The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-01

It Is the hope Of the packers and the
commission men that during the coming
year the hog receipts will be larger by
far than ever before, and also that they
will be more evenly distributed over the
different days than in the past. Hereto
fore Tuesday and Wednesday have been
known as the days on which heavy hog
receipts might be looked for 1t is not
the desire that the receipts on these two
days of the week be cut down, but that
more hogs come III on the other days.
If this can be brought about it will en-
able packers to mold in readiness the men
employed in their hog killing depart
nIents, and theywiu be in position to
care for and pay highest market prices
for all the hogs that are received, no
matter how many.
The increase In the number of cattle
received has BEEN little short of wonder
full In the face of the heavy falling OFF
in the number of Western cattle received
In 1898 the cattle receipts ran 215,9SS, and
this was the record of the yards at that
time. This year the receipts ran 221, 49,
$40 increase The receipts were more
evenly distribufed over the various
months than last year, and this has made
an exceptionally good market at all times
THIS has been specially true of stock
and feeding cattle. der such conditions
buyers corne to- thes market at any time
knowing that they will ind large sup
ply on hand In the yards from which to
make their selections. This Is something
that Is to beAencourag ed;1i not Of stoekers
and feeders alone. shRt ofSfa t1cattle.saM More
fat cattle, could be handled and better
prices, could be gealized were the receipts
more evenly distributed.
SOURCE OF. REGRET.
One thing that has been source of re-
gret to every one at South St, Paul has
been the heavy percentage of common
cattle that have come to the yards to be
sold, and the bulk of this class Of stuff
was raised in Minnesota and nearby
points in the adjoining states. The SELL
ing of common cattle Is most unsatis-
factory to both commission men and
shippers, to the former because it is hard
to dispose of, and to the latter because
good prices are not realized and occa-
sional losses result. The argument has
been advanced that these common cattle
are in the state and had better be gotten
rid of, and this Is true. but there seems
to be an unifmited supply. Minnesota is
daily growing in Importance as a stock
raising state, and it Is the hope Of all
that her farmers and stock-raisers will
make an effort TO- Improve the duality OF
this stock, for itSeosts no more, after the
business is once established, to raise
good, Thoroughbred cattle than the
common stuff Itssfz suggested where
stock-raisers have common cattle that
calves be marketed Gas veal stuff, ana
that the whole be- Worked off as rapidly
as possible. and be supplanted with bet2
ter grades. In MARKETING veal calves
there is always "a, good demand and good
prices, and In t ldg WAY the cost of rails
ing Is saved and profit is realized, where
of at loss If kept until they are year
lings.
LESS SHEEP RECEIVED
There has been a decided falling off
in the number of sheep received at South
st. Paul during the past year. This fact
has already been mentioned. and also the
fact that 1t is due to conditions over
which the sheep men and the commission
men have no control Several years ago
South St. Paul began to grow and attract
attention as sheep feeding point, and
it was the expectation that 1t would one
Cay be the greatest sheep fattening point
in the world. This was due TO The close
proximity Of the Touring mills. and the
fact that wheat screenings the hest fat
tenlng food for sheep, could b. obtained
in an unlimited quantity. Last year those
people controlling The screenings output
advanced the rice Of their product until
it was almost profsibitfve. 1t was pre-!
dicted at that time that this w3eld w2rk
a great injury, and would ultinIate,y cut
South st. Paul off 10 the sheep feeders.
A word Of aarning was sounded but it
was not needed, and The result has been
the heavy drop inz the. number of sheep
that have baen received. The only cause
for wonder has i,ecn that the receipts
v ere not less than they have been. and
that they. were rot, suadoubtedsy due to