The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-10
RISING MARKET
FOR LIVESTOCK
SUPPLY STILL SHORT AND DE
MAND BETTER.
Normal Conditions Resulting from
Strike Settlement May Flood Market
with Supplies and Cause a Price De-
cline.

Special to The Journal. .Et ..ssT
South st. Paul Mimi, Sept 1o.--The supply
Of cattle here this week has fallen moderately
short of the receipts last week, while sharp
falling of in the marketing at Chicago has been
noted. The lighter receipts east and GOOD local
demand have been responsible for considerable
Improvement in prices on about all grades. Lo-
cally, the trade beef steers and desirable
grades Of butcher she stuff or such as grace
above the Gamer and cutter class. has shown
strength every day, and the close OF the week
finds prices on a Is to 25c higher basis than last
Saturday, with steers showing the most strength
Western cattle have advanced fully as much as
native stock. Supplies during the latter hair
of the week have been very light with no good
cattle at hand to test prices. Some fair range
steers sold Friday at 49, so and good to choice fat
grass beeves are quoted from 1913 to s4:oo:
poor killing quality. Good to choice grass cows
are quotable from $3.50 to 1926, medium grades
around 81. 30@2.5O and Gamers and cutters from
$125 to 81. Bulls have sold steady to loc higher,
the better grades showing the advance. veal
calves are strong at last weeks closing prices.
Now that the Chicago strike is settled, condi
tions will soon again become normal. Some trad
ers express the belief that the settlement OF the
strike will bring forward big supplies OF stock
that have been held back and that the heavy
marketing will result in declines.
In. the trade on stock and feeding cattle the
demand has been of fair volume all week and
prices have advanced generally 10c to 15c. A
feshy class of steers which found their only
Sas Dn ks week TX t. the Ter
days at greater advance. It. is believed that
with the assurance Of good corn crop the de-
, mand fer feeding cattle will greatly improve
and that the next few weeks will see gradually
strengthening market. Stock heifers of good
quality are higher than last week but common
kinds show little change. Mich cows anf
spos9Eo RaYs MISC 0q St p stea9S
! ing prices in yesterdays market: Ad
vancing one this week and prices at the close
of Fridays trading showed an advance of 15t
over the close Of the preceding week: The de
mand here has been very strong, while supplies
have continued light. Quality is averaging only
fair. Hogs high relative to ruling cattle
prices, and liberal east would, 1t Is thought
result in declines, tho liberal marketing Is no
anticipated at this time and Indications are To-
about steady market next week. The bulk O.
the hogs here Friday sold from $3.50 to SIS. 49,:
] sheep-Liberal receipts of sheep during tn
fore part OF: the week caused decline Of full!
a sPsdes to f aSG Which w prices decline there
been no recovery in prices Lambs La; +ren wes
ened somewhat Friday and are steady with las
weeks closing. Fairly good western ewes soil
for slaughter during the week at So. and mos
Eof the good fat native ewes from $3.15 to So 20
$3.50 to 1915. Good to choice fat lambs ar
selling from $4.65 to IS, fair kinds from 81. 2
to $3.50 and good stock lambs from 1918 to S4
Feeding sheep are a little lower than a wee
ago, in sympathy with the decline fat sheep
Good feeding selling from $2.75 to S
and fair kinds from $3.50 to. $685.: A strin
Of very good feshy western Wethers were take
by a, Michigan feeder during the week at COS
of $40. y. '':. ..
Estimated receipts at the Union Stock arc
today: Cattle, 1880; calves 10: hogs. 1.1OC
sheep, 5000; horses, Is: cars, o..
The following table shows the receipts frol
Jan. i, 1904, to date, compared with tt
same period in 1908: .:.'-
1861. 49,. 14so7s 2s.1s5 SOS, ss7 s5s, $50 IA 81
1903. 125 SS1. 80 141i47S 1877 272 7O5' .i13. Oe
Decrease sasass !o..' e,e4s .o:9oo eoe?t 10.
The following table shows the receipts tn,
far in September, as compared with the san
period in 1903:
1904: s,614 1927 6,7O5. %, 291 g
1903...... 1O,76s 1O31 @s,9e6 1870 g.
:, Decrease 1854 204 2,2s1 .....i -
Official receipts for the past week are (
follows -
Date Cattle tie CALVES. Hogs. Sheep; Car
( Sept. 3..... LOT 10 - 3S1 S,193
!, Sept. 5.....4,2s5 1875 I042 5,672 2
< Sept. l.195 217 1900 625 80"
=. Sept. 7.....1,s74 149 HOB t. 72O l.
J, Sept Co.: 249 So 1.o7s 4s4s
Railroads entering the yards reported receip
for the day by loads follows: Chicago Gre
Western, 2; Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul.
a a Minneapolis & St. Louis. 4; Chicago, St. PAT
= Minneapolis & Omaha, 3; Great Northern 1
> Northern Pacific, 81; Chicago, Rock Island & P