The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-21

~.HoGs-The run Of hogs was only fair the ar
ket opened with n good demand from all sources
trading was active and prices as a rule about
on n iast satarda n OF Course. the good. smooth
hogs. suitable for city butcher trade. shogei a
little more Improvement than the o dinary
Packers and light mixed hogs. Good lights: ~
TO li5 lbs. sold readily and showed about a,
was a little slow. but there was no material
Fair to best butcher and heavy hogs sold at
Sc. 5pg6. 20: good medium weights and packers
To 100 lbs, at ST. sja6.55. the hulk at s6.4Jq6. 30:
lights, l9 to 10 lbs. at g @as. 10: pigs at $50
Of the hogs above $50 lbs. average sod at s6.45
E S. s.s "a ssai dn M Il neR Of '''''s' ana 'hs JUN a.
sTEEP-.The supply Of sheep was rather small;
ply. The offerings Included = cars each OF fed
e aSHas M,tiet the S fePressn,aii9n Of NATIVES was
not large. The market, SO far as good, handy
not nS's? mat safsR AH chaH a5t1i tg, heavy sSeep e.
pecially heavy ewes and buck lambs. were about
buck lambs are selling for but little more than
nice. handy-weisht. fat sheep. The stocker trade
demand is only for the very best quality young
stuff Sales included lambs up to So ESQ ma natiS at
sis5. fed Texans at $3.50 and Western sheep at
HoRsEs-General conditions surrounding the
horse market are less favorable than last wt.k
is just beginning TO show its Effects upon the
demand. in the Atlantic district, from whence
the ltlEtSl nun tfIi.i4u $50
feet is naturally reflected in the local Eastern
demand. Similar effects are noticeable in the
farm and southern demand. and consequently, a
s tome Sf m mgSn less T,, ssFsns'n with TIns a 'nr vers fair air
supply. the movement was only half lively. ali
suysrs f s9iain & On bayd i5 d sSRSsssi'n It looks SRissf ike
the trade will continue the week in the same
as good as during last week. The weaker situa.
tion. It is generally believed. Will only last until
points has been relieved.
Horse quotations:
to extra. sl69aiss Chunks q 80 TO ls5, lbs10
choice TO extra. .a0ano. Horses for the south
/; sm ea,ra Lis ss5a aJt,s ssn,h herr d drives SS2s. iar re- ,s saa:se
Export chunks d,?os to l 500 lbs to good.
ssrssHHFair r" To- god. tsssSai1S; choice 4, 6u extra siassa
- se1dlers for southern use-Falr to god. 81
New York saddieTs. S. 40 %Inferir horses
Common. small plugs. sNqSo: heavy work plugs
MrLEsa ., zee Of mules ,S are proving the
being over $40 hesd. OF this number the deal.
ers have received :, large proportion; but the com,
heavy supplies have been continuously in first
hands. The demand for strictly good to choice
has been very active and favorable. and the
DISPOSAL Of such has been readily effected at firm
and in the face Of the brisk call for them the
strength. small mules, or those under IA hands.
even thourh Of good quality: are rot retaining
' Wsirh 'i aTs ,hIn as rough ms;ii and s Ptsihea are sra no, se shRss
salts; sssisfa snS lily hand, and The hind SrT re Ssr in w rTises p ss5wssn
as n general thing. is large. but it is very partial
Mule quotations Gor broke mules. 4 to I years
old:
il hands. extreme ranse..--.-..-.: so.0oa goo
IA. hands. extreme range.".--... N.ooI1le.eo
l4i. hands. hulk Of sales-....-.--. s.01G 5000
Is hands. extreme ranse...""..-.... so.o0Il:0.0
l. hands. bulk OF saies;.:...."."... e, g .alIe,@ %
ISL hands. bulk Of sales"...-.-.... lHI.ohdl2o-@