The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-21

CHICAGO, Sept. 2O-The supply of cattle
was large for Tuesday, but the demand was
better, and cattle that were choice sold read
lily at steady prices. Cattle that lacked quail
ity were rather slow In finding purchasers
and prices for such consignments were weak,
with sales largely a dime under the best time
last week. Native beef steers sold at 41O0
40 for the commoner lots up to $5.5Oq575
the greater part of the offerings crossing the
scales at $4.900556 Fed Westerners sold
freely at 81 1OQ5.60, tprime lots averaging 1,135
al 750 going at the top price. The stocker
and feeder trade was very good and stock
heifers averaging little over 200 lbs as high
as $335. Calves We're active at steady prices,
with a fair supply. About $500 Western
range cattle were received and there was a
pretty good demand but prices were 5@10c
lower in many instances. Trade in hogs was
slower than usual and prices ruled weak,
sales averaging sc lower than yesterday.
Sales were at an extreme range Of So. 50@4O7R
for the commonest to the best hogs, the bulk
many little pigs sold at 1903. 80; with heavier
pigs at $3.49d3S0. The best hog sales were
made early in the day and the late market
very unsatisfactory for sellers There
a fair general demand for sheep and
lambs, the better class selling at steady prices
while others were slow and weak. Native
lots up to $425Q44 .505for4 good to prime f1ocks.
Western range sheep were wanted at $500
LAO for common to prime focks,, Lambs sold
native lambs were again scarce Receipts
cattlT $5c9 hogs 24 NsS sheep 1900
Receipts, 1890; market stronger; native
beef steers, $44O05. 40; Western steers, 81 500
49, Texas steers $3.50@4; cows and heifers,
10000; Gamers, ,$2Q2;SO; stockers and feed
ers. So. 60@460; calves, 1894; bulls, stays, etc.
$225@2.80. Hogs-Receipts, 800; market a
shade de lower heayy 45qS75 m j. S7
sheep-Receipts, ESQ; market steady; native
muttons, 3.60Q4 10; Western, $4,000; stock
ers. 1904; lambs, s4@5.25.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 20.-Cattle-Receipts, AGO.
including 200 Texans; native steers steady
with stockers easy to lower; Texans higher
native shipping steers, $4.60Q565; light and
dressed beef and butch sg steers
heifers, $2@4.SO; Texas and Indian steers
$275@4.35; cows and heifers, $2.40G3 49,
Hogs--Receipts, 5000; market &c lower; York
ers $3.S503.95; packers, $9.80@3.90 butchers
$4,000. Sheep - Receipts, 1900; market
,teady to firm; native muttons, $4Q4.25;
lambs, $4@5.55.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept 2O-Cattle-
ceipts, 5000; best steady; others weak to 100
lower; native steers $375@5:5O: Texas steers,
$2SGG455; stockers and feeders, $22o@5;
lights steady; others weak; bulk of sa'es.
So, 70@3SO; heavies, $3.75@3S5: packers. So IS
$3.50; mixed, $3;6OQ3SO; lights, $S6O@3. 10;
Receipts. 1000; market steady to 1Oc lower;
lambs $35O05.1O; muttons, 1904.
SIOUX CITY, To-: Sept. 2o;-cattle-Re-
market sluggish; best unchanged; sales: IS
beeves av 1871 lbs, 1928; IS Westerns, av
1.915, s4,15; u cows, av 9S5, $3.50; 10 cows, av
722, 1918: II stock heifers, av 4S1 $3.50; 10
stock heilfers, av 241, 81; / bull, 1926, 81 50 !;
2 bulls aV 1,O4O $50; bulls av 100; So 40:
At stockers and feeders, av 1,O12 1895; Al
stocFers and feeders ay sO9, $4.2O; 10 year
calves, av 451, $4.25; SO calves, av 3O8, S. %.
Hogs-Receipts, 1905 good steady; others a
shade lower, selling at $3.45@3.S0; bulk, So 50