The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-24
INDIAN

no.. -, ..13.O S......-. $50
tG ao rs i,1ss s0s day liberal is' Ii: sug week. Of h, sss' r eEsiys:
amounting to around 5000 head. The marke,
SRsssa 6 s'0S ., T ses ss s,5s sS'f %asss Ss..Ss as packer s4,
wanted a REDUCTION Of Ios; eonseauentiy the mar.
The G butcher sit trad Sno was SsiO sa ,dTss an" was IS fat 10
l %eIi ,. sna a0s so ssr xe1 .st iss be Tae ss aEisa; :nes q.
suited butchers while the mixed and p.ai1
n Rsss ssma sSfsf Ss, fs ssy 1 I On nss &: s I S2Ss; se 3,
trashy order. sold very slow and were fully l5s
l key w snaH rs sns s SEsss Of a 1ass s " he The clos. late s.T ma5
loads Of late arrivals and inferior grades re:
4 CO. to-day averaged 21s lbs: and cost 81; o.
averaged - lbs, and cos. SO. ana the main
S Ss1ye 1 SSass asd p ri .h Is, s. ana aDs ca., Dressed + Beef Com
Fair to best butcher and heavy hogs sold at
10 10 fs60' g.. a! th ss. sSak o. s. he sV suik K; a. .'e ss.sea y;
a Vs. {: l 100 to a and 'e ssllis at 4, 81 ss.sss 81 g.E' at '',''
The top of the market. was $40 and the bulk
e. the sss aSss . .es !ss u II .7 lss' a as'' sSs bulk sS1a at Ct s rs
near enough to fill the requirements Of the mar
k !, sisd Trading adj SoI Tss a set rSs, SO ., long rs. as sio the 81 supply lss,
week for anything that could possibly be used
d ana % rssg irr Tnan and More aeif good sfas s fat lambs sSls ' anS
mutton sheep are needed. to give buyers a chance
70 Sail s' for @rs sood Ss%aas' st SSRe but aa''f It q IS not sa III.
Client tn give much strength to that branch of
NJ IIaue III Dttl i1iIlbS SDlu I'D TO . q duQ II
best mutton sheep at s.. %.
HORSES-The week opened with very ~satisfac-
tory conditions surrounding the market. but they
which was remarkable for the strength Of prices
and the urgency of the demand. However. the
s@sSn.sd 1s to SS0u: 800 Sl head sso snd we're e ,s Of 4 s. foS 3
salea above 800. which was larger than usual.
T leninF Ea't of ,h asma eIss. ws sold Sers iaS setaSs ana dr AZ / or,
touching as high as S252. 80. and chunks being free
sellers, around sllOa15O. The. Southern demand
did NOT cnen I'M as urgent as last week. and this
was one element which kept the market from
being quoted as strong as last weeks opening:
In most respects. however. sellers were satisfied
with the conditions, and called It q good market
Horse quotations:
Heavy draft..Common to good. sl2o@l5o: choice
horses and cobs-Fair to GOOD. si4O9175: choice to
extra. s2ooG5oo. Horses for the ~south-smalI.
t assA ,soa;o: Southern drivers. large. sS5Gi25.s Ex-
port chunks,l zoo to i;SSS, lbs. plain to EoDdss.s
saddIers for Southern use-Fair tos good. s759so:
choice to extra. Sl009l35: fancy gated and New
m York : saadIeT piux si'S sscSso; h haasrio work nHrf Bugs, 50
The remarkably active movement
week ago r. no longer apparent, but instead a
co-dition Of conservatism exists. which has
placed the market on a less satisfaetoey plane.
week no doubt inspired dealers with the belief
that the heaviest of the cotton mule demand Is
s es,G e% sns tasy T III n ssur. Suy has i w.Ssn m q Slower Smer
and lower tone to the kinds which are not desir.
abie-the thin, immature and rough mule-and
cumsfsnccs were less propitious at the opening
there beinE about six carloads Of hcidover. mules
aalrsneh quoted sales ve-y scarce and the action
slow. except on the choice big heavy mules. Com