The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-09
sheep-strong' and active, Good demand.
CHICAGO

CHICAGO. Dec. 8.-Gattle--Prices were very
irregular and averaged 15@apc lower than at
dressed beef steers atS So. 5000 10. and really
good shipping cattle Sat $s;25@4.50. Choice
beeves sold around 81. 70, and fancy Christmas
cattle were nominal around $51005.4 40 The
bulk of sales today were much below S4.75.
Stockers and feeders were in large supply
and averaged 10@20c lower than last week, as
did butchers and Gamers stuff, while very
few calves went over Sc %. Great numbers
of cattle were left unsold. Buyers of hogs
succeeded in supplying their wants at an
average reduction of sc from yesterdays
prices. Sales were largely at $33O@S.4O,
coarse heavy packers selling at $3f503.25
Pigs sold mostly at $3.15@3. 40. The late
market was very active and the greater part
of the supply was taken. Lambs were
steady. but sheep were rather slow of sale
at a decline of about 1Oc. Sheep were sala-
BILE at s2.75@35O for inferior to common,
49, 7504.50 for fair to choice and S464.65 for
prime nocks, rams selling at $275@3.75. West
ern fed sheep sold in. large numbers at $375
@,l.50. Lambs sold freely at SO 9004.5 so for
culls, up to S5.e9d5.75 for7,choice to extra
lots. Receipts-Cattle, $1,000; hogs, $1,000;
sheep, $4,000.
MINNEAPOLIS.
NEW BRIGHTON, Dec. S-Receipts-
cattle, 222 sheep, 26O hogs. Cattle-Market
$50 lbs, $40; stockers, av $50 lbs $3.50;
l Gamer, $50 lbs, S1.50; 2 heifers, av 100 lbs
$3.50; COW, 1,O6O lbs, $40; 1 BULL 1,94O lbs,
$40; 1 COW, 1O4O lbs, So; bull, 1000 lbs,
lbs, 81; heifers, av AGO lbs, $2.65; 2 Gamers,
av 800 lbs, $1.50; 1 stocker, 600 lbs $3.50;
Hog market 5@10c lower; quality poor !;
sales; Il y hogs, ay Isl lbs, $40; hogs az
pigs, av 103 lbs, $3.50. Sheep firm.
KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. S-Cattle-Receipts,
q ma Xpf n at 10
$3D4.55; Texas cows, $2.40@3; native steers,
$3.55@4.S5; native cows and heifers, $1.50@
4.25 stockers and feeders. $2.75G46O; bulls,
$1.5063.50 Hogs-Receipts, 1900; market
steady to 21ac lower; " bulk of sales, So. $50
1924; heavies s3.25@3. So ppackers, $3.271a@
$685. mixed $3.2212@S35; lights, $3.2O9S.3O;
Workers, SS:271A@3.30; pigs, s3@3.25. Sheep
Receipts 1900; market weak; lambs, $4GD5. 60 I;
muttons, $3.50Q4.65. ises y
ST LOUIS.
ST LOUIS, Dec ,-Cattle-Receipts, s.
$780, of which 5000 are Texans; market 10c
lower; native shipping steers, $4.200530;
dressed beef and butcher steers. $3.60@475;
light steers, $3.30@450i stoekers and feeders,
$2.4GGD41 10; cows and hefersa 81 0004.30; Texas
and Indian steers,,s $3GaD4.15; cows and
heifers $22503.25. Hogs-Receipts, 5000;
market &c lower; light s3.206325; mixed,
sS.2o@SSO; heavy, So, 1908 S5o' sheep-Receipts,
1S00 market Zoe lower; native muttons,
$3.5O@4.50; lambs, $4.5eGD5.75.
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET.
Barrett & Zimmerman's report: Market
dull; prices ruled low; an overs.ock of log
ging horses on hand The following repre-
sentative sales are for horses this day:
W.T. Price
1 pair brown horses, and years. g. 200 5000
1 pair brown horses, 6 years 200 100
1 pair bay mares, 3 and years. 1900 $50
1 pair bay mares 6 years .........2 500 40
l pair bay horses. ) years ...........2 400 12O
/ gray horse, G years. IL 500 50
l gray horse, 5 years .,............1 500 %
l gray horse, years ..............1,4J 40 Go
OMAHA, Dec. Seattle. receipts: 5000;
market 10G15c lower: native beef steers,
$4,000. so; Western steers $3.7O@4.30; Texas
steers, $363.60; COWS and heifers, $2.S00
410; stockers and feeders. $4,000 40 Hogs
Receipts. $500; market 5610c lower; heavies
s3.1O@3 %; mixed, $3.15@9.2O; lights, $3.50
$50; bulk of sales, $315GD3.20. Sheep-Re-
ceipts, $500 market slow; fair to choice ma
tives, $36064.60; fair to choice Westerns,
$3.5064.5O; lambs, sS.50G5.5O.
SIOUX CITY.
SIOUX CITY, To-, Dec. Seattle Receipts,
1400; yesterday, 555; shipments, $50; market
slow and weak; cows, bulls and mixed tend
ing lower $1.25@3.55; veals, $35005.J0; stock
ers and feeders, So. 25Q4.10; calves and year
lings, $32504.35. Hogs-Recepts 5000; yes
terday. 1909; shipments, 259; market active,
5d1Oc lower, selling at $3.0OG3.25; bulk, $3.109
BIS.