The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-21
Sheep-Steady; good demand.
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Oct 2O.-The small proprtion
OF rat cattle that were choice enough to
sell above S4.S5 sold at about steady prices,
put other grades were on an average 1Oc per
loo lbs lower, with slow sales. Sales were on
a basis of S36G@4 for the poorest native
dressed beef steers up to $4.90@5. S5 for choice
the transactions at $4.50@5.10. A few FriTne
feeders up to $3.50, while common stockers
went for $S@3.5O. few. choice, heiferss
brought satisfactory prices, but butchers and
Gamers stuff sold somewhat lower Calves
were lower than last week, with sales large
~ at $5.50Q go and few choice lots at
good and prime heifers were worth s3.7O.
western feeders sold actively at S3.65Q4.15
and few sold as high as $4.30. Desirable
droves of hogs moved off well as a rule, but
there were good many coarse packing hogs
that were hard to dispose of, even at con-
cessions. Heavy. packers sold at S3.S0@3.60
aI. and heavy shipping hogs sold at $3.6O@3;95.
sold at $4,000. Light weights sold at S3.55
"a. Pig sales were at $3.50G3.90 Trade in
sheep and lambs was more active than yes
desirable lots, Native sheep were salable at
$2.5OG3 for the poorest up to $4.25@4.50 for
the best, and sheep from the range of the
far West sold at $2.9004.25, with feeders in
demand at $S.6O@3.75 Lambs sold actively
at So. 75@5.S0 for poor to prime focks, with
sales largely at $4.75@5.5O Receipts-Cattle,
$4,000; hogs, $4,000; sheep, 17,000
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET.
Barrett & Zimmermans report: Market
opened active on heavy horses. Sixteen head
were sold to Simpson, Gould & Co., Iron Riv-
er, Wis. The following representative sales
are for horses this day:
WtPrice.
One pair bay horses, and year. $500 1925
One pair bay horses, 6 years. ...... 3,400 315
One pair bay horses, and years. 1920 900
One pair gray horses, years. ...... 5000 $50
One pair gray horses, 8 and years. $500 200
One pair gray horses, 6 years....... $500 $50
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One gray mare, years ............' 1,500 100
One gray mare, years ............ ], 400 80
KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Oct attle-Receipts,
Il, 600; best grades steady; others weak to
1Oc lower; ;oT Texas steers, $2,5O@365; Texas
native cows and heifers, $15013.90; stockers
and feeders, $3@4.55; bulls, $2.15@3.10. Hogs
Receipts. 12,0O0; market weak to &C lower;
$50; packers, $3.45@3.671S; mixed, $4,000
36212; light, $3.5O@3671@; Workers., So. .65n
3.6734; pigs, $S.50@3:6712 Sheep-Receipts,
tons, $2.650415.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Oct -Cattle-Rece:pts. 4,5OO;
market steady to strong; native shipping
steers, s4.35@5.15; bulk of sales at $4.6O@5O5;
light and dressed beef and butchers steers,
$3@4:S5; stockers and feeders, $2.40@4.1O; cows
and heifers, $204.30; Texas and Indian steers
$2S5@425; cows and heifers, $2@360. HOGS
Receipts, $500; market shade lower; light,
$500 375; mixed, $S.50@3.70 heavy, $500
3.S0 Sheep-Receipts. 2,500; market strong;
native muttons, $3.2O@3.9O; lambs, s4@5.35.
OMAHA.
SOUTH OMAHA Oct. 20.-Cattle-Receipts
1000; market strong; native beef steers, 81
@4.90; Western steers $3.SO@4.30; Texas
steers, $3@3.6 co. cows and heifers, s.. .SO@3. IS;
Gamers, $2G2.SO. stockers and feeders, So so
@4.4O; calves, So. 3.5G@5.5O; bulls, stags ETC.,
$293. 90; mixed, So .50935 55; light, So. 55@3. TO-
Sheep-Receipts, $500; market strong; fair to
choice natives, $3.5O@4; fair to choice West
erns, So .40@3S0; common and stock sheep,
S3@3. 10; lambs, S5.50@5.25.
SIOUX CITY.
SIOUX CITY, To-. Oct. 90 Receipts
$500; yesterday, 1855; shipments, 1,168; mar
ket generally steady cows: bulls, mixed,
$1.25@5.5O; stockers and feeders, So. 25@4: 10;
calves and yearlings. $3.15@4. 80; veals, $40
$50; Westerns sS. 1904. Hogs-Receipts, 1 200;
yesterday S61; market steady; selling, $3.40
@3. 60; bulk s3.45Q3.50.