The St. Louis Republic., 1902-05-01

sale ami about 1.5lO less than Tuesday The
a few loadi Of good heavy hos. but not near
enough The ;kst Sre e. fairly aftiye S & but
Ing grades early were only &C lower, while all
idly. Pigs and lights were extremely slow sale
and before the day was over were l5g2oc lower
than etReo the ocenins few hogs hid 10 be held
over. but they were either late arrivals or oaly
more than any other class
Fair to good heavy hogs. 20 lbs. average and
above. sold at ss.9oqI.3o; medium weights. 1ep to
ights l5S to isS ts lbs. s at ss55a the buiE
So. the bulk at s5.90a6 To- pigs under 100 lbs a,
mixed at at ,ss5s ] g. gun" The top was $50 and the
bulk of the hogs above 80 lbs. sold at So s@ai t5
Ggsinst a top Of $40 and the bulk at ss.95a7.20
sHEEP-There was quite falling on in the
receipts OF sheep to-day compared with Tuesday
and by means any way NJ enough on sale
to meet the requirements Of the trade. A fair
few good mutton sheep and lambs. but no Texas
or Westerns. Trading was very active from the
hausted. and anything arriving late sold prompt,
iy Values all along, the line were Gonsiders,ii ,i
up to s6 S5. figure not reached for fifteen years
not being equal to the demand. Spring lambs
sold at 55cds. mutton lambs at s25TIs %. NUT
ton sheep at s5.JOas.S5. culIs at s2.T5G35o and
one day in several months. special efforts having
in expectation of the development of heavy
demand In quality q also the supply vas was very y
activity OF the leading features Of the
trade unfsvorable adyiGes from ron the the East sui
OF the market. and exercised some restriction on
classes Of horses sold without anv great j n .r-
ence in quotations. some OF the oherings ping
for some time. Extra quality heavy draft horses.
and the higher types OF finished export and ex-
press chunks were taken readily - we're also
fair to choice offerings Of drivers. The choicar
grades Of all classes sold e9nparativeIly a well
developed at the opening Of the week was man
Horse quotations:
HEAVY DTats,common to COED 'l9eaise choice
Coach horses and cobs-Fair to good sii6d i75:
Small. light drivers fair to good ,acs45 choice
to extra s5efT0: Southern drivers. large ss5dl25.
$3.50 choice to extra s100Gi2o. Business drivers
Fair to good Ss5q11o; choice to extra si25d150
choice 20 extra s1o0T1a5: fancy gated and New
York saddlers sl9aSl9 Inferior horses-conmon
MULEsThe receipts of mules continue on
about as small scale they have manifested
during the last ten days or There are M full
are being sen: in to the dealers. and tfess are
very few. A number Of small lunches were con-
OF Importance IN the market. Dealers are
quoting the market unusually quiet: and
evidencing their indsposition 70 get into the
market for fresh supplies, while the present
quietude lasts. by remaining away from the
commission pens.
Sellers have do all the aggressive work in
affecting sales The only class Of mules fo-
which there is active demand is the strictly
choice heavy mules with hair. quality and fin
ish These are recognized being so scarce
that dealers are compelled to pay strong prices
for them when they, are secured. AS to other
kinds the market .s different from last
week and has reEained nothing OF the reduction
which then transpired.
Mule quotations Gor broke mules. to I years
oId):
Il hands extreme range..........s 80 O1d 70. .o1
"A hands bulk Of sales............. 81. .00<i 800
Az hands extreme range......... .f.1fl s.. so
i;17 hands bulk Of sales.......... 81. .o}si $500
l. hands extreme range............. 15.O0nIf0. 0
Is hands, bulk Of -. .Olff 900
15iz hands, extreme range--...-... 90. .0nf %
I5i. hands bulk OF sacs.......... 95 Gtli los 90
is to 1917 hands extreme i20. .Oed1sD 90
I6 to l5S hands bulk Of sales. .12. .6Dlii41 %
The first line of quotations in each class is call
culated to represent the full range from common
to extra. Dealers. however. often classify su-
perlative punches fall tops for buyers which
sometimes sell considerably above the highest
quotations The second line Of quotations sig I
the various classes they are sold on the COM