The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-23
CATTLE TRADE IN
UNSETTLED STATE.
RENEWAL OF STRIKE MAKES
OUTLOOK UNCERTAIN.
Shippers Should Consult South st.
Paul Commission Men as to Condi-.
ton Of Affairs Before Deciding
Upon Course of ActionA Fair
Business Done Despite the Many
Drawbacks ~ Outlook for Next
Week Indefinite.

South ST. Paul, July 23-Receipts Of
cattle at the South ST. Paul market this
week totaled $500, compared with $3.50
last week and FLAT the same week last
year: This weeks calf receipts were
about 275, against go last week and 642
the like week last year. The trade has
been in a more or less unsettled and
uneven condition at all points again this
week. The. truce declared Wednesday
evening between the packers and the
strikers gave promise Of market condi-
tions speedily resuming the normal state,
but the packinghouses were fairly started
with a full force of men on Friday morn
+ ing when the officials Of the union, al
lleging discrimination on the part of pack
ers in taking the men back, called the
union workers out again and the market
once more became dangerous one for
i shippers to operate upon. The situation
lis still such that it is impossible to fore
/ cast the market with any degree OF GER
tainty, and shippers are advised to con-
suit commission men before forwarding
stock
s. Beef and butcher cattle have lost the
! strength noted in prices last week and
! are now about where they were a week
1 ago last Monday, or just prior to.4the
! strike Good Dakota grass steers averag-
| ing Labs pounds sold Friday at $5.15. A
few early shipments of range cattle are
| expected next week if the market con-
/ ditions are such as to permit their ship
ment. The better grades Of butcher COW
| stuff are selling about where they were
| before the strike. Some fair to good
/ South Dakota grass COWS and heifers sold
Friday at So and good to choice fat heavy
cows sold from $3.40 to 81 during the
week. Gamers were lower than last
week, with the selling largely between
j $1.25 and $1.75. Butcher bulls have sold
about steady, but bologna grades have
been neglected Veal calves are higher
than a week ago. with good kinds sell
ing from $4.25 to $3.50. In stock and
i feeding cattle circles trading has been
! very dull. Supplies have been light but
fully up to requirements, and sellers are
generally quoting values on most grades
lower than week ago.
! Hogs!
The hog market had two bad days this
i week, Wednesday and Thursday, and OIL
these days prices declined about 35 cents
/ On the other days Of the week the trend
in prices was upward. The sharp mid
4 week decline here was in sympathy with
severe breaks east, where receipts Of
900 hogs on Wednesday and &c, 900 or
Thursday proved too heavy for the con
tracted demand, which at that time pre-.
vailed. Until the strike situation is def
nttely settled there is likely to be wide
fluctuations in prices, and predictions fo
the future would be mere guesswork. Thu
trade Friday was mostly on a 20-cent
8 lower basis than On Saturday Of las
. week, with the exception of light hogs
which are in very strong demand ant
. | show less decline. Rough packing hog
> should be bought in the country at
wide discount. The bulk Of the hog
here Friday sold from $4.S5 to $490 Goo.
; ; to choice light and mixed grades brough
from s4.95 to $50; fair light mixed an,
. good heavies, $3.50 to $49o; common
| mixed and heavies $4.65 to $4.75, an,
rough packing sows at $3.50. The week
receipts s3totaled about 7,100, compare
with 11,191 the preceding week and s,54
I the same week last year.
= Sheep.
i There were about 5000 sheep receive
. here this week, a good share of whic
4 4 We're westerns in transit east. The mar
? ket was quiet all the week, with the ten
), dency rather downward, especially o
y lambs. Good to choice fat lambs are sell
ing now from $3.50 to s5.75 and fair kind
for slaughter from SIS to $685. Eve
are selling from $3.50 to 1878, a choic
;. handiweight going at the latter price
Fat wethers are quotable from 81 t
o $4.25, and good to choice yearling weth
n ers from $4.35 to s465. Fat. bucks ar
: selling at s4.25. Stock and feeding shee
e and lambs ruled quiet at last week
: prices.
g today: Cattle. 100; calves, 5; hogs, 7oo shee
: 175; horses. 40; cars, 20.
e The, following table shows the receipts fro
= same period in 1908: '
SSssf 5sa e Sss Ss5sss
3 Decrease Decrease 4oes 1885 lzi,sos eosso -
n far IN July. as compared with the same peri
=, yaor.E co4+la Colyos IJors Sboor 70,