The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-22
THE ST. PAUL GLoBE-rHURsDAY-sEpT o. 1898

same Fifty cents per head for cattle Of ell
ages up 10 $lO per carload; veal calves in
less than car lots not less than Csc per head;
cars OF cattle containing less than five veal
caves OF less than 200 lbs weight each, the
commission on the calves discretionary.
Do9oie-deck cars of calves, SIG. Mixed car
per head for calves, 10c per head for hogs
and sheep, up to $12 per carload. Thirty
head and over of hogs and sheep arriving at
tnese yaros In aNsingle car to be charged
So per car; less than carload lots, SOC per
head for cattle, 25c per head for calves; I'M
ger thirty head of hogs or sheep. 15c per
heau' FuDllc inspection OF hogs, 3Oc per
car. Telegraphic market reports, except
when quoting bonaR fdes sales made the same
day the teiegramlissse for the person to
whom the telegram is addressed. ars 1T the
suitable for human food is condemned by the
government.
GOVERNMENT INSPECTION Cattle hogs
ana sheep are held on account of advanced
pregnancy Cows within a month of partu-
rition and for ten days after will be subject
TO concentration; also sheep and hogs three
weeks Derore and ten days after. The gov
| eminent inspectors in the various slaugh -er
houses condemn the meat of all cows that
nave calves inside with hair on. The inspec-
| ton of hogs made by the government inspec-
tors at the scales before weighing is very
close, and their decision is final, statesmen
having no appealNtherefrom. All badly preg-
haht sows, hogs with punches. boils and also
noeS WIN cuts on the hams and shou- ders,
bob or "deason" calves are condemned.
scabby sheep and those that are emaciated
are thrown out.
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET-Mnnesot
Transfer. st. Paul-Barrett & Zimmerman s
report: receipts of horses unusually heavy,
consisting mostly of logging horses; the
urgent demand for heavy drafters, made
trade good and a great number of horses
changed hands; owing to the scarcity of
heavy horses In the country prices must
satisfactory disposal; light horses were slow
sellers. The nominal value of serviceable,
sound horses, from 4 to z years. as fol-
lows
Drafters, extra, ranging ......... L. 500 $50
Drafters, common. ranging ....... i, 200 80
farm horseS, extra, ranging ..... Il, 500 125
farm horses, common, ranging 49,. L 400 so
Mules, common to good, ranging. i, 100 so
CHICAGO, Sept. 21.-Sales of cattle today
ranged dl the way from 81 to $3.50 for ma
1--WE peer steers, the greater part fetch ne
| $4.90Q5.60; activity was confined to desra-
bic offerings, other kinds moving off slowly
stockers and feeders were active, few COM
mon S80-lb steers selling at $3.50, while choice
lots sold around $3.50 Cows and he fers were
at the usual demand at current prices, and
bulls sold at $2.25Q32 % for bolognas, and al
steady. Texas grass steers sold fairly at So 50
| $3.50 Western range cattle were in fairly
active demand at yesterdays decline, VITA
some lots shade lower. Trade in hogs was
fairly active, good hogs selling at about a
steady price, While common and medium
droves We're 214@5c lower. The commOnt ST
OHSIluSS SOIu dI $o-0uVDOtO, Willie Tie DSSI
lots found purchasers at $404.O5, the bulk
of hogs crossing the scales at $3.S5@4. A
good many light weight p gs sold at $5GD3.30
heavier weights bringing $S.4OQ3.SO. Common
hogs were extremely dull and it was hard
to get bids for heavy packing lots. Strictly
prime lots of sheep and lambs so d at steady
prices today, but medium grades OF sheep
averaged 1Oc lower, and medium lambs sold
10Q15c lower. Native sheep sold at $3@4.50 for
common to PRIME, Western range shelp at
$365@4.25, native lambs at $3.1o@425, and
good to choice Western range lambs at $3.50
$50. Western sheep sold largely at $lD4. %,
feeders bringing $3!65@4. 10. Feeding lambs
sold at $4.60Q4.S0. CReceipts-Cattle, $500;
hogs, $1,000; sheep, $4,000.
SIOUX CITY, Sept 1.-Cattle-Receipts,
22,4O0; Tuesday, 213l; shipments, 11a4; market
fairly active; steady on good; others lower.
Sales: cows, ay $50 lbs, $2.25; 3 cows, av
LOGO lbs $3.50; 16 stock heters, av $40 lbs,
$3.50; 10 stock heifers, av 465 lbs, $4 2 bulls.
av us lbs, 1925; bulls, 1920 lbs, S.;
bulls, ay 7S9 lbs. s.; so; 16 stockers anu feed
ers, av $40 lbs s4.2ai 80 warnings, av 656
lbs, $3.50; "a yearlings, av 517 lbs, S4.25; 10
calves av 443 lbs, 81; % calves, av 210 lbs,
S.: 40. Hogs-Receipts, LOO; market e Idy,
selling $3.50Q3.S0; bulk of sales, $685.. Sheep
Receipts / 200; steady.