The Saint Paul globe., 1898-10-17

The killings by Swift G Co. for TIE week
ending Oct. Is We're: Cattle, 1.557 calves,
~ sheep, 75S; hogs, 6.262. These figures
snow an increase in cattle OF $50. calves l,
sheep 1853, hogs 957.
AS the above figures show, there has been
marked increase in the receipts of II lie
STOCK at this market, as well a3 in the rrod-
1 ucts OF the principal packing plant the 9.
mere was a good supply of cattle and
calves 50 far as numbers 20 hut tbe ouaI-
lty, as rule, was exec ding ccmmcn. TIE
wet weather early in the week hsd tie of-
fect OF depressing the trading and the prices
were low to very ursatisfac. .o.y deg.e-.
There is no reason why so much common
truck should be dumped en- this narxet.
when, as the figures Of the past have r.
peatedly demonstrated, the Chicago eluiva-
lent can always be obtained for the highest
grades of all classes of stock offer;d here.
The cattle have been particularly rough and
undesirable during the past week, ataough
in numbers the receipts have exceeded any
thing during the past twelve months. Ship
pers should realize the fact that it does II t
pay them to make South st. Paul dump
Ing place for castaways and forward to C-i-
cago the choice picking OF the herds.
more equal distribution Of the best ard the
poorest between these markets would un-
doubtedly improve prices all a,org the Ii1e.
live stock. only the better class is desired
at this particular season OF the year. Com
plaint Is made by the provision. men them
selves OF the quality which local shippers
persist in forwarding. II may be that tho
stockyards company itself does not seek to
attract the better grades. Eve.y head cunts
for so much with the company whether it IS
good or bad. When the stock reaches the
yards and the work OF asserting begins the
pO mi MAJ hac ftv ard
dispose of the scrubs. The consequence is,
the quotations sent out from this p1int, in
the absence Of proper appreciation OF tie
quality of the material, are calculated to
give false impression TO growers ana ship
pers who If prices could be made more uni
formly on a higher average, would be en-
couraged to send Htter grades to this point
than they are disposed to do in the face o.
low quotations. The following figures are
given as covering the range Of prices Of cat
tie during the past week.
Good beef steers, $4.25Q4.5O fair to good.
$4Q4.25; good beef cows and herers. s3.250
3.75; fair to good, $393.25; medium killing
COWS, $2.5002.75; Gamers, $1.75Q2.50 good Sc
lected stockers AMI feeders, weight 800 to 1000
lbs, $3.75@4; fair {, good, s3.4Oq3.75; tail ends
and common stun% $25OG3.25; stock heifers
$2.50@325; steer calves, good, S4.7545; fair TO
good, $4.4064.75; heifer calves, $35Cg4; fat
DullS, 901Uo.ZO1 IeeulllS anu SJOCh OuA4S 2-"OSV
3:25; Mixers and springers. $25Q50. Good cows
in demand.
In the hog market conditions have shown
an Improvement. The supply was liberal. and
the bulk of the shipments were from Iowa.
! There some luctuauon in the early part
of the week in the price, and it is the judg-
ment Of commission men themselves that
measuring by quality the stock sold at st.
Paul during the past week realized even more
than the Chicago equivalent There have
been a good many rough sows received and
quite number OF small pigs. The rating for
the bulk in the last days OF the week was
about $3.50. while rough sows ranged between
$S.25 and $3.S5, with pigs at So.
The sheep market was comparatively steady
throughout the week, with good prospects for
this week. These are the ratings: Good
lambs, $4.7065; trimmed lambs for feeding
$4@4.50; buck lambs, $3.5O@4; fat muttons,
$4,000 stock ewes, 3.2593.75, and in de-
mand.
Taken altogether the week, owing to the
weather and the glut of stock, cannot bs
called satisfactory in the result of the deal
ings. Among the cattle very few stockers
were offering. II has been, as noted above, a
rather hard week for salesmen in general to
acquire satisfactory prices for their product
and this has been largely due to the quality,s
The South st. Paul market is capable Of abe
sorbing many more OF all classes of stock
than were offered during the week at salts
factory figures. if only the right quality could
be obtained with which to make the general
market more diversified.
THE DEMAND FOR FEEDERS.
According to a bulletin recently issued
by the National Live Stock association at
Denver the demand for cattle from feeders
IN the territory west of the Missouri river
fl 1AE rTrgT, I,-~
present time, but in the territory east OF
the river the demand is reported to be larg-
er than 1t has been before in years. This
is believed TO be due largely to the cond;-
tons surrounding the corn crop Owing to
the drouth and hot winds at a critical time
the crop west of the Missouri river as a
whole is below the average. while East -
the river q fairly gCcd crop is assured
Feeders Of Kansas and Nebraska have ap-
parently been waiting and holding back de-
manding lower prices. The percentage of
range cattle that viii go for feeders this
year is considerably less than usual owing
to the good feed that has prevailed on the
range and the strong demand for beef cat
tie. Most of the markets report a good per-
centage of arrivals 1T for beef, and for the
first time in some months the range Steer
is worth more for beef than a feeder to
be finished on corn. The same authority re-
ports that the greatly discussed shortage Of
range cattle has manifested itself beyond
doubt, principally in the Northern and W5s-
ern sections, where shipments viii show
falling eff from last years record of from
~ " 10 per cent. Inc nGaElSS- decrease
in aged cattle three years old or over. Of
which class there is an actual famine IN
some sections. Young cattle are also not
as plentiful in the range sections as last
year, but the territory covered by Kansas
Nebraska and South Dakota report a large
increase, hardly enough. however, to make
up for the decrease in the West and North.
Breeders Gazette.
SOUTH DAKOTA LIVE STOCK.
The real truth CT the matter is that there
season than last, and it will be found at
the end of the season that the ratio of de-
crease in the movement thus far has been
kept UP through the season. Feeder buyers
who have been waiting for the market to
be glutted have been disappointed. They are
all this winter they must get to market for
their cattle. and on this market the man
from the country who wants a load or two of
good feeders is rapidly becoming a prom
inent fgure.-Sioux Stock Journal
CHOICE CATTLE PRICES
Live stock traders who have studied the
situation are of the opinion that 1t will be
impossible to hold the prices OF choice cattle
down The shortage OF such cattle is
acknowledged fact ard though there may he
temporary slumps, the feeling is that with a
normal demand prices will gradually ascend.
1t is this bullish view of the case that I'M
pels farmers to invest their money IN feeding
cattle that are comparatively high priced.
Should there be an improvement such as is
anticipated then their Judgment will be coed.
but If circumstances and conditions should
combine to change the expected result there
will be at least some time and feed lost
Dovers' Journal