulls
and mixed $1.50@360; stockers and feeders,
So. 40@5.15. calves and yearlings, $3.40@460;
veais, $4@5. 80; Westerns, s3.50@4 Hogs-Re-
ceipts, LOO; yesterday, 901; shipments, IS;
market active steady; selling at s.. 50Q3. so;
bug, s3.35Q3.40.