The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-10
TOMLINSON, STAFFORD
&c CO.,
Live Stock Commission Merchants,
s0UTM ST. PAUL.
Weekly Market Letter.

CATTLE-The receipts of cattle the
past week have been light, and especially
mas this been 80 on good cattle of all
KINDS. With fair run of fat cattle the
market was fully steady, and we think
tnat Chicago prices were obtained for
all the cattle that were sold on the South
st. Paul market
We think that any one feeding cattle
In the country tributary to South st
Paul makes mistake in not trying our
market before going to Chicago. We
would not say this were we not of the
opinion that we can get just as good,
and In some cases better prices for your
cattle than you can get at any other
point.
The COW stuff that has been coming in
TINS week begins to show considerable
signs OF grass, and we would caution
shippers to look out for this class of cat
tie. as we believe that they will surely
sell for less money.
The good quality stock cattle have
been picked up readily at last weeks
prices, but the common kinds, such as
Holsteins and Jerseys are more neg
lected every day. and our advice to ship
pers would be to buy this class of cat
tie 80 that they can be sold on the mar
ket around $3.50 to So.
We quote: Good to choice dry-fed
steers, &.75 to $5.25; fair to good, $4.25 to
@75; good to choice fat cows 1878 to
S4.25; fair to good, 50 to $3.50; good to
choice fat heifers, $4.25 to IS; fair to good.
SS76 to "a; Gamers, $3.50 to $225; fat bulls.
50 to $3.50; bologna bulls, $275 to So; veal
calves, So to $3.50; good to choice stock
ers and feeders, "a to $3.50; fair to good,
$-75 to "a; good to choice stock steer
calves, $3.50 to $5.25; fair to good "a to
$50; good to choice young feeding cows,
$276 TO $S25; good light steer bulls, 1925
to $3.75; common stockers and feeders,
of-colored, Jerseys and Holsteins, are
selling at whatever prices 1t is possible
TO get, usually about $3.50 to &c.
HOGS-The hog market at South st.
Paul has been one of the best In the
West this week, while the receipts were
light and quite a little less than for the
previous week. The general quality of
the stuff in has been only just fair, and
several loads have come in that were
very rough and showed signs of grass
Shippers should be very conservative in
buying grassy hogs and pigs, as this
class of stuff is sure to bring lower
prices.
The market opened low on Monday.
with light run in. and the bulk Of the
butchers selling at $3.50 to 1856. Prices
were quite a little higher on Tuesday,
the bulk selling at $3621S, and Wednes-
day there was a still further advance
of sc to TIC. Thursday there was q
uTop OIL &C, anu To-Day (frloay) the nOgS
sold q shade lower, but the bulk still
sold from &c to 10c higher than the weeks
opening prices.
The bulk Of the butchers sold today
for $3.50, with some rough loads at 50. 57115a,
and some choice. sorted punches to local
butchers at 1910.
We quote: Good to fancy and medium
weights. $500 to $3.671k; good to choice
mixed hogs, $S.571s to 1922; good to
choice heavy hogs. $3.50 to 1855; good to
choice light hogs, $3.50 to $3.50; pigs and
rough packers, 1925 to $40; stays and
boars, l.5o to 81.
SHEEP-The receipts have been a lit
tie light this week, and the market has
been generally dull and weak. Prices
are Csc to 50c lower on sheep, and about
81 a hundred on lambs. Spring lambs
are particularly weak and out of de-
mand, with the very best selling as low
as S. to $3.50, and good ones for $4.75. In
the near future the Wisconsin lambs
will probably be marketed, and this will,
no doubt, have a tendency to hold prices
down so that there is very little liheli-
hood that prices will improve
We quote: Good to choice sheep, 81 to
$3.50; good to choice yearlings, s425 to
$4.15; good to choice spring lambs, s4.75
ss Very respectfully. .,;:.7.. |'y 4
TOMLINSON. STAFFORD C co.