The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-12
A new HOG RECORD
Choice Heavies Bring So at South
st. Paul.
EACH NETFED SHIPPER s24
A Year Ago They Would Have
Brought Him Between SIG and
i$17-sheep Advance.
EACH NETrED SHIPPER $24

South St. Paul, July 12.-Cattle receipts,
although moderate. show considerable gain
this week The total for the week is about
1900 head against 1 ,425 last week and L4o0
for the corresponding week last year. Calf
receipts also show good gain. The total
Tor the week is about $50 head against 800
last week, and 375 for the same week last
year. The butcher cattle market shows lit
tie If aEy change. The demand has been good
at all times for all kinds There has been
a sharp inquiry for choice corn-fed cattle.
with but few scattering head on sale.
Owing to the scarcity choice cattle would un-
doubtedly bring premium. Bulls are steady.
Veals dropped the first of the week, but are
now selling at $3.50 for the best. Feeders
have been quick sale all week at firm prices
few choice feeders sold up to 4.9O, Whlle'
a good many punches have changed hands at
81, $4.25 and $3.50 The demand for this class
will undoubtedly continue good Stock cat
tie dragged the first of the week, then picked
UP little in movement and are now quite
active at an advance of 10@l5c. Calves, un-
less good, have been only fair sale all week.
Stock and feeding bulls are steady and ac-
tive. Mich COWS are finding good SAFE
at prices $3@5 higher than last week
Hog receipts have been fairly liberal for
this season of the year. The total numpe%
in this week is about 1000 against $500 last
week and $3.50 for the corresponding week
year ago. Choice heavy hogs have been
quoted at sS for the past five days. but not
until yesterday did a load come in good
enough to bring the price and establish
new record at South st. Paul. The load ar
rived yesterday and was bought promptly at
that figure A better idea Of the advance IN
the price of hogs may be gained from the
following: The hogs that sold yesterday were
choice heavies averaging 300 POUNDS IN
weight. Each hog melted the shipper ~.
Two months ago tho net to the shipper would
have been $21; three months ago, $lo, ana a
year ago, between SIG and $17.- The fact tnat
the hogs coming to South st. Paul have been
largely very common in quality, has neen
detriment to the market as it has neld
the price down on paper, when, in reality
! the hogs were selling high, quality conslo-
cred. 49,. S -. ,1
T. Sheep receipts for the week show about
| 1850 head against 1900 head last week ana
| 1850 for, the corresponding week year ago:
| During the first of the week the market was
| only fair on even the best quality stun Wnlle
| the common and thin sheep and lambs were
almost unstable. During the latter part OF
| the week there was decided change Ihe
demand looked up quite little, ana, as
| receipts were not sufficient to meet IT, COIL:
! petition: became sharp and prices ADVANCED
until they are now about 35 cents hlgner tnan
| a week ago on lambs and 25 cents hlshel
| on Sleep. Ills applies " tho Sooo Ao'-ttN'
killing stuff While there has been but little
if any, Improvement in prices on the com.
mon and thin stuff, the outlook is mucf
better. .
South St. Paul. Mimi, July 12.-Estlmatee
receipts at the Union stock yards to=day
Cattle, 12O; calves, 5; hogs, 800; sheep' oo
1 cars, Is. .f.--1 .~ -. = -
4 The following table shows the receipts IRON
Jan. /, 1902, to date, as compared with tne
1 same period in 1901: ~ -. =.
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Horses Cars rs
1902 .S5, ,104 ~27, ,1S5 $50, ,6S7 1928 2,3Sl s'aS
1901 :. .. &c, ,222 25,0OS 307,789 S0,299 1929, 7'S2
Inc :. .1s, 1882 2,1T 4s,s4s $4,000 ,:c.o l'4z
The following table shows the receipts thu
far in July, as compared with the same perlo
I in 1901: =
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep; Horses Cars
1902 -. s,1s7 s72 16,o5s 2,Ss5 s1e s1e 80 81
1901 -. 1869 1,04O 15,o7f-- 2,o2s Sl5 81
Ine Inc 1863 50 ssl ses, ssa ~ 3 3
| official receipts for the past week are a
follows: -.t -.-.