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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-23

sale when the market opened and late arrivals
did not bring the total UP to the usual for
Monday. \ good demand prevailed and the mar
ket opened a shade better than SATURDAY.
However. the advance did not amount to &c in
but few cases. The early supply
hausted and late arrivals which not
great many. If good. sold without material
change in prices Several times the number OF
coed medium and heavy hogs on sale
found ready sale
The main drove of packers bought by Nelson
Morris & Co.. 3i1 head, averaged 40 lbs and
cost s5.75. and the main drove bought by Swift
& Co. Cos head averaged 1888 lbs and cost s.. .6.
The top of the market s6.i1i. and the
bulk of the hogs above 100 lbs. average sold at
$50 to $3.50. against sG12la for top and 500
heavy hogs. 30 lbs. average and above, sold
s':95 TO Sill: medium weights. 1870 to 40 lbs,
sold $3.50 to s5.9J. the bulk at $3.50 to 80:
lights. $50 to 100 lbs. sold at 500 $50 the
avN Co.. 10 80; s' S 10 t'' q,
s5.65. Pigs under 1O0 lbs. sold at SS.25 to SOS:
heavy cus at 81 to S5.o5. good mixed hogs at
s5.65 to s5.S5 and common to fair mixed lots at
s. - to SOS.
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Wool.

New York. July 2e;.wool quiet.
oere r'G assseG '.ss tn
o. ood Hope tassn BY
brisk and PRICES were firm The following Is tho
sssa a. sss'h
Vi sae saea slSrsa g. sSis
a,sali.Gd, south Australia 30 bales: SECURED ID:
An:s!e 20 sass se' .d sss.
Sas d dgls I'D Id Nsw zsssna
ais 1lsd: greasy 5asd. 40 ~
Metal Market.
New York. July 22.-There was a sharp brea&
manipulstien and the Closing PRICE Of is for
hcweysr closed VIII only lis us
lake quoted ns at n nc and sasnE and
vi With 2, spot closing a ss IS ID and futures at ss
changed at ne Is ID. speter was dull here. at
dull. GLASGOW closed at 5as ID. and Middiesboro
o@s Pig iron So a.
DRY dry, Northern sl5@I5 %; No. foundry; Northern
N 20. foundry. soasheTn: s soft eansn
Butter and Cheese.
ps Tm sa sy dairy 1S s
}si5c: factory M915l4c. Cheese-Receipts s.1ol
ws g. hnsy sossa fancy
an white exc.
DAY the bn,se market W. p 1
alsc: diaries 1sg1esc. Cheese firm: sN01o1ic.
Philadelphia, July 2..-Butter firm: sood de-
NJ, fancy Western creamery :olsc: do. Prints
small 9Isc.
Dried Fruits.
was more active with sellers ' en,ertainns stssd
,er S r, EvaPorated appleGState common to
sm;c -, California dried fruits s.eadies In tone
e emt No. Su9'ssy higher d PrInes 2sse April
--reeled nais; un.eeled saloc. ~
TsSslns ssniTfss. ess'. .fs sisc a ia-
sss,5sssi 3ss sss ss5s 's:s s.
Molasses dull f@ @ ia sali seconds ssss
Coffee.
,. New York. July Z.-Hsavness was a prominent
prices showed further concessions on the part q
hangd points ower For tn. h.'h s pcss r.
day business was a basis of about 5 points
eeps and nnendy m naEs n.v.
and weakness In the spot market caused
ton. The marke, closed with prices net s'' un
fSsasea tt D9ns sep 9s s s e'
Dss s q, sl l9s ian Slcs March SsSas
Dry Goods.
,. Nv aors' July I.-There was poor at
division and business has been indifrerens aSsin
There has not been any change in the tone Of
the market and prices are maintained In all d.
partments. including print cloths American
Woolen Company opened new lines Of light
weight piece dyes at &c to l0Isc per yard lower
than year ago
The Visible.
New York. July cs.-visible supply Of grain sat
nr'ay. July ~. complied by the New York
Produce F,xcahnge: is as follows: Wheat q ST.
COO bu.: decrease 2?l 900 hu: corn 13.2i2o 600. de-
crease $4,000: oats s34l. 600 decrease 10000: rye
1873 600. decrease 10000: barley 3n 900, decrease
5000.
Hides and Leather.
New York. July 22-Hides quiet Leather quiet.
Petroleum.
Hsw York. July 2s-Petroleum dull; but fi, :, ~
sale OF LOCO bbls: cash oil at 81 go: shipnnsnt.
three days 352.oA: average. 10i. 159. runs three
DAYS. 1877 "a: average. 1868.
Minneapolis. July 22.wheat-Casf 'eSc: sept
697sc: Dec. 70iic: on trk, No hard TAG: No
/ Northern Io7sc: No. Northern 69fsc Flour
and bran unchanged.
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Cash Wheat, Dat. and Corn.

