The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-08
Light CATTLE WEEK
Receipts at South St. Paul Totaled
5000 Head Against 1890
49, Last Week.
Butcher Beef of the Choice Quality
Has Been Scarce-Prices
Held Steady.

South st. Paul, MIMI, Nov. Seattle receipts
this week total about 5000 head, against II, 300
head last week and $500 head for the correspond
ing week year ago. Calf receipts total about
425 head, against 500 head last week and 6G5
head for the same week last year. Western
cattle have not been plentiful and the bulk
OF the stuff that has come in has been placed OH
sale: Butcher cattle, especially good quality
stuff, has been scarce. Common COW stuff has
been as plentiful usual. Prices have ruled
fully steady on all kinds at all times. Veals
are selling little stronger than last week, The
best now being quoted at $3.50, with few
calves selling to butchers at a slight advance
over this price. In the stocker and feeder
division it has been the same old story. With
| comparatively light receipts, the good quality
stuff found ready sale at steady prices. Dur
| ing the first half of the week the common stuff
was practically unstable, sowners were slow
| to accept the situation and preferred to hold
rather than sell low. But with the stuff pling
up, views changed and. during the last two
days. the common stuff has been moving at low
badly at all times. The common stuff has had
to sell very low in order to find new owners
Bull trade quiet at steady prices. Mich cows
have been active at all times, with the best
selling strong.
Hog receipts beginning to show 1901 form.
During the past few days the runs have been
about equal to the corresponding days last'year.
Receipts for this week will total about II 200,
| against $1,000 last week and 10000 for the same
| week last year. In spite of the increased re-
ceipts, the expected slump In prices has not ma
tone than at last weeks close. Under the cir
cumstances guessing what the future condi-
| tion of the market will be has stopped Com
| mission men merely advising their shippers
| to keep in close touch with the market and al
| low wide margin in buying.
Sheep receipts total about $4,000 head this
week, against &c, 900 head last week and II. 400
! head for the corresponding week year ago.
| A large part of the stuff in has not been on
sale, so that offerings have been about normal.
! There has been a scarcity of choice stun for
| killing purposes, and prices, until within the
| last two days. have held fully steady on all
| kinds. Yesterday lambs were quoted down 1Oc,
with sheep holding firm. Good quality stock
and feeding stuff finds ready sale at satisfac-
| tory prices, but the common stuff IS slow.
Estimated receipts at the Union stock yards
to-day: Cattle, 625; calves, 23; hogs, 5000;
sheep, 5000; horses. %: cars. 100
/ The following table shows the receipts from
| same period in 1901
1902 240 1888 81 6s3 493 191 451 .s29 7416 1e. 593
1901 1876 429 319 SIS 45s, O23 1928 To- 042 - 2S1
Inc. .1O4, 954 5,723 35,16S 21S,536 ..... 53,12S
! The following table shows the receipts thus
far in November as compared with the same
Year Cattle: Calves Hogs: Sheep: Horses Cars sIs
1901. 5,113 $50 1917 Sis SIS 15s 5 5ts
Ine:.... ssl 90; II 1893 90 loe
| Official receipts for the past week are as
| follows.