The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-20
SHORTAGE OF BEEF
Cattle Receipts This Week at South
st. Paul Carried Little Good
Butcher Stock.
Hog Receipts Were Heavy and the
Prices Drooped-Sheep and
- Lambs Advanced.

South St. Paul, Mimi, Sept. 2o.-Cattle re-
ceipts this week total about 10000 head against
1880 last week and 800 head for the cor
responding week year ago. Calf receipts also
show gain. 700 head this week against $50
last week and 800 head year ago In spite
Of the big gain in cattle over last year there
good quality cattle. Prices on all butcher, stuff
hav" held fully steady all week with buyers
picking up the common kinds as we'll as the
good. Yeals firm. The stocker and feeder
trade has been uneven, strong and active one
duy and slow and weak the next. At other
times good active market would be. found III
one part of the yards and not hoof moving in
another. This has been due to the presence Of
country buyers who generally cratic pur-
chasers Taken a whole the trade was sat.
isfactory the first of the week but has slumped
badly lately. Only the best cattle are active
and, there has been a comparatively small
amount of this class on sale trade has ruled very
slow. Bulls are active at prices about 10 cents
higher than last week. Mich cows steady.
Hog receipts for the week total about 5000
against $3.50 last week and $3.50 for the cor
responding week year ago. At the close of
business yesterday this market showed de-
cline for the week Of about 20 cents while other
points reported drops ranging from 80 to so
cents The demand is unusually good just now
| for light weight and butcher hogs of good
higher here than at any other point. We have
had a few loads of good to choice hogs sale
during the week but the bulk of the stuff Of
fered has been common, of it extremely
common.
| Sheep receipts for the week will total about
II, 900 head against $50 last week and 10, $50
for the corresponding week year ago. Trade
has been unusually good for all kinds. Killing
sheep are 10@15c higher than last week and
killing lambs 25@4Uc higher and buyers less
particular in sorting. Stock and feeding stuff,
especially the good quality kinds, are find
| ing quick sale at strong prices
Estimated receipts at the union stockyards to-
| day: Cattle, 415; calves, 10; hogs, $50; sheep,
| 3,425 cars, SO.
rhe, 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 155,439 30, Cos 415633 253.313 Glib 1851
| 1901 90. 7O6 2S.790 36O317 1l7,4l5 1924 800
Inc. 62.733 $500 55316 1888 $3.50. 1867
The following table shows the receipts thus
far In September as compared with the same
Year e Cattle ' Calves Hogs Sheep Horses. Cars.
1902 3O,65O 1875 1887 4s.a45 500 1877
| 1901 1925 1882 1885 1879 1G6 S33
Inc. 1885 S43 1882 29.4l6 336 9a4
Official receipts for the past week fol-
Pats: Cattle Calves; Hogs; Sheep; Horses. Cars;
SSspt i ~ g 81 s. Ri s. s 81 IS
| Sept. II -. ia los 1,044 12O3 =. 46
| Sept. IS -. 500 60 SGT 2S4 -. 40
Sept. 10 -. GOT II 961 3O53 :. SO
Railroads entering the yards reported receipts
for the day by loads as follows: Chicago Great
| Western, 4; Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul, /;
Chicago. st. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, /;
| Great Northern, 12: Northern Pacific 10; total