The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-09-23
LIVE sTOCK MARKET.
Native Cattle In Light Supply-HoIs
MiEhcr-HOrxea Dull.

C~ATTLE-Nat.ve cattIe-rhc su,o,,. of ,,li,e
was Of Il nominal nature. frisay's opsr,,tions
served to make II practical. clearance at rrices
that left the tone OF the market In fair shape for
Shipping and ESport.Best native beef steers.
ssas4s: choice expGr, steers. 80, TO ,.Ss los.
ansrssei ,' -. $3.50 % ! 81 sa S TO- %shinping and sxpos.
dunn shipping steers. i.sp 10 ,..5o lbs. s5as.ia.
Dressed Beef and Butcher -Sts.rs-Ste.rs. 200
s475as.s5. hulk Of Sales at ss.assas.s sS' steers. Too
to 1,i9o lbs. assrass, fun range 1.sjaes5. bulk
loo tbs, fuil range s.. 'sm5.c5 bulk sold at SO. sea
choice saSs.S 20, ana iss. an" Sdi" Upward. ss.ssd T,ef the 5 sais s se
81 iodS,s5; common 10 choice stockers *2Gi;25.
G5.7.i.. bulk at xs45a275.
Cows and Mixed Fancy native he.tsrs soil a,
market: choice native he!iers sci! at 8 :oatn:
terior. light and old cows sin2.2a. The bulk y:
the Southwes; COWS sold at s.. a5G2.sJ and the
bulk of all tn. cows sold at g. ,5uS.4 Canning
COWS sell at flH2.2s.
l, saiy sal. a, ; sslS : fl hers sanse a ssfs ya psf ns
sold at s2Sou3p per leo lbs. with the bulk at
Bulls. Etc.-Ruli full range SCAT. bulk of sales
$..glg32. Stocker pulls sold AT 21Sa3.'o the
Mixers aud sprlngers-puring the week the
mixers sold at a run range OF s:iaSo per cow
and calf. the bulk Of sales being ut saaa3n.
Southern cattie-Receipts OF quarantine cattle
amounted To 1S carloads. the bulk Of which were
main supply that went over The scales. Trade
WAS quiet and prices unchanged.
steers sold at 81 leas IS. bulk at s5..sas, 50; cows
and heifers at s.. l9Ha q; mostly at g 5odsS S.:
and calves. 100 10 3a lbs. at s49lo. 50 per head.
with the bulk at s7as.50.
average. sold at s.. scds.S,. cows and helfers at
si.5oaa, 80, the bulk at s2a2.s5. and bulls and
H~oGs-Fresh arrivals Of hogs were small. but
including what was held over Friday. about as
active at i'r price about i SS'f higher sf.lAt than II the close
Friday. All grades Of hogs received the benefit
Of the advance. except the very commonest.
twice the number on sale were needed to meet
the demand. Tn. late market was weak and
The main drove CT packers bought by Nelson
Morris & Co.. $50 head. averaged l9s lbs:. and cost
500 head. averaged 1876 lbs. and COS, .ss4.
The top Of the market was $50 and the bulk
:! as against s!.,i. for the top ana is.7oas:a5
for n, IF s sSlk on s s1ida sSove Fair ss, 70 s Sos Sd 1 s]say H. h9 ms.
n s sg Hlss q i. $ S. ssS s3lk lis e i. l il IS i9 I'm hi i,s ED
loo to $50 lbs; average. sold at 81, logs. 20; the
b. su isas g! Is! 81 6saNy 81 su, Ris at a .s'seas i g; i ssad sG @ixs sf
hogs at and common to fair mixed
The receipts Of sheep were principally direct
to slaughterers. ,consequently the usual SATURDAY
S week Closes pFs wish good n mutton shss as sRsep snd lambs nRs
in demand. and prices on much the same basis
y and no. quite so good as two weeks ago.
50 far this week the sales included lambs that
mutton sheen sold at a range of ss5s
with the bulk Of the sales going at So
cas-. and bucks sold at sl.7sas-2s. principally
H~ORSES-There was nothing to constitute any
i. o ruled quiet: The auction Of The
oasis. with the previous days of the week. Sever
al consignments of Eastern houses were filled.
srad aes Of of export bioeks and Eastern horses Of
u w aeSs1P esers we're sT T feM. as sold So aeti asine and n about
n line ,ss NTH the Quotations Ssxener Of showed sss see = ,s sefof e
strength and some little decline. as did also the
'lain., small and common horses. such a. were !
and for these latter declined early in the week.
md none but the se shoi s c Of snt the ss Large q sn iss,ss
elton d shsFsaftsss;:
extra, :i75aso. Chunks. I.i5o' to i,asa is..S
k oase to aot extra ssosssee. Horses for the south:
malt s,tla .t ssaa as,ss sea;, faar q dri se2s. large sps.'; ss ss aiSie
:sgosss chunks 1.ss to he. n to 1000.
:; ;pa s.a tS coed 3D. sss sS,hsGn choice a.asl,a to , * g:od ;issg
! !@: e 9ork s "a sn1s' : sNSSsse' 1 InfeiIo Ea sel.e sna
on mon. small plugs, S2e9So; heavy work plugs.
MULES-Supplies on the mule market Satur-
ay were about reduced to the nominal by the
of, fresh arrivals and the fact that
Of the offerings had been disposed of dur
ng preceding days. Ono carload was registered
0 a local firm. but none to commission inter-
SITS. The market closed slow. It has not been
9 good q trade as the week before. either in
ONT OF prices or movement. The good market
( the week prior brought out a supply during
week which was very. LIBERAL In view Of the
OF the buying element. Dealers were
OF urged by any h~caviness OF demand from out
|de quarters to take hold of the freeh supply
ctirply- and the -COnEcQupnCa uAH n partiy In
irerent movement and a generally weaker range I
{ values. though the decline has not amounted
/, a great deal.
Mule quotations tfor broke mules. 4 to ! years
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