The Saint Paul globe., 1897-04-14

temporary headquarters Minnesota transfer.
Receipts. $50 hogs, 200 cattle, 10 calves. 100
sheep.
Hogs-steady to strong. Representative
sales:
No. Av Price, No. Av Price.
Ss Ss 1'''''.9St sSt $ 80 S '..-1s1 1s1 ss 3 50 50
20 ........... .212 8 so
Cattle-Butcher cattle strong and active,
stockers are slow, in sympathy with sharp
decline at Missouri river points. Bull calves
lower. Quotations-Prime steers, So. 1904 .25; {;
good steers, sS.7O93 80; prime cows So. ESQ
cows, S2Q2:eO; light veal calves, S.50q4 50;
stockers. So. 5OQ3. So; feeders, So. .60Q3 80;
bulls, 1903. Representative sales:
cow 900. 1Oed s. 'a; Is &c cows .m6d S %
2 calves 80. SS5 3 Is 2 bulls 80. 700 2 so
8 stockers e.. 425 8 80 4 stockers S75 3 70
] stocker $50 9 70 heifers 3S7 IS
heifers .. $50 80 4 stockers 775 70
4 stocker =. 800 8 25 20 heifers =. 325 2 So
l COW ...... .1190 2 so l COW ...... $50 2 65
1 bull 49,. $50 2 65 heifers -. ATS 55
ing to supply the demand. Representative
sales:
No. Av. Price. No. Av. Price.
20 muttons. ..133 So s. IA lambs 49,. IS S4 IS
NEW BRIGHTON.
NEW BRIGHTON, April 1S.-Receipts-
tie, S79; calves, q; hogs, $40; sheep, &c. Cat
tie firm; trading active at steady prices buy
ers found some very good offerings and took
everything offered. Sales. l stocker, av 5S0
$3.50; cows, 1872, s3.15; bulls, av 518, ST.;
2 cows, av 1,070. 81 IS; cows $50, So. .25;
steers av 1 1884, 81; IS stockers, av AL So. rs;
calf, W.T. 40, 1886; 1 COW. W.T. $40, $S.15; 5
stockers, av 592, $3.7 70; COW, W.T. 1,240, $3.50;
heifer, W.T. $50, 81. rs; stockers, av 670 So. rs
feeder, W.T. 1850, 1915; cow W.T. 910, So. so;
stockers, av 470 s.. IS; cows av go, 81 GO; /;
stockers, av 845. So. rs; l COW, W.T. 600, 81. 25;
! bull bull VT eo 1850 s.; heifer, VT $50 $2;S5;
g. 80: cow, 1.OSO lbs, 81 So; cows, av $50
lbs, 50; COW, 7S0 81. 80; 2 COWS, av LOIS lbs,
$3.50; l bull, $50 lbs s2.75; cow, 800 lbs,
av 1,1O0 lbs, $40; 3 bulls av 1,1S4, $2.7O; 2
cows, $50 lbs $3.50.
Hogs-Steady to strong. Sales were most
ly $3.50 to $3.50. Receipts were light and
not enough to meet the demand Sales: IS
hogs, 22O lbs, $3.50; 1876 hogs, av 207 lbs,
$3.50; IA hogs, avi1l0 lbs, $3.50; 26 hogs, av
Ss hSgI O ST. 81 bs s. sogs @ ba9s a lbs s5 s ns
$3.50; AZ hogs, 191 lbs SO. IS; 80 hogs, av
226 lbs, $3.7712; hogs. av 315 lbs $3.50. Sheep
Market firm and active. Sales: 10 lambs,
av so lbs, A.60; 6 mixed, av 110 lbs, $4.25; 6
muttons, av 1873 lbs, $500.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, April 13.-Today's sales Of cat
tie were most at low prices the average
quality was poor. Native cattle sold at $S.S5Q
425 for common dressed beef steers up to
$5G 5.25 for choice beeves, only a small per-
centage selling below $4.25 or higher than S5.
Cows sold at $2Q2.75 and choice to extra
1,200 to 1880 b heifcrs at $4.6594S0 Bulls
sold mostly at $2.50G350 The oxen and
stays at $25004.25. This was "calf day. and
there was a big supply and a good trade at
$3Q5 for common to choice, very few going
over $4.75. The general calf market was 25c
per 100 lbs lower. Stcckers and feeders were
steady and so were Texas cattle. There was
an active demand for hogs and prices ruled
stronger early in the day and largely 213c per
100 lbs higher, but the market became weak
later. The bulk Of the offerings crossed the
scales at $4.1044171a. sales being at an ex-
treme range of $3S0@4.20. Heavy packing
lots sod at $S.S0Q4 and prime light hogs sold
up TO $4.15. Pigs sold chiefly at $4Q405 The
demand for sheep was active and prices were
stronger for all descriptions. Choice sheep
and lambs advanced 10c Sales were from
$3.50 for common sheep up to $5Q5.5O for
strictly choice to prime f1ocks Westerns sold
mostly at $4.50Q5; lambs in active demand at
$4Q6.1O, few going lower than $3.50; Colorado
lambs in large numbers at $6@6.10 the offer
ings being readily taken. Receipts-Cattle,
1000; hogs, 1900; sheep, 200.
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET.
Market opened fair. Local trade good. A
few Dakota dealers were buyers on the mar
ket. Several Dakota dealers are waiting
for the combination SALE the 14th and 18th
of April. The following representative sales
are for horses service sound, unless otherwise
mentioned:
W.T.. Price.
l pair gray mares, 5 to yrs ~ 5000 $3.50 90
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