The St. Louis Republic., 1903-09-25
TEXAs AND INDIAN STEERS.

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| SHEEP.Another good supply OF sheep arrived
| and buyers took advantage OF the situation TO
force another decline in prices. the best LAMBS e
fair kinds were even still lower. Good NUT
ton sheen also DECLINED about t lG t sn9 ss
for rsda, al ssd s4y o% 9Sd as s0 as'
not be induced to hHy them when plenty - OF
and the best sheep went at S.s5. .
fae not more rth than i half as large as this mar
ket should receive eyeTy day In the wges Tiers s
ffsng oRy s ss Week. The prcPs
kets had only H.00o on sale against 5l.Ooo
The market opened about where It left OF on
Wednesday and trading was lively especially special
on lights lsoals9 lbs. for Eastern shipment I5
selling well. Packers were little slow but
Weaesday While sSs hogs are selling around
the top Of the market they have TO be strictly
corn-fed and good quality: anything on the scr s3ft
ing at the bottom OF the market The late
or nearly good as the early Wednesday mar
Lights weighing 100 to 1ss lbs; sold, at ESQ
weights at ss. .I5Gs 27ll. and good heavies at sea
M The bulk Of the good medium and IN iSs hssyy 9
HORSE receipts Of horses s during P'.,,as the
than the supply las, week: a s,iil they have have
not been small. and have sufhced TO Keep
alive a very active movement during the great
er part of the week. The market did not en-
9nG was ay ndns an the regular order
of trade but such it manifested very strong
sa trsas Sas oDese S earnest arm and viii co
tinue from now on. The gathering OF buyers
whose buyers sought the good shaped little
chunks and drivers with much avidity;
as It was. but it could have been better with a
higher average Of quality. There were too
available 10 the exclusion Of smoother younger
and better defined offerings The supply of
and and THIS branch Of the market was in
very encouraging condition. Eastern operations
ssvered Of good quality. values were ts a shade
stronger than last week. but not enough 20 be
Horse quotations:
Heavy draft, common to good. .s125aIS5
Heavy draft, choice to extra. 19od235
Boston chunks. choice to extra.......... I7o12oo
arm enunHs hrs ;iaI -; I
Southern horses, choice to extra. 1lOG1Z5
Far TO Rpo1 dIVers.. rs.....-..-'....-...... l214li5
Drivers: choice TO extra...........-..... 2o0A2o0
MULES - On account Of the bad condition %
the receipts during the week have been very
light. Conditions have been improved TO some
has not been much. The demand has
not materiaIized in the volume which was ex-
pected Of II as vet. II being still too early in
the season for much cotton-mule demand. and
the consequence Is that the local demand 1.
slow. Dealers are not going to buy actively Of
fresh arrivals until they see some means Of
outlet hence the slow conditions which have
prevailed during the last three weeks. The mar
ket was not quoted any stronger In price dur
ing the week. Extra demand has not been
large enough 10 justify the expectation Of any
substantial change.
Mule quotations (for broke mules. to years
old:
IA hands, extreme range ...........S .5.Glrli0.Sl
II hands. bulk of sales. s10gd 5000
hands extrana range s., 5,Ollff20 90
1IIs hands bulk of saies.,.......... s1.OD0I10 on
X hands extreme range .,......-.. s.. .O06130. 90
~ hands bulk of sales ........ t00. .0asTI20. 20
49, hands, extreme range ..-...-... 1l3Osdls0 el
i5ir hands, bulk Of sales ISag'et lhV0
i6Is hands, extpeme range -....--.-- lJ-Vialoo-o1
t6il hands, bulk Of sales.....--..-... 1bo.U9lIo.W
BY Telegraph.
Kansas City Mo- Sent 2:.-Cattle-Receipts
7.S0l natives 1.1ro Texans: calves go natives:
2ea Texans: corn-fad cattle steady: watered
westerns weak mad slow: ouarantines strong.
sto~ker and feeder market Hooded: cows
lower: choice export and dressed beef steers
feeders 81 4OSSl. SO: western-fed steers s.. son
co: Texas and Indian steers 81 .s5@3.3s: Texas
cows 81 ssSa2. 25: native cows 81 .501f: native
heIfers 70 e0N4 u: tanners S1Ss2- 30: bulls 81 10
az q: calves e. s5sIS B~Es-Receipts 700: sx-
treries OF price &c higher to 10c lower: ton
s'Io: mixed packers s.. .q2I.@e Is: Tght s.. so1
9G workers ss 1a<5s 20: p'gs 3 5o<1s. 10. sheep
REGENTS 1900. native limbs So 25Ff5 30: West
err lambs So .91I5 -: fed ewes s.. .3a6r3. 70:
Texas clrped veariinKs s.. a0st4: Texas c'tpped
sheen So l04s7 "a: stocker< and feeders s263.s5
Chicago Sert- 24.-Cattle-Receipts i2.0o0. In
Guiding 100 Texans and ;.e99 Western; strong