The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-10

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YEARLINGs.
| HoGs-only a fair supply Of hogs arrived
the receipts amounting TO only around $500
head against about the same number a week
supplied; the 20 t9t al at the pssi s points
The market here opened with a good demand
for light weights for Eastern shipment also
Light weights. in order to sell readily, had to
be good; The grassy or pis seu ai \ T.l kinds sisv, being eng
and onl5 barely steady, with some showing a
slight, decline. Packer buyers took hold slow
no better than steady in no case, and in places
were a shade of Early; but the market
Lights Weighing 100 Go rs lbs. sod 1t at 80 :;
ms,iI; liE Tsjsbt iN at to sep ~ ias; and a. r5 Ellie leaves
at 1855 Ssi-. The bulk OF the good medium
and heavy hogs sold at S-s5T6, against 500
sHEEPNThe receipts Of sheep were again
fair; making the run for the first half Of the
vantage Of the heavy supplies TO break the
market. and ca, each oa g,tses s sG5 eI i9Tesi 1 ,bd
decllne trading was slow. and the msrkss
sold fairly well. but the medium and common
grades were hard to get rid Or: In fact It
took considerable work To induce EINtiS N
even make bids on them. Sheep were also
lower. and like lambs unless good found but
a week ago, but they have not suffered near
as much as As mutton stock, Real coed lambs spt q
az a5: to and sft good Sui mutton lT1s 81 sb s9gS s Snd' at ao' re- q St'O
supply was a moderate ons;
market was decidedly good ,7i active 90 the
extent Of the supplies The leading feature %
which of late has superseded the Eastern, ac-
tivity. Quite a large number az southern buy
ali sTr %s5s OF ofre hHRa; and sa w tssy s saifsSio readily 10 !hs If
trade. particularly the rocd. smooth. shapaIy
Choice offerings in the Ssa1y-weight CHS. and
consequently no opportunity was offered f"r
man6. but such medium classes as were offered
found a pretty active and satisfactory sale:
Sorses is plainly lower than il was a month
ago. The chief and best 6c,nani at present. Is
for small and medium chunks with good finish
Horse quotations: Heavy draft.common TO
to choice, ;is0d2N. Coach horses and cobso
fair to good. $500, choice g extra. SoaD9;
$50: choice to extra. sr5g25. Business dnv-
s sTsaeslF s "a fe4s' for oS ggoGthe fnole gsse9eIFa!r to
good $s5Gl2o; choice to extra. *lsSGleS; fancy
heavy work plugs. s75G1o6. -
crate PROPORTIONS. vet it appears ample for the
exterior demand which exists, This does MOI
mean that there is noEe OF the latter. Tor deal
ers on Tuesday sold several carloads to South
ern buyers. but the supplies have been so ND
erai of late and the demand limited that the
amount OF activity shown Is not sufficient to
mark any change in the market. Commission
interests have been gradually working on the
supply. but slowly. as dealers are conservative
buyers. in the face OF conditions. still. the
market does not exhibit any signs OF depres-
sion; rather. II anything II is a little hrmer
than last week. but there is no inclination on
the mart nf dpalnrG tn nT0TQ aggressive. or
urgent operators. In a general way, prices are
about the same as last week