The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-30
M. Az. Pr. Nc. Av. Ir. No. Nv.
IiEIFERS.
BULLS.
CALVES.

H.. 800. 80 IS. -. $50 ~. 1870. $50
HoGs-A very small supply iy' OF hogs was on y
| sale. the receipts amounting to only abou; 2.IJ
ply. In quality the hoes averagtd a little BET
ter than any day recently. Yet not as good as
ers very bearish and determined to force a de-
eIne. Trading was very slow at first. but when
about loo lower than on Thursday. the movement
s@Sn cisd nor Drisk and me small supply was
mixed hogs sold 15c lower. City butchers were
hogs. Late arrivals found no material change
and the clearance was complete. Fair 10 best
medium weights and hackers at 40. the
q 1Saa = "a SI ,5 + h ;9I; Bs.ls. % 10 to 49, lhi s., al
Iy2 ibs.: Ct $.a725: pigs at $5;5e4I' roughs and
$40. and the bulk Of the hogs above 100 lbs.
average sold at $I.5g"7 s. AGAINST a top of S1-S5.
:. SHEEP-The receipts Of sheep during the first
four days of the present week were moderate.
leaving the number on sale rather small and
the quality was only fair. anything Ike choice
showed no material change in prices. the market
steady with the day before on ali decent NUT
ton stock. on Thursday lambs were called leGl5c
in rood demand and sold readily each day. with
values equally as good as any time during last
sale. as there was no demand for them from
the market about the game as on Thursday. 50
far this week the sales included lambs that sold
Southwest mutton sheep sold at 4 range of S3T
4. with the bulk OF the sales going at S3.JJG3. -.
Stockers sold at S1.5jd2. 20. Gull lambs at s2G4
and bucks sold at 32ae.75. principally at $50.
horse market did not develop
any new features There Were d couple loads
Of range horses reported on the late, THURSDAY
to cut anv figure in the market Along with
these a small consignment or two Of native
horses arrived. but the number was altogether
insufficient and It was too late in the week 10
cause any revival n activity Business was
slow. limited and quiet. and particularly so as
more backward than the closing stage of last
week. The general market does not show as
count Of the weakness which developed on mo
dunn classes. The cho!cer kinds of horses are no
different from the string prices current recently.
Heavy to good s19oa15o: choice
to extra $l6gn1S5. Chunks-1.1O to 1870 lbs.
fair to good, Sf%aso; cool to choice :S@Glllg
choice to extra s2OO4Jl1. Horses for the South
Small. light drivers. fair 10 good. S3lHiS; CHOICE
- mi 90 70 / An lbs n1ain To good
S!5agD; choice to extra S100Hl20. Business dr1y-
ers-Fair to good sS6dll0: choice to extra Sl2JE
150. Saddlers fer Southern use-Fatr TO good
S75G9O; choice to extra SlfNG135: fancy gated
and New York saddlers %Sl5oG3l0. Inferior horses
Common. small plugs. S20gS0; heavy work
MULEssAbout three carloads OF mules arrived
Friday. One load was to n firm of dealers. the
others consigned to the commission market. The
situation was slow and quiet; n few OF the weeks
offerings were still unnegotiated. However. the
market is not in bad shape. The dealers bought
pretty freely at slight concessions yesterday, and
the tension in the market was relieved. The week
has not been satisfactory on any but the choicest
kinds Of big mules. These the demand wanted. |
found such Il favorable trade last week. have
been more or less neglected by the dealers dur
ing this, and this was the cause Of the Uns1tis-
factory condition. Prices on the ordinary ctteT-
incs were shaved a little in all instances where
transactions We're
Mule quotations 0or broke mules, 4 to : years