The Minneapolis journal., 1903-04-11

3 800 compared with IL, ,4SO last week and 11,4SO
or the corresponding week last year. With
marketing at all points the week comes
o a close with prices about &c higher than at
the close Of the week previous. Packers have
shown bearish disposition and, on days when
The marketing was at all heavy, values have de-
,lined rather sharply. The quality Of the
local offerings has been only fair, with no really
choice hogs included at any time this week. =.
against 8,270 last week and 2,120 for the same
week last year. Arrivals here have been made up
largely Of western feeders that did not come on
sale. There has been marked scarcity of good
native sheep and lambs. The keen edge of last
weeks trading has been dulled, although good
to choice lambs are quoted about steady. Com
mon and lalf-fat kinds, as rule, are closing
fully 15@25c lower than week ago. The mar
ket has held UP fairly well on the best grades
of shorn sheep but there has been weaker ten
dency all alcng the line and common to medium
prices = = f01s%E.T-> -.
to.day; Cattle, Il; calves II 10; hogs, 7sS sheep
The following table shows the receipts from
Jan 1, 1908, to ood date, as compared with the
sam Yeas per'ou catte' ca S Calves Hogs. Sheep Cars
1851 tSs5 tSS 1853 5ss 2s 5Ss 5s7s
me-. .::s; - .:.:.. s4,ass 25,i4s $50
The following table shows the receipts thus
Sss esttle es,vss Hsgs ssE 81 SRssB s
fsss::: fss: $50 sSsS s zsS5$ 81 $$s rs Szs
official receipts for the p past week are as fol.
19Ms: %s+s Cattle Calves, .so1x tzo.s sheen c.rs
April 3 :. $50 1s6o~ a4s5 Isl IS
april 9 -. 6o7 3a a3a ~ ,ss2 , 1888 g
4s:;3 ssS sSS g
Apri1 APril 20 2i$ 25s 15 i5 ha29s a22a SIG
Railroads entering the wards reDorted receipts
Western cRteego st. psa
Cnlcago, 81. faui, MiInheapo1s q omaha' 8;
Great MGftnern: n +; t9 e1tal, II;
DISPOSITION Rp OF STOCK F1tfay' ApE1i phaa
SFift ,.,,;;;, 6 ~nzSR 'z'}Se So
SiiRn,a1 r.; hlag n Thomas 1..::':.'a5 -.
Peter t'te1nfS Evans inoas 20 -: -:
Country buyera a.i::::.: .3S82aG 70 80
Other buyers -" *z.a"s . 7% A '> -
Totals .....,.551. /. - 1851 F. : e22
Hogs 4. ~ . :, coo. nn,oo noano
Aprii 3 .'21s s6.S Sc 65@7.S5
April 4 ::.........21o 6.s5, 6s5M72o
ApFi ApFil 20 sSS s:SS Sso@7: Sso@7iS :7S
Prices a shade lower: Receipts very tight:
range $e.75 to sis: bulk. sea5 to- 81: light and
inferior in grades, $e;75 to Sc 90; mixed $6;o5 to
sos soo 5utsher on sae and seeG! nothing
2ss r. Is s. Il 22s lbs; S. e5; IS !o$ 3 16s sos
fss IFS, $es5: 80 ]e'o, 49, 80 .'s' ~'..o' -
$685. 9s?s $50 hno9e 1bs $ss bs ibs $50 '0s
staaEs and RBeaEs go III 1bs Sd7o ,on+
quiet M Change n
aaras Wei cleared OF stock @ ana 1eed1ng CATTLE
Rntoho sun az oo 90" Pg'ee 900
Ids; $4;lS: co,,,s -, uo,eou. 90 ~
Bntener lows ana Hel1ers-l, saO lps' Sz.eo;-l'
i'9yU IDS, ~ l. asao9 ips o,S SSb9. @ 90 A. ON
| . CulIers ana Gamers, l,zlO IDS, $24O; 1, SUI
IDS; stscT sIoo and Feed,ns steerx-a 900 lbs 40.
Stock Cows and Heifers-1, e7o lbs $3.50; 1,
$40 lbs, $3.0 +*'sz' '3.s .S.e@,-~-E@-.
FEEDING Owing the
4 eyes % d13 o. lbs 81 stock lambs n 70 lbs 81;
| ouck, LOU lbs, 81; cull ewes, " IDS, S5. =,
EEooter W; v "; ~ mF,agg, Mapleton; Beisigls gle Bros,
Becker; Q: Miller, Porter; e; Massey Knapp;
f.. a. ~. 1inpey' HarnlnsIon' N. N. WoHe hel'
ss - 49, ---
4 eroy,x rrrv -7vr, enorv -, :,
tie receints This eet foot m sp5 gno head ~
xoH heaa @ more oG taan last week out OF the
e
ana quality. but tie bulk of the offerings II fhe
stocker line were or only fa1r quality and the
general average Of the heavy run was considered
the poorest or the season. The market was
slow to open up. The dealers started out bid.
ding lower prices and when trading started
sellers were forced to make concessions of LOG
15c from last weeks prices on everything ex
cept the strictly good in order to effect a
1 clearance. At the close Of the day about the
! entire receipts had passed into second hands
4 For the balance Of fhe week with Iiphfer re
CENTS there was he4tar tone to Tho anG
ali cattle havino anv nretenca to nna1t+v' ~
Il a strong fspnre With Ntondev hut +Iora go no.
M inrovanonf ,a -, tb rr,o,n nug .aaa " as
nf oatt1e s dar Nv m te narianaad grauet @
trade and have not an nnusual pmount of catt1e