The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-05-27
EXAs SNB INpEAN STEERS

SHEEP-A good liberia! supply Of snesp was on
sale Tor Monday. a good proportion OF which
Vas :prinG LAMBS. sorcs of them coming from
mand. Trading or the medium to good STOCK was
active and prices steady to strong, compared
sold a little slow and showed no Improvement
whatever Some little demand prevailed for
iy mere was no change in this branch Of the
lambs at 81 70 $40. mutton sheep at s. to $50,
steeSsrs at SO to S., and bucks at 81.
rived and they averaged reasonably well IN quail
ity. there being several cars Of good heavy hogs
unfavorahle to sellers and buyers. especially the
packers. were very bearish and insisted on lower
few loads were possibly only sc lower than sat-
ar aFd ny ,I 1ns w ssae rradi n1aF on an was se.i Voc basis lassr 4 an.
dull The COED lights sold in line with the
close was weak, and a few loads were held over,
but all the good hogs were sold,
above. sold at ss.soG7 90 medium weights, 100 70
iiShts. $50 to lsS lbs. at IS. sss ~ - n the s'f bulk a;
9: 5sa6 90: light lights 100 TO l1 lbs at s4.so
at is 8: a , s1iA hs :. as caqIs a. BE ;s,5oa as Is: Ia lair lo TO
sood MIXED a, sS-5ds;9S The Top was So and
a.: os, against a top OF H.@ and the bulk at
HoRsEsTThe receipts for the Monday auction
were nod.rate ard the quality was mised; in
CT ths supply q 5fT was %, com Composed ss.d e. s!f @sd. Smf d 5as 91a1f
on the best offerings in the driver and harness
Cifss Inc market was quoted fuily as strong as
last week. but the smaller and commoner kinds
was very little Southern demand IN the market
and the suspension of a great part Of the activity
On British cavalry kinds has added TO the slow
ness OF the movement on small and plain classes.
The advance OF the market into the summer Pc
Rod is gradually !essening both the receipts
and the demand
,d Horse Ssg2ta,ionsa,Hsavy dr.,s.comT1sn 70
C~hunks-l,1D 10 1850 lbs. Tar TO good.
saTsO; good to choice, sssqilo. Coach
cSoice to Extra. sso0asGo. Horses for the soath@
Small. light drivers, fair to good. SSoG4s; choic.
TO extra. s5on7n. Southern drivers. large. $s5q
l2a. Export chunks-1,Ao TO 800 lbs.. plain
to good s7'ae9: choice to extra, slnoGI2o. Bust
ness drivers-Fair to good. Sss6r1o: choice TO
extra. S1c5qlso. Sacdlers for Southern use-Fair
to good. s75Ie0: choice to extra, SiG1Ti55 fancy
gated and New York saddlers. $I50qsO0. lnfe-
flor ses-Com small plugs. s2043O; heavy
work plugs. S+oae0.
M~ULES-The mule receipts were very small.
the dealers. but there were only 4 scattering
bunch OF commission offerings here and there.
The market was remarkably quiet in all respects.
The demand from exterior sources was likewise
small and quiet. the sale of only about one car
load being reported during the forenoon. but that
which made II Quieter than Eny other reason
was that there were very few BUYERS on the mar
any change in the feeling or in prices. Sellers
said that the possibilities were that choice heavy
mules would have sold readily had they heen
available. but there was no urgent or pressing
inquiries made for any class. IL was simply a
nominally steady market. because there were
scarcely any receipts and a demand in keeping
with their limiieiness.
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