The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-19

Commission Company,
LIVE STOCK COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
SOUTH ST. PAUL.
WEEkLY.s.MARkET LETTER.

CATTLE-QHry-cattle market this week
mas been one ;ofsthe best in the country,
although sthe9reeeipts fer the first four
DAYS of the week have been exceedingly
light, only ESQ head, against $500 head for
the same dayssfast week. Butcher cat
tie have beeA. scarce, but the stuff in
brought good prices and this is especially
SO when the Quality is taken into consid-
GRAFTON, for there was. nothing in that
was very choice in quality. The best
steer stuff old att from $500. to $3.50, and
best cows and heifers at from $S.76 to
&26. Butcher stuff of all kinds sold a
littles higher thani last weeks prices.
The receipts of stock steers and heifers
have. been very, light, not near enough
coming in to meet the demand. Prices
have been steady to strong on everything
good, and in some cases the cattle have
sold quite little higher than last week
Heffer calves have been in splendid de-
mand and the choice offerings have gone
at quite an advance over last week We
are inclined to think that the high prices
now prevailing will not continue much
longer. -
There has been little improvement in
the mixer and springer trade, although
they are not selling near as high as a
month ago The best are in good de-
mand, while the common and thin kind
are slow sale.
S.; common to fair, $410 to $40; strictly
prime fat heifers, $4.25 to $465; good fat
cows and heifers, BIS to 81; medium, So
to $3.50; Gamers, SITS to $3.50; young feed
ing cows, $3.50 to 1925; best feeders 900
to 1000 pounds, 81 to $40; best yearlings
and }tWos, 81 to $440; common to- fair,
s. to So. best stock calves, $4.6o to IS;
common and fair kinds, 81 to $3.50; Jer-
seys and Holsteins, $2.75 to S. Is; fat bulls,
81 q to 81 7h. holOpna hills. 80 80 to So:
stock bulls, $3.50 to $40; mixers and
springers, $25 to s45.
HOGS-The receipts for the first four
days of this week have been 5,076 against
6, l99 for the same days last week, ard
5, 1872 for the same time last year. The
quality this week has not been quite so
good as last week. There are a good
many, hogs coming in that show grass
and there are also more rough sows and
stays.
The market as rule has been salts
factory and prices have been maintained
fully up to those that have prevailed
for the past three months.
The provision market Is very bad. July
pork sold today Thursday at $50, and
lard and ribs were fully as low in pro-
portion.
Good hogs sold. here today at 1896 to
So. 20; medium, $S65 to s3.65; rough sows,
So. So; stays and boars, $1.5o to 50; pigs,
1925. We believe that these prices are
well within Is cents of Chicago and in
some cases are even nearer.
We will probably have another hot
spell during the hext few days and we
would again caution shippers to look well
. to the condition Of your cars and see
that they are in proper shape before
loading. little extra care in the start
will save shEiinkage and losses while en-
route Issae
: SHEEP-Sheep and lambs have been in
splendid demand all week, but the re-
ceipts have. been unusually light and To-
cal packers have been obliged to obtain
their supplies. from local feeders: Our
: market is one of the very best In the
Western country at this time and ship
pers with good quality sheep and lambs
cannot afford to pass us up. This con-
dit1on will sbe, .bettereds as soon as the
sheep feeding here are being marketed
daily and within "a short time packers
will not have local supplies to fall back
i on. Shippers are sure, TO find a ready
market for anything that they bring In.
|. Prices have been quite little stronger
/ than last week. ! 2; Good fat sheep are
selling up to S.; good fat lambs S. to
/ SIS, good eyearlingsJ s$5 sto $3.50; and spring
lambs 81 fos SsG tsS sdi'<sF h.Ee adifIt1s,i
@@sai' -. Very respectfully, ..5..9 -
/ CHAS. L. HAAS COM, Co.