The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-26
Chas. L. Haas
Commission Company,
LIVE STOCK COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
SOUTH ST PAUL.
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.

CATTLE-Our market on cattle has
held fully steady with last week on all
kinds, while the receipts have been very
light
We had some fat steers in from Iowa on
Monday that We're good enough to bring
S4.S5 per hundred. During the week there
have been several punches that have sold
as high as $4.5Oa4.S5. All kinds of fat
cattle, regardless Of quality, have brought
very good prices.
Fat cows ana heifers have been in ex-
cellent demand and in, some cases have
sold from 10 to 20 cents higher than last
week. Fat bulls and bologna bulls have
been scarce and selling at strong prices.
All kinds of stockers and feeders are
having a ready sale and. owing to the
scarcity, several orders that were in could
not be filled. Good yearli!.gs and two
year-old steers have been in especially
good demand. Calves have been selling
about the same as last week. Heifers,
in some cases. have brought higher
prices. Good choice light ones have sold
for 81 Stock bulls have beer selling
about the same as last week and there
has been a very good demand for this
class of cattle.
We regard our cattle market as one of
the best in the country, and we can safely
say to shippers tributary to the South
st. Paul market that they cannot afford
TO ship to any other point, in view of
the strong prices that we are obtaining
here, at the present time OH all kinds Of
cattle.
Our quotations are as follows: Best
beef steers, $3.50 to S.; common to fair,
$40 to $40; strictly prime fat heiferS,
$J.25 to $4.65; good fat cows and heifers,
$3.75 to $4 medium, 50 to $3.50, Gamers,
$1.75 to $3.50; young feeding cows, 81. go to
SS.25; best feeders $500 to 1,O00 pounds, 81
to $40; best yearlings and twos, 81 to
$40; common 70 fair SIS to $3.S5; best
stock calves, SAGE TO IS; common and fair
kinds, 81 to $3.50; Jerseys and Iolsteins,
$2.75 to 1925; fat bulls, $3.25 10 So. IS; bo-
logna bulls, $3.50 to IS; stock bulls, 81. 50
to $40; mixers and springers, $25 to
s45.
HOGS-The receipts this week have
been liberal and the quality has been rath-
Ell better than last
Chicago started off on Monday with a.
00c in and the market was fully 10 cents
lower; $4,000 on Tuesday, a light run, and
prices advanced 5 to 10 cents; Wednesday,
$1,000, with steady market, and today
Thursday 45, 900, about 1000 left over,
and the market was fully to 10 cents
lower.
Here we have not had such an unset
tied market, and we think that hogs are
selling very well as compared with other
points.
Today sales ran from s355 TO $365, with
most everything selling at $3,5715 to
$3.6212.
Provisions are very weak and dull and
we do not look for any permanent adj
vance in the price of hogs until there is
an improvement in the provision mar
ket.
SHEEP-Sheep and lambs have been
very scarce all week and have sold at
strong prices all week until today (Thurs-
day., when there was break of about
10 cents, following a decline of from 10
to rs cents on the Eastern markets
We quote: Best shorn lamos, $5.75 to &c.
best yearlings, $3.50; fat sheep, IS; ewes
and rough stuff, 81 to A:75; Spring lambs,
81 to $3.50.
Yours truly,
CHAS. L. HAAS COM. co.