The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-17
new RECORD PRICES
Cattle and Hogs Touched High
Points This Week.
LIGHT RECEIPTS MAKE STRENGTH
South st. Paul the Firmest of All
Markets-Revieyv of the Live
Stock Trade.

South st. Paul. Mimi, May 17.-Receipts OF
cattle have been unusually light this week.
This is the dull season of the year and small
receipts ar. expected, but it was hardly sup
posed that they would fall behind last year
as has been the case this week. The short
age Is not confined to any one class. We are
getting hardly any feeding cattle at all and
butcher and stock cattle alike show de-
crease. The total receipts this week Will
not show more than 1000 head against 2,4oO
head last week and 2,400 head for the CORE
spending week year ago.. The totals for the
first half OF April, compared with the cor
responding period last year, show a decrease
of nearly 1000 head, while the gain for the
year has fallen below $1,000 head. In calf
receipts the total this week is but little
more than 1000 head against 1000 head last
week and 1880 last year. The total for the
first half of April shows decrease Of about
$50 head ard the total increase for the year
has fallen below 1000 head. The light re-
ceipts have proved stimulating to the trade
and all branches have been looking up. All
loss in killing cattle has been regained, and
IN addition to this, there has been an advance
in prices SO that the fat stuff is now selling
higher than at any previous time. A small
bunch OF choice steers sold this week at
1918, the highest price ever paid at South
St. Paul. Yesterday hefers. that were extra
choice, sold at Sc, another record price. The
loss in .veals has been regained and prices
are now rs cents higher than before the drop,
best s5.25. Bulls are strong and active. III
the stock and feeding division steer stuff is
selling 10@15 cents higher than last week.
while heifers are strong to 10 cents higher
with an excellent demand for anything OF
good quality. The good quality stock calves
have been moving readily at fully steady
prices, but anything but the best have had
to sell as low as at any time. The light
receipts have naturally caused better move
ment IN common, cattle, but there has been
no improvement in prices. Mich cows have
been in demand at all times and are quoted
$3.50 higher than last week.
Hog receipts were very light the first OF
the week, but have been picking up the last
three days so that the total for the week will
show about 1880 or nearly as heavy as last
week when receipts were 1850 and far ahead
of the corresponding week year ago, when
the total was but 10,500. The receipts for the
hrst half Of April are practically the same
as the corresponding period last year The
total gain for the year is a little better than
Is, 900. Our market has been the best in the
country this week prices have been main
| tanned in spite of heavy drops on the east.
1925 was paid. This is the highest price evel
| paid for hogs in legitimate trade
at South st. Paul, although not so high as
during the furry in provisions some ten years
! ago when speculation forced the price of hog.
| up from SO cents to 81 a day for three OF
| four days until the price was finally abov,
| 50 and then dropped down again almost il
| day. Hogs are now quoted az high as a
| any time this year with the exception O
one day this week and it is probable that tn.
record price would be equalled if hogs goot
enough to bring it were received.
! Sheep receipts have been looking up lit
| tie this week. The total for. the week il
about 300 head against 300 head last week ant
$50 for the corresponding week year ago
! Receipts thus far in April, however, show
slight falling off compared with April las
| year. The total gain for the year still holds
| close to $4,000 head. There has been littl,
or no change in the market on killing sheer
| and lambs. The demand holds good at steadS
| prices. Buyers were on the market for stool
and feeding stuff and cleaned up everything
| on sale at good prices. These sales wer,
purely chance affairs, however. for there il
still no demand for this class of stuff.
| South st. Paul, May 17-Estimated receipts
calves %; hogs, 2,4oo; sheep. 10; horses. 20
cars, 81.
The following table shows the receipts from
| Jan. l, 1902, to date, as compared with thu
| same period in 1901:
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs Sheep Horses Cars
1902 ...Gs,552 1878 $50, 7sS 153, 1858 sos SIS
Inc ...:.1s,72s ss7 Boss 1855 ~. i.ss
The following table shows the receipts thu
far in May. as compared with the same pc
Year. cattle: Calves. Hogs. Sheep Horses Cars
1901 49,: 1858 a,ois 1888 1,1ss 1,4l5 81
De- Ds e., ~; s.; Isl :: 81 1884 i