OATS-Cash Maiket-Receivcd II cars local:
higher. and the local and shipping buyers wh5
had TO have supplies Swapping w offerings. ye,
ceinand not sufficient 10 absorb all SAFE. 1y
sample del No. > sold at ace 10 ale. No. whit.
at 4ia4cG for and iei-c FOR old: No : white.
at SIG &c: No. white at 34isTiilzc; No. mixed
RiE--tnother good big ADVANCE shippers IN
orders from the Nest and seed dealers taking
the No. offered at from Gle 10 esc.
tloI Higher and very strong. but the adj
stricting their purchases TO absolute requirements
and cable bids. while higher. entirely too low
Tor acceptance. Quotations -four. for
lots trk.: Patents 81 50i3s5: straigilts SS3atr
winter in iute SKIS s. 5Jl2s5 for clear. s. $50 0s
FOR strashts and s.. eaG5.35 for patents. spring
wheat patents. DID, sS.5OJ515: in bulk, S5c higher
in wood.
RYE FLoUR-Jobbng at $40 in sls,. and IS 4,
coRNMEAL-City meal. + o. b.. $40 and
pearl meal. er!ts and hvuIiry s..
SpHNMEAI--Hishsr at s..SS. and pearl meal.
sfits and honliuy s.. 10
AlLl.tEED-l.ars-ly higher and very strong
Spoil offerings extremely light AMI but little OBJ
tainable at outside points. Regular shippers
bidding anywhere from &c to Nbc for bran in
RAY-Eeceived 80 tons local and 10 tons
through: shipped 800 tons. Strong and advancing
the arrivals small and sellers very stin but buy
only purchasing WI hat they have to have ow-
Dad timothy. Sl7.5DTlS for choice. siTal7.5o for
No. !. Slfal6 for No. .; new timothy Sls.50Il 6
for choice. Si4. 5eala for No. /. old clover sl4G
1870 and new Slsals.5o; prairie sli.5oll5 for
Nc. !. Alfalfa Sl5.
TIMOTHY St.ED-on orders from tho country
sales made AT $5.o1
LEsD-Ffrn. hut quiet; soft Missouri salahio
for special brand
SPhLTER-Spelter is advancing. zoo tons sell
ing at s2.s5.
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POULTRY.
Market Is Overlooked and Only
Fancy Stock Wanted.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

