The Saint Paul globe., 1899-03-17

& A AMONG THE sHIPPERs..The follow
ing ms were on the market: E. B. Smith
J. P. Eull, ST. Michael's, cattle and hogs
John Walters, Norwood, cattle and
calves Swift & Co. Twin City stock
". cattle R. EefP E. PETERSON, M Atwater, 'af cat
tie and hogs; Goodrich & Hardness, Du-
rand hogs and sheep; E. e. Perrigo,. For
est y City cattle; J. Funk, Carver, hogsi
J. Wacek, New Prague, cattle and hogs;
f. Remes New Prague, hogs; A. Erdman,
augusta, loads cattle; G; Gardner, Ham
mond, cattle, calves and hogs; D.. A. Will
Johnson, Peterson & Co.. Hector, hogs;
Q. e. Schroeder Hector, hogs; julius
Larson, Larson, Farmington, cattle and hogs;
Dennison. hogs: &. Smith, Randolph, 2
loads sheep; L: Hughes, Stanton, hogs;
P. M. Burns, Kandiyohi, CATTLE calves
and hogs.
MIDWAY HORSE Mime
sofa Transfer, ST. Paul: Barrett & Zim-
| large, mainly Manitoba and Dakota deal
ers Wholesale trade brisk and very
active bidding at the special was exe
horses were ample and satisfactory.
Prices We're on an increase, especially
| on the better grades of horses. Sales Of
mules rather limited Drivers had good
disposal, some of them being as high as
$500 pair. The nominal value of SER
| viceably sound horses from to years,
as follows:
Drafters, common to good 70@ So
Farm horses, choice to extra S0Q125
Farm horses, common to good 5OQ %
Drivers, choice to extra ....... 15O@250
Drivers, common to good 75QlO0
CHICAGO, March 16-The limited sup
ply of cattle today prevented any weak
ening in prices and all offerings sold at
stronger quotations, the general demand
being fairly active; fancy cattle brought
| So. 7O@5.90; choice steers, IS. 30Q565 medium
steeEs 64@ beef sters sn
Western fed steers. $4:1og5.5o: Texas
steers. $9.50@l4. .85; calves, $3.50@6. IS. Trade
in hogs was lively and prices advanced 5
@1Oc. Shippers were large buyers of
choice hogs and those purchases were po-
tential in advancing values; fair to choice,
$.77iS; mixed, $s66@$. S2ls: butchers s.. $50
3.92ila; light, $S.6O@3 so: pigs, $3.2593. rs.
Business was unusually active in sheep,
| prime muttons and yearlings advancing
| at least 10c and lambs about 25c; poor to
prime sheep, $S@4.75, not much being done
below $3.50, and sales largely at $425@4: 10,
yearlings sold atg$445@4.90; lambs, 81. ESQ
| $50. Receipts-Cattle, $500; hogs, $4,000,
sheep 10000
ST. Louis, March -Cattle-Receipts,
| i,5O0 including 700 Texans; market steady
shipping steers, $46Od5 co. light and dress.
ed beef and butcher steers. $315@5: :25;
cows and hetfers, $2d475; Texas and In
| dian steers, s24Od4.SO. Hogs-Receipts,
5000; market strong to &C higher; pigs
and lights, $375@3.SO; packers, So. .75@3. IS.
butchers, $S.S5@3.9212. Sheep-Receipts,
1900; strong and active; native muttons,
$4g4.45; lambs, $49525.
| SOUTH OMAHA, Neb., March 16.-Cat-
| tle-Receipts LOO; market active; steady;
native beef steers, $4@5.95; Western steers,
| $3.70Q4.70; Texas steers, $4,000. 40; cows
and heifers. $3S0d4.25; Gamers, $2.25@3 rs,
stockers, and feeders, $3.9O@4 80; calves,
$4@6.75; bulls, stays, etc, $2.75@375 Hogs
| Receipts, 1000: market 5@1Oc higher,
bulk of sales, So. $3.6212@36712: Sheep-Re-
| ceipts, $500; market 5@10c higher; native
muttons, S3.906470; Western muttons,
g. 3.75@4. 40: stock sheep, $2S0@9.70; lambs,
| $4 25G5 TO- -
KANSAS CITY, March 16-Cattle-Re,
ceipts, 1000; steady to strong; natiye
steers, $4Q4.35 Texas steers, So. 25@4 40;
Texas cows, S2S5@3. 40: native cows and
heifers, $2.25@425; stockers and feeders,
81. .S5@5.25 bulls, $3Q4.35. Hogs-Receipts,
10000; market strong to SC higher; bulk of
sales $3.55Q3.75. Sheep-Receipts, 1,500;
market firm; lambs, $3Q5; muttons, 50 25
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