The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-18

HOGS-Ihe run was fairly moderate. the re-
esp man Wers r 70 aand n 9ua yet
choice heayies were not very plentiful The mnr
hard for a reduction in prices. In general the
market showed a decline OF loc on the medium
more s0G than 't &C lover Lights espeealy il moi
good % 1@ss and So. extra srs 9 3Ss o
sellers, while the plain and ordinary packers I
sss pss to Ss pE
almost especially .a she End 1@s late
Fair to best butcher and heavy hogs sold at
Al s. 1871 81 s'G the bulk :, issss 70
If shi IT, iS s' to f 80 ss q sGs pigs 81 al
SO; roushs and cum. =. SsSas g ~, -. ,u,,
The top Of the MARKET a s sId al she
40. against a top of s765 and The bulk at $40
sf gaef s. s sSsss ssss BY ss!f ne
bought BY ' the s., sus Dressed Beef Company
sHEEp.A good moderate number of sheep was as
Se sale hs Of Which
the majority being Me1icans and Westerns.
Ta sre . sns to the
sheer and lambs selling readily at full steady
With buyers Sun anxious for more of the right
kind, The common end did not sell quite 50
fse es was bu, Native
sGd aR & and natvs aD
MoRsEsnRsse,ots are running sloag in mod;
when contrasted with the good conditions in the
forded for ali kinds. Under such circumstances
supplies are generally heavy. The run is. how.
the Ea up TO
departmen,s of the market. save perhaps win
pae ine to the
market which prevailed durin- the entirety Of
time this season. or in years; Buyers are paTtle-
drafters. farm animals and drivers. the first
Of we o se hs @
demand is made up Of buyers from ON Illinois Penn,
considerable influence in making the present
ssr ss soss s ,ssSsS asss & snsss
sSsss sns fss hs sersS
iss scu fsE to 4s ehsss
GOOD So E s eSoes to ss R BsH
e 5000 2 sh0ss t. Extra
soS ana choice %s ydS ss s5s5s
heavy work plugs. s.oa6o.
lily appropriatlne its summer characteristics of
enietness to Judge from the receipts which ara
tractine demand The southern demand Is now now
and % 81 for es
appear to have passed their season. What are
now in the best demand the select classes of
biz muiea and their scarcity in the country nc-
counts mostly for the lighter receipts which pre-
vail. Thus far this week the market has been
quiet Little demand has appeared from the
South. and even the Eastern shipments haze been
smaller than usual. Sellers say that the demand
for the best classes of rules has suffered no
hard to sell at profit making prices. The demand
in the future win moro exclusively center around |
grades will be more than ever reiterated to |
position OF unimportance and little INQUIRY
old:
= hands extreme range ...........s 60. COG 500
"a hands bulk Of sales 6. O0f T5e)
1flS hands extreme range 20 0olfl1O %
1Lh hands. bulk OF sales .......... 81 ooI 90 0l
Is hands, extreme range 90. OO<fl2O 90
Is hands, bulk Of sales ............ e500fl1lO %
15iL hands, extreme range 0JS1f35 %
1bh hands. bulk of sales los. 0o3t11O 90
16 to 1872 hands, extreme range .1s1. O0175 o.
Is to I6ts hands, bulk Of sales .las o0ff1eO o.
The first line Of quotations in each class 10 |
calculated to represent the full range from !
classify Classify spPsrlatiye bunche. Gan tops, for |
above the highest QUOTATIONS The second /
line OF quotations SIGNIFIES the bulk of sales
and generally represents the various classes az |