The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-28

Oats . NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 50 800 900 76 $50 coo
Barley :. .................T5 500 900 % go 600
Maize NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 500 900 2.170, 900
Last year. it will be seen. the minister of
agricultures figures were within about 1000
eco quarters of wheat of the final figures; but
in 1896 he was nearly 10 600 900 quarters short
We may add that Siberia which is not in
cluded in any Of the above figures. produced
| $500 COO quarters of wheat last year, and
| 4,250000 quarters in 1886.
SOUTH ST. PAUL LIVE STOCK.
The past week has not been very brilliant
in results SO far as the business of live stock
dealing is concerned at South st. Paul The
week came in with a blizzard, which prac-
tically terminated all problems for ship
ment. Then came along Thanksgiving day.
which put another spike into trade and
stopped the evolutions of the wheel.
There were received at the stock yards
last week IA cars containing 1855 cattle,
576 calves, 1876 hogs, 4,194 sheep. The re-
ceipts the previous week were 315 cars, 1861
cattle. 11S calves, 1902 hogs. 1,7S9 sheep.
These figures show a decrease in the receipts
of cars Of III; of cattle. 2OS2; calves. Gil;
hogs, 4.126; sheep. 1886. TIE killings by
Swift Co. last week were Cattle, 1923;
calves, 3; sheep, 465: hogs, 1886. The pre-
vious week the killings were 535 cattle, 6
calves, 81 sheep. 1915 hogs. These figures
show a decrease of 212 cattle l calf 400
| sheep, S629 hogs.
1t was only to be expected that the arrival of
| the snow storm Monday morning, with
the resulting blockades on the railroads and
the indispositon OF shippers 10 forward stock
! under such conditions, should result in more
limited market than has prevailed during
the past autumn months. The receipts have
been consequently very light indeed. and
prices have been a little higher all around
from the low point of last week. In the
closing days, however, there was an increase
in supplies with a cons sQuent decline in
values. There Is not much to be said in re-
gard TO quality of cattle offering. There
was the usual scarcity of the higher grade
Of stockers and feeders. The quotations are
about the same all the way through the
previous week, except that the demand was
somewhat stronger all around for the better
class of butcher stock and for stockers and
feeders.
The hog market was by no means s.rong,
and declines were all the way between SC and
15c. Indeed, the closing day of the mar
ket the rates were almost 25c cut of the way
so far as they could be measured up proper
tionately with Chicago.
The closing for sheep and lambs was fairly
strong. The run was good during the week.
and the offerings were by no means large.
The following quotations are made, viz:
81. 50G5 for butcher lambs; $4e5Q460 for feed
$40: feeding and breeding ewes. $3QS6O;
culls $2.5O92.75.
EXHIBITION OF RANGE CATTLE.
decidedly novel and interesting exhibition
of cattle is booked for jan 2i-27, 1899 at Den
yer. The conditions OF entry provide that
cattle in competition must be born and bred
the range, and never have tasted corn or
any other grain. Consequently, instead of
collection n wi brin m
gether IN competition for liberal cash prizes
range bred cattle which will surprise those
who have not kept in touch with the won
derful advance of cattle breeding on the
plains. 1t will be a great object lesson of
what can be done in the Rocky mountain
region. Competition will be open to all the
range bred cattle Of the Rocky mounta n
country Entries will be classified as: d.
vision No. !, natives of northern states Co.
orado, Wyoming. Utah. Idaho. Nevada Ore
gon, Washington. Montana and California;
Division 2 southern states Texas. New Mex
leo, Arizona; Division 3. natives OF Colorado
only. Prizes are offered as follows: First,
$3.50. sweepstakes-Best carload Of two-year-
old steers from any state included in divis-
ions; second S250 sweepstakes-Best carload
OF yearling steers from any state included in
divisions; third, $50. sweepstakes-Best car
load of calves from any state included in
ern two-year-old steers Division No u;
fifth, Sl50. best carload OF northern yearing
steers division No. u; sixth $3.50 best car
load of northern calves Division No. II:
seventh. $50. best carload OF southern two
year-old steers Division No q; eighth $3.50
best carload OF southern yearling steers obi
vision No q: ninth 1850 best carload Of
southern calves division No. p: tenth Sl0O
best carload of Colorado two-year-old steers
Division No. 81; eleventh. s100. best car
load of Colorado yearling steers division
No 81; twelfth 500. best carload of Colorado
calves division No. 81. The cattle will be
judged on their merits as beef makers. En-
try blanks can be secured of Secretary F
Johnson. Denver, Col.-orange Judd
Farmer.
SHEEP AND WOOL.
The sheep business in the great West has
proved a very remunerative Industry during
the past few seasons. and some remarkable
rates of profits are finding their way into
print. The governor of New Mexico in his
late annual report to the secretary of the
be bought for 10 cents per head. and even at
that price there were few buyers Today
ewes are selling freely from 50 to 81 per head:
yearlings (wethersl. 81 80 to S275; two wears
and Up (wethersl, 81 TO S3.25, and six-months
Old lambs at from s. to s2.25 per head Ono
| who started in the business twenty wears
| ago with practically no capital has iust dis
posed of his business. and finds himself
! worth over S100 eco. Speaking Of sheep-raisinx
| he said: The advance In the price of wool
| has kept step with that OF the sheen In
| 1896 when sheep were worth only Is cents
/ per head. the price OF wool touched its low
! est point. Eastern commission houses even
! refused to make any advance on grease wool
I anu OWNERS were OUereQ three 10 I'VE cents
/ per pound for the fine clips. Today these
wools are worth liz TO Il cents per pound
/ and the importing price of wool has not vet
/ been reached by two TO three cents per pound
! Lght-shrinkng woOls sold as high as l7l5
! cents last fall."-Breeders' Gazette
| SOUTH ST. PAUL HORSE MARKET
| George W. Wentworth & Co. of the South
| St Paul Horse Exchange, report the follow
! ing;
South ST. Paul Horse Exchange reports
| very inactive market the past week ON al
| most all classes. We have had considerable
| inquiry in regard TO loggers. On account ~
| the heavy fall OF snow and the prosnt.rts If
| a good winter for logging and conseouen+iy
| We expect a very good market for the next
| few weeks.
| MIDWAY HORSE MARKET
| Barrett & Zimmerman'S report: Heavy CON
| signmentS of heavy drafters arrived on tho
| market. Buyers were we'll represented and
| a satisfactory trade wss had. Horses disnose5
! of were Of the heaviest class for logging pur-
| poses. Minnesota logging men were the priu-
| cipal buyers: 100 and l 40 Id horses were
| in poor demand. All horses 20 be sold on this
market must be In good condition and in good
| flesh. The nominal value OF service sound
| horses. from to years, was as follows:
DrafterS. choice TO extra .....-...... $9of5l 10
| DrafterS, common to good ............ S0ffl00
| Farm horses choice 10 extra ........-. 75efIO5
] Farm horses. common to good ........ SOC Is