The Saint Paul globe., 1899-07-14
Chds. L. Haas
Commission Company,
LIVE STOCK COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
SOUTH ST. PAUL,
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.

CATTLE-Our fat cattle market has
been very satisfactory this week. Prices
opened on Monday a little higher than
last weeks quotations, and, while the
market may have been q little slow at
times, everything has sold close up to the
high prices. The receipts of fat cattle
have been more liberal than for some
time past. Today (Thursday) we sold
string of fat cows and steers, of fair to
choice quality, at prices ranging from
$3.50 to SIS. There has been quite no
ticeable decline in the prices paid for me-
dium quality grassy cows. Such stuff Is
selling fully rs cents lower than last week.
Butcher bulls are selling around IS for
the bulk of the stuff on the market,
while the better quality bring from $40
to 1855 There has been a fair demand
for thin COWS and Gamers during the
week at prices ranging from 81 to 81. .15.
Veal calves are in good demand and have
been selling a shade stronger during the
last day or two. The best will bring $3.50
to 1913, while the heavy and common
ones are selling from $3.50 to $5.
Stock cattle have been dragging and
slow sale all week owing to two things:
The quality has been generally common
and there have been but few buyers on
the market that were looking for any,
thing but the best grades. There has
been fair demand for heavy feeders,
but owing to the quality Of the offerings,
buyers have been unwilling to pay good
prices and the bulk have sold at $S.4C to
S3.75. The best grades of heavy feeders
would sell above 81, but would have to
be choice. Medium weight feeders and
stockers have been slow sale at low
prices. Steer and heifer calves are SELL
ing lower. Only a few scattering head Of
exceptionally good quality have brought
anything like good prices. Young feed
ing cows are selling at $2.75 and S325
Good quality animals are selling at the
latter price. Stock bulls are III good de-
mand and selling at steady prices Milk
ers and springers are selling readily at
good strong prices for the choice animals.
The common ones will not bring better
than Gamer prices.
HOGS-This has certainly been q boom
week on the hog market. Prices paid for
hogs today (Thursday) were fully 80
cents higher than on Thursday last week.
Then the bulk sold at $3.50 to 1910, while
today the bulk sold at $41O to $415. with
the most CT the sales at $410 and $412k.
ackers and rough sows are selling at
$S.6O to SS.70, pigs at $3.2C to $3.50 and stays
and boars at $50 to $2.25. These prices
look a little high when compared with
the provision market, and we would ad-
wise shippers to go slow and be conserya-
tive in their buying
ME we 90 not look for prices to go
lower this week, there is still a chance
for break, although the market will
probab!y continue steady to strong for a
few days.
SHEEP-South st. Paul has been over
stocked with sheep this week owing to a
hight demand while the dailv receints
have been unusually heavy Good fat
sheep are off from SO cents to 81 a hun,
dred, and lambs are fully 81 lower than
isst weeks prices. Today (Thursday) is
the first day this week that the prices
paid have been anything like steady with
the preceding days quotations.
coed fat sheep sold today at $3.50 to 81:
rat lambs. $3.50 to So; bucks, $2.75 to So. %
stock sheep, $2.75 to 1925, and stock
lambs, $3.75 to 1925
Very truly yours,
CHAS. L. HAAS COM. co.