The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-18

rather small AID enIy fair in quality. real good
sHrtp ana iamus uvInS scarce. lrt pest la.,b-
~ .di- b!CuBht NS:So, ,..iIe top gtsdes Nsou.I
change 10 the trad.. the decent kinds ali selling
.Saui'E at price sttauy 40 sr -ng as - rui
WIN INT ot>t sneep einNlng an al"antc - ii
g.6c, making tnem now upSI tie i.is;ntst bass
III su,,isi Mtsks- Fair k.nGs are selling well
anu mutn nstlsi Khan they would II me re-
cohk.defing tn small supplies that have b-en
ON sale former days this week, the receipts
amounting to around 6.VUu hean. The five pm
ciltaI western markets had $500 on safe, com,
pared with 1850 Thursday of last weeK, and
Inc market opened with a good demand. but
ouycfS were asking for lower prices and
1anHns inc cecIne. as a rule amounting 70
loc, on which basis trading was quite active
ilsS and lights, under $50, lbs, II good. did not
decline as much as the heavier hogs, and all
weights are now selling around the top. Rutci-
er noss are in good demand and at present are
selling the quickest. with lights for sniphihs
better than ten days or two weeks ago. What
buyers want Is. quality. regardless OF weisht'
Southwest or soft order. The late trade was
about 15c lower than the general Wednesday
Light weighing. 100 to las lbs. sold at $500
SIS; lights. lSJ TO 1888 lbs. at f1.SOa6.l 10: me,
at 81 .Sodo.Is. The bulk OF the good medium
and heavy hogs sold at s6G6. 10. against 500
H~ORSES-As was expected. the horse market
this week has been replete with activity. and
prominently as the best since the last spring
period. Receipts in all departments were very
by the ranse-hoIse sale and another special
event. The quality was the best seen on the
some of the prices that were pad. single draft
animals selling largely frurn sl65d22j; pairs at
the auction. The demand was good from all
sources. and a stronger and satisfactory market
in the Southern branch OF the trade was the
market brisk, a large number of southern buy
the good Offering: The general run of south,
ern horses sold from s6JaIOc. but there were
The market was clearly stronger. and some sd-
vance in prices was made. but 1t was not easy
better than anything had lately. and a COM
parison therefore was possible. The activity
well opened for the fall season, and that from
now on the trade Will display active condi-
Horse quotations.:
Heavy draft.Common to good. si259ls5:
good, sl3Sa165: choice to extra, sl1Oefas; Farm
chunks-sS0dl25 Southern horses-Plain to
good, Se0q lDo; choice to extra. sllOqi25. Drivers
Fair to good. si25a175: choice to extra, s21oq
300; Coach horses. $i5Od 100.
MuLES-The week started out with compare
lively liberal receipts of mules. but the market
old not prove in satisfactory condition., and the
days the arrivals have been only moderate as
an average; but they have been plenty large for
developed in the proportion which 1t was ex-
pected IL would. and the Eastern trade has been
preIsy n .nn "a nat h ugaie ~ n ma.e n n" fnr an
active and favorable market. The result was
that the local market was very slow and II was
with difficulty that sellers negotiated constgn-
ments at anything like satisfactory prices. A
few choice loads sold close to steady. but the
bulk of all arrivals were lower. the decline
was at least s250g5 per head. which eliminates
all Of the advantages gained by the market dur
ing the last two weeks and places trade back
on the same dull basis as two weeks ago. At
the decline the movement in the market was
very slow. Dealers are exercising great care
not to increase their already heavy supplies un-
TIL some manifestation OF activity on the part
of the Southern demand and some assurance is
given that the demand will keep supplies
moving.
Mule quotations flor broke mules. 4 to : years