The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-09
Is AND INDIAN STEERS
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HoGS-The receipts were only fair for Thurs
head, There was a good many pigs and lights
included. yet the proportion. Of good. medium and
with a good demand from all sources. and trad
IN, ing was va quite active at prices l9al5e higher
2sG higher than on Tuesday, City butchers were
medium and heavy hogs. such as were wanted
BY 10Th them; and the packers reeeiysd the ben
provement was on the mixed and fair lights and
pigs. Good lights were in demand and sold read,
hogs coming in late found buyerc ready for them
and sold as fast as yardsd at prices fully as
FSes as at the opening Inc clearance was COM
Fair to hest butcher and heavy hogs sold at
IS. S0dS 80; good medium weights and packers at
Sc 4Sas. 70: The bulk at s. 5 g: lights. ,o lse 10 10
s. 80: Ioughs and culls at SOS 49, .u,
of the hogs above 80 lbs. average sold at $50
as;7s, against 9 top of $3.50. and the bulk at
~SHEEP-There was no material change to the
shesg .aarkss- T The supply was small "a d, and dscs tine
lambs and mutton sheep. while common and fair
s 70 st m sSa than nt one-t ilGI' Il hu the hunter meir Of good
sheep and lambs they ; ted to fll urgent or.
o. supplies. The best lambs sold at $50. and the
best mutton sheep at ii2'
o ore j.. and has :, been E fully up to 'ne espfe aina'ss
OF the Southern demand. and a larger volume OF
slow stes'pe or backward a about the movement: buyers
ZANE after supplies and nd did ,d net t,sy to make
it vas: Stated in to MI consisnmsnts at once
and the competition resulting placed values, on
a very firm to a slightly higher scale than last
movement was very brisk and general satisfaction
with the market was. expressed. The heavier
s,f.s, on Larger Of Sffe sbn ss, although q In tne i's mark .he
rugged chunks. suitable for the Eastern demand:
were very active. as were also farm arrivals Of
decent quality. all showing a free outlet and a
heavier and better than any week of the fall
period.
good sl2Galio: choice to extra sieoq1s5:- Chunks
1:i59 10 LEO lbs. fair to good. $3.50; good TO
good s1lOd175: choice TO extra s2oea5oo. Horses
for the ~South-Small. light divers, fair to good.
fsGss'; sss sai:se e Pse eslFa ci ssSh.e: s 80 to 1.S s5iT lss'.
plain to good $3.50: choice to extra sloalzs.
essra siss aTissFsa saddiel to f ESods s sSsssl9; s sheief iG
to good $I5ds0: choice to extra S150Q 135: fancy
gated and New York saddlers sl5OaSlO. inferior
plugs Si0a6O.
The mule receipts of the week have been heavy
been a steady and continuous run to the commits
sion market of full loads. while the number ar
mented the supply. Besides. dealers have "im-
ported. a large quota. In keeping. however. with
large demand from the South. from which big
purchasing and shipping has resulted. and the lat
ter about omsetting the former: there has pre-
partments. with one exception-thin and rough
mules. The present demand is invariably for fat.
out-of-town buyers are wanting the rough ones
that Is not within a reasonable. parallel of the
would take them the dealers would handle them
readily, but nearly all exterior demand centers
h inSe Of 'a all 0s size.. st theretor e0os sold f brisSiy 0a and
steady with. the quotations of last week. but the
palmer kinds were slower and in a great many