The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-05

ls... sis.. go &C.. ssi,,. :.os a.. 7.;." 80
%. ;u:.. 10 H.. ,ts... 30
| cows and hrifcfs:
| g.. eSi... :.tJ
| 1..,i"?o-.. rs 6...tiSI... 10
| sltEtf-A good liberal run of saoen ar.,.''
| during the first four DAYS Of THO present wt'N
| in fact. the re- crts were the larsost Tor hN
| cral months. The offerings not only Included !,
| good representation of native mutton sheep ahi
| lambs. out tneic was also literal nunocr "l
sissirri am, Arkansas. inc iirst two .aya the
market he'd st,nds and WAS active. bat a..
| market on those that ri,ssod ~ "nly ,-im..on
10 fair. tho heavy Iuns Ih,"S ulis C's i ,hai,'
| 10 tecure all the good s1o-h they ntcn'I ~,
iamts toward the iatter part 90 the WEEK M'le
almost unsalab,e al any pr,yc. thn s's'hu ,',
demand prevailing. but 1t was not ursr'.i and
only for the hcst Young stock. me inathct to-
50 far lh.s week ssi.s i4cudc. lambs at $40
80. the bulk Of tn"m at si.9GS.S: native y'id
Southwest mutton s.,sep at Si..oa@.H. ine bnln
at s. .lgt5.JD. Stockeis sold AT s-tid. cui itus
1t sSt go. s-t+ and bucKs at s2as. principally III
HOGs-only moderate supply OF hcss VAS
en- sale. the receipts amounting 10 tronnd S','
quality :tithoush th h We're a so"d MANY PITS
On sale The i've pr.nc pal Western narhGti
| had a total OF 6i.0cy on sale. compared with
The market opened slow. with buyers insist
supplies. Chicago receiving I2.pos more ,nan
omen s"'Eya Tor hnd ,Sp%rt tue rct al
once been established which was nearly 10:
lower than on Thursday trsdn: WIS lively ani
trashy lots, for which there practically no
demand. Butcher hogs continue the host eel;
more readily than ON Thursday il god but
NE common ones were extremely hard 10 get
order @er1 all ' very slow s aa The on i sol Of
In, ,i market was little better tiln the open,
and weak, however. nothing of any Importance
was left unsold
Lights weighing 100 to rs lbs. sold at s':2i5fO
n iaHj -.
medium WEIGHTS si.5saA s.. and good hc.,yi6s
oss 1sS fs a f. e s2! assnat
si.5544. 70 Thnrsda
MoRs t'S-The supply has been heavy this week
and the market has hardly retained the strength
which existed in prices during last week. a
with a large degree nf activity. hut buyers Iet
mat they had the advantage, and oh offerings
coeded In obtaining them At eSneasssons from
prices OF the previous week gene ally about So
neither did the trade partai,e of any dull char
acteristics on account OF i;ss cisincss. but i as
pie. and buyers not having 10 be so anxious
or urgent IN their operations. obtained the ben
The trade was almost altogether from South-
e en- sources &c, Some few new Easter, buyers
Contingent but Eastern orders were few and
Tar between. and hinged on the possibility .f
Eastern demand did not cut any figure in tho
market. aud the gales that were made 10 East
ern account We're about on the scale OF pr-ces
M1l.ES-Thc week is closing with fairly good
receipts. moro than 100 head being reported
tho market this morning This ~ good for -
late In the week. The market still contained a
Few loads which had not been disposed of in
previous days, and altogether tho showing was
pretty fair. The market is closing rather slow
~ and without much enthusiasm the part
OF buyers. Receipts have been gu to heavy III IS
week. and great many plain and rough
mules have been offered. tbs has decree sci
tho EFFECTIVELY of the demand. and toward the
close there has been weaker feeling apparent
on the coInmonest end. The chDiccr kinds Of
throughout and have sold equally well as
any tiine last week