The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-06
1...145o... 800 0 LOSE. 500 s...1eoo... 500
o.. 1850. go 1...1l0G... 2.S LIDO. 2.65
Hos. 2.@ -. so5..2.s5
CALVES.
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l.. 800. 200 g.. 1885,. 7.50
t, saEi ReceiPss co Sas no lis shsns and 70 as % Il. 's sspo
ply for several weeks has not been half sush-
sibly, be used for mutton selling readily: Fair
account Of the scarcity Of good s,Ssk. Good; thin:
g0Tng sheep ,, are 9d a, ,oo, selling sw readily sEs nor no. ste1ke5
to $50; native sh S p up to '5.l5 and 7s-iO. Mex
HoGs--The run Of hogs was some better than
5efa around Ss.cS 81 head. Which, however. is several
thousand less than are n, needed each day day to NEE;
opened with a good demand for all weiEhts, Il
decent ssS gu shns; e. sra SiRbsr Was sssn a .he BEST and i,m ps'c es
1Oc higher than the close on , wednesday. The
s saH 7 sm fort the nos su,s GssFni made ~ r .ss; q he Nest ses;
sellers. Good pigs and lights also sold we'll:
however. nothing OF any Importance remained
ss.SeaG .S5:- good medium weights and packers
g ,s g S 1ss1. a ,hs s.. Sgls 81 s' t E; sf Ssfk 81 i, ! 4: asss.s i:
lights; 100 s"d to s, 10 l af ;s az $3.50; pigs at $685.
The top Of the market was sos. and the bulk
Of the hogs above le lbs average sold sold at ss.s9
az. IS On wednesday.
The main drove q q PACKERS ger bought by 81 s ~! ,s &
main drove. bought by Nelson Norris & CO;
averaged ~ lbs. and cost S. 80 and the main nan.
e erGnp S9u asvera gs 4: n lbs. and aSdqie cost ST.. 10.
adlinE sEs PRESENT a s wesF has ,sa not 'h proven Rea's Is strong
as the week before. In some points It has been
fully steady. but in other respects 1t has been
easier. The Southern demand has been fully par
alleI with arrivals. and desirable offerings for
that account has sold practically as strong as
at any time recently. So have serviceably souno
good shaped chunks Of medium weight, l.lbO TO
/, 400 lbs. Weakness of moro or less extent mas.
however, prevailed on heavyweight offerings OF
the draft class. because OF a disposition on the
part of Eastern buyers to buy. tndinerentIy. 1lQ1-
crate supplies. however. are having a favoYapie
effect on trade as the week progresses and inoi-
change in prices from a week ago.
HORSE QUOTATIONS..
Heavy draft-Common to good, $l20d150. choice
to extra. sl6odls5. Chunks-1.1J $50 to 1850 lbs.
fair to good. s65Gs0: good to choice. $S5Qilo.
eboice to Extra. s2o6as0o. Horses for the south
Small. light drivers. fair to good. SeQ4o; choice
TO extra 50G70: Southern drivers. large, $S51l2o.
Export chunks-1. 200 to l.5O lbs. plain to GOOD,
ers~Fair to good. sS6gi1o: choice. to extra. $1251
$50. Saddlers for Southern use-Fair to good. SIS
@s0: choice to extra. sl0e9l3s: fancy. gated and
New York saddlers. $50 1900. Inferior horses
Common. small clugs. S20G30: heavy work plugs.
MTLES-The mule market Is retaining its
strength and vitality in a remarkable manner.
Heavy receipts have again been the order this
week, but the outlet has been fully ample to
take care Of them. and a brisk interchange OF
supplies has taken place between consienors.
dealers and out-of- town buyers. Tho Southern
demand has been particularly effective. being
supported by a large number of buyers, and pur-
chases each day have bsen very generous. Prices
all good classes. and statesmen have had no DIFF
fcuity in finding buyers for desirable kinds. As
usual, the common kinds have been neglected.
but very plain mules con. prised only a small
proportion of the supply. Conditions have been
Mule quotations (for broke mules, 4 to Z years