The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-07
BUNCH OF STEERS
TOUCH S. MARX
FEATURE OF THE WEEK AT
SOUTH ST. PAUL YARDS.
Veal Very Weak, Prices Off soc to 75c
Hogs in Narrow Price Range
Sheep Receipts Light and Not
Enough Choice Stuff on the Whole
Lambs Steady.

South st. Paul, May Cattle receipts
this week were about $500, compared with
3139 last week and 1922 same week last
year. This weeks calf receipts were about
1850, compared with $50 last week and
1867 the corresponding week last year.
There has been a very appreciate in
crease in local receipts and a decrease in
the marketing east this week. While
prices on beef cattle have failed to
strengthen, the tone OF the local trade has
been good and the market on the better
class Of beef steers has ruled about steady.
The feature of the weeks trading was
the sale here of bunch Of very good beef
steers at So. Few Of such cattle are
coming, however, and the bulk of the
fair to good killers are selling from $4.25
to $3.50. The strong tone shown in the
market on butcher stuff for several weeks
past has again been In evidence and trad
ing has been active at fully steady prices.
Good to choice butcher cows and heifers
are quotable from $3.50 to S4.25, medium
grades around So and Gamers and cutters
from $3.50 to $3.50. Demand for butcher
and bologna bulls has been good and
prices stronger. The veal calf market
Is in a bad way, having declined big
SOC to 75c from last weeks wind-up. It
takes a good class of veals to sell now up
to $3.50, while many common light calves
are selling at 81. The supplies Of stock
and feeding cattle have run largely to
common or fair light stockers and this
class has been Disseminated against more
severely than usual. Buyers prefer to pay
the higher prices asked for good quality
stuff, rather than take hold of the COM
mon kinds, and while desirable grades of
both stock and feeding cattle have held
| in a steady notch and have been of ready
sale, the lower grades have dragged and
| to effect a clearance had to be sold at
a decline Of from 10c to zoe on last week s
closing. There is good inquiry for mich
cows and springers at firm prices. Com.
| mon kinds show no Improvement.
Hogs-There were about 2S,150 hogs re-
ceived here this week, compared with
$50 last week and 1897 the same week
last year. The market declined 1Oc on the
! opening market day Of the week, held
steady on the two succeeding days and re-
gained the decline Of Monday on Thursday
and Friday. Prices at the close Of Fri
days trading showed no quotable change
| from the close Of last week. The range
in prices Is very narrow and the next few
weeks will probably see light hogs com
manding the top prices The general
opinion Is that the market has not yet
reached bottom. At the close of Fridays
trading, common to good light, mixed and
heavy hogs were selling from $40 tc
$3.50, with choice medium hogs, mixed
and medium weights quotable from $4.6s
to $4.70. ~. .'
| OuCCp-I ACl6 WtIS itUOuI OylUV SIlSGk
received here this week, compared with
5,02S last week and Loaf the same week
last year. Prices have ruled generally
steady all week on both sheep and lambs
Native stock has been scarce and the To-
cal feed lots furnished packers with thu
bulk Of their supplies. A good to choic,
class Of shorn western yearling wether
!; sold during the week from $50 to s52
and choice shorn western wethers reached
$50. Among the natives received, Their,
was little that could lay claim to be
ing good. A few desirable wool lambs
sold at $3.50 and a fair to good class o
shorn lambs around SIS to $5.25. A goot
to choice class Of ewes are selling TO
slaughter from $3.50 to $500.
: Estimated receipts at the Union Stock Yard
to-day: Cattle, 95 calves, 80; hogs, 1900
sheep, rs; cars, SO. .- - ID
The following table shows the receipts fror
JAM l., 1904, to date, as compared with til
Year Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars
1904. 49,. $3.50 1o,ses 373,763 241,572 7,ee
1903. 49,. e4,9a5 1910 2s6,o72 17o,66s COS
Decrease. 11,7se 1851 49,. 49,. 90.
The following table shows the receipts thu
far in May, as compared with the same perio