The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-27
prices weak. ep " tlos 4

Germany is country where meat Z.
ana tho consumers are both alike 1890
tected and vet we learn that tha 49, 49, l.
ulation is suffering consideraby -. e.
In the price of meat, which Is d.y.,o.s.'J
the same time into political qusstos !.
the Yorkshire (England) Post. n. n
traders attribute II TO the frontier uu,r..s5
wnlcn is imposed, for sanitary pufpn~ y
IN. ,ne itnportation OF live stock from fk :
Iney interpret suoh precautions a -
attempt to protect native svine IA w.
and the agrarian party is accnrdInri, ~ H.
responsible for the present state 81 II. ~
ker. Meanwhile, the use Of horsa MI n
distinctly increased, and slaughter hcs,s, K
horses have been erected In places ~
Darmstadt. and holman, where ~ y
hitherto unknown. The reports from ~ h
rious parts of the empire NAV b NM
summarized $3.50 II
at AK la Chapelle the number a /.
killed for human consumption vas q
1897. 3S1 In 1876 and M In 1897. AT V,,ij
burg the figures were for ls9s-s7 IilS M
and for 1898 Ia23. In Berlin IN X ~
TENDER the following returns k,ys ~
made In 1898 S5l3 horses and 1855, IN
an increase of just under 1000. Further !,
the figures are still more instructive. n h
fenbach the number OF horses slaurbtersI n
human food has doubled itself within 4 a
and at Frankfort on the Oder The lptf,1l
reaches So 20 per cent.
AS rule the hest 10 cheapest but thrl
such thing as there being so much suras
ton on the best as to set it really abNs
intrinsic value. while at the same tine
common thing is going begging at less 4
It's worth. says the Chicago Dt0yers jeuh
These remarks apply quite frequently h 4
stock cattle situation. Sentimentally y
wants to handle Inferior stock but pn&1
experience shows that good money may -
times be made In cheap scrubs and lt<
dear. high grades.
During the week ending Octobsr
steamers landed cattle. sheep and Inn
at Liverpool from American ard Csasa
ports, bringing Il total supply Of ~ g.
1910 sheep ana li,lzo quarters OF peal y
compared with the arrivals o. toe pnsH
week shows a decrease Of 1880 catN
1868 quarters Of beer.
Chicago, OCTOBER 26.-There was alllV
tive demand for cattle today, ana NpN
over stock and common fresh reccipu
Enthusiastically, good offerings were aNe
choice steers o.iUu5.so medluul f.,ss';.
beef steers 3.90mi,i 10; stockers ana leeoa' y
"a. 90. bulls 2.4DQ4. 10; cows and nelen u
4 %, calves 3 .25a1 90; Western T.nssn
4 TO. Western fed steers 4.uvQo.~
steers 3.l5M4.15.
Hogs--Good demand; stronger pflcu
coed lots; fair to choice 3.65qS M. ~,
lots .35M3. G2h. butchers S.4SUS. VA; ~ y
3 40dD3. 10. lights 8 1903. SO: pigs s.'uss.
Sheep-Good demand; steady, lamps
lots 4 ,OOdI4. 80; choice to extra steAab
few going over 5.25; Western rapss NV ~
largely at 5.25@S.8O; feeding LAMBS t.uy
sheen. common lots 2.50uS. ~; cugM
4 81, Western range sheep i.6o; Ieea'ns
3. 75d4.25. ,,mai
L. 00J.
st. Louis, October 26.--Cattle--nsessSasss z,
5000 Texans, shipments sa0s,ss
TO strong; fair to fancy native snp
export steers 4.50d5.50, dressed NJ.
,utctcr steers 4,0VGi5.io steer une9
pounds 2. 25QIi so: stockers ana ieeI ,s
/ 40; cows and heifers 2.oo94.4v, ~, M
, 50Gl3. 10; Texas and Indian sis ss e'Rs.1
COWS mad beifers 2.OOaS.9V. ~ q WI
ZOO, shipments 400; Arm yo y ~ y .aiul
laCH9rs 3.bVMo.iV. puSns' 40. steady. ~
4eceipts 1900, shipments JOo; Hs s..sis 4
nuttons 4.0OGi.75, cults ana
tcckers 800; lambs i.Ooa0.w'
Kansas City, October 26.-CaAie..
., 400 natives and 1870 Texans' e -
nauiry steady; choice heavy n nxsi.s;
40: medium 4.75m5.0O; iignis ,,,,shsr n
lockers and feeders S.OoMt.oo, p .,ss,s ii
md heifers 2.65@4. 40; Western ssss sn,sl
co. Texas steers s.25Gs.'o; i asS. Al ll
ows .65Gi3 .O5; canning stock 49, s,es., II
Receipts II eco; active, slaasc NV ji6;1
.5sm:. .6al.; mixed 3.5o@s, no' nsns WEE Vca
,heer- Receipts 1850; supply i sisss,. pit'
iliers; active, firm TO ivc .ss "a: w.
amts $50 native sheep ,,s,ars l06t
yestern feeding lambs i.6o; M We
heep s.75d4.0O; stock ewes s'z'u'''