The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-30
CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. Dec. 2s.-Trade in cattle was
better class of cattle, prices for which were
steady The bulk Of the offerings were only
fairly good Sales were largely at $4.2594.S0.
choice to extra shipping and export beeves
dressed beef steers at s3.75@4. Fed Texas
and branded Western cattle sold very well,
straight Texans sell at s3.00@430 Hefers
IN r6"d snow up sa5ge
feeder trade was rather slow at S3.50@4. %.
Trade In hogs was fairly active at yesterday 8
closing figures, sales averaging 25ac lower
than Tuesday morning. Sales were largely at
s9:37A@3.47A, heavy packers selling at $3.50
3.421a, medium weights at $3:5O93. 521A. Pigs
went largely at $3.35@3. 40. few prime pack
lambs were generally steady the demand be-
ing fairly active. Sheep were called for at
s3@3.50, for inferior lots, up to $3.50 for
strictly choice, fed Western selling freely at
s3.75@4.4O. Lambs were in good demand at
s3.75@4.50 for inferior to common UP to $3.50
$3.50 for good to extra. yearlings selling at
s4.6O@4.76. Mexicans sold at "a; 90Ql5 %. Re
ceipts-Cattle, 14,OOO hogs. 31,OCO; sheep, IT,
900 head.
MINNEAPOLIS.
NEW BRIGHTON, Dec 29.-Receipts, 80
hogs, $50 calves. Cattle-Active; beef grades,
stockers and feeders in good demand. Sales
2 cows, av SA lbs, $3.50; COW. 76O lbs, $3.50;
8 cows, av 934 lbs, 1920; 1 Gamer. 1,036 lbs
av $50 lbs, $3.50; / cow, $40 lbs. So Hogs :
Market SC lower than yesterday; demand
hogs. av 221 lbs, $3.50; 60 hogs av 1913 lbs
lbs, $40; L hogs, av 81 lbs, So; 50 hogs,
av "a lbs, 50. Sheep-Market steady.
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET.
Barrett & Zimmerman's report: Market
opened with fair demand for heavy log
ging horses; prices ruled low. The following
representatives sales are for horses this day:
1 pair bay horses, 5 and years q, 400 $500
p pair bay bay h @aTes a YEARS years s
OeI OO85....... sIeeG seIem uMoIq IFBd I
1 pair brown mares, years ........2 900 40
! black mare, 6 years ........".1, 600 70 70
black mare, years .............. ,500 60
l black mare, years ..............1, 400 ~
OMAHA.
SOUTH OMAHA, Dec. 29.-Cattle-Receipts,
LOCO; market steady; native beef steers, $50
Q4sO; Weste sn steers sSs9g4So; e.I Iex ga
ceipts, $500; market shade to SC lower; bulk
of sales, $3.25@330. Sheep-Receipts. 1000;
market steady; fair to choice natives, $ag
45O; fair to choice Westerns, $3.6o@4. 20;
common and stock sheep, $SqS.So; lambs. 81
@5.50
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 29.-Cattle %,
0O0 Of which 1,3O0 are Texans; market steady
for Texans with natives 1O@15c higher; ma "a
tive shipping and export steers $4.S@5.2o;
stockers and feeders $4,000. TO-. Texas and
Indian steers, ,sS94s7 cows and. heifers, $3.50
@3.20. Hogs-Receipts, $500; market steady;
bulk of sales, $3.3093.45. Sheep-Recetpts, l.
900: market strong; native muttons, A04.50;
lambs. $5@5.75. .3l5
81 KANSAS CITY. 49,
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 2s.-Cattle- Receipts,
4,50O; market strong to loo higher; Texas
steers, $3.25@4. 10; Texas cows, 81. 50@320; ma
tive steers, $3@4s0; native COWS and heifers,
S1.D@4;S; stocke.s ooa and feeders, s25og4 20;
lower; bulk of sales, $335@S. 42h. sheep-Re-
ceipts. 1000; market steady; lambs, $500
5.55; muttons, S3.10@4.50.
SIOUX CITY.
SIOUX CITY, To-, Dec. 29-Cattle-
ceipts, 800; yesterday, 49, shipments, Al; mar
ket more active, steady heavy and common
stockers and feeders, ss.2s@415; calves and
ceipts, 1,6OO; yesterday, j, $50; shipments, 2s7;
market steady to Sc lower. selling at $a.15
@3.35; bulk, $3.2o@s;3o. ~