The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-15
4 ;. -. $4,000 1000 $4,000
Total :. ...s,147.sdo s,ss5,ooo $4,000
Cincinnati Price Current.
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

South st. Paul., last week. as against LA
the week previous, being a gain of 10 cars
The receipts were: Cattle, 1858; calves, 72S;
hogs, 3.C27; sheep. 1881. The receipts Of
the week previous werei Cattle, 1888,
calves, PSF: hogs, 1,S7S; sheep, 1,O65 The<e
figures show a gain in cattle OF 625; calves,
AL hogs, 1,149; sheep, 800. -
During the week Swift & Co. killed.. Cat
tie, 79s; calves, IS; sheep. s7s; hogs, 2,72o.
The killings of the week oprevious were:
Cattle 916; calves, IL; sheep, 494; hogs, LIT.
These figures show a decrease in the num-
Der of cattle killed of III and of sheep 4O2,
and an increase in calves ofsf6 and Of hogs
GAO. sn
The market throughout the week has been
steady for all classes of stock. The receipts,
while showing some improvement in num-
bers, did not represent much improv ement
in the way of quality, and prices were gov
erned accordingly. Some grass cattle were
received from the ranches, which were among
the first offerings of the season from that
source. The quality in general was quite
acceptable. There is not a large supply CT
high class steers as yet, though these will
doubtless be coming forward little la er
on So far rs the South S. Paul market
is concerned, buyers are rather limi ed when
it comes to picking up of the consignments
daily arriving. The feeders of Iowa occl-
sionally send in some good lots and they
sell well, all of which goes to prove that
good stock on that market will bring the
best prices. The point is to effect deyel-
opment of improved cattle and hogs fer dis
position here. The poor grad s are not IN
demand at prices that are acceptable to
shippers. This fact creates some ds,on-
tent because the shippers do not always I'M
derstand why the average price for days
sale, for instance, appears to be less than
the ranges in Chicago 1t dos To- require
the experts eye to detect the abs ence of
those animals which make the higher valu 5
in Chicago and Kansas City. They will come
on a little later, and there is god ground
for a belief that the coming season will in
.troduce an excellent run CT stack over al
years for the Northwest.
One thing is certain, the supply henceforth
must be drawn from those who Craze cattle
and Craze them upon smaller areas than are
included in the great ranges The days of
the big ranges in the Dakotas and in Mon
tana are perceptibly nearing their end 1t
does not follow however,. that because of
this fact there is to be a decrease in the
production of live stock in this territory; on
the contrary, if present prospects are realized,
the contributions will be greatly increased
from the smaller farms within the next tsn
years. Conditions are shaping themselves to
that end. Farmers themselves, in Mnne-
sofa and the Dakotas. are manfesting grow
ing interest in the matter of breeding and
the improvement of the quality of the cat
tie. They know that breeding common stock
is an Improbable enterprises The revenues
derived from the crop of 1897 put all the
farmers of the Northwest ineBetter shape for
diversified growth and development of their
holdings. The interest has turned towards
or oil hu11c fc.- Siro
demand. and it is not likely that this source
OF supply will meet with the tragic end Wis
tied upon some OF. the best specimens of beef
cattle sres introduced in this section in the
past. 1t is a pity that cur farmers do not
recognize the existence of their opportunities
at the present time and avail themselves Of
them.
The market for hogs has been strong and
the quality inferior The propagation of this
class, also, is commanding lively attention,
as indicated in the inquiries in the live stock
journals to the desirability of certain
breeds. The circumstance goes to show that
farmers are recognizing the existence OF a
market here for a better grade of produc-
tion than they have been contributing in the
past, and they are setting a'bcuti laying a
foundation fer the up-building OF this mpor-
tant industry. The approaching state fair
will Enthusiastically. prove a great educator
to the people of Minnesota in the line indi-
Gated.
MICH COW EXCHANGE.
SOUTH ST. PAUL. Aug 14-I4ytIe &, Rae
burns weekly report: During this week
cows sent in for dairymen's use have been
gradually cheapering ard Only No. / ami
mails We're needed at all by these gentle
men. Country shippers woud do we'll if
they want to make money and lose none) to
make a rule aid stick to it to buy coed
cows for shipping to South st. Paul Our
dairynlen are all willing to pay for good arti-
cles, but don't want stepmcshers at any
price. Dairy mems dry stock is. lower than
some time ago. There is always a market
here for nice young backward sprngers at
fair prices. If the weather kegs dry ard
grass becomes scarce, cows in full milk will
go up in value.
SOUTH ST. PAUL HORSE MARKET.
George w Wentworth G. Co., Of the South
St Paul Horse exchange. report a very slow
market during the week on all classes OF
stock. There has been absou tely mo demard
for light stuff medium stock CT pccr uua!:
ltE. The sales have been quite limited but
prices are we'll sustained. Several consign-
Inents are to arrive early this week in ante
ipation Of what promises to be a more i'm
proved condition CT affairs incident upon the
close of the harvesting season
The following representative sales are re-
ported:
W.T. Price
One pair drafters, 5 and years.. .3.1c0 s2s5
One pair. chunks, years ZOO POS
one general gene. purpose horse ....e.... Co
One delivery horse. years ECO 20
The Midway Horse MarketLThe past week
was not one OF much activity at the. Midway
horse market, in fact seemed to be almost at
standstiN, though at the close of the week
quite number of customers made their ap-
pearance 1t is fair to say that the demand
for heavy horses of good quality was all that
could be expected, and the barns did not
afford SO liberal supply as might have been
| desired, though new consignments for the
present weeks trade are Que this morning
Quite q number of farm horses were shipped
| to North Dakota as well as to Manitoba
There was a light demand for chunks aud
drivers. There is not much disposition to
push trade at the Midway, inasmueh as 1t is
evident that the demand is forthcoming which
Will be productive of higher values. The diff
Guilty seems to be chiefly in getting the
| farmers TO part with their young stock be-
cause they are also educated up to the conf
dence that he who does not sell today may
live to sell at a considerable advance over
the figures that are now ruling.
Messrs. Barrett & Zimmerman report the
following as nominal valuS9afer ssrviceable
sound horses from four to eight years old:
W.T. Price
Drafters, extra ....... .......1 700 $l5o
Drafters, common .......-........1,fC0 95
Farm horses, extra 500 125
| Farm horses, common ........4...1, 500 50
Drivers, extra ........ ....-.....!.. ITO l25
Drivers, common ..... 1911 ,0e0 so
Mules, extra /. .......l ,I0 100
Messrs. Brown & Dickey report better
trade during the past week than that of the