The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-02

1855 .296, 900 GEO 1895 ..303, 000, 600
1897 ..284, 900 eco 1890 ......2s4. OOG 900
1898 ..SA, 600 000ilS91 .29s, COZ, COO
1893 600 0001S92 .313, 600, COO
1884 ...324, DOC, OOO,t
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
The last week of the year did not record
particularly large supply of live stock at South
st. Paul. The intensely cold weather sup
plementing the holidays Immediately associ-
ated with Christmas, had the effect of post
poning shipments The number of cars ar
irving was 119, against 159 the week previous,
a decrease Of 40. The receipts of live stock
were: Cattle, 2S6; calves, 4S; hogs, 6,S1;
sheep. "a. The receipts the week previous
were: Cattle, 2S6: calves, 15S; hogs. 8,197:
sheep, 2,42S. These figures show a decrease in
cattle of 100: calves. Ill; hogs. 1926; sheep.
1874.
The killings by Swift & Co. during the
week were: Cattle, 230; calves. /; sheep. 1.72S;
hogs, 1000. The killings the week previous
were: Cattle, 1892; calves, IA; sheep. SOB: hogs.
$3.50. These figures show decrease in cattle
of 1852; calves. 10: hogs. 1850, and an increase
in sheep of LIPS.
The cattle receipts were In so small num-
bers and of so inferior quality as to scarcely
be worthy of mention. The few lots Of fair
grades of stock offering sold proportlonately
well, the steers averaging $40, and some
cows making the record at $685.. These are
not high figures for either the steers or the
COWS, but quite as much as they were worth
anywhere. The poultry season reached Its
climax last week. and there should be re-
vival in the demand for good stock in this
market at once But the supply does not
appear to be forthcoming, nor will it be
unit! there is an improvement in breeding
among the Northwestern farmers, as well as
disposition manifest to send the better
grades of stuff to this market rather than to
send them on to Chicago. There is no rea
son why South st. Paul should not become
one of the best markets In the West for the
highest grades Of live stock. The past year
has shown considerable improvement over the
previous years both In the numbers received
and the quality; but there still exists live
and practically undeveloped field OF industry
in Minnesota in connection with higher cult
walton of all classes of live stock.
The receipts Of hogs were fair In Dum-
bers, considering all things. but not nearly
enough were offering to meet the demand.
Prices were strong at from zoe to .25c above
those of the previous week. and there were
proportionately the same the figures rul-
ing at Chicago.
A feeling exists among some OF the COM
mission men at South st. Paul that COM
petition is not as strong as 1t ought to be,
and that Swift & Co., as they get more firm
" seated in the saddle, are disposed to play
the Chicago market against this somewhat
in the same fashion as was practiced by
Shufe.dt & Co. when they were operating
the packing plants there. This policy must
Inevitably prove destructive of the interests
at South St. Paul. OF course, the local
butchers want the best terms possible. but
even these have been brought to reaiize the
fact In the past that If they are to have a
market here at all. they only maintain
1t by providing quotations which will bring
stock hither. The argument is advanced tina.
If the other packing plant at South st. Paul
could be tenanted an improvement would
result. This seems reasonable: but there is
no indication either that anybody wants The
plant, or that the Stock Yards people really
want a tenant While it is well known
fact that the higher grades Of beef cattle
and the best runs of hogs rarely are found
in this market, for the reason that the live
stock industry has been sadly neglected in
the past few years, there is no reason why
increase in supplies and improvements in
breeding will not be shortly in evidence. But
if the South ST. Paul industries are destined
to lapse into the conditions prevailing a
couple of years ago. with respect to manipu-
iation of prices and the throttling Of comped-
ton, the blame must rest with those who
have the welfare of the interest in their con-
troll. spirit of greed will vex any in
dustry into a condition of final collapse. The
Stock Yards people should avail themselves
Of some advantageous lessons supposed to
have been learned by them in the past.
The receipts of sheep were so light as to
present no basis for the estimation of values.
Lambs sold tolerably WELL but 1t was not
good week for lambs mutton. An i'm
provement should be noticeable in this class,
however. from now on.
DECREASED DEMAND FOR STOCK CAT
a
The Drovers' Journal believes that there
will be a decrease in the demand for stock
cattle on account of higher priced corn and
increased demand for good fat cattle,
owing to the natural scarcity. In other
words. the tendency Of dearer grain will be
to widen the gap in prices between feeding
cattle and those CT prime marketable condi-
tion- There is quite an argument along the
sheep line. For instance. Chicago sheep re-
ceipts are 1,461 600 larger than in 1892 with
Kansas City showing a gain of near.y half
as many with other places in proportion.
The people are certainly eating more NUT
ton than ever before. and there is every
mutton will go on increasing.
TEXAS CATTLE MOVING NORTHWARD.
AS already noted under this head, the
movement of Texas cattle north Is in con-
| siderably smaller numbers this year than
last The shipments from the tickInrected
area OF Texas are about $4,000 leSS during
the federal quarantine season this year than
last but from non-infected area thew Lave
been little over $4,000 greater. OF those
shipped north about 5000 head were re-
turned account OF poor pasture, so that
really the shortage from the infected area
Is about $1,000. About 237, 1863 head were
shipped from the nonInfected area during
the past season. OF these 437S went to
Wyoming 11.24S to South Dakota; $3.50 to
Montana; 10.776 to Colorado; 1874 to North
Dakota: 1898 to Nebraska; 110,SS7 to Kan
sas; 7,122 to Missouri; 1928 to Iowa. 3,Se3 to
Illinois, and $500 to Oklahoma 1t is es-
timated that about 900 head are now in
the feed lots in Texas on full feed, ana that
about 10000 more will be put on full feed
later In the season. About 23,e0O head of
calves have been shipped from Western Tex
as to Kansas Nebraska and Iowa. Tho Pam
handle counties of Texas are reported to
have about many cows and young steers
as last year. but not SO many aged steers
Western and southern Texas Is much in the
same condition. The central and northern
| parts of the ctate have fewer cattle.-Iowa
] Homestead
EXCLUSION OF MEXICAN CATTLE.
| The Texas cattle growers are agitating the
establishment of regulations for the exclu-
| sion from the state of Mexican cattle infested
| with ticks. One of the serious drawbecks
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