The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-08

sHEEP-A snlsil supply OF sheen Wa o. saie.
In fact. not more than ohe-fourth ola goo ssppI.
where near the number either OF sheep or lamus
needed 20 IN their. orders. There vas not ma
sheep selling rapidly at steady TO str0ns ytieeS;
al 49, Good sprinx ismbs Nsr. IN demand
but only a few were on saie- Fsir-grscs stock.
tive or three weeks ago. IN. stncksr iTsd- Is in
better shape. there being a good demand. but
sold Up 10 -; mutton lsmss-comiuE yeSElings-
at 81 and sheep up TO 81.
HoGs-OnS a moderate run % hogs was on
sale. the receipts amounting 20 only around 49,
head. which IN reality Is, but htte i any more
fe1nEs averaged = llttIe better "a quality thaa
lights included How eSer. Egoi hsayies. -uch a.
sell a. the TOP OF the market. were scare. The
market opened octiye and. while huslness shoyea
more lie than Monday. prices were no more than
STEADY to strong except possibly a load or -
butchers were active oDsET;Ors ana s.eured an
the real good hes possible and neeoel q lev
more LOADS TO IN their orders The good lights
sold quickly. but common stock were hard 70
get nd % at anything Ike satisfactory prices
The Close was without change and the clear
Fair 70 b.s: butcher and hrsvy hogs sold a.
S7.2gaT.5o: FOOD medium Nsisats sHd packers
a. Si0aI ths @ik at s l5g.2' iishts ~
lights. 100 20 10 Lbs, At ssEs -. pigs a. $50
SO; roughs and calls al sSas.S
OF the hogs above lHs lbs. average sold a. sic
"a >, against a TOP o: s7.-s and the bulk at
H~oRSEs-The horse market continues on the
- *. ~ FEAaLlrNFA III AAT H#EN.LNA u ~
week, Bayers sr~ taxing hold Of ne offerings
in a fairly active way. and the indicsttons aue
that the weeks volume % business Eih l. lib
ssaL. but the lower range u values l. nscegSary
20 keep the business moving. - conditions call
ra- q market OF less urgency and strength. 1ha
Eastern csnters are crowded with offerings. ac-
cOrding 10 ady1ces from various points. and the
f.stfgcti.nS 10 buye-s are to buy lower or net
n eli since the beginning Of the week. prices
have been about - 70 $50 hWeT than last week
The Tuesday offerings amounted 10 about 20
head. OF which the quality averaged fair. There
quite q showing Of good small and sedium-sir.d
ones. The market l. not on At all on the choice
Southern claEses. on the csntrary. Il Il very
strong On smooth. TOP offerings. which are king
ing as good values as at any time prsvlSrsly.
Horse quotations:
TO extra SislGl@ ~ChunkS-.,ise 20 LEa lbs. fsir
10 good. good 20 choice ts5aIfa. Coar1
horses and - TO good nfeGI5: caoler 70
extra s15oGsa. Horses fer the S0uth-Snau. lrh-
drivers. fair TO go9d. Ssea5; cholee 70 ,xtrs. EoI
shoite to extra TSeIo. Business dTiysrs9Tsi:
90 good sse6is. choice 10 extra sfs5af5a s-J-
Hisr< for southern use-Fair 70 Eood F7sss7. rbeTS.
70 extra S9s4iS. fancy-gaited and NJ
York saddlsTs Nso0So. Irfslcr
small plnEs &e9N. heaFy Work muzs Ie~r1
MULES-Tre arrivals OF mules are SIN run
ming light. and the Fenernl market is IN strT,r
condition Most q thc few full cariaasS whtcS
are coming In ind their way into tie hanaa
OF dealers without being offered on the com
the latter Department Is OF Light dinenSio,s
Trade continues % rule strong an an SIas-r- ~
5000 muiec- and these which are arriving IN 81
market do not rernsir long without sale c5,tor
mules fp In active demand. but the hes csI
n for le YEA choicest The s4ssrzi rsr-a@-