The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-28
S \ INDIAN STEERS.

= HoGs.A very small Supply Of hogs arrived.
the receipts amounting 20 less than eco head.
reasonable supply for Tuesday. Tho market
Spensd with but little /, change from the close on
Monday market. on which basis trading was
such as were suitable for the butcher trade.
TaSSEa an, ana iT naked 'f hoss showed wSits the the fssipsry
loss. The good pigs and lights sold readily: bu,
and we're very slow sale. There was but little
charge to the trade during the day, yet the close
nothing OF any importance that arrived in time
for The market remained uns9id:
!: s s:9sss;s s. ne s9i bulk Rs at &. ! EsiSs; s. aI lis RRaski Is 20 20
dS.lei:: roughs and culls at s5.75a6;.
The top OF the market was S6.92S. and the
bulk of the hogs above $50 iss. average sold a,
g s .ssass 50. against a top of 81. and the bulk at
h main drove OF packers, bought by Swift
s the c main iS-s aISvie a bought By "a Nelson ias; and Morris s4s' s ss g:
s ayoys sd,,s sS his ,b ane l. cost Io,; ss-' b-e and t Reef m Con-
very small supply was on sale: in
ta't the not trade aa'' for sn IsSod 10 mu niess stock sts 1s9 No CHOICES
retiye lambs were on sale; and good TO choice
two loads of Westerns and one Of fed Texans.
The market opened with all buyers anxious for
ruled strong to a shade higher, making the mar
ket on the highest hasis for several months for
and EN-. EMS; s,, while .,, selling Ing better tier than AN. a , Tsek a asS:
s sesa s1iel , flew c snln; a help ha tSemse esks them only
HORSES-While the total arrivals OF horses
On only si a 'n moderate supply supply w Mese Immediately nj avail:
able for the auction. II consisted principally OF
small sprinkiins Of good to Choice Eastern grades.
The stronger. characteristics developed at the
market, the revived competition on Eastern ac-
count having forced a., 4 better sss,,,s tone , on all big hs
its sympathetic support. Prices generally are
plainly firmer than a week ago; and there Is
n mqen nor to G t,s movement aHa The rural demand
is proving no small part Of the market. at least
tributary States being in the auction for good
chunks and feeders.
Heavy draft-Common to good, sicod15o: choice
to extra. sl6oaIs9. Chunks-l.15o to 1870 lbs.
Coach horses and ' soasssFair TO good: .sisSaa is:
choice to extra. s.00Gtoo,. Horses for the South
s Small s1tra l!E assS SElvs soash hslr 70 SrI ssSs. i is9ss'; .s saa!ss
Export chunks-1. 200 to 1.5e. lbs. plain TO good.
e esaT to good. sssaiIo; choice to extra. sissa
$50. Saddlers for Southern use-Fair to good.
and New York saddiers. sl5oGsoo. Inferior Horses
Common. small plugs. $4,000: heavy work
MULESIThe run of mules continues liberal.
but is not displaying quite as heavy rroportions
unusual one. and it is possible that the same
heavy volume of receipts may not again be mani
much the same lines as a week ago. Demand
goes steadily on aud a uniformly good movement
Southern purchases Monday did not show up in
as heavy dimensions as at the outset of last
Southern classes. Is hands and over. are in IA
vorable demand and the better the quality the
quicker and more satisfactory the sales. No i'm
provement Is to be noted In the rough. thin.
green and plain classes Under the present con
pasy0n more no for the prime Mature mules than to
handle the plain ones This action Is widening
Mule quotations flor broke mules. 4 to ] years