The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-10
Sheep-Strong and active; good demand.
LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO.
CHICAGO. Dec. 9.-Trade in cattle was
again provoklngly low at further decline of
1Oc. and cattle averaged 25035c lower than
at the close of last week. The extreme range
OF prices between the poorest and the best
cattle was unusually wide, few cars of
Deeves going at $5@5.50, while very common
steers sold to dressed beef firms at $3.50
$50. The bulk of the cattle crossed the
scales at $3.S0Q4.75, good export steers 60
ing at 81 2oq450 Stockers and feeders were
largely 1Sc lower than last week, while cows
and bulls are irregularly lower. few
Texas steers sold at s3.95G4.05. The few
fine mich cows sold at $5@6 each. A sale
was made of 81 holiday cattle at $3.50. In
hoss there was slower demand from local
packers, than usual. and Eastern shippers
purchases were again very light. Prices were
212Q5c lower from the start to the close,
rat butcher weights showing the least de-
cline. Sales were largely at $3.2593.4 40, with
coarse heavy packers selling at $S10QS,2 20,
and prime medium weights at $3.3712@3. 4212.
Pigs sold largely at $3.20Q3.35 There was a
fairly active general demand for sheep and
lambs, and prices were unchanged. Sheep
were salable at 81. 65B3. 20 for few inferior
lots, up to $4.25@4.50 for heavy export lots,
with prime sheep wanted at $4.10G4.70.
Lambs sold at $4q4.50 for culls, up to $3.50
Q5.75 for choice to extra lots, with sales
largely at $5G5.5O. Receipts-Cattle, 1900;
hogs 44,0O0; sheep, $4,000.
MINNEAPOLIS.
NEW BRIGHTON Mimi, Dec. 9.-Re-
ceipts-Cat1e, 700; calf; hogs, 1900; sheep,
1907. Cattle-Markee strong on good beef
grades, others steady; sales: l cow, 1910 lbs,
$2,S0 1 COW, $50 lbs s2,s0;s cows, av 9S2 lbs.
s25 lbs, $3.50; cow $50 IBIS, $3.50; 1 calf,
$50 lbs, $780, l cow, $50 lbs, $3.50; calf, 1870
lbs, $3.50; cows, az 945 lbs, 1925; l COW,
970 lbs, $3.50; heifer1 61O Tbs $3.50; heifer,
LOCO lbs, So; l cow ard i calf, S31. Hog
market a shade lower than yesterday; sup
ply light and not enough. hogs to meet the
present need; sales II hogs, av ITS lbs,
hogs, av 374 lbs, $3.50 Sheep firm sales
SO lambs, av Al lbs, S45Oi;fnl1S2 thin ewes, av
SO lbs. So.
MIDWAY MORSE MARKET.
Barrett Zimmeranans report: Market
weak; prices low; an oyerstock OF all Classes
of horses on hand. The following representa-
tive sales are for horses this day:
pair brown horses, and years. g, 400 $500
pair brown horses, years .:...... 200 $50
pair brown horses, years ...... 5000 $50
pair bay mares, years 49,. 80. .2.4G0 1870
1 pair bay Mares years ....... 800 $50
pair bay mares, 3 years. $500, 600 140
pair bay mares, s years. -..... 400 40
l gray horse, . years 81. -.-....-.. GUY 20
gray horse, 6 years ,i.-..-.+..........1,500 %
L gray horse, years ............ i, 400 70
ss.: az; Sc OMAHA. e5i IS OIL 81
OMAHA Dec 9..:a9Cattlezz Receipts, 1900;
shade stronger; native beef steers, $3.60@5. 80;
Western steers, IS. 50@425; Texas steers, $50
and feeders, SO. 259345; calves, ,SlQ5.75. Hogs
Receipts, 1900; market shade easier; bulk
of sales, $3.1003.15. Sheep-Receipts, 2,O9a;
ket steady to stronger fair to choice ma
tives, $3.75GD4. co.; do Westerns, S36004.5G;
common and stock sheep, 1901; lambs, SAC
$50.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 9.-Receipts, 5,400, of
which 2,SCO are Texans; market steady for
Texans, with natives steady to &c lower;
shipping steers, $4.20G5.3O; light and dressed
beef and butcher steers, $S.40@4.S0; stockers
and feeders, $2.40@4.20; cows and heifers, $50
3.25 Hogs Receipts, 5000; market steady;
light, $310Q3.3O; mixed, $3.20@3.3O; heavy,
So. 3563.40. Sheep-Receipts, 1850; market
steady; native muttons, $3.50Q4.60; lambs,
$4.35@5.75.
KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 9.-Cattle-Receipts,
5000; market slow to weak; Texas steers,
$2.5503.60; Texas COWS, $2.50@3.15; native
steers, $325@4.S0; stockers and feeders, 81. Is
@4.4O. Hogs-Recepts, 15,G0O; market weak
to &c lower bulk Of sales, s., 2212 $3.50. Sheep
Receipts, 8 0G0; market strong; lambs, $3.50
@5.70; muttons, $25064.75.
SIOUX CITY.
SIOUX CITY, To-, pee. 9.-Receipts- Cattle,
coo; yesterday, 1,2SS; shipments, 692; mar
ket slow, steady at late decline; COWS, bulls,
mixed S125@3.55; st6ckersS and feeders, $3.25
@41O; calves and yearlings $32594.30; veals,
$3.5N05.50. Hogs-Receiptst 2,000; yesterday,
2,s4S; shipments, 81 I market active steady;
selling, $685.; bulk, $3.10Q3.15.