The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-26
W. M. CAMPBELL
COMMISSION co.
Live Stock Commission Merchants,
Weekly Market Letter.
TgsoWrH sT. PAUL.

CATTLE-Rhe- receipts of cattle for the
first four days this week have been very
light, only ls4O0 head against 1925 for the
same days fastaweek. The demand has
been exceptionally good and this has held
prices we'll up ali week. A large number
OF buyers have been on the market and
have been unable tofill orders.
The run OF fat cattle was very good
for the first two days of the week, but
has fallen off, eand yesterday and today
tIhursday) 2there was not near enough
to supply THE demand While the Eastern
markets opened The week a. good 10 cents
lower on fat cattle the cattle in here sold
only weak nickel lower, and this loss
has since been regained and today fat
cattle are selling fully steady with last
weeks prices During the week we sold
common to fair steers as high as $4,000
4.SO and good to choice cows at $3.80Q42 rs
and choice heifers at $4.25Q4.50.
The run of stock cattle has been ex-
ceedingly light with the quality only
just fair. Good stockers and feeders have
sold strong all week. Light steer
calves and heifer calves have been SELL
Ing steady. Mixers and springers have
been aashade higher and in good demand
with but few in There has been a good
demand for stock and feeding bulls at
prices steady to a shade higher than last
week.
We quote: Good to choice fat steers,
ASOa5.2O; fair to good, $4.50@4.75; COM
mon, a. 25@4. 49, choices cows. and heifers,
$3S0Q4.50; fair to good, $340@3. so; stock
and feeding cows, s2.75aa25; Gamers,
S2Q2.50; good, fat bulls, So. 40@3. rs; bologna
bulls, $60Q3;5 stock and feeding bulls,
$oQ35O veal calves, choice, $6@6, so;
heavy and rough. 81. 75@5. so; mixers and
springers, choice $35@4O; common, s25
$50; good feeders, $4Q4.25; stock steers,
SS75Q425; good, light steer calves, $4.75@
5: heavy, A.25Q4.5O; Holsteins and Jer-
seys, $3Gt3.50; choice, light stock heifers,
$S.e6G4f0; common and heavy, $3.25Q3. rs.
The run during the coming week will
probably not be much heavier than for
the past two weeks, and we think that
prices will; hold about steady.
HOGS-The receipts this week have
been more liberal than last. The run for
the first four days has been $500, against
500 for the same days last week. The
market has sbeen very satisfactory all
week, with prices opening on Monday
little lower than last week, but this loss
was more than Eegained on Tuesday and
on "Wednesday prices were steady. To-
day (Thursdhy4 lhogs sold from to TIC
lower, owing TO-. a heavy run and a 1Oc
decline on the Eastern markets. Every
thing In sold readily and the market
closed active and steady at the decline
az ieiASS OulCltSIS was $o.OU 10 5000,
with the bulk selling at $3.571aQ3. 6el111
Pigs and packers sold steady at s32O93 IS
and stays and boars, $150@2.
We look for an improvement In the hog
market the coming week.
SHEEP-The run of sheep and lambs
has been very light all week, while the
demand has been exceptionally good and
prices paid have been fully as high as
on EasternImaEkets. Today Thursday
prices fell eff cabOut 10c- here while thu,
decline at other points was from 1Oc to
&c - I -
We quote Good, shorn lambs, $4,000
$40; wool lambs, $5@55O; good shorn
sheep, As50@415; wool sheep, $4.7505;
spring lambs, $6@S.
Very truly yours, 49,. -,
Nv. M. CAMPBELL COM. co