The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-08
FITCH & COMPANY
Live Stock Comm sslan Merchants,
SOUTH ST. PAUL.
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Weekly M ar ket Letter.

CATTLE-Our cattle market for the
first three days of the week has been
very good one. Prices have been strong
on all grades Of good cattle. The re-
ceipts continue to be very light and buy
ers are here who are unable to fill orders.
Fat cattle of all kinds have been in
splendid demand and have sold readily
at prices a shade stronger than last week.
Choice steers have sold from IS up to
$5.25. Butcher cows have been selling at
So. 50Q4, Is for the best, while the fair to
good ones find ready sale at $3Q3.25. The
good butcher heifers have been selling
around $780, and some choice ones have
gone as high as $3.50. Fair to good can
ners are selling at $2Q2.75, and old, thin
cows at $l.25Q1.75.
Feeding and stock bulls of good quality
are In good demand at $3.25@3.50, with
bull calves as high as 81. The common
stock and feeding bulls are bringing from
$2.50GI2.80
There is good demand for choice me-
dunn weight feeders at prices from "a
to $40. Stockers are selling at $4Q4o0
for the best. while the common kinds
bring from s. to $3.50. Steer calves are
selling at $4.60Q5 for good to choice ones
while the fair to good kind find market
at from $425 to $780, The best heifers
are selling at So. 75Q425, with the common
and off-colored kinds at $3.25Q350.
Mixers and springers have been In
good demand all week and have been
selling at steady prices. The best will
bring s35@45, and the fair kind $S0Q35
We are of the opinion that the market
will hold very firm for some time on the
best quality cattle of all kinds, but there
is already tendency to pay less for the
common and off-colored cattle, and it is
more than likely that this class of cattle
will be lower next week.
HOGS = The receipts of hogs have
fallen off quite a little this week. For
the first three days there have been only
1880 in, against $500 for the same days
last week. The market has been very
satisfactory one, and prices paid have
been well up to Chicago and as good OF
better than at any other point in the
West
The bulk of the butchers sold on Mon
day at $3.5211Q3. SIS. On Tuesday the prices
were fully TIC higher, the bulk selling at
$36215. Today wednesday, the market
opened a strong nickel higher, with the
bulk of the early sales at $50 Later in
the day there was a slight decline, and
the greater part of the late sales were at
$3671z. Some choice sorted lunches sold
to local butchers at 1878.
The provision market is very unsteady,
and 1t is not probable that hogs will go
any higher, and prices may be lower
during the next day of two. Pigs and
rough packers are selling at $3.25Q3 IS,
and stays and boars at $1.50@2.
SHEEP-The sheep market has been
very unsatisfactory all week. Prices be-
gan falling at the opening on Monday,
and today "wednesday good light lambs
sold at $500, while sheep sold as low as
81, and the very best only brought $3.50.
Spring lambs have been out of demand
and have sold as low as $5@5.25 for the
fairly good kind, and $5.5OQ6 for the
very best quality.
The receipts have been light and the
most of the stuff sold has come from the
feeding pens. From present indications
it is not probable that any higher prices
will be paid for sheep and lambs in the
near future.
Very truly,
FITCH & co.
Charles Fitch, Cattle Salesman.
Allen Fitch, Cattle and Sheep Sales
man.
Percy Vittum, Hog Salesman.