The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-19
WEEK OF DECLINES
An Unusually Heavy Run Of Cattle
to Market. = =: i p :
HOG RECEIPTS ALSO INCREASED
But the Good Quality Hogs Held Up
Lambs Sold soc to ,4Oc
IL. ~. Lower, 49,

South St. Paul, July 19.-Fhe cattle run
this week has been unusually heavy for this
season Of the. year. The total for the week
shows about 1890 head, against 2,1o0 head
last week and little less than 100 head
for the corresponding week a year ago. There
has also been decided increase in calf re-
ceipts. The total is about 600 head, against
$50 last week and 275 for the corresponding
week a year ago. Weakness developed early
i'll butcher cattle, as sthe market was flooded
with lot of common and grassy stuff. There
have been successive drops of 10 cents until
the most conservative men in the yards call
the market fat 25 cents lower for the
week, while others insist that the cow stuff
has suffered even more than this and is sell-
ing 25@5o cents under the prices paid week
ago.. It is possible that choice dry-fed cat
tie might sell as high now as at any time
in spite of the decline, as it is wanted, with
none coming in. Bulls are 25 cents lower.
Yeals have held fully steady at all times and
have moved readily. In the stoeker and
feeder division the unexpected receipts in
stock cattle have kept trade slow but with
steady prices until the last, couple of days,
when there has been decided weakness and
stock calves have dropped a fat quarter on
anything but strictly choice. Feeders have
been In good demand at all times, with prices
fully steady. Stock and feeding bulls are
less active. Milch COWS are in demand and
holding firm at the advance of last week.
Hog receipts show q big gain over year
ago.. The total for the week is about II, ,OOC
against .10,10O last week, and $500 for the
corresponding week year ago. The market
sagged little the first of the week, but has
been picking up again and is now as high
as at any lime Hogs again sold for SO this
week and this sale was really Considerably
higher than the S. sale last week, as it came
at a time when the market was 10 cents lower
This sale is a splendid example of the com
mon quality of ths4hogs coming to South St.
Paul. On the day that 1t was made the
nearest load to it brought ST 90 while the
bulk Of the hogs sold at $74D@7:5o Common,
quality hogs are bound to sell low, although
bringing all that they are worth while the
good hogs find as high prices here as at
any other point in the country. 49,; - -
T sheep receipts for the week total about
2,200 head against 300 head last week and
5000 for the corresponding week year ago.
The market slumped badly. on lambs the
first two days Of the week, going of 5000
cents, but has held steady at the decline
since that time. Sheep opened the week
steady with last weeks close and there has
been no quotable change in prices at any
time, The demand is little better for stock
and feeding stuff, but the trade is not brisk
and anything like a heavy run in this class
would probably clog the market. Z! X, -
South St. Paul, Mimi, July s19.-Estimated
receipts at the Union stock yards to-day:
Cattle, 24o; calves. IS; hogs, $50; sheep, 40;
cars, 23. 49,. - / r.f.f<. - -,
The following table shows the receipts from
Jan. 1, 1902. to date, as compared with the
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