SPECIAL.
day were 9 cars of Western. About 10 cars CT
and f as St nd & 1s
In transit and lower advices from Western Ger
on old I'D roos ter chickens when averaging
lbs. to pair and over. brought lac. but 1s,s4l:o
and geese slightly easier as quoted. Spring
chickens over 4 lbs. to pair. l4c: spring chick.
sns q lo@se Ss to r pas e. sn
prime, pair s5a76c; southern he 5oasoe Geese West
bsssssd foaltsy EssslDss today Isl IS. pigs:
from all sections. more especially of spring
chickens while adviees for fowls for 70, later in
Ing high prices at this point have attracted stock
by freight e points sa soa % g. has
shipped heavily by express swelling the syails.
Of DE sSpp aaua
many Of the largest dealers sim having some
they will try to work out before they repienish
their supplies. Some effort was made early in
the finest marks brought that figure. Dry picked
chickens are also In freer supply. and while 1t
s%z Z 81 ss
hens sa zsss sssy $ssas sss sse' r.
s ms ,s s do H agfs .saa sSs s:u d.
estern cry-picked 10i1c: Western scalded prime
small si3ql0c: old ROSTERS 6i.6Sc: spring geese
Wes,esn ,@iOc: slaabs white choice &c Is: prime
Chicago. July 22-Ice poultry steady: chickens
s0i2isc: turkeys 6QSc
Eggs.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York; July 2o.-Esss-Receipta to-day
7.sSi cases. Receipts running very much lighter
and prices: under good demand. showed the ef
the best accepted quality from the current re-
eeipts Is now at 1lc with case count rates IN
conformity. Some closely Rraied. entirely
fresh Michigan goods selling above limits Spring
refrigerators in demand, with sales at l6c with
May and June goods In request at value, but Of
ferpgs OF storage stock increasing. without lead
ing to any speculative interest. Ordinary grades
or eggs We're In better demand. Quotations. loss
on; Central Western. prime. lie: Western and
Southwestern. fair to good. 15a1sc. Quotations
mark: central Western average best, lSc: West;
ern and Southwestern. fair to good 71i2c:
5ecasi.2o.
Kansas City. No. July Eggs steady: fresh
Missouri and Kansas stock quoted on change
at .1so per doz.. loss off. cases returned: sec
Philadelphia. July Eggs firm: fresh near
BY i5c: Western A3l5c; Southwestern 12l1c;
Southern l2c.
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wheat will necessarily advance. Mills are free
buyers at Coo fer No from wagons or local
cars Most of the crop in this section has been
thrashed. but The yield has been rather disao
IoiEtng- Considerable quantities CT West T.n-
nessee wheat have been sold to New orleans
buyers for export. The quality of wheat Is
To Bartlett. Frazier & Co: Following from
lra!ke Grain Company, O:naha-.Corn cannot
hahe one-third OF a crop south Of Platte River,
hie no. over half north of Platte River. Orr
otini"n Is that Nebraska Will not raise any corn
70 snip this year Farmers ia Clay County
I,,Gains tcc for cash corn. Clay County
shipied more grain than any other county in
Nebraska last year Weather clear not and dry
To cobh * Gardner: jefferson city. Mo
.rup prospects grow worse daily. Corn and vege
t6tioa Which revived after the rain of last
Neek- are whitening sud blasting: from the hot
sight.
TO Graves: A Berlin cable says OF the Prus-
siah crop report of July Is that 1t shows no
tlahSe IN winter wheat and since Iune L.
put summer wheat and rye had declined Ito
OATS S-lr, potatoes elG and meadows -.
A letter from Lexington, la. reports corn al
rcauy damaged 80 per cent, and adds that & is
rapidly going destruction.
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FOR A MILITARY EDUCATION.
Cadets to Missouri State School
Named by Legislators.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Columbia, Mo-, July 22.-Each Representa-
tive and Senator of the Missouri Legisla-
ture Is entitled to appoint two young men
from his county as cadets in the Missouri
State Military School. This appointment
means to the young man appointed most
exc client military training. good suit Of
clothes and exemption from the payment OF
library fee of So However. il the appoint
ment is not made before August. the leg
islator is allowed to appoint any one from
AIRY part of the State.
The department is In excellent condition.
Last year the enrolment reached 252 cadets.
who were formed into battalion of four
companies. The exercises Of the cadets on
public occasions give an acded attraction
to college life at the States greatest coca
tional institution.
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by Telegraph.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
9e5eo head against e972I last Monday and only
14.iii Monday of last year; There was fairly
from the dry Sections were barely steady Poor,
t 90: medium cattle ssa5s5: good ss4,g5.7o:
choice beeves s,..5as; 10; fancy steers s. lS.f 20
S. .5a45o; COWS and heifers, .59a5: bulls 5. %
70 T. So: ve sthss s.s,dls.25.
Hogs-keceipts. were $500 to-day, 4ssS, last
was a good demand early in the day at last
SATURDAYS range OF prices The early lysI marks a
6.lT,s mostly at S5;ssqs TO- Pigs ssgS;o: ssass
hacking droves s. 6oels: heavy shipping hogs $50
mixed lSas common .s to choice
sheep-To-day'- REGENTS were 1880 >, head
against last MondSy and l0M ,pn M01 asan
many people looked FOR Mt the yards buyers
hG %h whe sheep
ter class advanced 10c to l,c. spring iaimDs. IN
s5sr a Sra sst lands ansSs
sheep s4ai e prime fed earrings iss % na ses
5, ,nss sn Choice '9 @ehe sss 'sSas sNs
:@Sith Omaha. July 2a.-Cattle-Receipts 1.soo;
,eer onE e ss: Wsss sn ssseas eas
Texas steers s3aoa4 io COVE and heifers strong .'
ers ss2s4: calves s35 bulls and stays s2gfi. Hogs
Receipts 400: market heavy a. steady St ss y, light
s. 5O65 sI,.: pigs s5g5.;o: bulk OF sales $3.50
i5c higher: wethers s3.25a3 -: ewes 81 sofSso;
New York, July o2.-Beeves5- Receipts 4.425;
steers slow: good steers steady medium and
common Ice off; barely steady; steers 81. 80
a. S.; bulls s3d3SG: cows se.2514.1o. Cables
steady. no shipments today. Chives-Receipts
$50; veals weak. e5c TO 5lc off: ctoce and extra
81 70. BIZ: culIs Siui50 Western calves N.12t.
Sheep and laInps-Iieee pts 2i.5I1: sheep 15G25c
lower: lamts badly t,cnoralized, selling soc 15c
off: sheep sl.50di.e5 choice $50 cul!s Se92 y;
lambs S3-,aaJ, cuils s%13.2J H0ss-Receipts
: 10: higher Western hogs ~. l5I6.25
South st. Joseph. Mo. July 22.-Ca:te-Receipts
4 20; market luc to &c lower; natives si1J 80:
and heifers 81. .5n4.s5; bulls and stays s.. Is
Gti.yo: stockers and feeders s2d4.15 veas $40
5.50 Hue5-Reueii,JS 800: market steady 80
lower: light and light mixed s5.55 to $50: me
dun and heavy $a.6oa6.o: pigs S!.aofI4.15; bulk
sa.h-af5.%,. SEeeT1Hecepts 800; market opened
Ia, l5c higher closed weaker
Karsas City. Nc. July .2.-Catte-Rece,pts
81 600 Datives. 300 Texans. f.o01 calves Today'
receipts We're the highest in the history Of the
narket. Native beef steers 15etioc lower: Tex
ans steady to l5c lower: best cows and stockers
and dress beef steers 81 .4Ga5.so fair 10 good
s.. .5at 20 Texas grass steers 81. 2Dn3.90: Texas
COWS S2.6)G2.at: native cows s2.50n4. -: e'fers
s. AG4.I5: Gamers N.75d2.40: bulls s225d4 IS;
calves ss.3od5 Hoss-Receipts $500; market
s.eady TO 0c lower; top ss.o5; bulk OF sales sjiO
1880; heavy s5.90a605: mixed packers So s0ai5 9j
Light s5-Soa5.S5: pigs AG5.25. Sheep-Receipts
2 500: r'arket steady; lambs Sid5: wethers sJ .,
al ewes S2.i5et3.25. stock sheep 81. 1JIi2. 80.
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issouri & Illinois, Tex. T. T. &. Ok.
Black and ssedy at from &c to &c per III. less:
lSc allowed on old and 2oc wool SKIS.
miscellaneous Markets.

