The Minneapolis journal., 1901-07-06
QUIET CATTLE WEEK
Receipts Light All Around on Ac-
count Of the Holiday.
SPRING LAMBS SOLD HIGHER
Veal In Demand-StOckers Scarce
Not Enough Good Beef
General News.

General News.
South St. Paul, July 6-HOGS-The general
marketing Of hogs this week fell consider
ably short OF last week, but was about $4,000
! In excess of the aggregate receipts at the
| leading markets for the corresponding week
OF last year. At the FIVE big markets sup
plies totaled about 2S3, OOO against 321 900 last
week. 4OS, 800 month ago and 229,500 for the
corresponding week a year ago. Since Jan.
l. supplies at these five big markets aggre-
gate about 9,S4S 400, against S,S22, 200 for the
corresponding period last year, or an increase
OF 526,2OO Receipts here were very small,
due largely to the fact that the day before
the Fourth, as we'll as the two days follow
Ing, were more or less observed by the ship
ping element, with the result that very few
shippers We're on the market with offerings.
Conditions east ruled unfavorable all week.
and since the opening Monday sellers here
have been compelled to weaken from day to
day in sympathy with this general weak feel
ing. The local demand was exceptionally
strong on choice light weight offerings or
kinds weighing from 100 to 1S0 lbs, for which
prices have been right at the top of the
market. At the close the bulk sold from $5.75
to $3.50, as compared with $5.921a@5.S5 at the
close last week. $5.55@5.57z at the low time
point reached Monday, April 10.
BUTCHER CATTLE-Receipts Of cattle at
the big markets this week fell about %, 900
short of the runs of the past few weeks, but
were slightly in excess Of the total receipts
OF the same week last year. At the five lead
ing markets, receipts totaled about $4,000,
against 49, 700 last week, 12S, 800 for the corre
spending week month ago, and 800 for tho
corresponding week a year ago. The total
supply received here for the week was only
about 2,2S0. against g. 426 for the week before,
1886 for the same week a month ago, and
1859 for the same week year ago. The sup
ply Of killing cattle again fell far short of
the demands of the local trade, and while
eastern markets reported trade very slow at
weaker prices buyers here weakened prices
early in the week, but paid prices fully steady
with the opening and only shade easy with
last weeks close. There were very few kill
Ing cattle on sale, although the demand was
sufficient to have taken care of several more
car loads every day at prices just strong
as those prevailing during the past three
weeks. Veals met keen demand all week,
and, while competition forced the price up
to $570 on a few choice ones, yet many sold
largely at $3.50, with the bulk selling around
$5.25.
SToCKERS AND FEEDERS-The sluggish
tone to last weeks stocker and feeder trade
was also conspicuous feature of this weeks
business. The supplies in that division this
week were greatly decreased and the decline
in business was due largely to the general
observance Of the Fourth as a legal holiday
Shipments from the country the day before
and the two days following the Fourth were
very light and, with few country buyers
around the yards, sellers were forced into
line with other market points by submitting
to lower prices. Both regular dealers and
order buyers were ready to pick up the better
quality offerings, but they were not willing
to pay prices within 15@20c Of last week g
decline. AS a result trade was Very sluggish
Sellers appeared anxious to dispose of their
holdings, but buyers were rather Indifferent,
even at prices 15@20c lower than the close
last week and 25940c under two weeks ago.
The good to choice little stock steer and
heifer suffered nearly the full dedcline, while
anything very common found practically no
outlet Many common to fair little stock
steers sold from So to $685. while it took
pretty good little stock heifers to sell better
than $2.S5 Stock and feeding bulls ruled
from 15c to 25c lower, with cases 25@5Oc
lower than two and three weeks ago.
SHEEP-The local supply in the sheep di-
vision this week was decidedly limited and
was far from being large enough to satisfy
the wants Of the trade. Receipts at eastern
market were moderate, yet conditions ruled
very uneven, with trade generally slow and
draggy at easier prices. The demand here
was very keen and specially for choice little
| spring lambs Thy weakness in values east
did not materially a, ect trade here, but in
stead, the demand for spring lambs warranted
prices firm with the soc advance during the
week before, and at the close prices are still
quoted at $5.35 for choicest ones, although an
outside butcher paid $3.50 for a few head
carly in the week. Good to choice light
weight fat ewes and wethers were in pretty
strong demand from local packers at full
steady prices, while weighty kinds, or kinds
weighing more than 115 lbs, were very slow,
| even at prices weak with last weeks easy
feeling. There was very little trading in
stock and feeding lambs and ewes The in
quiry for stock lambs was sufficient to have
taken care of several car loads at full steady
prices, or around $2Q3.40 for best ones. Stock
and feeding ewes were quoted unchanged at
S2.5O0275.
| Receipts to-day wer 100 cattle. 200 calves.
1,4OO hogs and 200 sheep.
| The following table shows the receipts romf
jan l, lsOl, to date, as compared wit6 the
same period year ago:
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Horses Cars
1S0d 1871 a Saa M 1856 S0o5S0 1929 TIA 7.146
1900 1890 54,526 5,SS2 266s21 1Os, 400 1870 1858
Inc. 1O,2s1 ...... 3s,2o9 ....'.. ~ .0o ..... ~. ~
The following table shows the receipts for
the month of July, as compared with the
| same period year ago:
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Horses Cars
IsS9 9 81 81 81 5slS sls sss sss s4ss rs ~ ~
Ing " =; 5ss Iii s,ssoos 35ss ....o ..... z. Z.
Receipts:
Date. Cattle Calves Hogs Sheen Cars
June 29 -. 101 II 1926 135 3S
July l ..... 173 AZ 1859 %
July 2 ....1,O20 374 1852 422 8:
| July 3 ..... 219 81 2Ol1 1O2 Al
| July 80. Holiday.
July -. 122 II 41s 22 Is