The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-16

WIS.,; De Wolf s& Sons, Window, Minn.;
Charles Black. Cannon Falls, Mimi; l..
Rousch. Howard Lake, Minn.; Kanrar & Mil
Ter, Blue Earth City. Mimi; 8. A. Conklin.
Blue Earth City; L. M. Weston, Kenyon,
Minn.: M. o. Walker, Fingal, N. D.; M. Kin
sello. Melville, N D.; A. D. Sackett, James,
vile. Minn.; Elbrum & Delowe. Window; T.
A. Roode Sacred Heart, Mimi; o. ]. Whit
man, Elk River. Minn.; J. o. DOVE, Cannon
Falls. and ]. A. Harris. st. Cloud. MINI.
Lytle & Reyburn. of the Mich Cow ex-
change. South St Paul, report good market
for the week. Since March they have dis
posed Of $50 cows. and during the past week
they sold IS head. The larger part of these
were for shipment to Nebraska and for the
trade at Duluth.
The local dairymen are not buying many
yet. Dairymens dry cows of all stages are
selling very high. The supply of mich cows
is not equal to the demand. Good choice cows
are selling at South st. Paul at from $40 to
$45 per head. Some exceptionally good ones
bring as high as $50, and fair grade of
COW can be bought at from $50 to $40.
Farmers make mistake" says the
Drovers' journal, of Chicago, ''in sending to
market their emaciated Gamers with hardly
enough meat on their bones to cast shadow.
The price Of canning stock has been so high
that farmers have been induced to send in
lot of trash not fit for market. Packers won't
buy 1t, and take chances of it being con-
demned after slaughter, hence it is better for
the owner to keep it at home and get it in
better marketable condition, If such thing
is possible
These suggestive lines came from the Breed
ers' Gazette:
Very few cattle are now coming to this
tO hri
The heavy cattle are now poor sellers and
market observers are advising their prompt
shipment, as no improvement is expected
$ with the advent of the summer season. The
supply of feeders is insufficient and they are
bringing better prices. Butchers and can
ners' stuff brings relatively high prices.
SOUTH ST. PAUL HORSE EXCHANGE.
George w. Wentworth & Co., of the South
st. Paul Horse exchange: report a fair trade
for the week. The following are representa-
tive sales: One pair of drafters, weighing g.
200 lbs, and years DID, $3.50; pair of farm
mares, $500 lbs, 8 and years old, $175;
general purpose horses, $500; team of p.ugs,
$50; delivery horse 1 100 lbs. Z years old.
sound, $50; delivery horse, 1;20O lbs years
old, sound, $S5; driver, l. 100 lbs, o years old,
sound, SIPS; 1 driver, ZOO lbs, years old,
speedy, $3.50; / gated saddle horse, $125.
This concern reports business during the
past week as especially good for drivers of
nice color and that are broken for city uses;
also drafters at good weight and quality. The
stables have good supply on hand and an ex-
cellent assortment.
THE MIDWAY HORSE MARKET.
At the Midway horse market business was
only fairly active during the week. Much of
the wholesale trade for up country Is over
for the season. The supply of horses in all
the barns is Of excellent quality. number
CT sales have b, en- made during tn We k, bo h
in car load lots and In pairs and for single
harness. All the dealers have good strings of
driving horses, and there seems to be a fair
demand for this class of stock with the ad-
vent Of warmer weather.
Barrett & Zimmerman report consignments
in considerable numbers and in excess of the
general demand. The feeling among sock
mtn Is that there will b, no vital imp .ovemt mt
in trade during the next few weeks; but, as
the crops advance in their growth and horses
are needed for summer use, it is believed
activity will be revived and continue far
into the autumn months.
This firm expect several additional consign-
ments during the present week, especially
of drivers. These are becoming moe and
more scarce, and it Is difficult for buyers to
pick them up in the country. A number of
good driving horses. were sold within the past
few days, some bringing as high as $500 to
$3.50 The following are the represen -a.ive
sales reported by Barrett & Zimmerman: