The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-07
The WEEK IN CATTLE
Traders Look for Hog Prices to Hold
the Present Level.
ARE RUNNING LIGHT
In No Line Are the Offerings Up to
Demand-News of the Live
-. Stock Trade.

South st. Paul, June 7.-Cattle receipts are
a small gain over last week and the same
week a year ago The total this week will
be about 1000 head, against 1,600 last week
and LOO last year. Calf receipts show a con-
siderable gain. The total this week is more
than LOO, against $40 last week and 100 for
the corresponding week year ago. In spite
Of these gains, the receipts have fallen short
of the demand in both the killing and stock
and feeding cattle. This has been especially
true of the killing cattle. In addition to the
light receipts, the quality has been common.
Prices are generally 10@15c higher than last
weeks close. There has been no improvement
in the killing bull trade and offerings are
selling at a decline of SOC from the high time
of two weeks ago. Veals are steady and act
i've. In the stock and feeding cattle division
prices are fully as high at last week s
close, but there is an absence Of the brisk
trade that marked last Friday and Saturday.
There is every indication, however, that the
close of business to-day will find the yards
well cleared. Stock and feeding bulls are still
slow at the lower prices. The bottom seems
to have dropped completely out Of the mlcn
cow trade, and these animals are selling slow
at prices $5@1o lower than two weeks ago.
Hog receipts have been holding up we'll this
week compared with last, and are running far
ahead Of the corresponding week a year ago.
The total for this week will be the same as
last, $4,000, against but 300 year ago. The
gain mas of course, swelled the increase over
last year until it is now about A. 900. The
general Impression seems to. be that the in
crease will continue to grow from now on,
although the larger markets are reporting
heavy declines in shipments and heavy short
ages compared with year ago. The market
I, 49, 1s,
holding up nicely, and prices now are very
close to steady with The high time of the year.
Statesmen generally think that the light re-
ceipts at the larger markets will serve to
maintain present prices, and they do not look
for any drop in the near future.
Sheep receipts this week have been fairly
liberal and quite little in excess of last
week. The total this week will be about 200,
against 625 last week and 200 for the CORE
spending week a year ago. The market has
been a good one at all times for good quality
sheep and lambs with prices steady. The
demand for spring lambs is not so active, and
on these there has been a reduction of fully
Csc. Thin sheep and lambs are very hard to
sell at any price. There is still no demand
for stock and feeding stuff even at the low
prices.
South St. Paul. Mimi, June 7.-Estimated
receipts at tho Union stock yards to- day: Cat
tie, 100; calves, so; hogs, 1880; sheep. so;
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 ..:7s,s01 22,66S 304, S66 1868 722 7,471
1901 go. So 704 q, S17 259, 7S3 74946 1878 6,10S
{ne ::::ii7'is7 ST 45,ess s9'7s7 70: i,5s;
The following table shows the receipts thus
tar in June, as compared with the same Pc
Rod in 1901: -. .-.
Year. Cattle Calves. Hogs Sheep. Horses. Cars
1902 $500: 1851 1,07S 12,6oS LBS Is:
1901 49,. 100 $40 SIPS Las % 49,
Inc 49,. 1s1 4ss 4,4so 49,: :; 81
Offcial receipts for the past week are as
follows:
Date. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Horses. Cars
May 81 :. SO - 1899 81 "a 2!
June >. 226-- rs, 1903 IS / 3
June :. 1852 4S4 4,6T 657 9
June :. 264 131 2,ll 123 &
June ) :. Alb I'll 2,O13 l5S =;
Tuna e PIG 116 1.f44 1S5 s;