The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-27

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sheep trade, the supply being very small part of
ers. and not for sale. ' All decent stock. both
sheep and lambs. that were suitable to the NUT
the only trouble being buyers We're not ab:s to
SeesaS re than 0sT Q. the
we're on sale and were readily disposed Of the
stocker trade is very quiet. as the receipts in
clp s,. only few head each day.
2,5Oo head less than were on sale Wednesday.
and they averaged only reasonably good in quail
y there sell being ,b but o few heavy hogs on sale
early was very slow. and while some of the
the ans asav{ trades adHss ep ssa o
ordinary packers and mixed hogs, was fully &C
that were only fair received the full decline and
sold very slow. City butchers were active op-
lbs or more; The late market was very weak.
. Fair , to best butchers and heavy hogs sold at
s be bu sdi at Msshts and s gsekfss at
iso lbs: at sss5a7.so. the bulk at s7,5g1:s:
rasshs and g su is at es '@ pigs at ''a''
The top of the market ar was SIS and the bulk
14', against q, top of s7.sass. and the bulk at
The main aogs az pacser. ,ourn, ,v sx
To-Day avsrsssd e ss s sna cost y sSft the
eraged rs lbs and cost SIS. and the main drove
bought by the st. Louis Dressed Beef Company
HoRsEs-The horse market this week was on
higher basis 1t was in direct contrast to the
week. for during this week ali the circumstance
activity and s decided Inclination ' to lsins
week Of the Greater mart q
ably below the volume Of the week before, and
as transpired last week The disparity SstWee
the demand and supply made for higher range
higher on the bulk of e onss weh at
recovered all Of last weeks decline. if Indeed
All he so 0a ss Ssrs
n,shy satisfactory to the selling interests and
out the general run Of the market. Particularly
and farm demands for good to choice Chunks
and no offerings of the kind which showed any
very good and pairs sold around s425a45e. while
made .Iss sse Usual 81 iass the T Siss
the market. but the demand for them was very
Ss 1t is e say woa as Ss1s G
strong ,n pricss The Southern trade continues one
or asa sthas Il
values on the best Of such offerings are being
branches Of the market. Ni'~'''''' III o''e'
c a9rSs ssscs H o ,,- to
LEO to $50 lbs-F'air to good ss5dsO: good to
choices sorsss asS os Horses .s
Ter the soath-sma light drivers fair to good
Large Saq125 Export chunks LOO to / 800
lbs-Plain to good s75@e0: choice to extra 500
cs2S Business drgeEs-Far to good sss9no
g 5Esss,.Fsr to good sl59so choice to extra 800
u510 Inferior horses-Common, small plugs $50
go: heavg work plugs $s0d60.
MULES-The mule market has been on a mod
crate basis this week, and has shown no quota
Bile change from the general conditions existing
during the week preceding. There has not been
as free an inbound movement Of supplies, neither
has the out-of-town movement been as large-a
fact which was particularly applicable to the
Eastern demand In all essentials the market
has been uuieter and the volume of business
smaller. but practically steady basis has been
maintained. The leading call during the week
has continued for the good to extra qualities OF
big mules, suitable for the Eastern and farm de-
nards. All farm m lies bought not Of the
choice kinds. some buyers took a large rough
grade. but quite few OF the best animals went
back to the rural districts. Another source OF
demand for good big mules was from the food
affected portions of the South. big animals being
taken for MISREPRESENTATION work The Southern
demand was really the largest factor in the out
let. but at the present time few Southern buyers
are purchasing small mules; the demand has
switched. and with few exceptions they are all
Thus. plain. small and common mules are still
ruling slow. while others are firm and steady.
Mule quotations 0or broke mules. 4 to Z years
old:
u hands. extreme range .............$ ooo9 5000