The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-26

HQGs-A very small supply OF hogs for the
1t was not more than oae-third- OF a good mod
tsaLS supply, The hogs were good enough N
er ana heaEy hogs. 80 los. or more, were not
c!AS taat Is selling at the top OF the market.
A good demand prevailed from all sources and
opened until the early supply was all sold. which
Was only a short time. In general, prices were
but in places the advance amounted to I5c. city
butchers were active, buyers ana secured all the
the market for good lights and we're not able
hogs that came in late found the market fully
as sood as earlier in the day
Fair 70 best butcher and heavy hogs sold at
S1.iyn 4.Eiz GOOD medium WEIGHTS and rgcE-
$50 to IL lbs. at s5.Ioai.5. the bulk at $3.50
80; Lights. 10 to 70 lss at S6Q'; pigs at SEQ
So; rough and culls a S5TI.
The top Of the market vas SI2ls and the
S.-Sygt59. against a top OF $40 and the bulk
but about so OF them were shipped in leaving
the supply for safe small and the quality vas
good ones we're rather scarce. The market
Showed no materia! change fIom the close Of last
week. All decent mutton stock found ready sale
to-onIy-falr kinds we're a little slow. Good stock
sheep were in demand. but only a few were
on sale. Thin, lambs were not wanted
Fair to god lambs sold at s5q5;T5; culls az
81: mutton sheep at S5-5OQ3-I5: stockers at SIS
and bucks at ~$2.Ja2-a5.
HoRSES-The horse market started out tne
There was but one faui; TO be found. and this
was that the supply was too small for the de-
mand- Buyers were on hand from all quarters,
and every class. with the exception Of the in
ferior and badly blemtshed. horses were snapped
up quickly at prices both satisfactory and en-
courasing TO cOnsiEnors. Eastern buyers said
at any time during the year They all sought
good chunks. and although their line Of dis
elimination was not 50 nnely drawn as usual.
they did not get as many as they wanted. The
southern demand Is continuing an active factor
in the market and appears To be improving
weekly. Many Southern buyers were in the ring
- e,,,V wi r,.E,u-, rf.cSee Ba-+ e;D1Ia
chunks sold to Eastern buyers AZ SlanI1T5 and
pairs sold up 10 $3.50 Good drivers were rather
classes sold at a range Of S45GuO.
Horse quotations:
10 extra SI6C61S5. Chunks. lilo 10 1850 lbs
Fair TO good SGSzSl: good TO choice Ss5TIl0. Coach
horses and cObs-Eair TO coed tl40ulI5; choice to
light drivers. fair to good, S30G45: choice to extra
S511To- Southern drivers. large, SSG125. Export
chunks. L.2D TO l.So9 bs.-Pla to good S75ee4:
TO good S6Gi10: choice to extra Sl25al5l. sad
dlers for southern use-Fatr TO good $3.50;
York saddIers Sl5Gd3o- Inferior ~ses-Conm
small plugs. $21atS0. heavy work plugs S+l96g.
MULES-ThA supply OF mules opened the week
literally. About > loads and s veraI small punches
were reported on The commission market. while
the dealers received about 3 or 4 loads. Receipts
~ this volume Indicate a lively movement. as
this. The market started out in Q steady strain.
though transactions on the early market were
steady. Some demand from outside quarters --as
evidenced during The forenoon by the appearance
OF buyers from different quarters. There were
some from the East. but the majority we're from
the South. General conditions appeared very en-
cruracIng Receipts are taking on the size %
f.I runs, the buyers are beg inning TO appear and
gradually from now On.
Mule quotations. Qor broke mules, 4 to Z years