The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-12
In the .WORI - Of CON1MEpCE, an.d
new PRICE RECORD
Fat Steers Brought $6.65 the High
est Yet at South St. Paul.
HOGS FIRM NEAR THE CLOSE
Week of Good Business-Sheep a
Little DuIl-GeneraI Live
Stock News.
HOGS FIRM NEAR THE CLOSE

SlOCA news.
South St. Paul, April 12-Cattle receipts
have been liberal this week, showing sub
stantial gain over last week and almost dou-
bic the corresponding week last year. The
total this week will be about 400 head,
against 1900 head last week, and 800 head
Tar this month over April last year is more
than 5000 head, while the gain thus far this
year shows very satisfactory increase with
the addition of this weeks receipts. The eS-
cess now amounts to more than u, coo head.
Calf receipts have picked up little this
week but are still running behind last year.
Whle III excess of last week by nearly 700
mead, and III excess of the corresponding
week last year by about $50 head the total
for the month shows a falling off of few
head and the total thus far this year is be-
hind last year by about 900 head. The trade
IN butcher cattle has been generally salts
factory. Prices have held steady to strong
and packers have been active buyers. A new
price record for fat steers was established
culins the week when small bunch of right
choice 3-year-olds sold at .65 This is the
highest price that has ever been paid for
steers at South ST., Paul The stock and
feeding cattle market opened the week we'll
but has not been SO active during the last
few days. Prices on the better grades have
held steady with last week, but big per-
centage of common cattle has made duh
and dragging market. Mich COW prices are
unchanged with good demand.
Hog receipts this week will total about
1000 head, against 10, 800 for last week and
',ec0 for the corresponding week last year.
The increase for the month of April is more
than 5000 head and the, total increase thus
fas this year, compared with the same period
last year, has grown from Is, 900 to more than
~, 900 The market was rather unsteady the
first of the week, but has more than made I'D
for it during the last few days. On both
Thursday and Friday 81 was paid for hogs,
establishing new price record fer this year
and approaching very closely the tigh price
record OF the yards for the pas; eight years
which was $40 paid during the high time
last year. There is no question but fancy
hegs would have sold for $40 yesterday had
there been any in the yards. Ruling quota
tons at South St. Paul this time are as
follows:
Light and light mixed, .s6.6O@6.S5; mixed
and and butchers s6!5glo5; heavy, ss.so@715;
pigs and underWeights, $5.75@6.5O.
Sheep receipts for the week will total
about 2,00o against 5000 last week and 500
Tor the corresponding week year ago The
total ngures for the year, compared with the
same period last year, show Il gain of about
5000 The trade has been just little duh
this week Prices Oh best quality lat stuff
have been maintained but there has been
very little en- sale. Common killing stuff is
slow and weak and there is littl, or nothing
doing in the stocker and feeder line
Estimated receipts at the Union stockyards
to-day: Cattle. $50; calves, so; hogs, 1000;
sheep, 400; horses 40; cars "a.
The following table shows the receipts from
Jan. l, 1902, to date, as compared with the
same period in 1901:
Year. Cattle Calves Hogs: Sheep. Horses Cars.
1902. 50, 2ss 1899 2ol,sgS 14l,e9l s66 1854
Dec. sos 80. 80. ..''.o Sss ooo
The following table shows the rec receipts thus
riod in 1901:
Year Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep. Horses .cars.
1907. $3.50 1854 20,318 2,516 sc SIS
1sol.... 5,ose 1861 1893 2,oss 1913 4ls
Inc..... 1864 800. 1866 423 -. 1866
oficial receipts for the past week are as
Rpf oa5s H 4sl shss ST Horses Cars
Apri1 1 1,s IL - s,ss? S ~ II is IS
APFil To-: SIS IS sss lis lis 4ss " IS
April H.. 569 2O4 1854 28 2 46
Railroads entering the yards reported re-
ceipts for the day, by loads, as follows; Chi
St. Paul, 4; Minneapolis & ST. Louis, 1;
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha. 8;
Great Northern, s; Northern Pacific. 9. To-
tai, "a.
Disposition Of stock, Friday, April II:
Firm: Cattle. Hogs Sheep.
S W' +. 8 Mccormick &c ; -. s4s 1853 .