l5c allowed on old and eoc on new wool SKIS.
miscellaneous Markets.
ses SKIS e ase m large SKI. 4i gray ray
&c IN s@a TX sa T. larE SIS ios Ss white $ss
sns agd WINS s ,oe wi1s tai and pointers &C. body
;, DEER SKINS; ETc..Prime deer skins eoc per
nEES%%X4 ?ss%ssss ?ss per ID for prime
"a Soc soutss+n at s5a.ss shesFIinss at ssassa &C:
Roots. Ginseng a. from s. % for small to 50 80
snake at sic black at 4c angelica at SIC: wahoo
blueaag &c: skull cap leaves SC: sassatrss bark
Stock St FEAsE-wor,h from :eaa.e5 for the
CASTOR OR. sE BEAN 8 30 per tn; for prime
LISsEEb oTI1Kaw Sic: boiled Sc ic per gal
coTToN-sEED oIL-sunmer. yellow at ssc:
w s EIp,sT ss0w SAG tse and yhs 4 &c.,
B BRfEb F dRTES Ss, ip o ,,o
Wifi si5 sGsssa 81 ,pI, s g ~,
ss s:SsasS5 per sa County at slai.5O per bu
demand seriass iiSsTal sraS ised 1l z &c;
sis Sa i. SSX 4, ,s
EMPTY BARREIS-Coai oil. turpentine and
gasoline. e'c: vinegar Coo: black oil 40c: linseed.
light Oil and yarnisn 75e.; sugar lsc whisky, soc:
1,c molasses zoe: lard ties. 35c: 15c off for each
broken head: &c off for each hoop missing
BROOM CORN-ln fair demand and steady
ouotahle per ton: g. Common at $50: lair at SIS;
BONES-choce bleached at Sis per ton; other
scRAP IRON AND METAL-Per 10, lbs:
.eei ss stove bnf a,,es s lshi
brass 81 50; heavy brass 81: copper sl3: zinc
HIGHWlNES-Steady on a basis OF $I.o7 per
TAGGING, AND rIEs-Bagsins 1I-lb ss.:
2-lb. size; a,s-lb: &c Iron cotton ties si15 per
POP CORN ION cob)-ouote range from Coo
for mixed 10 81 for choice white rice
LuMBER,,F'rom first hands quotations range
follows: Poplar-l-inch at sesG27 and s16GIi7:
thicker at :slda2 and s2ld22: square-4xI at q:
sssasS and .l;als oss-Pian saved inch a at -
@2h and slf: IL to pinch at s24T25 and slI: q;
ef5-inch at se6Iss and SIS: quarter-sawed white.
inch at :ssd3s and slsals; 1Aalls-inch 50 and
S2I: tongues at 800 Ash-l-inch al seITS and sl5:
r4d1tsQ2.inch at s:ia25 and SIS: 2ls TO finch at
s,sa16 Black walnut at $40 and $40 ard so.
culls at 81. Hickory at SIS and SO; hickory
axies at 500 Cedar at s25a2s and sl5ais: posts at
lie to 2oc each. according to size. Sycamore at
SO for mere he stun dc SuartersaEsd at
box boards ds inches and over) at 81: gum nj
ssds for san g. and sl1 for red. Cypress at ees
Sf3o and 31SQ2o-choice Louisiana worth more.
Maple at 81: for soft. Orders higher.
Turpentine and Rosin.
nj TS,,rpA ttpA
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by TELEGRAPH.

