The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-18
MINNEAPOLIS.

MINNEAPOLIS.
NEW BRIGHTON, Mimi, Feb. Ire
tie market active and firm; good demand.
Sales: bull 1900 lbs 1895; 6 cows av
s72 lbs s2.s5; 45 heifers, av 1,O2O lbs, sS.75 1
av $40 lbs; So 60; i cow, $50 lbs, $500; 81
steers. av 1,240 lbs, $3.50; 10 cows, av 1,O75
av s73 lbs, s2S5; 2 cows, av 1850 lbs. $3.50; 10
stockers, av SOC lbs. s3s5; cows, av 935 lbs,
$3.50; 2 cows, av Cos lbs, $245; cows, av
947 lbs, s3.45. Hogs-Acive and strong de-
mand; market shade lower than yesterday.
Receipts-S1 hogs, av 2O6 lbs, $3.50; 76 hogs,
av 1873 IBIS, $3.50; 10 hogs, av 9C5 lbs, $3.50;
1 stag, $50 lbs, s1.75 Sheep-No receipts and
no trading.
CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Feb. 17.-Today's market was a
very bad one for sellers, the general run OF
medium cattle being about 15c lower than
at the close of last, week: Sales were large
ly at s4.25Q5 and cattle choice enough to sell
for S. 20 and over were few and far between.
Nest of the stockers and feeders sold at
s3.8O@4.60, and no9good feeding cattle could
be bought for less than. s425; butchers stock
So. 1904. 80, and bulls and oxen, $4,000; veal
calves. 1896 go chiefly at $6.25@6.50. Sales
of hogs during the morning were generally
sc lower The bulk of the offerings crossed
the scales at $39715Q 4.05l pigs sold largely at
Sc. G563. 80. AS the day advanced hogs showed
more activity and strength. Prices averaged
abcnt 5o go lower for s5es p tie
for choice to prime focks, fed Westerns pre-
dominating and going largely at $4g45
Yearling sheep brought .. 5og4.9O. and AMPS
$500. Receipts-Cattle, 1900; hogs, 10000;
sheep IA. 600.
OMAHA.
SOUTH OMAHA. Feb. Misunderstanding,
2.9C0; market steady; native beef steers, go
"a. so: Western steers, So. 1904 so; Texas
steers. $500 $50; cows and heifers, 10000;
stockers and feeders $3.5G@4.S0. Hogs-Re-
ceDts 1900 market sc lower heavy $3S 500
ss5; light 5000 &C. se he eo0 e6 gV;
and stock sheep, S364; lambs, s425Q5.60.
SIOUX CITY.
SIOUX CITY, To-. Feb. 7.-Cattle-Receipts,
500; yesterday, 1882. Shipments, 2,349. Mar
ket active and firm u cows. av $50 lbs, 81. 15;
cows, av $50 lbs, $3.50; % stock heifers, av
40 lbs, sS 10 stock heifers av 43O lbs, So. 20;
bulls, av 1,020 lbs, $3.50; bulls, av 713
lbs, $3.50; 10 yearlings. av ga lbs, s3.75; AZ
yearlings av 645 lbs, $3.50; IA stock calves,
av 46S lbs, 81; IA stock toe calves av SS7 lbs
ers. av 70S lbs 81. 40. Iogs-Receipts, LOO;
yesterday, 1888; shipments, 62; market weak
to sc lower, selling $3.75@S.9o; bulk, $500
3.S5.
KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. Observation-Disclosures,
5000; steady; Texas steers, S3.55@4 65; cows,
So 5O@3 co. native steers, So .25@5. %; native
cows and heifers, $1.75@4 20; stockers and
feeders, 3.60@5. Hogs-Receipts, 10000;
market 5@10c lower bulk of sales, 1910
4. Sheep-Receipts, 5000; market steady;
lambs, s4.55@5 As; muttons, $3.50@3. 571e.
ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 17.-Cattle-Receipts, 2 800,
of which 1000 were Texans; market lower;
native shipping steers, 81 .25@4. So; butchers
steers, SO 25@4 So; ,7stockers and feeders 81. 80
D4 4O cows and heifers,, 1904. As; Texans and
Indian steers, sS.4O@4 40 cows and heifers,
81. 50@3. so. Hogs-Receipts, $500; market a
shade lower; Workers, $4,000; packers, SO, 80
10000; market strong: native muttons 81. @
GA .05; butchers 81. O5g4.10. Sheep-Receipts,
60: lambs S5M5G5, ~