The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-03

sHEEP.A good sgRsIy Of sassp , wss On 2a,s s
fly came from Tennessee. and as a rule they
were good in quality, Just the Kind ouyeis %. re
a shade higher basis than Monday. or fully &c
a ' rtade se were selling readily and some
better. but they did not show as much adyaace
all slow sale was the common habitat and thin
lambs. there being practically no osTnand I3F
yyariings $50 TO $3.50. and mutton sheep
mostly at 80 10 81
rived the receipts amounting 10 around SOC
head which is about 100 less than were on sale
from ali buyers consequently the market opened
active and sellers were able TO force anGther adj
which amounted 70 as rue &C. Da. ON.
of the real good butcher and packing hogs were
little more than . hgler put the Suii'r;' .i
rigs IL good showed about the same advance as
the heavier hogs. while here vas lite or go 70
supply was seem exhausted. and late arrivals SOD
promptly as soop as ~. gsr d,,aI yet the e's was
Fair 70 best butcher and heavy hogs 500 a,
;5GS-o the bulk at s. 05ns ID i.shss: i IT, 70 i n
lbs at s.. 65ds.Ip. the bulk at So.Th: isnss. ~
to 10 lbs az s. 2ya5. 80: pigs at $500 Foushs
The TOP Of he market s. . and the a. BULK ,
Of the hogs above lJ0 los. average soId az ~!
6..0 against a top OF So ana the 'u'N a.
ia y}n "a 90 auction vas held Tuesday and
the rnarKet vas quiet several carloads o. h9r =
aTri:ed but commission interests pfeIsIIIe ,h,,s
the orly trading done was al rstaiI All me H. H.
cations pointed 90 stcadinsss There Is no .afge
ATTENDANCE OF buyers nand. but an ample ~
10 handle all the arrivals. The southern tIaGt
does not appear 20 he as well represented a
the Eastern and on this account the iarser arc
herter classes Of horses are in the best fefnand
Floods in the West are interfering TO cOisifes-
able extent with the inbound fnoveHnert OF con,
siguu.ents and consequently the proportion OF
offerings the first two days has been coInpafa-
Hosse Quotations: Heavy draft-Cor,Fnon 20
good sisyGI75 choice extra sls0a-s0 Chunks
81 10 to 1850 lbs. fair to good scoGlo; good TO
choice sis5aecQ. Coach horses and cobs-Fair TO
Tor the South-SnIaIl light drivers. fair TO good
;,Isj: choice 10 extra s.Gd f0o southern drivers.
large slfVdIT5. Export chunks-l-:01 to l.SD lbs.
plain 10 good sIl0al6q. cho.ce to extra slaJa-25.
Busiuess trfvers-Fa:r To good Ss51 10: choice TO
extra s1s0a2S6. Saddlers for Southern use-Fair
10 good Ss5IIs0: choice to extra SlfpG lt.l. fancy
GATED and New York saddl.rs s-Jga5Jo. In
ferior horses-ConInon. small plugs s55GSJ. heavy
work plugs s15fiig9.
MULE+The offerings On the commission mar
ket Tuesday amounted TO about three carloacs
most of which were Of decent quality ami sold
pretty readily to the dealers at steady prices.
Some few of the palmer ones were sod cut these
were too scarce to affect the tone Of the market.
Dealers reported the market little quiet, and IL
was true that not great many buyers were on
the market. Hardly as strong an undertore pre-
walls in the market compared with a week ago:
but the choicest offerings do not appear 20 De
affected any by the change. Judged BY actual
sales the market ia practically steady.
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