The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-31


The receipts at the Union Stock yards,
South st. Paul, for the week ending Oct. %
were: Cattle, 1876; calves, 2.159; hogs, 9055;
sheep, 91,O19. The number of cars entering
the yards was 576, against 594 the week pre-
vious, showing a decrease in the number of
cars of IS. The receipts for the week ending
Oct % were: Cattle, 9,26S; calves. 1. 757;
hogs. $3.50; sheep, &c, 1854. These figures indi-
cate decrease in the receipts of cattle last
week of 1892; an increase in calves of 4O2;
Of hogs, 900, and of sheep, 4,655
The killings by Swift & Co. for the week
ending Oct. % were: Cattle CSC; calves 70;
hogs, 1850; sheep, 2,057 The killings for
the week ending Oct % were: Cattle, S46;
calves, %; hogs, 6561; sheep, $50. These
figures show a decrease in the number of
cattle Of 1850, an increase in calves of 56, of
hogs 1,039. and sheep 1,088
The week at South st. Paul has shown
some improvement in the line of cattle. but
the prices for hogs were constantly weak.
The receipts were liberal, but there was lit
tie demand from outside sources, thus throw
ing the bulk of the offerings upon the pack
ing plants and buyers, for these establish
mentS are controlled by the supply and de-
mand in Chicago to a large extent The Of
ferings were fairly good but the general
weakness of the market brought about by the
facts above stated afforded disappointment
W d VI Shippers. Prices nave ranged
from $40 to 1886, the latter being the figure
for top quality, while some of the choice
lighter stuff brought as high as $780, Rough
packing stock sold at from 1925 to S33
and pigs from So to $3.15. Mixed hogs ranged
in the latter part Of the week between So. 40
and $3.45.
Scarcity of good butcher stuff was most
marked. The supply was limited, and conse-
quently the prices for cattle were exception
T,,I1
market of $3.50, was realized early in the
week. A great deal of Western stock might
be sold here if the shippers were less greedy
1t is not to be expected that the figures
quoted for prime stock in Chicago can be
realized at South st. Paul; but when 1t
comes to the adjustment of differences be-
tween freight rates terminating at St. Paul
and those terminating at Chicago a large
number OF shippers who persist in carry
I ing their stock through to the latter market
would confess, if they were disposed to con-
TESS at all, that they would have done bet
ter by stopping off here. But education IS
sometimes very slow in its process and it
is only after man gets home and figures
up his accounts that he comes to a realization
OF the fact that he has not only wasted time
by going all the way to Chicago with his
stock, but that he is considerably out of
pocket as the result of his persistentIy ig-
noring a market which is nearer at hand.
There were fewer shipments from Iowa
during the past week than is usual at this
season Of the year. The Iowa shipper ia q
man who is possessed of varying fancies He
is inclined to experiment a little with mar
kets, and in the long run those who are more
directly tributary to South st. Paul than
to Chicago, Sioux City or Omaha give album
dant testimony that by following the St
Paul market, under existing conditions, they