The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-14
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The receipts AZ the Union stockysrds. south
ST. paul for the week ending Nov. y. were;
ca rtle gss calves s69s hogs. SEQ. sheep.
s s2s The number Of cars Wss 80. against
So the week previous. showing decrease
in the number Of cars OF 247. The receipts
for the week ending Nov. were; Cate.
8 ABB. calves. -35s; hogs 1005S, sheep. 3ss 655-
These figures show decrease in the num-
Der o. cattle q j ~. o. calves. 553. Of hogs.
3 ass. % sheep. Isi7.
The killings By swift & Co. Tor the week
ending Nov y were Cattle. 80, calves.
IS. sheep. Is. hoEs. s7sl- The killings for
the previous week we're Cattle COZ; calves.
-. sheep. So; hogs so9. These figures
show a decrease IN cattle Of ESQ: calves, l9:
sheep 1gT. boss. 2.5I9-
The market during the week has not been
favored by very liberal receipts The advent
OF election day had the effect OF Withholding
shipments. not oniy in the beginning, out
throughout the entire week. There were
very few lots o. really good butcher stuff
IN fact not nearly enough 10 meet the de-
ulands Of packers and local butchers There
were some consiEaments OF Western stock.
and these brought propor1ionatsly Chicago
prices There was q good demand for stock
ers and feeders Of the best quality, but TIE
offerings were quite limited and many buy
ers left the Yards without making purchases.
Good prices were offered for high qn4i-Y.
The common order Of cattle Eers IN de-
mand WhzfeFer and a considerable difieulty
vas experienced in getting rid OF the scrubs
thai pred0rainated Ia the yards Any prise
81 az Was finally accepted In order 20 clear
the place Of the rubbish. How much longer
are shippers 20 this market required 60 be
informed o. the uselessness 81 forwarding
this grade OF antElals % -. Paui1 There ls
no demand for them snd commission men
would rather not have any than % be bur
d
market really wants is frss-c,ass butcher
stock and an abundant line Of superior
rockers and feeders. Above ALL what the
farmers o. Minnesota want is % submit In
their own interests % enIighfeumeut upon
this ali Important point The daily review
% the market reveals the persistsncy with
which calves are being soid here which ought
o. De retained as sfoekers ard feeders by
The farmers themselves- Thus. for instance.
ind thai during the month Of October no
less than S.l69 calves we're sold az SouH St
Paul Only a small number q these young
sters 20 60 the block they are bought I'D
ard shipped away by outside parties IL y
true that many u the animals we're OF in
fertoT breed. but Il Is also true that many q
them bore The stamp e the thoroughbred
cross. u does not pay the Minnesota farm
sr 90 dispose OF calves Of superior bloOd
They should be retained Es a oasis fer tu-
turs development ~ the i've stock industry
Ok this state.
Hogs we're lever throughout tho week
than during rhe week previous Thsre were
many hght pigs GEEong the receipts and the
general run. which was msAEsr. contained
very few q really Eood sock There we're
sales % buik ranging from s315 10 Sc "a and
{ THIS sboat ina limit The market
thrnughogt Eas .ow in sympathy with CHI
caEo and Euperinducet BY the Seuerzl IN
fgriar quality % the offerings
There WIS good demand for fat sheep and
fat lambs win nrices fairly steady. There
vss also reasonably good csH for the better
Qaality OF feea.ng wethers and grade stock
ewes The common grades ~ ewes were
s lower. Fes-iing lambs % tha better quality
I were steady but the asures we're rot 50 strong
Z as three OF four weeks azu.