The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-28
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.-There was fairly ac-
tive demand for the better class Of fat cattle
adapted to the requirements Of shippers and
exporters and such offerings sold at strong
prices common and medium grades were
as usual in very large supply and sales were
rather slow at barely steady prices. Sales
monest lots up to s5.0G@5.40 for strictly
choice to fancy cattle, the bulk of the sales
being at $425W5.G8. There was a moderate
trade in feeding cattle today at S3.S0Q4.2o.
ruling quotations. Calves were firm. The
most important sale of cattle was that Of a
lot, mostly Polled-Angus, at $3.50. The range
OF prices was from $3.50 to S5.75. Small re-
ceipts OF hogs caused good deal Of scram-
bling upon the part of the packers to supply
their wants and prices shot up 5910c, the
offerings being mostly taken early in the
day. Sales were at an extreme range OF
So. 25@3.55 for common to prime lots of hogs,
with the bulk of the transactions at $3.40Q
3.471zc. Prices ruled steady for sheep, the
best lambs selling about lOc higher with
good demand for both. Sheep were wanted
at $275@3.50 for inferior to common up to
$4.65G4.75 for choice 1ocks Western fed lots
predominating and selling at S36O@3.65.
Lambs were active at s4O0@4.75 for the com
monest lots up to $575@5.S5 for prime, few
S5-,b. lambs selling at the top price Year
Iings sold at 81. 4O65OO. Receipts: Cattle, 49,,
500; hogs, % co., sheep, 5000.
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET.
Barrett & Zimmerman's report: Market
dull, prices low with an overstock of heavy
logging horses on hand. The following rep
resentative sales are for horses this day:
Weight. Price.
One pair bay horses, and years 3,40O $500
One pair bay horses, 6 years. ....... ,ZO0 !l9
One pair bay mares, years. ....... 3,O0O lou
One bay mare, 6 years. ............. 2,oO0 LOO
One brown mare, years. Z,bUU l4V
One pair brown horses, years.. 400 lS0
One pair brown horses, 5 years.. 2,200 IZO
One ons gray gray horse horse years years 5 SS
OMAHA
SOUTH OMAHA, Dec. -Cattle-Recelpts,
1,5O0; market active; native beef steers, IS. 81
@49O; Western steers. $3.60Qa2o; Texas
steers, $3qs.6O; cows and heifers, 1901; stock
ers and feeders So 60GD4.4 40; bulls, stays, etc.,
higher; heavy, s. 2OG3 35; light, s3.35G3.45.
Sheep-Receipts, 500: market, steady; fair to
choice natives, $3.70@4.40 lambs, $4,000.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. -Cattle-Receipts, A.
steady; shipping and dressed beef and butcher
steers, $4G5.25; s;ockers and feeders, $2-75Q
AIS; cows and heifers, s2Q425; Texas and
higher; light, So 35@3 40; mixed, $3.35@3.4 As;
heavy, S. 4SaS5o. sheep-Receipts, 1870;
market steady; native sheep s4q459; iamDs'
KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY Dec .-Cattle-Recslpts,
1000; market, steady and stronger; Texas
steers, $3GD4.35; Texas cows, s2.25@S 25; native
steers. $3.5c@4.90; native cows and hefers,
bulls $2@4.75. Hogs-Receipts, 5000; mar
ket strong to sc higher; bulk of sales, 1871
@S.421a SheeP-Receipts, 1000; market,
firm lambs, $3.75@5.5O; muttons, s25oq4 90.
sssea - SIOUX CITY. ST. ',,-<.,
SIOUX CITY, To-, Dec. 27.-Cattle-Receipts
30O Friday, 124. Shipments, 1872 Market,
nominally steady; cows, bulls and mixed,
$1.25@3.75; veals, s4@5.75; stockers and feed
ers S3.25@4. 10; calves and yearlings, So. S0
Ats. Hogs, 500; Friday, 1,423. Shipments,
22S. Market active. 5@10c higher, selling
$3.22@3.30 bulk, $3.25.