The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-26
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Native Steers Steady-Beef Cattle
Lower-Sheep Close Firm.

NATIVE CATTLE-Beef Steers-Native cat
tie receipts for the day were estimated at 60
carloads, and about twice the supply OF the same
day las. week and the same day a month ago.
A fair proportion OF the arrivals were beef
steers. there being about 20 loads on offer, and
were mainly Of fair to good grades. The trade.
on ANYTHING of good kill. while slow at times,
was about steady with Thursday. but medium
neshed natives met with little or no competi-
sold for lack of satisfactory agreement. A good
many Westerns were INCLUDED in the supply, and
only a portion Of them were sold, and these
at values that showed an additional decline Of
Conditions ruled very favorable this week on
steers of good flesh, the demand being fully
good enough 70 take all offerings at such prices.
day. and finally eliminated with such grades
below normal good grades selling. around s.
and are no more than steady. while medium
6eavy Westerns. have deciined as much as IS
T.; The week Is closing in bad shape on
ceiyed this week, Good grades have suffcfFed a
decline of Pc. while those not good are fully 4nc
Following Is a list OF quotations. based upon
sales during the week:
SHIPPING AND EXPORT STEERS.
Best native beef steers. strictly fancy,
Choice export steers, I.5eoai SOS lbs. :. Id. 50
Good shipping and export steers. 1900
Fair 70 medium shipping steers. 100 ~
DN-Nf ~ oC1SLiElb ClEEH
steers. 200 TO J go lbs. rough to best q. c595.75
Steers. less than 1000 lbs.............. s.0oa5.25
displayed in the butcher department.; the sup
ply was light and was composed mainly OF
Gamers to medium cows and just common TO
lalr KINDS OF heifers. though a few pretty good
TTnessed peer cows were among the offerings.
me general supply was quite large for the time
TACT with Texas offerings, the market ruled
as SLOW and duh as 1t has any day this week.
and on such as were offered sales showed EASY
10 a shade lower. while quite few renamed
unsold for lack of demand. Bulls were QUIET
out about steady. while veal calves were a
Outside of a single load OF good heifers. this
week there has been scarcely anything avail
able that has been above medium grades. while
OF cows a good many OF fair 20 good dressed
peer grades were included, though the majority
OF cows were below far classes. II has been a
very slow working market all the way through.
mere being barely any inclination shown by
local slanghterers with so many offerings be-
low medium grades ON sale while at the same
time they could secure plenty OF Texas that
answered just as well at much less killing .
cost. consequently the native trade has suf-
fered 10 such an extent that the general COW
market from good grades down Is 10c TO l5c
lower. while strictly good to choice cows are
not showing much loss on account OF the abb
sence of representation. Heifcrs that are strict
ly good are no lower. though from fair TO
pretty good grades are l0c to l5c lower and in
places only fair and just medium bcifers are
as much as 25c lower. Bulls are not showing
much change. while prices on veal calves have
been maintained as high as any time the last
two or three weeks.
Sales of butcher cattle during the week were
based on the following quotations: