The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-26
SOUTH ST. PAUL's STOCK MARKET
IS FINDING FAVOR WITH
RANCHMEN.
WITH PRICES ABOUT EQUAL,
1T OFFERS MARKED ADVANTAGES
AS COMPARED WITH THE
CHICAGO MARKET.
FROM DAKOTA FARMS
Are Expected to BE Shipped Very
Largely to the Recently Re-
habiiitated Stock Pens.

The South st. Paul stock market
has been receiving the lions share of
the stock business during the past
three months. 1t has been several
years since that market has received
as many and as large consignments
of Montana and especially Dakota
stock, as for the past few months.
st. Paul has become the stock CEN
ter of the Northwest, for the territory
tributary to the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern lines, and even South
ern Minnesota is beginning to ship
stock to ST. Paul for market as the
recent facilities offered by the Swift
company at South st. Paul are RAPIDLY
being taken advantage of by stock
men. The shipments of Montana cat
tie ceased some time ago, in fact no
more Montana cattle will be
received in this market until
they are rounded up on the
ranches again next fall; there will,
however be eonsignments coming all
winter during the mild weather from
points in Dakota, where there are
feeding stations at nearly every town
market depends for it's winter sups
port The South ST. Paul market has.
since the Swift company took charge
of the old Minnesota Packing COM
pany's plant. received daily large con-
signments of this Dakota stock, which
formerly went direct to Chicago. The
stock men appreciate that by making
st. Paul their destination they save
week or ten days time, and at the
same time receive for their stock al
most equal to that paid In Chicago,
which, considering the slight difference
in the freight from the West to st. Paul
and that charged through to Chicago.
leaves only a small margin between
the prices paid in st. Paul and Chi
cago. A prominent Dakota stock man
was in the city yesterday and said
the stock men of Dakota were greatly
pleased over the direct market they
had for their cattle by billing to South
st. Paul. The market at South st.
Paul had so far been entirely satisfac-
tory to stock men, as here they found
a more ready market for their cattle
than they were often able to get in
Chicago. 1t frequently occurred that
cattle men going to Chicago often had
to wait around several days before
they were able to dispose of their
stock. which was caused partly by
the switching accommodations, which
were not always the best, and also by
the condition of the market, which
was at times flooded with both Monta-
or
casion a delay of some time until the
market recovered and an equitable
price could be paid for their stock He
said he hoped the time would come
in the near future when the same
price would prevail in st. Paul as was
paid in Chicago. There were still lots
Of cattle in Dakota which had been
rounded up and were now being fed
on grain, and would be shipped at
times during the winter to st. Paul.
These cattle which were cared for in
these feeding pens, which were stu
ated all along the line OF railroad, were
almost equal to Montana cattle, and,
when received at South St Paul would
be in f1rSt-class marketable condition.
Chicago depended largely on this stock
and that which came from the vicinity
of Sioux Falls direct. There would be
no more Montana cattle shipped until
next august, ana the market would
be largely dependent upon this class
of stock for supply SO far, they had
had a fine winter in North Dakota,
and, if the weather remained nice
they would probably hold this stock
for fattening until spring but, if a
long winter set in, they would be ship
ped as quickly as possible to market
SO far, they had fed no hay, as there
had been no snow in the Dakotas to
speak of. and all stock was doing well
under the influence of fine weather
The prospects were good. he thought
for the securing of the Montana cat
tie trade.
Although the Swift company only
opened their plant shortly before the
season for Montana cattle closed, they
however, received a large share Of
the cattle which always had gone di-
rect to Chicago in the past, and, from
the convenient facilities, open market
and advantage in geographical loca-
ton, the future of St Paul as the stock
market Of the Northwest now seems
assured.