New York July 22.-Cotton had a narrow irreg-
ular movement all day. and local sentiment was
mixed from the very beginning to an unusual de-
gree News was conflicting. while business outside
was not sufficiently large either way TO allow roo,
traders depending on il for backing. The upeIl-
ing was barely steady. with prices unchanged to
3 points higher. poor response to better English
cables than expected. light port receipts and nm
favorable news from the Southern spot cotton
market After the call liquidation Of quite exten-
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HE. GHER mi ND PACKING HOGS.

SHEEP-A very small supply OF sheep arrived
and holdovers from last week few. The
quality of the offerings was very common. there
being nothing on sale that would class better
than medium With so small a supply and
poor Gual,,v the market could not be given a
thorough test. but the feeling shade better
than the close OF last week on anything suit
able to kill. The stocker. trade also showed I'M
provement in demand and the best sold "A shade
higher. More good mutton stock was wanted.
but buyers were not willing to pay higher prices
Sales included lambs at ST. to 81, Gull lambs
at s225 TO So mutton sheep at 81 % to % %, ~.
Ii. goats SEQ, stock sheep at 81 80 TO .SZo and
AT 90
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LIVE STOCK MARKETS.


Beef steers-The total supply in the native cat
tie department aggregated around 2.GtD head.
little more than half the receipts in this divi
rivals came in scatteiingiy and made discon
nected trading day. Beef steers we're only In
moderate supply and fair to good quality.
Prices were about like the close last week. ar
steady to strong There was nothing of strict
~ choice or fancy description sale. the best
being .oaS-lb. steers at s5.su. Competition
confined almost entirely to local consumption.
Representative sales:
n tIrrr
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Stockers and feeders-A light supply mate
riaized in this department. quite in contrast 10
the dry-weather offerings OF week ago. Ths
better krndes of stocliers and feeders. we'll "a
stock heifcrs. taken ut steady TO strong
prices. showing an advance OF around dime
compared with the same day last week. Inferior
grades have not recovered from the low time
last week and continue to meet the
during the overflow days toward the middle or
the previous week
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Southern cattleThere was total OF 20 cars
reported In this division against 16l cars a week
Consisting largely of consignments from
Texas and Indian Territory. The best cattle
brought 81 averaged 1.oS9 lbs. and were shipped
from the Indian Territory. Outside of these and
a few other wintered steers the supply was
made up largely of straight srassers of fair
flesh and quality. 1t was 10 o'clock before the
bulk of the cattle arrived and some did not get
in until after noon; all were taken under strong
competition very quickly at generally steady
prices. Cows. bulls and calves sold strong.
Representative sales:
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AND BUTCHER STEERS.

