The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-16

the feeders. The following were the receipts
for the week ending Jan. IA: L-rs 234 cat
tie. 1885, calves. $751; sheep, 1870; hogs,
9,S35. The receipts for the week previous
we're: Cars, 1877 cattle, 1850; calves 2s2;
sheep, LAO; hogs. n,7O7. These figures
show an increase in cars of 81; cattle, $50;
calves. 297; sheep. $780, and hogs, 1.S72
The killings by Swift & Co. for the week
ending Jan. IA were: Cattle, 6l5; calves, "A;
sheep. 1,Oe6; hogs, 10,409. The killings for
the week previous were: Cattle, 40; calves,
10; sheep. 2.755; hogs. $500. These figures
show an increase in cattle of Dos; calves, 4;
hogs, 600; and decrease in sheep Of GO.
Though there was an Improvement in num-
bers, the supply of frst-class butcher stuff
was light. Prices have continued quite
steady. There Is a constantly increasing
spread between Chicago and this market on
heavy and light cattle of finished and I'M
finished qualities, and this ought reasonably
to enlarge the shipments to this point, IL
the shippers to the South and those to the
East more directly tributary to South st.
Paul are disposed to consult their best in
terests Prices for all desirable cattle of
everv grade have really been stronger dur
ing the past week than for the two or three
weeks last past.
The following are some quotations:
Cattle-Good dressed beef steers, 1880
5; fair to good, 81. 25@4 so; good to choice
heifers. $3.75@4.10; common to fair, So. 25@
$50; choice COWS, S3.50@3.75; common to
fair, 81. 1903. 25 Gamers 81 1902 80; fat hu Is
So. 25@3. so; fat stays, s.. 1904 10; blogna bulls
81 .50@3; veal calves, common to choice, So.
as. 80; good to choice stockers and feeders,
So 50@3. 80; common to fair 1903. so; steer
calves, choice $4@4. %; common, So. 25@4;
stock heifers, $2.7503.25. The demand is
good for stockers and feeders OF fair to good
quality, and they are selling readily at quo
tations Mixers and springers are at least
So lower on all but the very choice. when
sold with guarantee; all others may be
quoted at least at from $40 to $40, with prac
tically no sale for the old and inferior, ex-
oept as Gamers
The hog market advanced steadily every
day, with Fridays market 15l920c higher than
q week ago. There was slight reaction
Saturday, and the market was &c lower. Quo
tations 50. 1903. so; bulk, So. 40; rough, So Is;
pigs, $3@3.10.
Good, fat sheep and lambs in demand and
selling at steady prices. Fat sheep, So. Esq
lambs, 81 40@4.75; stock lambs. $404. Is: cd,
thin bucks and ewes slow sale.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
The receipts of cattle att Chicago during the
past week were 1900 against 33,O17 the week
previous, being increase of 1898. The
corresponding week last year the receipts
were 1929, showing decrease this year of
approximately $500.
The number of hogs received was 164,0
against 1S9,1S7 the week previous, decrease
of 251S7. Last year the same week the re-
cepts were 176,2S0, showing decrease this
year of 1920.
Sheep receipts were $1,000 against 6S,92S the
week previous. gain of $4,000. Last year. the
same week, they LOOP, showing a de-
crease this year of 13,G00
LAST YEARS SWINE MARKET.
A noteworthy featurs Of the live stock mar