The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-15

December. s81s. Cut meats duh. Lard
dull Cotton seed oil dull. rather easy
| Summer white, 3o03i; prime winter yell
low. 33gz435 Pig iron Arm. Copper quiet.
Tin dun. speter quiet. Lead weak.
Chicago advices by private wire this
afternoon to b. w. Hunter & Co. gave
the curb on December wheat "a SIS, selling
down TO 94is. the weakness In the market
at the close continuing on the curb. Puts
| sold from s24 down to 90 3-s. and calls
from 95A to 96. Puts on December corn
sold at 3l%. and calls at 32A032 3-s.
LIVE sTocK.
HOUSTON.
r. r. Hall. live stock commission mer-
chant, reports as follows:
Beeves-Choice grass ............. 2AQD 8
Cows and heifers. choice. ........., 21ag *
calves. choice ...................... 3ls@
lSArH''gs .,,.................... 80. S?<W
sheep hrst-claSs .................... 3h
Choice mastfed hogs ................ 2A0
Sorhteo hogs ....................,... q "A
GALVESTON.
Reported for The Post by A. p. Norman.
1--we stock commission merchant
Beeves-
Choice, per ID. gross ..... :N0
Common. per ID, gross....... 2N0 az
Cows
Choice. per Id. gross...... 2H@ "a
common, per Id. gross...... 2 a "a
Choice, Der Id. gross... 2a@
Common, per ID. gross....... 2AQ 2,s
Choice. per Id. gross. $40
Common, per ID. gross....... % SA
Sheep
Choice per Id. gross... $40
"''' per n This This + & Z Stock e
Reeves and cows day wesS' seass ss5 In pens
Calves and year
iiHBS ............ l33 133 70
s sheep ............. az s55
Market bare Of cattle; demand active H
and prices strong.
NEW ORLEANS.
thursdays and sundays by Albert Mont.
gomery & Co Qlmited). live stock com
mission merchants.
Good fat fed beeves. ........ $40 4
Good fat grass beeves ...... 3AQp
Common TO fair beeves. $500. 1IM 2N
common 10 fair cows. ....... iIS az
Common to fair yearlings... Z 90 $3.50
Good fat hogs ;s:'......'.'.'''... 6@ az "
common to fadr hogs......... 8 d az
1., Receipts. Sales. ION On hand
s,os ass .. anna s9aF""ss. g Il a asS
Sheep ..........,.... $50
Good beeves. COWS and heifers In de-
mamd: calves and yearlings firm; hogs
and sheep quiet.
Chicago, September 4.--Cattle--Trade In
native cattle was sluggish and unsatisfac.
tory. Only a few choice, smooth steers
OF handy weight sold readily at Mondays
prices, plain and rou giilsh grades dragging
heavily at the reduced values of that day.
a shade lowerswhere any change was no.
ticeahle, Few native steers were at hand
good enough to reach Sc. Feeders sold
more rea1lly thaB beef grades, demand
for young steers ruling strong at 3SOlI4. 90
Ihere was n break of fully soc of the
high prices lately for calves, choice lota
stll!nB at G.25dG690 Texas cattle at 3lO1t
40 for steers, sold below Mondays
level and Western rangers. which formed
the bulk OF the days supply. went a
shade lower than Monday. though much
more ready sale than native grades,
Prices ranged from 325a44O for steers
ANA 2,75qS.So for COWS and hefers.
Trade In hogs had n better tone fror,
the outset and most of the useful hogs
ioIiri sale about above Mondays value |
some good packing grades sold fully 10
above low tide yesterday, a string of 1000
choice 3o)-pound hogs bringing 4.05 The |
great bulk of good heavy hogs sold above
$50, prime butchers rarely up to 42O and
fancy bacon pigs at $50.
demand Tor sheep and lambs was ur- |
gent, all good to choice lots selling at |
IlHh prices. Local SaughtererS bought |
most of the good no choice Western sheen |
at 3.75a4.0o; feeders took ewes around $50 !
ana feeding grades 3.05. Not many sheen |
sold below 3.25 and only "a few lots OF |
lihcy natives went above 400 Lambs |
went at steady prices. several lots selling |
around $50; fancy lambs up to SIS, though |
most good lots still went at SOFAS. 30. Re |
oSipts-Cattle. $500; hogs. 12O00 sheep. 49,
ST, louis. September 14.--Cattle--Re.
ceipts 4ol0; shipments, 800; market steady |
az u sifsht decline; fair to fancy shipping
and export steers, 4.2oQ5.i0: dressed bS,f |
anu butchers steers, i.00m5.00. steers UNI
DER 1000 pounds. 325n450 stockers and
feeders, a50iti.25 cows aud helfers, 2lNi
4m; canning cows, 1.500S 20: Texas and
lnulan steers, 260ui.i0 cows and heifers.
sOVsgS.zo. legs. Receipts, 5000; shipments
icoo. steady; light, 4.l5a425. mixed. 4.ONai
Nv; heavies, 3.o0M4.25. Sheep-R Receipts.
aVp' shipments, 1000 market steady; ma
tive inuttons, 3.eoQ3.S5: stockers and feed
ers' 2WQS.Oo; lambs. 3.75q525
Kansas City, September l4--Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 1000; market steady; steers. 975
QftOo: Texas cows. 2Ohfi3. 25: native steers
so4o,N; native cows and heifers l15li
$50; stockers and feeders 25Od4 30; bulls
2 4oaS.1b. Hogs Receipts 5000: lights
STRONG, others steady; heavies. 3.S5Gi3.g7ih.
packers, S6odS,92,s mixed 3'SnffI oais
lights. S654iO3ls: workers., 40os;i ooiS.
nigs, 3.6o13s5 Sheep-Receipts, 1000: mar
Ret hrm; lambs, 275a5.2s. mutpons, 2.5ofD