The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-08
LIVESTOCK MARKET.
Native supply Small-Butcher Cattle
Inchnnyed-HogsC Close Steady.

Native supply SmaII-Butcher Cattle
unchanged-Hogs Close Steady.
~ Tsni G lhe Supply fey 6 i aas IF If fs e
division. They brought a usual Saturday steady
sss ss Grar The week s OF 0
SHIPPING; ASp EX ,T,o7. STEERS,
Choice export steers iSc5al 800 lbs... 4.s6a500
Coed d, shippnE and export steers. lS"'a e5a. 6,
rai s to s0a medium shipping steers, 1909
bksssEB FE 3. ASB RgT IS s5E sSsso
steers less than LOO lbs. .:s;..;;.:.... S75zi.'5
Fancy cord-f.d heifers 5c9a rs lbs --..s. $500
Fancy cor-l-fed hefers. scoal.lOs lbs 2!t!t -
S S:ood to to-. choi ss, asiisss
Fair 10 medium grass heifers ....------ 5,Seat0
Best co-n-fcd heavy cows .........-...-. 3.9Ii-l
Coed. cat medium weight cows .-..,... S2Sa3 .
Heavy-weisht Gamers .....,.............. s5r2 70
Fair 10 medium Gamers ..,............-.. 2plq2s9
Common and shelly ceTi ;'..'''..'''''' lZ'a4,''
Good sssf; ia. seE Emf:
Good qualified iEi thin dshoined bulls Tor
cso,c. xsais iS5Si,5o lbs. 5Oas.25
Heavv IA, 35oat -
fl I;. h sstsiis. .... 5S5o
Good to s STSsA tssisEs iSosa! IS s!a.s
Fair 10 medium feeders. .OoGso1 lbs. 3e5at.eo
Fsr SSusIitisd Steers SooaSo sSS5355
Sm com so c ssSes stock $25fiSso
Common stock heifsts.................... .So42.ls
Good Good G SasIi;y s,ise soaS5
G pehaqaed and unbranded sockeis and feeders
Mich COWS
Good quality large young cows, with o. o,s,.- =,
good calves St9 y, = a., oS
Medium mixers 8 i:sasSS
ce s,4iS,y H iasey mixer. sell above $500
Sp.s aiFs to pDR Rsu Ss
BEING s s. cars and SIS head sale white last
cars and n5 % sa head tram was
reported for the day. but did not arrive up 10 10
Ssssos,s Along on the oa oS suppl
principally Of steers and COWS all Of which Ugh, wGFe
two loads Of grass bulls and load Of fed bulls
Early Early Clearance was made. aithonrh the usual
ssus as. sapp the
fully equal 10 the supply and prices ruled IN line
WI" The %seks supply ha. shown good
with the two previous. weeks. but shows slight
Isss Arrivals for the week we're SIS cars against
s7s cars last week. 407 cars the week befors: tis
the aes same anne T Period s last year '
al mostly .ss T at best t'sSr
and best fed steers sold at $40; cows sold at 81
cattle at s.: .ea3 50. and calves at s2.lod6s5 per
sws-. and 'sal2 GP, essh cattle
sTEERs ~
i &C. A. Is g. g. s.; s 20 81, e
g.: e. a. :: IS g. e.. g. s5 s a. s,, s''
nioss :ss s.,.Hs5: go
A. ''s- 500 FED CATTLE.
BULLS.
HoGs-ony about 100 hoss were on sale,
which is rot sufficient 70 make a market. The
fully G as coed on frdav and the small @
pces hsc saess until Saus show
loss 9, nearly S s per 100 lbs but the demand
of ali decent stock. The hes, lights did not, de-
sc but trashy lights declined as much as heavy
sisef but s5s s a aaa
MAS az INNS, s;aTds, all 9 hwy ss not caring I,
real good lambs but little lower than the best
ann ab. sre & ose aG and nr
slow sale even at the decline
g. far vss4 f xseh hat the so s naT and a
With 9i s sE Of ssd sales sens at
rs S,cks s sod a, eH LAMBS at
horse was on hs Usual
Saturday footing Receipts were scarce. being
Of total there We're few offerings 3, amy kind
on the market. The market closed rather slow
the on 9 Of s Seea
few and far between. All of the activity de-
veloped the forepart OF the week and was short
and confined to limited proportions. owing the
contracted nature of receipts. The quality. too,
was plain. buyers were not during the
week. but they Were in excess OF the supply
tons because Of the uncertainties attending tAe
competition Of consignments. Conditions were
not in favor of the trade. The forced inactivity
of the movement lef, the situation in a few buy
ers' hands and necessarily reduced competition.
leaving a weaker tendency to the market. Prices
were a shade lower. The best sellers under the
circumstances We're choice TO extra retail grades
Boston chunks, selected
good drivers
Horse quotations. Heavy draft-Common to
good. slS0als5: choice to extra slsod250. Chunks
to choice sleoT2oo Coach horses and cobs-Far
10 good. sI5Gd2I0; choice to extra, s3osa50o.
Horses for tie s9uth-small. light drivers: fair
srn drivers large. sl1oal75. Export chunks-I.-
200 To l500 pounds. plain good sl10d1so; choice
to extra. si75a22s. Business drivers-Fair to
Tor southern use-Fair to good. sssaiao: choice
ssddiers ssgaS56 infer.or he sna rSIs
MTLEsSLis;e business was trsnsse,ed ' on the
mule side OF the market in the commission de-
partnent. business being practically reduced to
a nominal basis by nonappearance OF supplies.
buyers to treat with. The weeks business as
a whole has been moderate. but fully up TO
pectations for the season The Eastern demand
took out about half dozen carloads. while the
Southern handled a somewhat larger number
Dealers, however. were fully prepared To meet
such a demand. and although commission re-
cepts were small. the local demand lost some
of its aggressiveness and dealers were not as
anxious to buy towards the end OF the week
as they have heretofore been. The change did
not work much OF difference In the best muls
but medium kinds were a shade easier.
MULE QUOTATIONS.
fEOr broke mules.