The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-14
HIGHEST IN YEARS
Ordinary Heavy Hogs Brought
ST.. IS on Sales This Week
GOOD BUTCHER BEEF is SCARCE
The Week One of the Best in the
History of the South st.
Paul Market.

South St. Paul, June 14-Cattle receipts
have been picking up little this week. The
total for the week is about 1890 head against
1000 last week and 1900 for the correspond :
ing week year. ago. The month of June
shows a fair gain over June a year ago, and
the total gain for the year, while consider
ably less than it was a couple of months
ago, is still in excess of 1900. Calf receipts
snow d good gam over the corresponding
period last year, but are only slightly IN ex-
cess of last week: The total TINS week is
about 1000 head against !, 100 head last week
and 600 head year ago this week. Receipts
thus far this month are almost double the
first half Of June year ago, and the total
gain for the year is again noted in tour ng-
ures. The increase this week has been large
]y confined to stock cattle. We have mad
hardly enough butcher steers to make
showing, and, while the run of COW stun mas
been fairly liberal. the quality has not oeen
desirable The better quality butcher stun
is fully steady with the Slight advance of
last week, but the common cow stuff IS weak
and slightly lower in spots Better quallly
butcher bulls are again in good demand anu
selling stronger. Feals are. steady anu ac-
tive. Trade in stock and feeding cattle mas
not been rushing at any time this Week.
but there has been a steady demand for pet
ter grades that has taken up everything as
early part of this week the demand was good
enough to enable statesmen to work in their
common stuff, but now buyers are sorting ano
the result is that the common cattle are
dragging. This is particularly true OF thlh'
grassy feeders and =, common lightweight
stockers. Stock and feeding bulls are NOV
ing at steady prices. Choice milch COWS are
finding ready sale at good prices, put tne
general COW trade still continues dull with
no improvement in prices. ....."
Hog receipts have dropped off this week, al
though they show fa:- gain over the cor
responding period year ago. Inc tola'
for this week will be about 1l,5OO against
II, 400 last week and $500 for the correspond
ing week year ago. The month OF June
thus far, shows a nice gain over the hrs'
half of June last year, and the total gam
for the year is drawing close TO the oo,oo'
mark The market this week has been one
! of the best, if not the best, in the history
! of the South St. Paul yards. The opening
was little bad, but since the hrst Gay
| prices have been shooting upward until yes
| terday scent advance put prices hlghel
than they have been in the past ten years
! Heavy hogs that were just good IN quaii9
! sold up to- 81. .35 per 100 pounds, and 1t is no
/ improbable that had there been any rlgh
! fancy heavy hogs on sale they would have
i brought $3.50. There is little doubt bu
j that the present light receipts will continue
/ and predictions are freely made tnat prices
will touch So within the next two months.
! Sheep receipts have been quite liberal, tnl
week. The total for the week is about l''o
| against / 200 last week and 1,l5O for the cor
! responding week a year ago Inc gam 10
! the month Is very slight but the total gan
for the year is now better than sl,Voo. 1rao
was only fair the first of the week, put ma
/ frightened up quite little in the past I"
! or three days Prices on lambs are general
~ considered fully steadyy with, last week
! while sheep are about % cents lower tha1
they were ten days ago. Bucks are 70 cent
lower than last week. The trade is active
however,s at tctheraowen vprices. There is
| Improvement ins trade athln and commo
| stuff - a. = t1xfs-< s'ro,H =. -. -s-a-
South St. Paul, Min, June 14.-Estlmate
receipts at the unionz st9clkyards to-day: Cat
tie, so, calves, "a; 0hogSsS, Loo; sneep' oV
horses, 30; cars, q. -. .'.s- -.
The following table shows The receipts, fror
Jan. l, 1902, to date. as 5con,pared Win III
same period. in 1901 .,Ehotg 3sds = -. r - ..-
Year. Cattle. Calves Hogs. Sheep. Horses Car
1902 -. .16 1871 @, ,S54 3l6, ,ySo lS., ,329 Sal l,.2
1901 ..5 SO $50 1882 1855 6,1o9 1882 u
Inc 1881 :, lap 224 -; l'4t
The following table shows7the receipts thu
far in June, as scompared1wlth the same pc
Year N Cattle ts calves Hog Sheep Horses
1901 1901 So i;5os 5U5 I7,Is I7,is3= ,so5 Sc $
Inc. 615 959 6.635 i6O "A II
II Official receipts for the PAST week are
follows: -'