The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-27
Disposition of Stock


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aealy 800. ............. 10 -.
MiLCH COW EXCHANGED South St. Paul
Aug: 26.-Lytle C Raeburn's report: Only
good COWS and forward springers salable at
anything like reasonable figures. Others are
dragging. Representative sales:
COWS $3.50. ......................$ l5y
AMONG THE sHiPPERs-The following
L: Wilson, Usage, To-, hogs; NJ. G. Back, Red
Wing, cate and hogs; A. H. Holton, Yum
brota, mixed load; @. l.. Haskell, Fredericks-
burg. hogs; William Walthers. Meridian
Jones, Lime Springs, hogs; M. ]. Malanophy,
Cresco, hogs; Joseph Gleason, Mortified, cat
tie and hogs; G. E. Brady, Blue Earth City,
hogs; Chamberlain & Malioy, Amboy, hogs
Manley Junction, hogs; ]. L.. Richland, Eden
Valley, cattle, calves and hogs; Bank OF
East Bend, Bertha, cattle, calves ard hogs;
John Regerle, st. Boniface, cattle, hogs and
sheep.
COMMISSIONS, ETC.-Public inspection OF
hogs, 30c per car. On double-deck loads SOC
per car. Dressed animals, including lumpy-
Sales, unless otherwise stated. per 100 lbs,
live weight. Dead hogs, 100 lbs and over,
nc per ID; less than 100 lbs of no value. AL
animals apparently affected with actinomy-
COSTS or lumpy jaw, or having any swellings
on the head or neck subject to inspection
by the state veterinarian If they pass their
fertilizers etc. Public inspectors dock preg-
pant sows 40 lbs. and stags altered boars,
50 lbs each. Yardage:a Cattle, Zoe; hogs, Sc;
bu; hay, 75c per 100 lbs; bedding, Soc per 1 16e
lbs. Commissions: Six dollars carload for
single-deck carloads of hogs and sheep, and
$40 carload for doubledeck carloads of the
same Fifty cents per head for cattle Of all
ages up to $40 per carload; veal calves in
less than car lots not less than 25c per head;
cars Of cattle containing less than five veal
calves of less than 200 lbs weight each, the
commission on the calves discretionary.
Double deck cars Of calves, SIS. Mixed car
loads Of stock, soc per head for cattle, Csc
per head for calves 1Oc per head for hogs
head and over of hogs and sheep arriving at
these yards in single car to be charged
Sc per car; less than carload lots, 5Oc per
head for cattle, 25c per head for calves; I'M
der thirty head of hogs or sheep, 15c per
head. Public inspection Of hogs, 30c per
car. Geographic market reports. except
day the telegram is sent for the person TO
whom the telegram Is addressed, are at the
expense Of the recipient All live stock not
suitable for human food is condemned by
the government.
GOVERNMENT INsPECTIoN-Cattle, hogs
and sheep are held on account OF advanced
pregnancy. Cows within a month of partu-
rition and for ten days after will be sub
ject to condemnation; also sheep and hogs
three weeks before and ten days after. The
government inspectors in the various slaugh-
ter houses condemn the meat of all cows
that have calves inside with hair on. The
inspection of hogs made. by the government
inspectors at the scales before weighing is
very close. and their decision Is final, sales
men having no appeal therefrom. All
badly pregnant hogs with cuts on the hams
and shoulders, Bob" or Deacon caves
are emaciaed are thrown out.
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET-Barrett &
Zimmerman's report: Market more active.
The northern trade was scarcely represented
on the market. The local men were buying
satisfactory, but not on large SCALE con-
sisting of general purpose horses and a few
drafters. Consignments are steadily coming
select. The good quality farm horses and
drafters are the best selling stock. The
nominal value of serviceable sound horses,
from 4 to Z years was as follows:
Drafters, extra, ranging ........... i 700 $50
Drafters, common, ranging $500. 1000 IS
Farm horses, extra, ranging .......1, 500 120
Farm horses, common, ranging -. 1000 70
Mules, ranging .11O0 so
CHICAGO, Aug 26-Trade in cattle today
was slow and sales dragged at weak to
slightly lower prices Choice steers, IS. 300
500 medium, s4.s0Q5; beef steers, s4.25@
@4.4O; cows and heifers, ss@4.45; calves 81
OATS; Western rangers, $3.2594.7O; fed West
ern steers, s4.20@550; Texans, s3.5O@5. 90.
There was a good demand for the better kinds
coarse packing hogs again sold slowly at
barely steady prices. Fair to choice, 1900
4:o71k: packing lots, ss:5o@s.S7k; butchers,
sse5a4.O5; mixed nix ~ $aSo@41o light, $3.50
choice native rangers, 49, 1904 60; native sheep,
s3@4.SO; poor to prime lambs, $4@615. Re
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SIOUX CITY, To-, Aug. &c ttle-Re-
Market steady Sales; 1e bbsssevss, az i,ee1
COWS ss as Il bs eSs!: & av S v ss s lbs
43 stock heifers av 1874 lbs, SO 50; ID stock
heifers, av $50 lbs. s4,1o; bull, 1,4oO lbs
$3.50; bulls, ay 1920 lbs, 1925; bull, 500
lbs, $3.50; stockers and feeders. av 77s lis,
| 1915; "a s.ocke!s and feeders, av S62 lbs
s4.20; 27 yearlngs,. av 526 lbs, s3.75; IA year
lings, av SAT lbs, $4.35; "A calves. av SAT lbs
ceipts, S0O Thursday, 1,659; shipments. 313
market active and firm selling $3.6503. 80
bulk Of sales, $3.50.
SOUTH OMAHA Aug. 6.-Cattle-Receipts,
| 2,4OO; steady. Native beef steers, $4.5O@5. 20:
Western steers, sS90@4.5o; Texas steers So "a
| 043O; cows and heifers, $3.25@4 rs; stockers
and feeders, $3.75@4.7o; bulls, stays, etc.,
Heavy. ss70gs.75; mixed, s.. 76@s. 721h; light.
| SO. 65@3 so: bulk of sales, So. 70@3.75. Sheep
Receipts, 200; steady. Fair to choice ma
tives, ss7oa4 co. do. do. sW Vest ss6o@43o;
ST. LOUIS, Aug. -Cattle-Receipts, $780,
| Steady for good natives. Native shipping
steers, 81 500 5.65; light and dressed beef and
butcher steers, $2.75@5. 20; stockers and feed
ers $3@4.60; cows and heifers, $2@4s 60 Hogs
| Receipts 4.500. Steady; Workers, 81. 60@3. 80;
packers, $365@D3.90; butchers, s3S594
Sheep-Receipts, 500. Firm; native muttons
IS. 1904 o5; lambs, s4@5.S5.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. 2s.-Cattle-Re-
| ceipts, $500. Steady; native steers, $365 go
| Texas steers, So. 25@4.s5; Texas cows, s235G
1926; native cows and heifers, $1@5; stock
ers and feeders, s364.s5 bulls, s2s503 so
Hogs-Recei pts,t coo. Best lights, firm, 9th
| ers steady to weak. Bulk of sales s37Od
| $50 Sheep-Receipts, 1000. Steady; lambs
| $3.75@5SO; muttons, $2G435