The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-03-10

AMONG THE sHIPPERs-The following
were on the market: G. Black, WEIGH, cat
tie. calves and hogs; F. Hardness, Durand,
cattle and calves; H: A. Dwinnell, Marshall
and hogs; 6. P. Babcock River Fails, eattle,
calves and hogs; A. L. Florn, Cannon Falls
cattle. calves and hogs: D. o. Kelly. Good
hue. cattle, calves and hogs; H w. lis
dale, Goodhue cattle, calves and hogs; L.
Thuet Dodge Center. sheep; Fairbanks &
Bloomer, cattle and calves: Ryan & Hoban
Waseca hogs: j. Waceh. New Prague. cat
tie: Pettis & Chapnell, st. Peter: hogs; F. P:
sheep NJ W. BURG Neos eate a ana hoss
F. Bigot. Springfield, hogs; A.. Foster G. Co..
Sleepy Eye, hogs; Krag & Casper, Clara
City; hogs; Uh gilman, Co.. Browntonn, mix-
sheep: Karels Bros, New Germany hogs
COMMISSIONS, ETC-Public inspection on
hogs, Soc per car. Diseased animals, includ-
demned. Sales, unless otherwise stated, per
100 lbs, live weight. Dead hogs 100 lbs ard
over, 1kc per ib: less than 100 lbs of no
value. All animals apparently affected with
actinomycosis or lumpy jaw, or having any
swellings ON the head or neck, are subject to
inspection by the state veterinarian. If they
pass, their carcasses are sold for food other
wise for fertilizers, ETC. Public inspectors
dock pregnant sows 40 lbs and stays, altered
boars so lbs each, Yardage: Cattle. 25c:
hogs SC; sheep, SC per head. Feed: Corn
per 100 lbs. Commissions. Six dollars car
load for sinele-deck carloads of hogs and
sheep and $40 carload for double-deck car
loads of the same. Fifty cents per head for
calves In less than car lots, not less than Csc
per head; cars of cattle containing less than
five veal calves of less than eco lbs weight
each, the commission on the calves discretion-
airy. Double-decked cars of calves, $1s Mix
ed carloads Of stock SOC per head for cattle
Csc per head for calves 10c per head for hogs
and sheep, up to s12 per carload Thirty head
and over of hogs and sheep arriving at these
yards In single car to be charged Sc per
car; less than carload lots, Soc per head for
cattle, CSC per head for calves; under thirty
mead OF hogs and sheep, 15c per head. Public
inspection of hogs, 30c per car. Telegraphic
market reports except when quoting bona 1de
sales made the same day the telegram is sent
Tor the person to whom the telegram is ad-
dressed, 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 month of paturi-
ton and for ten days after will be subject to
condemnation; also sheep and hogs three
weeks before and ten days after. The gov
eminent inspectors in the various slaughter
houses condemn the meat of all cows that
have calves inside with hair on The inspec-
ton OF hogs made by the government inspec-
close, and their decision is final, statesmen
having no appeal therefrom. All badly preg-
nant sows, hogs with bunches boils, and also
n nc with clts on the hams and shoulders
Scatby sheep and those that are emacated
are thrown out.
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET-Minnesot
Transfer, st. Paul. Barrett & Zimmerman
report. The strong vitality of trade held the
market in the highest activity. Horses of all
classes met with a good Inquiry. Sales
steady in all branches of the market. The
bulk Of horses sold were shipped to North
Dakota and some to Manitoba Local buyers
bought principally drivers and heavy draft
ers. Mules had a firm demand. The sup
plies on hand were large and ample to meet
all demands. The representative sales for
serviceable, sound horses to years old as
follows:
Drafters. choice to extra. sos to $3.50
Drafters common to good. ......... 65 to SIS
Farm horses, choice to extra. 1890. 50 to lis
Farm horses, common to good. 49,. 30 to 85
Mules, LOU fos--...- 10 to 50
KANSAS CITY, March 9.-Cattle-Receipts,
steers. s3s0@5.50; Texas, s33O@4.6O; native
cows and heifers $2@4.25 stockers and feed
ers, $685.; bulls, s250@4.2 Hogs-Re-
celpts. 1900; market weak &c lower; bulk Of
sales S3.60G3.70. Sheep-Receipts, 2,0O0; mar
ket, firm; lambs, $3.5O@4.eo; muttons, $500
40.
SOUTH OMAHA, Neb., March s-Cattle-
Receipts: zoo; steady 1oc lower; native beef
steers, $4@5.35; Western steers, $1,000 Is:
Texas steers, $s.e0@4.60; cows and heifers,
$3.30@4.25. Hogs-Receipts. $500; market &c
lower; heayy, S3.571a@370; bulk Of sales
So -6714@3.6O. Sheep-Receipts, $500; slow,
weaker; native muttons, $3.S0@4.S5; Western
do, s360G4.30; stock sheep, 50. S0@37 10; lambs,
$4G4.S0.
ST. LOUIS. March -CattIe-Receipts. 1900,
including LOCO Texans; market steady to easy;
native shipping and export steers $505. 70 (:
light and dressed beef and butcher steers,
$3.15@5.S5: stockers and feeders. $3.75Q4.5o;
cows and heifers $2@4.65. Hogs-Receipts,
$500; market shade lower; pigs and lights
s3.65@3.75; packers s3.7O@3.S6; butchers
s3.S212Q3s5. Sheep-Receipts, 1900, inciud-
ing 900 Texans; market steady.
CHICAGO, March 9-Trade was rather
slow in cattle today and prices were weak
to 10c lower, except for really good beeves
which were steady. Fancy cattle brought
$575@5.s5 choice steers, $5.4o@57O; medium
steers, A.65@4.95; beef steers S. $500. 60.
stockers and feeders, $s.50@4 IS; bulls, $50
o.; cows and heifers. $4,000; Western fed
steers, s4.2og5.7o; Texas steers, s3.5O@5;
calves, $3.50@7.25. The supply of hogs ex
ceeded the demand and sales showed an ave-
rage reduction Of 30. Fair to choice. S. INK
Q3.95; heavy packing lots. s.. COOS. IS; mixed.
$s.60@3. 80; butchers, $360@3.S71k; light, x3E