The Minneapolis journal., 1902-09-06
WEEK OF EXTREMES
Monday Showed Nearly 5000 Head
of Cattle on Sale at South
St. Paul.
With Scarcely 100 Head Later in the
Week-The Situation in Hogs
Is Mixed.

GOutn 81. Haul, sept. 6.-Ih1S has been
week of extremes and new records. On Monday
there were within few head of 5000 cattle
sale Yesterday there were less than 100 head
OF both cattle and calves received On Monday
there were 344 received; yesterday barely
a dozen held all the stock received. Both Mon
days cattle and receipts established
records for South St. Paul. In spite of yester
days extremely light cattle receipts, the week,
taken WHOLE has been heavy and, with
fair run to-day, new weely record for cattle
will have been made. Butcher cattle have been
comparatively s scarce, considering the big mum
Der OF cattle here for the week, and this division
OF the cattle market has held fully steady at
all times, while eastern points reporting
declines that amount to much as 80 cents in
some cases. Under these conditions our market
would certainly have dropped with fairly
liberal receipts but the light run has kept it
up. The bulk of the cattle that have come to
the yards have been feeders and have sold we'll,
although there has been drop Of 10@15c on
best quality, while common are 25c lower than
last week. Stock cattle have been neglected
all week For this class, spectators have been
practically the only buyers, and they have been
bearing on the market much as possible In
spite of this, good quality stock steers could not
be quoted than weak, and heifers not
more than l5e lower than last week, but the
common stuff has suffered. Some of the tail
end cattle have moved at extremely low prices,
but they have been salable here, while at other
points it has been impossible to move them at
any price. Veals, bulls and mich COWS have
held steady all week.
Hog receipts show quite little gain over
ing week year ago. The market has been a
most erratic one all week. up one day and
down the next. 1t is in most unsettled con
about the fall Fcrop of hogs. Some points re-
port large number of hogs, while from others
comes the news that there will be no hogs at
all to speak Of One thing seems to be settled.
and that is that the new crop will be late In
starting for market, and this fact may keep
the prices up for some little time yet. The
knowing ones insist, however, that the present
prices too high, in spite Of an apparent short
age, and that there will eventually be big crop.
There has been some little improvement in the
quality, but it is hardly noticeable. :,
Sheep receipts have been unusually heavy this
week, owing to a shipment Of more than ~ ,oO0
head of westerns early in the week. But a
very few Of these sheep put sale here,
50 that the actual number on the market has
been more than any other ordinary week. The
demand for sheep is unusually good and prices
although moving rairly WELL are selling fiat
25c lower. This applies to native lambs. Wes
terms would sell at better prices: Stock and
feeding stuff, especially western lambs, are in
good demand and selling steady to strong.
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The following table shows the receipts from
| Jan. 1, 1902, to date, compared with the
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Horses: Cars
1922 $40 s ss43 ss4s
H.: s7 siis s5s7s 7s 5sasSz II sss7
ef T1e following table shows the recepts thus far
in September Sept as compared with the same period
Year' ss'1 Cattle Calves Hogs shes Horses. Cars
fDei f1e 5sss SssS Sss 4HS is7 $s?S i75 n$ s.
Official receipts for the past week are as fol
Salts Calves SIS Sheep i55 c9s lc
ssP ssP l. ss? s? a2s s7s 12s7s fss - -
S=:$; S:$ =:$ T. s;S s$s $ 8; 81 81 ss sSs s.$
for the day BY, roads follows: Chicago Greaa,
Omaha, 8; Great Northern. "A; Northern Pacific
Risposition @ of stock Friday; IS, Sept: i3 5: Sham
W.: f. Mccormick ... ii -.
w. G. Bronson -. IL
country anS o'Ss Buyers :::::::::::1c7 20. !;
E4Hg EKing ,13,t Bros ,toIa,. ...'....'.'' -. 80
!: B: Fitzgerald :....... s -. -.
stun Of any kind offered and trade ruled YER!
quiet at steady prices. Yards we'll cleared
| Sales: @.,:
l., 22o lbs s255; 3. lose lbs; S,S $a21 90 o.
Veal Calves-3, 1872 lbs, SIS. .25; 2, 145 lbs, So
Stock and Feeding steers.11. 932 lbs. $3.50
Stock @ Cows an and Heifers-1o' 41o lbs s24o
Stock and Feding Bulls-1 1.130 lbs, $265
2, $50 lbs. $3.50 -
Mich Cows and springers-2 cows. $65;
cows. $62; ! COW. s26; / cow. $1s.
ouay far good mSe bete ho
yesterday. Price range, $7.3o67.65; bulk, STA
HogsEio, So lbs, $40: As, 2so lbs. ST so
81, 265 lbs. $40; 26, 200 lbs. $7ee; so, 271
s7:4O: GA, 246 lbs $7.55; 81, 242 lbs, $3.50; 80
| 2O4, lbs. 81 .65.
Stock and Feeding steers-17, 932 lbs. SO 60
sHEEP-Reeeipts liberal but largely western
offerings. Sheep steady; lambs weak at week
decline. Sales:
killing Sheep and Lambs-24 lambs, IS lbs
S4.Se; Il lambs T. lbs, & seso; lambs "a lbs lbs