Butcher cattle-There moderate supply
of butcher stun on sale. with nothing strictly
choice offered. the best price obtained for full
carloads being A.S. Trade active and
prices steady to strong. with most of the
strength on Gamer grades, for which there was
good order demand. Bulls held about steady
and veal calves are practically unchanged. with
very little of consequence sale and nothing
OF topDy nature.
RpDr tn.
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be to lOc. and the market closed steady.
and feeling decidedly stronger.
Rios offerings not very large and demand
rather active: early feeling not very
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SPOT COTTON MARKETS.
Local Market Quiet and Unchnngcd-
Other Markets Show Slight Changes.
SDOt Cotton Narkcf,

Galveston-Nominal at SIC: receipts 1 245 bales
New orlears-Qniet at sasc: receipts ]. 2os bales
Mobiie-Nominal at SAC: receipts bales
Savannan-Quict at SIC: receipts 3S7 bales.
Cnarieston-Steady at sac: receipts bales
Norfok-Steady at sic: receipts l2O bales.
Wilmington-Ffrm at sac: receipts bale.
Baltimore-Nominal at Sac: receipts none,
New York-Quiet at 8 7-1sc: receipts 2J5 bales
Boston-Quiet at 1-l6c receipts 10 bales.
Philadelphia-Quiet at s 11-1sc: receipts 4s3
bales.
Horston--Easy at S 5-16c: receipts 200 bales
IAugusta-Duli at SIC: receipts 20 bales.
Memphis-Quet at Sac: receipts none.
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Mixers and springers--The supply OF mixers
and springers was much In excess OF a week ago
and the market displayed better condition
than the general average situation the previous
week. Prices little better than the close
last Friday.
Representative sales:
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HORSE sS-The run was not large. but 1t was
liberal. all circumstances being taken into con,
ard comprised chiefly of fair to good quail
ty. but without the addition of anything pa
uarly choice. In its essential characteristics
the market the counterpart of last weeks
trade. Decent chunks were IN favorable demand
Eastern account. as were also good drivers
ard harness types. Everything for the retail DE-
rnand sold satisfa ctor,ly. On the other hand the
common and small kinds Were SLOW and duh; es-
pecially those depending entirely on the Southern
demand which was almost nominal. Good
chunks in the absence of the choice grades. sold
reasonably we'll. but thin and plain farm animals
present market IL. the hetter the quallly, ti.
more satisfactory the sale. and the cGmmoner
the quality. the slower the disposition thereof.
Horse quotations.: ~,,.o
to extra. slT5G225 Chunks-l.l5o 20 LEO los.
fair to good s75a9o: good to choice. Sloaai2s.
Coach horses and cobs-Fair to good; sl35dl,a.
Small. light drivers. fair to good $500: choice
to extra sSl175: Southern drivers. large. ss5Tl2s
Export chunks-1.20O to 1.5oO MS. plain to good.
.s!all0: choice to e;sTa sls,gi4a Busines'
sI5GlaO: choice to extra s1oOd16O: fancy-gaited
and New York saddleTs $ls1fSG0. Inferior horses
Common. small plugs. s2ad31: heavy work
MULESThis week began with indications OF
another probable liberal supply Two or three
full carloads were received by commission INTER
ests. and there was in addition to these half
dozen more smaller consiGnments. The mar.
ket opened comparatively quiet from a standfoinI
of transactions: there was plenty of inquiry and
investigation OF the supplies by local dealers pht
statesmen saw fit TO turn over very few lots dur
ing the morning session. The trade, therefore.
opened on a practically steady basis with the
closing of last week. which is equivalent 70
$50 10 S. lower market than two weeks ago
on everything plain and medium.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-23

16 TO 16, hands. bulk Of sales 1900 to 1880
The first line OF quotations in each class is cal
culated to represent the full range from common
iative punches tail tops for buyers. which some
times sell considerably above the highest quota
the bulk of sales and generally represents the
various classes as they sold on the commits
sion market, more or less mixed.