The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-18

:. 90, price Per Head)
So? s5 tss g.. i 49,. 80 81. 49,. s.S5
,, hoes 5, good fair I'm Of hogs sale
quality. Howeyer there were 'a qGite e'' good
cipal Western markets had total Of $3.50 on
sa re-. compared pare. with io,s".a year ago.
the very best heavies selling little better. and
top OF the market shows 3isc higher. but the
Some pigs and Ients that Wv Were ' not good ol' il
Wednesday. Tho nice smooth. $50 to 25o III.
butcher hogs arc the hes, sellers at present.
sell well. It is next to impossible to get rid OF
trashy to fair kinds. and lights. the South
AT no time was there any ACTIVITY to the
trade. and the middle of the market was very
good many hogs came in late. and the mar
kst Closed SLOW and DULL with few loads still
Good butcher and heavy hogs sold at SIS Gr
4S: fair to good medium weights and packers
4sI+ 20; lsnts; above $50 lbs. average. 81.
pigs under 100 lbs. sia4.35. and roughs and
cnlls a.l5a42o The bulk Of the hogs weighing
$50 lbs. or more sold at $i.45q4.sJ against
81; i2ga4;6o on Wednesday.
sHEEP,Again the run OF sheep was mod
crate and included good representation OF
choice lambs were on sale. The offerings also
they should have been to sell readily Buyers
are very particular just at pre sent and will
not buy ANYTHING unless 1t has both quality and
flesh. still they do not want them extra fat.
tho nice handy-weights selling the best There
was no material change to The trade. All decent
stock going readily at steady prices while thin
ones were very slow sale and prices irregular.
most unstable Late in the day the market
HORSEG-Receipts OF horses this weel, have
bad weather at country shipping points-weath-
on irls in,
good condition. The run has been only about
have not however. assisted the market st 70 any
extent. as the same influences have also worked
s ,s ut the ne, demand and the one advantage
There has been fairly good Southern de-
mand n but It has ~ been n aasd it has been
ings, and values have been steady to strong.
Ss on h a h aged sa and bsShed classes the
basis OF last week
been selling actively. While no general i'm
proyement has taken place in the demand. a
consisnments. and this has nstlled a little
more :rs life ,s into this phase Of the market
Rndeiel BY tie nnfaverabIe weaticr hes snm fls
choice: fat. eli-broken kinds have sold salts
iactor,ly; but thin. aged and Green' horses have
hI IN dun and in a majority Of cases. weaker.
Heavy draft. common to Eood..........sl 0oalzo
Chunks. fair to good OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 90Gia5
hunks choice TO extra. l25ui5D
southern horses. plain to good. 5Oii 81
Sso o,i,her horses choice to extra IooaI25
ML,LEs-Thc supply Of mules started OUT 1it
but TIE total receipts have not been as large
n as as'' BEGINNING In e, quiet Way this has
activity DISPLAYED is taken To mean that III.
threshold of the NEST active Le,ioi in the
The demand from the south has been veiy
Eberal and in return dealers have bought
the offerings have bean cleared e' up 50 nearly arfs
every day. Cotton mules with fat. quality and
averaged little higher than last week. some
salesmen even quoting them 81 1915 UP. Al
all e Se snH s sns fa we g there has
Choice. big. heavy mules have sold well alsr.
shsur the for IF 'h he. MINIS has been
Mule quotations:
u fa nnss E ,i, s ""a % ~
AZ, hands cvtrem. ranse........... 7s,o0Ti2s o,
!. hands bulk II sales .........''-. .a.onI $500
Is hf nI-. extreme range. .......... @.'h6ri3i.ol
j. h.nds. bulk Of sales 100 ooI,Is. o.
~. hands. extreme range. I.s .ooIieo %
lc': t"-'s -e~t-nme rarse........ ~ HosnNoo %
49,. hands. bulk CT sa'es.--.... ifo. oe6is5.00
by telegraph.
Kansas CITY Mo- Fec. 11.-Cattie-Receipts
$500. Including 20 seu!hern:, market steady to
l0c higher; export and dressed beef steers steady
To lpc higher ut Stup. " Subi A'.oJuJ.:J.
Western fed steers steady at sS:pd3?D; stock
and feeders strong at S..lOn4: Southern
steers steady at So i0d Go. southern COWS steady
Mt 81 S5li2 81: native cows steaoy at Si.5J14:
native heifers steady al s. 3et;i1e: bulls steady
81 25I3 Cnyes te.i,tds..5 IoEs-Rcceipts
$500: market sal0c higher: top 81 ~; bulk Of
sales a. 37i.m4 Is. heavy si3,,-nti 'ir: packers
A.s5ni.45: pigs and light - 3eisI4.io Sheep
Receipts 1000: market i092lc lower: native
lambs s..0d5 20. Western lambs Sf2jT5; fed
ewes se75GS75. Western fed yearlinss 2.75Ii
stockers and feeders s2T3.5l.
South St. Joseph. Mo-. Dec l'.Gatt'e >, Re-
sio cows and he:fers 81 5e%4 st9 Sss and md
feeders s.. E0ds.i5. Hogs.iieceirts 4.o,2 steady
to SC higher, light s.;s,mi4o:, med um and and
heavy sl.350i.it: bulk 81, 32isai 40 Sheep-.Ra-
ceiuts LG7: steady: limbs 500; weihers ~ ~
Chicago. Dec I7.--Catuc - Receipts 1890:
slow: good prime steers St9',,5. a.: poor to
medium $3f,iao: stcckeIs and feeders Sl.15u3?D:
cows 81. .sst3.s0; hefeis 81 'ffli! %: Gamers f2b
6t2.3o; bulls ST. 7sGri Il: calves s2ei9.o. Hogs
Receipts to-day $500. tomorrow 50.OtO;
mixed and butchers 81. iotlea: good TO
choice heavy 81 'GIi.el: romgh heavy
"a. a5N4.f0; light N.20Ti5s; bulk OF sales
A.45dr4.55 Shee,,-Rsceipts Hoo: sneep STEADY
to 1o1 higher: lambs steady; good 70 cnoice
wethers s350fit: fair to choice niX.n sz-.ou
35G: Western sheep s2.75m4: native lambs $u
New York Dec 17.--Beeves-Receipts only
head: no trading: feeling steady. Capes un.
changed. Exports to-day 30 sneep 70 te o,,,,on
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