The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-08

.HoGS-The receipts OF hogs were fair. the ar
rivals amounting 70 around 5000 head, and as
Buyers were very Indifferent. consequently the
market opened very slow and but little business
lad BEEN once s%s ss saf sde Which sifc Sasa saiiy 9a iSs
iSss ,b than sIos on OF M lss, xssk , or Hs to So.csse,. i9 e,,sr
~ active. and all decent hogs soon changed
,ss .lov The ss p5s,n p assis ,h and s,, mixed n hogs hogs were
the best Coed lights were in demand a, the de;
little inferior pigs sold extremely slow. especially sTes
4 they looked soft; Not a great many hogs ar.
rss1 material teri IN change haa saf TO sSs s tnSse ana 6 Ssa soa ,he
close the pens were well cleared. only a few
Fair 70 best butcher and heavy hogs sold a.
s. sogs. 50: sood medium weights and packers at
iso lbs. at ss.i5as. ss.. the bulk al s., 5oas IS:
lights. 100 to $50 lbs. az ssas. 50: pigs at $3.50
The top OF the marke, was ss'so and the bulk
q the hogs above $50 lbs: average sold at sss5
ss.Ssa6.ss Wednesday. ' A"4 II 'u'A A'
good liberal number of sheep was
ans: Buyers took advantage of the situation
to force a decline and succeeded in breaking the
and lambs. while thin and hals.fat stock showed sHs
z iaT ri aSss- 1t was a SLOW; dull; draggy mar
common ones were almost unstable at any
Suckers sell about as as good gesia as a AZ weak at fs aso ,hf bni
the supply remains very small and not sufficient
Big "i heavy -" ewes esn aTe very sGg 81, sien 's sale q aIas s s,sTk.
buck lambs Spring lambs sold at IS. SOFAS; NUT
HoRsBss sTiRhf@6 has sHp besn a ahs week at IN sta az bo-,s
marke, rather out Of the ordinary. The fact that
much larger supply Of horses to the regular r anc.
ZION; and the quality was considerable OF an i'm
three years attended the sales. and among them
were some OF the most prominent in the country.
Who had not been on the market in a long time.
and az + ae afsllssf IN ' it. sfy s shas The The o msTIss % Sn M life
day there has been a continuous succession II
heavier than they have been in 81 month n =
that not enough would be available 20 go around.
who telegraphed FOR information have been ad-
vised to stay. as commission interests We're con
absorb the offerings The market has no; been
much higher. because the quotations OF last
would seem almost impossible for BUYERS to a't take
the offerings at any higher figures. But what the
satisfactory ever seen. and an outlet has been
n mon. It Would tSf es be imp ptsssi nc to @ eon,es,a hsw more more
active or favorable market.
good. si2SaisS: choice TO extra. sisoaiss. Chunk"
1159 to l:9 lbs. fair TO good. iSaS: good to
Tor the ~south-smaIL. light drivers. fair to goed.
plain to good: sisssS: ehoise t. ss,!s, -i tissais5.
e saTiIet slssalso. saddier rs sor southern sss@fa iG
to good: s;ssso; choice 4dse to ,6 Extra, ; Jog sS fancy
rior horses-Gommon small plugs. s2oaso: heavy
M~uLES-Receipts OF mules during the curren,
week have been light. as light in fact az in anv
week during the year. As a result the activity
has been confined. and there has been LEGS op-
portunity OF observing conditions governing trade.
an n1'e anschansed basis con,r as W WITH a the previous pTeH @s
week. There has been a good demand through
out for good TO extra mules Of all sizes above Is
hands. and the arrival OF a few new buyers has
given impetus to the trade; Dealers have shown
an active inquiry for the class mentioned. when
ever offered. and they have not fingered long on
tie commission market. However. medium kinds
lib vef not been so eagerly sought. Cotton mules
have sold a little slowly. The Southern
demand is rot the important factor
the chief outlet at present is through Eastern
and special channels. quite a number Of mules
being bought for railroad and construction work.
This is the reason why the choices, big arrivals
Mule quotations (or broke mules. 4 to ! years
old: