The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-31
cut little figure. there was no material better

cut little figure. there was no material better
CompaIsI with the close Of last week. the bes.
steers are 25U &C lower. while the medium are
%5q.Jc lower ANA lights off are iOQsoc. Cows and
hellers are qug;abie at a decline of 25a te and
SOy per head compared with the higii point OF tho
season. Good fat bull, show very little change.
rivals were disposed OF.
During the week Texas and Indian Territory
range OF s3.SauS, most OF them going at s54as1
SS q, ,i and a aa5 asa sr9 a;,s; 2 = sof Da f: snIt ) si .Ss
calves tSa5 per 10 and at san per head.
rl5 55'' ,, gssA 575 AIss,R lTs: a Hs@s,s9 a. . Gag H' ssii.
anu oxen at $3.50 30 and cows at $5;a5.
steers. s5s 10 sss lbs. sold at .s.l6a4. cow. a
SIS. mixed at 1915. and bulls and oxen at $40
HoGS-A small run Of hogs was on sas. the
T e, amounting to only zoo head which i /
good '1 demand man pr aSla sf from both City sa SSG1tsshefs
and packers, consequently trading was active
Prices on the medium to best hogs Of about &c.
buy the common to only fair grades were only
ter s5Sa SSss a"f The sd lE mt SCI Il good 90 dIas sold . a: sa. :as bet bel:
ter. otherwise they were only, steady; The close
to good Sesvy hogs, 2 lbs. ayeTare and above,
sGlg 8 sss' T.; Bsif a. EStSa,'; III ii, Il 2q lJ 5Oi 10
To- Is,, i6 fj:b; at g s5 s' q r, 1 The bulk a. ss;sSs'; 10; h:
a.. heavy .eui!z at ,s:'5as. fair 10 good mixed
Of The hogs above 80 lbs. sold at Ea7.a5,
! against a top OF s7.0 and the bulk at 80. o Is
Thursday.
days of the present week were quite liberal and
NJ on;y inc,uded a good representation OF ma,
Texans were on sale mad q few cars from Ten,
P Pysysi,e and b Mis5,ssi I2et.,s Al' 6s ia. q s0 Sfis e:fns AND
would do business no other way. The decline for
t aiam lo 10 6 asts ya ssaSu and la a1 SEQ ana a on il,s se' n 1ess
than THIS on the c9mn9n to fair grades. Buyers
not hesitate TO throw cut all thin stock. The
stocker trade showed a little more life but values
the market about steady with Thursday.
that sold at sal: ,yearlinss at .5ss: tn. bulk
sold at s5;Sao.,5. Native and soutnwes, mutton
q the sales going At s5aa&: stoeksrs sod 4
na5; Gull Dl lamRs 4, si.S, g t5 q, and s sIs.s s sP,5
inciua-d Texas sheep at A4Gq4s0.
HoRsES-The arrivals amounted to 80 few that
I1aFke; vas very quiet lit 1, .ad 6een slower and
There were few buyers on the market, and
n9ihins fox IT then int to Gsy had hat they been here The
pretty well. Prices are closing the week lower
nan the a' s aas ''i and IN common ssns5a' c ha9aess' T GHt s en5S
kinds OF chunks and drivers did not show any
medium kinds Of horses arc quoted about s54I0
lower than two weeks ago. Suspension OF British
feet on classes FOR that demand. the break being
even more than the average decline quoted
l'fAAFAn eA< NNo Al ~
OK things pears out the belief, that the market
is rapidly approaching the end of tho spring
activity.
Horse quotations: Heavy draft-comnon to
good, 3l2oHl5J; choice 10 extra. 3iesIlS5. Chunks,
LEO 10 l,S5D Ibs.-tair to good, $50 50; good TO
choice, ssSgllC. Coach horses and eobsfair to
good. ~Sl+DTi1b: choice TO extra, 32J0dJU. Horses
for :he ~Sguth-Small. light drivers. fair tn good,
;sJgi5: choice to extra sgs7o: Southern drivers.
large. ssSdi27. Export CHUNKS. l.z9 to i.5Jy ibH.-
Plain to good. s75g%0: choice to extra. sI0JaIG.
business Crivers-Fair to good, Ss5aII0: choice 10
extra. SlZ5GD1. Soldiers Tor Southern use-Fair
to scod. 5'sF90; choice to extra, }i9oaiS: fancy
gated and New York saddlers, sl5eG go. Inferior
plugs. siyq6J.
was impossible FOR the market to
present any neT- features Friday. for the reason
that receipts were absolutely nominal. Il was.
therefore. quiet and on about the same basis as
Thursday. The commission market was about
clear CO supplies. Thursdays trade between thu
dealers and outside buyers was very quiet, only
one ful carload being shipped. and mat TO the
South. The Eastern demand amounted to hard
ly anything. The market Il. approaching it's
quietest period. and j. rapidly getting into its
summer inactivity. During the week the East-
ern trade ga. much lighter than the week be-
fore. some Of the Eastern buyers reported slow
and lo"er markets on account of labor disturb
ances. Prices during the week did not vary
much. but the feeling ha. been easier on account
Of the smaller volume ct business.
Mule quotations Nor broke mules, 4 to Z years