The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-07
LOWEST FOR YEARS
Hog Prices Hold Easy on a Low
Level Not Reached Here
Since 1900.
Cattle Trade Unsatisfactory to the
Sellers This Week Sheep
Lower.

South st. Pauk Nov. 7.-Cattle receipts
here this week total about $4,000 COM
pared with 1854 last week and 6,511 the
corresponding week last year. Receipts of
calves total about 900 compared with 742.
last week and Az last year. There has
been nothing encouraging to the seller of
any kind Of cattle on this weeks market,
particularly if he had common, ill-bred
stock to dispose Of. All markets have
been literally supplied with common
grades. Conditions surrounding the trade
have been altogether unsatisfactory and
the strike OF packing house employees in
Chicago had a great deal to do with the
dullness of the market. Gamer cows show
the most loss and are selling a big 25c low
er than in the fore part Of last week. On the
better grades of beef and butcher stuff,
the local market has not shown the de-
clines warranted by conditions elsewhere,
yet good cattle are selling a dime lower
than at the close of last week For stock
ers and feeders there has been a limited
country demand and the supply of COM
mon stuff has been too liberal. The mar
ket on little stock cattle is as low, dull,
and unsa tisfactory as at any time this sea-
son, and the good kinds are barely steady
with g. week ago. Bulls sold about steady.
but the common kinds moved slowly. Veal
calves are selling at about last weeks
closing prices with the best grades going
at S. Good mich cows have been in good
demand at fully steady figures. The COM
mon kinds show no improvement.
! Hogs-There were about 90, 200 hogs re-
ceived here this week compared with
49, 1877 last week, and II, 631 the same week
Hast year. While receipts at various points
have been only fairly moderate for this
season Of the year, packers have con-
! tinued to hammer values severely and at
the close of Fridays trading prices showed
a decline Of zoe to a0c from ruling values
on Saturday of last week. The bulk of
sales are right around the 81. so mark and
indications are that they will be down to
81 within six weeks: AS the market now
4 stands, prices are the lowest for three
i years.
Sheep--There were about 54,400 sheep
ireceived here this week against 52,35s last
week and 242S0 the same week last year.
4 Prices on all killing grades of both sheep
land lambs have sought a. lower level this
week with lambs sharing in the decline
and showing a loss of about 25c from the
close Of last week. A very good class of
killing. lambs are now selling at s4.25 and
1t takes choice kinds to bring $3.50. Nut
ton sheep are 1Oc to 15c lower than at
last weeks wind-up with good to choice
ewes selling at $3.50 to $2.76E and a fair
class. for slaughter, around $2.25@ to 81. 40
Feeding grades are somewhat lower. Old
western ewes have been of especially hard
sale and many of such kinds have been
closed out as low rs 81 to $1.25.
Estimated receipts at the Union Stock Yards
to-day: Cattle 200; calves, 30; hogs, 5000
sheep, 300; cars, 81.
The following table shows the receipts from
Jan. /, 1903 to date, as compared with the same
| period in 1902:
Year Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars
1903 ..22s,o55 s9.716 573,97s e5e. 222 2o,35:
1902 1888 $50 37,645 4s9. 1874 446.T57 1855
Inc. ......... 2,o71 s4,245 212,465 1885
J The following table shows the receipts thus
far in November compared with the same
period in 1902: