The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-15
WORST IN HISTORY
This Is What Statesmen Say Of the
Cattle Market of the
Week. ..-..
Butcher Beef Lost rs Cents Stocker
Prices Demoralized Hogs
and Sheep Lower. -

South St. Paul, Mimi, Nov 15-Cattle re-
ceipts this week total about 5000 head against
6,45O head last week and 800 head for the
corresponding week last year. Calf receipts for
last week and $50 head for the same week
year. ago The market, taken as WHOLE has
DHen one OF the worst in the history of the
trade. Butcher cattle, although selling readily
enough. nave had to 20 at prices q fiat 25c under
last week. The decline in the butcher cattle
however, was lost sight Of in the stocker and
FEEDER slump. This branch of the. trade has
never, according to some of the best Informed
cattle men, been worse Prices dropped a fiat
Zoe at tile weeks opening. and have been
going OF gradually until there Is practically no
market left. During the Lost couple Of days
there there has been no demand for any kind
Of stock and feeding cattle at any price. Pack
ers In order to help out, have been taking every
thing that could possibly be used for killing puf
poses and the bulk of the rest, of the stuff has
been taken by the various commission firms in
order to relieve the situation. 1t has been an
enormous task to keep the yards anything like
clear, owing to the fact that the markets are
all In just as bad shape this one. Bulls a
flat Zoe of and slow at the decline. Veals have
been selling steady, but weak undertone has
developed in the last two days. Good to choice
mich cows are selling quickly and commanding
strong prices, but there is no demand for the
common cows except at Gamer prices.
Hog receipts for the week total about 10000,
against Il 600 last week and $4,000 for the cor
responding week year ago. The marker
going down nat 40c Beginning with Thursday
there was some slight reaction, but it was far
from sufficient to wipe out the previous de-
cline. The big drop In prices undoubtedly
due to heavy receipts at all marketing points
On Tuesday the run ut South st. Paul was with
one exception. the heaviest in the history of this
market In spite Of the break in the slump
slump. lower prices looked for in the near
future.
Sheep receipts, estimating a normal run for to-
day, total about $4,000 head for the week against
24,3OO head last week and 10000 head for the
corresponding week year ago. The week opened
with a fairly god trade at about steady prices
but the big supply has caused decline running
from Toe to 25c on all kinds of killing sheer
to dat 25c on killing lambs. The stock and
feeding stuff has suffered little. The demand
continues good for choice quality stuff with little
or no drop in prices.
Estimated receipts at the Union stockyards
t tSaay aoo Sstte ea a2oo calves 5o hogs
The following table shows the receipts from
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Horses. Cars
1902 247,s37 IS, 512 514 O66 491, 1872 1855 1941e
1901 14o,92e 81, sos 459,s5s 272,5l 1920 1873
The following table shows the receipts thus
far in November, as compared with the same
Gear. Cattle. Calves Hogs. Sheep, Horses. Cars
1902. 15,167 1856. IS, $40 e1,6$s $40 l4of
1901. Ii, lse 1,21s 4o,Qs2 47,4e5 2sS 1,15s
b 1ns::: s:ses 4s III 14:22s sis ~
The official receipts for the past week are "a;
follows: - .~.. =. $500.
RsS g H ss sh: se;7 Horses e
Nov Nov: IL 1855 81 1895 SSH -; 80!
Nov. T.. 793 255 PIP 4 a29 e. +;
Nov IA 265N 20 2216 1898 90. 81