The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-21
FIRM AT The CLOSE
Cattle Prices slumped Early in the
Week, but Recovered the Loss
Later On.
a. Noticeable Increase in Hogs and
Prices Lower Good Sheep
Scarce.

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cattle here this week total about 6.10O
compared with s,709 last week and 3,545
the same week last year. This weeks calf
receipts were about 625 against 423 last
week and $40 the same week last year.
,Fhe week opened with big run In Chi
|cago on Monday. Lower prices there had
Sympathetic weakening effect elsewhere.
Since Tuesday, receipts have been light
and with an urgent demand for the bet
ter grades Of beef and butcher cattle.
values regained all the early loss The
qualify Of the local offerings has averaged
very poor with nothing like the number
Of cattle showing good killing quality In
Guided, necessary to meet the require
naents Of the trade. Bulls have sold steady.
Veal calves have declined 25c with the
best grades now selling at Sc. rs. The dairy
branch Of the trade has been in a bad
grades, showing a decline Of 50 to $3 and
| common kinds and backward springers
selling only for what they are worth as
Gamers There was stronger tendency
| In the market for the better grades Of 600
!! to a00rpouad stock and feeding cattle dur
ing the fore part Of the week and such
kinds generally sold at a. slight advance.
teriaI change from a week ago.
| Ii0GS-There has been a noticeable In
crease In the marketing Of hogs at the
various large centers this week. Prices
have rapidly sought a. lower level and now
]. stand at a. notch zoe to 25c lower than
1 a week ago on all but the heavy grades.
4 the latter averaging only about loo lower
Quality has averaged fair to good with
the light and light butcher hogs greatly
predominating In the receipts. Some
i traders expect to see the bulk of the hogs
selling close to the 4c mark by Jan. /. al
J. tho a few are OF the opinion that the mar
kst will hold steadier from now on. For
!: the first time. in several months, good
hogs are commanding about as much
money as the lighter grades.
! :SiIEEP-T There were about 40, 900 sheep
received here this week compared with
6s,l6S last week and 1922 the same week
y last year. The arrivals have been com
1 posed largely OF tail end shipments from
i tho western ranges. There has been a
4 scarcity of good killing sheep and lambs
x on the local market, and altho eastern
]. points showed a sharply downward trend
during the fore. part Of the week prices
here have been maintained on a firm basis
! and best ewes have made a, slight adj
vance. Good to choice lambs are now
lu4otable from $3.50 to $4.75 and good to
choice ewes from s265 to s2.s5. The feed
u err trade has been uneven, lower in spots
Z and steady in others During the week.
good western feeding wethers crossed the
scales at $3.10 A choice class of feeding
, ewes sold UP to $2:4O and western feeding
lambs as high as $500. The common
grades have been more or less neglected
but sold not quotably different from late
lastsweek. 81
81 Estimated receipts at the Union Stock Yards
n TODAY: Cattle 250:s calves. %: hogs, 4, 600
| sheer OK. ears bss - ~ -. 80
c,Fhe f0Ioyyinp ta he shoyys the receints from
q lar Il .1gp3 = 10 Ndate as comnared With the
! same period in 1902: I.
Inaa 80 ZOO Ak Tss 900 os7 ePe OF oec
1s IS s. g g;
NJ NJ, e. l''$. {, ont '1 'oo -
gTh fn,ini,,, ti,ie s,,: t . = th
g.. ttnc Sag"a,ha, ~ .sn,,,o "a .;.t CIV,
20 , - a, as1 1nnp % s9ppateu WIZ te ean
y.tIo1 IL l G..1 ris 49, - e,,.
200 Sos g. esn as
iSo9 sa
!eo% l'S oss os'S2S sso4e <'vs
ing. o.lt go s,sI,a2o So4oe 90 30
II .,oiiEtals iecetpts ZOE past week are rs lei
lows: ,,..,,. 1.,..1 e,. 60
Date Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars
Seg. Is s ses 9s 1893 1888 a,S sas g
NOV. 16 1851 1l5 4,7os sos 2s
! Nov. gSs 2Ss 55a2 12,o41 4
Nov. 1S 6s s9 1s SO 5S S2s 2,264 10
Noy.s ~ $40 - 2,9ol $500
n Railroads entering the yards reported receipt