The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-11
THE WEEKIN CATTLE
Fairly Satisfactory Trade With
Some Minor Declines Early.
GOOD BUTCHER BEEF is WANTED
Hogs Weakened. but Recovered La
ter-News Of the Western Live
. stock Markets. .....

South St. Paul. Mimi. Jan. n.-HOGs-The
general marketing OF hogs this week was lib
eral and shows fair increase over both the
previous week and the corresponding week
a year ago. At FIVE prominent markets this
week supplies totaled 446, 0OO against 42s,SO0
for the previous week, 249, 100 two weeks ago,
$4,000 for the corresponding week a month
ago. 1856 for the corresponding week
year ago and $4,000 for the corresponding
week two years ago. Receipts here were
fairly liberal, showing an increase OF about
5000 over the moderate run Of the week be-
fore About 1000 were received, against
l5,70s for the week before, 1926 two weeks
ago, 5000 for the same week month ago
and 1857 for the same week year ago.
Conditions in the hog trade early in the week
were very unfayorable from the sellers point
OF view, due entirely to heavy receipts. There
was general tendency to strengthen prices,
but the combined liberal supplies Tuesday
and Wednesday, at all markets, warranted
very sharp declines and sales late Wednesday
were generally about 800 lower than Monday.
A more moderate marketing during the re-
mainder of the week left the trade in a COM
paratively satisfactory condition and at the
close medium and heavy weights sold from
Sc to $40, with light and mixed grades sell
Ing lEou 1910 W 30. 1ue puAA solu AIou 20
to s6.25 against 500 to S61b at the close
week ago, 1915 to $3.50 month ago and
$5.071a to s5.1212 a year ago.
BUTCHER CATTLE-Recepts Of cattle at
all markets were fairly liberal, being about
~ 600 larger than the moderate supply of the
previous week, double the whole weeks sup
ply during the holidays. The aggregate
marketing at the five big markets was about
1874, 900, against 102, 700 for the previous week.
6s, 400 two weeks ago. $780, 100 for the CORE
spending week month ago, $500 for the
corresponding week year ago and 129, 500
for the corresponding week two years ago.
The supply here was again very light, more
than double last weeks receipts, yet about
1000 short OF the supply for the same week
last year. There were 1900 received against
1,Ol1 for the week before, III two weeks ago,
1888 for the same week a month ago and
3,207 for the week year ago. While
the local supply was more than double the
supply Of the week before, yet the whole num-
Der received was less than half as large as
the demand required. There fair por-
ton OF killing cattle Included but aside from
few small punches quality was generally on
the common order. One bunch of beef steers
was included Tuesday that was choice enough
to top the market at S. The demand for this
class of cattle Is exceptionally strong and
several cars could be used daily at prices
right ia line with conditions in the east.
There was good strong demand for veal
calves at good strong prices. At the close
choice quoted at S.. There was a
little better tone to the mixer and springer
trade and while good to choice fresh mixers
are quoted about 81 higher than week ago,
backward springers and common mixers are
still quoted slow at steady prices. Quota
tons