The Saint Paul globe., 1898-10-19

CHICAGO, Oct. 1S-Business In cattle to-
day was very dull and prices were easy 1t
being hard to make sales even at yestel day s
4.S0Q5; beef steers. $4.10@4.75; stockers and
feeders, $3Q4.65; bulls. 81. 1904 .25; COWS and
heifers, $S.50qS. rs; calves, ss@3.25; Western
Texans s2.90@4. 25. Enough hogs were left
over to swell the offerings to such propor-
tions that prices averaged 21A@5c lower. Fair
to choice, $s.SOQS; go; packing lots, $40
3.S71a; light, s3.6093 80; pigs, $2.75@S. 70.
Trade in sheep was fsirly active at st ady
prices, but lambs were rather slow and
largely 25c lower than last weeks best time.
mon up to $4,000. rs for choice to extra
focks, not many sales being made over $3.50.
Western range sheep sod at So. .65@4. 40, AMI
feeding sheep brought SO 7594.10. Lambs
sold at So. 90@5.75, a few strictly choice sell
ing around Sc. Good to choice Western rang
lambs sold at So. .4o@5.60 and feeding lambs
were active at s4.7505.10. Receipts-Cattle,
4,5OO; hogs, 81, 0G0; sheep, $4,000.
SIOUX CITY, To-, Oct. 1S.-Cattle-Receipts,
800 head; Monday, 5,345 head; shipments, 924
head; markets slow but steady; sales, 100
Westerns, averaging 1,i33 lbs, 1885; So West
erns averaging 974 lbs. $415; cows, aver
aging $50 lbs, 1925; 3S cows, averaging 944
lbs, $3.45; stock heifers, averaging 637 lbs,
$3.50; IS stock heifers, averaging 285 lbs, $3.50;
bulls, averaging 1865 lbs, $3.50; 8 bulls, av-
eraging 653 lbs, s3.47; bulls averaging 1000
lbs, 1925; II stockers and feeders, averag-
ing S52 lbs, $780, SO stockers and feeders,
averaging 1872 lbs, $415; 20 calves, averaging
$50 lbs, $780, So calves, averaging 2S3 lbs,
1895; Il yearlings, averaging 6f0 lbs, $3.50;
240 yeariings. averaging 631 lbs, 81. Hogs
Receipts, 1,200; Monday, $50; market sc lower,
selling, $3.5503.7 10; bulk of sales, $3.50.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. ,-Cattle-Recepts 5 900
head, including 1880 Texans; steady to easy !;
native shipping steers, $4.65@5.65; light and
dressed beef and butcher steers, So 25@5. .40;
COWS and heifers, $2G4.S0; stockers and feed
ers, $3Q43O; Texas and Indian steers, So, 10
@4.25; cows and heifers, $2.25Q $40. Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 1900; steady TO &c lower; yorkers,
$S60G3.70; butchers, $3.s0@3 80. Sheep-Re-
ceipts, 2,50O; firm; native muttons, $4Q4.3 );
lambs, $4.75Q5.50.
SOUTH OMAHA, Oct 1S.-Cattle-Receipts.
$500 head; steady; native beef steers 1900
$50; Western steers, 49, 1904. 40; Texas steers,
$350@3.90; cows and heifers So. .2504: stock
ers and feeders, lower, So. .60G450; bulls, stays,
ETC., $2.2593.75. Hogs-Receipts, 4,50O; mar
ket &c lower: closed strong; heavy, $3 621a0
$40; mixed, $3.6503.671k; light, So 671kD3 721S:
bulk Of sales, $3.671a. Sheep-Receipts, 5000;
steady; native muttons, $9.80@4.4O; Westerns,
$3604.25 lambs, $4Q5.40
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 1S.-Receipts. 5000
head; best steady; others weak native steers,
$4Q5.40 Texas steers $3Q4.S0 Texas cows
and hetfers, $275@3; native cows and heifers,
N35G 4.25; stockers and feeders S29064 so:
bulls S3@3.75. Hogs-Receipts II 900: mar
ket steady to strong; bulk of sales, &c. 65O
$40; heavies, $3.65QS.75; packers, $36003 70:
mixed, $3.55@3.70; light $3.5563. To- workers.
$365@3.7O; pigs, $3.35@3.65. Sheep-Receipts,
5000; market firm; lambs, s3.25053O; NUT
tons, 1904