The Saint Paul globe., 1898-05-16
The Orange Judd Farmer says IN regard to

The Orange Judd Farmer says in regard to
the outlook for spring wheat:
Spring wheat seeding ives pro-ecut un-
der unusually favorable conditions, and the
seed was practically all in the ground May
l. This was v,Fy early compl:t on of cd
ing, and as the soil. worked easily there
was every oppor unity for a careful preFa-
ration of the seed bed. Even In so ed-
yanced a season May 1 is ra her early to
report upon the acreage seeded, but cor
respondents were asked to make g prelim-
mary estimate of the breadth and their re-
turns indicate an enlargement OF lo5 per
cent If the regular June estimate sub
stantiates this preliminary figure and it
should be di~tinctly unde 8 God this named
is only tentative it would mean sp ing
wheat breadth this year of 16,S35,C0O acres.
against IL, 5,236,QG0 harvested last season. A
striking feature of the acreage situat on is
the fact that the largest increase is In
but w'.i"h n recent years have in a meas
ure been abandoned wheat raising. Farm
ers in Wisconsin, Iowa and Nebraska have
this year gone back to wheat growing to
such an extent as to make these states i'm
portant in the crop this year. In Mime
sofa, too, there has been a great revival
of wheat growing in the sou hern and Fast
ern counties, so that while the increased
area in the Red river valley is not so
marked, yet the state shows an increasmen;
Of 10 per cent
UNION sTOCKYARDs- s-SOUTH ST. PAUL.
The number of cattle received at the Union
stockyards last week was 1887, against ], ,55t
the previous week. There were 1872 calves
marketed against GA the week before. The
hog receipts showed an increase, being 7,S43
against 7,4O4 the week previous. There was
an increase in the number of sheep, there
being 23S, against 149. There were killed by
Swift G. Co. 691 cattle, 5,615 hogs, 972 sheep,
and 16 calves. The offerings of livestock at
the beginning of the week were quite linn
came in and were purchased for feeding in
Kansas. These were of good quality.
There was a strong demand for fat cattle
throughout the week, and not nearly enough
to meet the demand The trading was very
prompt, and throughout the week the un-
dertone was strong. The quality of the
butcher stuff was quickly disposed of at ex-
cellent prices In this batch there were 66
head, which sold as high as $475 per hun
dred the balance bringing from 81 to $40
This was q desirable Offering and very much
appreciated. More of 1t would be very ac-
ceptable, indeed.
There Is demand here for young stock
from the country, and the buyers are on
hand daily to pick up any good material that
may happen to drop in. This market is not
a very profitable one for poor stuff, and at
times there Is difficulty In disposng Of It.
This has been true during the past weeek in
a marked degree. Naturally, this Is the
season of the year when the best stock, corn
fed during the1 winter, is offered. It is un-
fortunate for Minnesota that, IN this era Of
good prices the farmers are not In a posi-
ton to contribute more largely and derive
the profit. sHe
The supply Of hogs has been liberal, but
far below the demand. The quality Is not
exactly up to the mark, yet 1t Is fairly good
for this seasoneof the year. Many more hogs
could be sold here than are now being shipped
in but there Is fair prospect of an ade-
quate supply nextgwinter. Farmers within
easy reach Of the st. Paul market need not
be afraid to raise hogs The capacity for their
absorption will continue from this time on,
and good prices are sure to be realized.
Among the lshippers of stock during the
week were Frank .Frick, of Anoka, Mimi.
with a supplyduof cattle: Fairbanks & Prall
Of Bixby, and M. A. Berg, of Nicollet, each
sent in q load Of hogs. J. g. Springer, Of
Magnolia, supplied mixed lot Of cattle
calves and sheep. On Monday, Simmer &
Thomas received eight carloads of stockers
from Canada, These went to Kansas They
were god lot and sold at good prioes
Among the cattle shippers of the week were
o. F. Peterson. Of Buffalo, Mimi; o. j.
Thompson. Elkton. g. D.; q. A. Hanson.
Winnebago City, Mimi; W. w. Dunning,
Winthrop, Mimi: w. R. Sherburne, Menom-
onie, Wis; A. W. Page, waverly, TO-, M. @.
Black. Frontenac, Wis; ]. Candy, Arlington,
Neb.: w. H. Thurston, Garden City, MINI.
Among the shippers Of hogs were John
Funk. Carver. Mimi Riley Bros, Ellsworth,