The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-11-26

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HoGs-A good number VI hogs was On sale for
Monday. but the quality was poor. A larger
ptgpoLiion Of PIGS ana Southwest hguts were On
heavy Weight siG't wt Ged t sG9a s asss o. T Tgl m,i 5n4
DLShtd WIN a good demand for all desiranl-
!c higher than On SATURDAY. whIe the pigs ANA
u III ~, o. Al descriptions sid very slow. and
ai'n"usH iht very best were steady. all others
were FULLY l5c lower. and some u the inferior
Uh5s -sc lover The late market was not ma
The nam drove u PACKERS bought by Nelson
cost S5.Cl. and the nam Gr.ye hgugnt iy swift
\ % I'S' head. averaged Ia los. and cost
Far to, good heavy hogs. 20 lbs. average and
a1uNt. sold al SJ.g"8G.ys, medium weights. IJ to
lights $50 To ~ lbs. At S54tg5,75. the bulk at
s".s'QIo' llight IisHLS 10 10 80 lbs. at sang
mixed at s5.5T5iS.S TS4 lon sS M: ism s ~ si mn.
against a TOP OF S'-S' and the bulk at 3j.JJqs.eJ
SHEEP-A very small supply Of sheep was on
sale. and any thing IKE =Uvu t. ,uOIcc mutton
sheep and lambs was scarce. \ good demand
prevailed. and all decent stock found ready sale
az steady L" strong prices, but culls and half
hresular anu hardly as good as last week. Sew
eIaI times the number II good lambs and NUT
ton sheep on sale was needed 10 meet tne de-
nand. The sjocker Trade showed no change
sales Included fair to good lambs at ss.75a
80 cu!t lambs at $50: mutton sheep at SD
aIi 'GrhH az $3.50.
foftSES-lh ne horse arrivals were pretty Nb-
esal as a whole. they including many cunsign-
Hl'utS Jlurr tEan those intended fUr the lmT1a4ff-
ale sale, and particularly a few loads for British
cavalry uses. Augutu offerings comprised about
10 head. a slightly smaller run than the cor
responding day Of the week previous. the quality
Of which Tdn principally 10 plain to medium
sented. which sold at slgtaI4j. and a pair or
Two Of drivers which realized up To S21u, while
common offerings selling below so. The market
was distinctly quiet and slow On comWon ana in
frflor horses, ana was not as good as a week
SS9th~rn I mar on ~ In d, oi Il hagd ,r tsH snr
tSFsI BInIlnM< in ALI classes 1ltI fgUrUlr1ffNaIrs
MrH. atthOush th- Eastern dealers reported that
their adVIceS from home wer. anything but IN
cuuraging. orders from the English Government
part Of the movement. anu while NOT as salts
factory TO the market in general as they hayf,
tttn at previous times. ATE very helpful II this
stage when other demands are 50 small.
Horse quotations: Heavy draft Common 10
Il5o To 1850 ibs.-Fair TO good. s65aso: good to
choice. SS5Tll0. Coach horses ana coUs-tair .
good. Sl4uNisJ. choice 20 extra. SU)rJ el Horses
for the S~ogth-SmsII. light drivers. fair 10 good.
snai5: choice to, extra. sac: southern drivers.
large. Ss5al-5- Export chunks. loo 10 100 lbs.
Plain to good S.sr9c; choice to extra. SlJSalaJ.
10 Extra. Sl2Jrlo SaGdiers for southern use
Fair TO good. SISpS1, choice 10 extra. $1,000 i25;
fancy gated and N~w York sajdle-s. $lsea5oc.
Inferior horses common. small plugs. S2UH3y:
heavy work plugs. SieH6I
M~JLES-Aoout ten carloads Of mules. o. ap-
Fortunately 80 head. arrived on the market
for the frst day Of the week. half II which Ter-
iesert'd the direct purchases OF dealers in the
commission interests. The week op-nel slow in
the commission, department. and there were the
same ,unfaNordble symptoms prevailing. which
could he summed ny in the phrase "a lack Of
exterior Cemand." \ lew Southern buvers ap-
itaiet arNLnd the barns. hut the inquiry which
ley brought foT IL was insignihcaEt as oarr-
iareI with what IL has teen in other years at
TINS season. and collectively it dI not Amount 10
etough volume 10 even partially Interest the
dealers. In view OF such Surroundings. the latter
\ 81 rot disposed 10 De- buyers. and The demard
FOR fresh arrivals on the early market v.as viIbl
out life, commission offerings embraced all
hi,dS but mostly plain to good qualify.
Mule quotations: