The Saint Paul globe., 1899-08-03
FITCH & COMPANY
Live Stock Commission Merchants,
SOUTH ST. PAUL.
Weekly Market Letter.
South St. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 2, L

South st. Paul, Mimi, Aug. 2, 1899.
CATTLE-There has been a stronger
feeling in the cattle market this week.
and the demand has been better than for
some time past The receipts have been
rather light and all the good feshy cat
tie in have been sold at fully steady
prices. Western steers are selling from
$3.50 to S475 with but few in thus far.
There has been a fairly good run of
Western cow stuff, and the bulk has sold
at 1910 to $4. Native butcher steers have
been scarce, with the few that have come
in selling at steady prices from $415 to
$3.50. Native cow stuff has been fairly
plentiful, and is also selling at steady
prices, the best selling from $3.50 to $4,
and the common to good ones, $3.50 to So.
There has been and is a good demand
for feeders with several outside buyers
on the market. The bulk of the stuff has
been selling around $3.75. with the best as
high as $425. Stockers have been selling
readily at $3.50 to $4, with a few choice
ones as high as $425 and $780, Some light
steer calves have brought as high as
IS, but such sales have been scarce, and
are exceptional. The bulk of the heifer
stuff is selling at So to $3.50.
There has been little or no change in
the bull market. Good stock bulls have
been in demand at prices around So for
the bulk. Butcher bulls are selling from
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around $3.50 for the choice ones.
Mixers and springers are a little lower
than last week, except for the very choice
animals, which are still selling around
$45 The bulk of the good cows are sell
ing this week from $35 to $4O and the
common ones are very slow and almost
unstable except at Gamer prices. Veal
calves are selling little lower, the
bulk bringing from $3.50 to S., with COM
and heavy a low 81
We look for the demand to hold up well
on ali kinds of good cattle, and think
that prices will remain steady to strong.
HOGS-The receipts have been light
this week, and under natm - conditions
the market would have held up well,
but bad reports from the yellow fever
districts caused a heavy slump in prices
on Tuesday. Today wednesday, receipts
were light, and the demand was good.
Prices paid for mixed hogs were a fiat
10 cents higher, regaining all but cents
of Tuesdays decline. The bulk of the
mixed hogs sold at S4.25, with a range of
$4171A to $4.25. Choice light butcher hogs
sold as high as $4.35. Packers sold at
$3.S5, and stays and boars from $3.50 to
$3.50.
SHEEP-There has been a further i'm
provement in the sheep market this week.
Everything of good quality that has been
offered has found a ready sale. Good fat
sheep are fully steady, and fat lambs have
advanced from 25 to so cents a hundred,
and have been in splendid demand. Stock
sheep are selling around $2.75 to 1925, and
stock lambs from 1925 to 81 Western
wethers that have been among the OF
ferings have sold at $4.25 to S4.S5, with
one choice bunch as high as $3.50. We
believe that the sheep and lamb market
will hold fully steady unless the receipts
should become heavy.
Very truly,
FITCH & CO.
Charles Fitch-Cattle salesman.
Allen Fitch-Cattle and sheep salesman.
Percy Vittum-Hog salesman.