The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-18
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

UNION STOCK YARDS, South ST Paul
There were 1T carloads of live stock received
at the Union stock yards, South St. Paul last
week, as against 70 the week previous being
gain OF AZ cars The receipts were: Cattle,
1,23O; calves, 729; hogs, g. 736; sheep. LIS. and
horses, sc. The receipts during the previous
week were: Cattle, S99: calves. 1896: hogs
1858; sheep, 942. These figures show A gain
OF cattle, 331; calves, 1893; hogs. 1.773: sheen.
172.
During the week Swift C Co. killed of cat
tie, 337: calves. q; sheep, &c., and hogs. Goa
The killings of the week previous were: Cat
tie, 571; calves. 10; sheep, 2s5; hogs. 500.
These figures show decrease for the week in
cattle, 2S4; hogs, 405: and gain in sheep of
215. and calves, Il
1t is the period Of midsummer du|Iness
and the offerings of stock, as will appear by
above report, were very limited The market
throughout the entire week. however. was
fairly strong for all classes Of stock. There
We're rev lots OF fat cattle, but the numbers
Oh all qualities were insufficient to meet the
requirements of the packing plant alone. The
same may be said Of hogs, CT which there
were very light arrivals. There were some
good lots among those received, but in the
main the quality was inferior. There ,s a
sood demand existing for stockers and quite
number of yearlings were offered but the
individuals amongst the number, With a few
exceptions, show signs Of very Door breeding
Preparations are completed for the recent of
the nrst instaHments CT ranch cattle which
are expected to make their appearance within
the next fortnight Large interest attaches
to the shipments in view of all that has been
reported regarding the shortage of range cat
ue' out more especially rim view Of the excel
lent cohultion or pasture in the section OF the
country whence this stock is derived. There
hosf 1,
ieedefs IN the territory tributary to this mar
ket Ihere Is a general awakening of a DUR
pose on the part OF farmers hereabouts to 90
lIlere extensively into the feeding of cattle
me past season has demonstrated the fact
that the South St. Paul market il q MARINA :
nent fixture, and that sufficient competition al
ready exists there to insure the equivalent
o4 the chicago prices for everything. of cor
responding quality, that may be offered Min
.iesoIa farmers Tor the last four or five years
nave not had the capital to enable them to
branch out into this particular industry hui
the good crops and high prices of last wear
Wloh the probable repetition of that experienca
the present year, will have the effect of sum
Plying them with means with which to ON
Dark more extensively in this line. The fact
t Aas peeh impressed upon them that, with the
hish prices Cnat mus rule for cattle for con-
siderable time to come. the industry Will nroya
tir
cohoftions which exist in this section of the
country. - W
mere are indications that an Improvement
IN the quality of hogs is likely to be re-
anzeo Since the opening of the Swift g.
Co. plant last October, there has bean a
very good average run of hogs. but not near
~ enough to meet the demand of this mar
Ket. 1t must be borne in mind BY farmers
WHo are turning to the raising of hogs that
the stock forwarded to South St. Paul is
not wholly absorbed by the packing plants
established there by the butchers who
supply the local trade for pork but that.
owing to the generally healthy condition of
the hogs of the Northwest, barring the I'M
pleasant advent of hog cholera which made
raFages IN the West last summer and fall
the hogs OF this section are sought for other
markets. With the coming of the cod s,ason
OIL the year there will be many buyers, not
only for Milwaukee and other localities
Where the hogs are slaughtered but for ship
ment to the far East This was the expert:
ence last year and there are indications that
1t Will be repeated in large measure the
coming season.
Sheep will begin to come forward very
shortly. At present tie, market is very de-
ficient in its attempts to supply the demand
The South st. Paul yards have a promising
outlook for the coming season and wi h their
doubled capacity for handling stock the i'm
portance of this center will be materially
emphasized.