The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-05
RECORD CATTLERUN
AT SOUTH ST. PAUL
THE WEEK SHOWS INCREASE OF
...i. $500 HEAD.
Prices Easier, in Line with Liberal Sup
plies at All Principal Markets
Grass Cattle Good Enough to Bring
81 Are Scarce-Hogs Off 1Oc to 15c,
and Prospects for Another Dip
Sheep About Steady for the Week,
but Lambs Show Decline.

at South st. Paul the first five days this weeR
total 25,336 cattle. 942 calves. 1s,343 hogs and
81, 205 sheep, compared with 1,264 cattle. 927
calves, 1913 hogs and %, 956 sheep last week.
and 11,19S cattle, 9oS calves 20,616 hogs and
&c, 1O6 sheep the corresponding week last year
The weeks receipts of cattle the local
market have been the heaviest record, show
ing an increase of about $500 over last weeks
record-breaking supply. and being more than
double the receipts of the same week last year.
Supplies have been very liberal at all points and
prices on all but the good to choice beef and
butcher cattle have shown declines. big
string of western beeves, averaging 1913 pounds.
sold here Friday at ST. but grass cattle good
enough to bring this price are very scarce, and
pretty good kinds are going for slaughter around
$3.50, and common and inferior killing steers
from $3.50 to So. Most grades Of COW stuff
are selling 1Oc to 15c lower than last week
and at the low point of the year. 1t takes
strictly good fat cows to sell now above $3.50,
and fair to medium class Is going from 81 10
to $2.35, with Gamers and cutters from 81
to 81. AS long the weather conditions remain
favorable, traders look for continued liberal re-
ceipts and for unimproved prices on common
to medium cattle. The stock and feeding cattle
market is quoted anywhere from 10c to 25c low
than last week. Receipts have been very
heavy Of this class of stock, and the country
demand has not been broad as last week.
1t has been thought for several weeks past that
stock and feeding cattle prices were as low
| as they could go, but values are now In the
there seems little chance for Improvement. Com
| mon light stockers and common grades Of feed
| ing cattle show the most loss and are badly
neglected, even at the low prices prevailing.
| The demand is centered good quality stock.
with heshy steers that be fattened and
| turned quickly in the best inquiry. A
string Of extra good western steers, carrying
| enough flesh to make them desirable killers,
sold Friday at $3.75. They were bought by an
| Iowa feeder, and after short feeding period
will make exera good class Of beef. Very
| few 9O0-pound steers coming are good enough To
! sell at $275, and the bulk of the fair to
good 700 to 90O-pound cattle are going from
$2.35 to $3.50. Common thin stock cattle are
selling from $3.50 to $19O, and such light
grades as sell from 81 to $225 are of pretty
decent class. Good milch and springers
are holding about steady; others are neglected
and many of the common kinds find their onls
| outlet Gamers.
Hogs-Hog prices have declined 1Oc to 15t
again this week, and prospects indicate still
further drop. Quality has been considerably bet
from 81. 65 to $4.75, with good to choice medium
weight hogs making $4.s5 to $4.95, fair to goot
light and mixed from 81: e5 to s.: 80. and fail
| to choice heavies from 81 90 to $4.S5.
Sheep-Fat sheep have held about steady thi
week, while lambs have experienced a decline
and are closing big quarter lower than weel
to S3.65, fair kinds from 1925 to $40, goot
to choice native lambs from $4.75 to SIS, bes
, feeding lambs up to $4.65, best feeding eve
from $2.7o to So. and good to choice feeding
wethers and yearlings from $40 to $3.50. In
dications for a steady market on killing
grades next week, but prices for feeding stoc
have reached a very high point, and som
traders hold the belief that values will reced
somewhat, altho under the present strong de
; mand and in view of the fact that supplies ar
not meeting requirements it is hard to Sc
where any material decline can be made.
, South st. Paul, Nov. 5.--Estimated receipt
at the Union Stock Yards today: Cattle, $50
calves; IS; III hogs $500; sheep $500; horses
The following table shows the receipts fror
Jan l, 19~; t" ,o date, as compared with til
| Cutt1 ra1v Shoon
1 $685.: 1855 1854 sss So s4oSso e 3
Decrease 472so s5ai 1ss.eos 81 5;s 295
The following table shows the receipts thu
far in November, as compared with the sam
15 Gpt sss op sss n Esss fsss o%
7SsSss:s s ss 10? ' z2ss ;: So
:; onicisi receipts for r. the past Week are
oc pats o" SIS o"lzss Ess shf 81 Car
Oct: 3d. 81: 274s $l$ 4Sos s,79e 4
~ ~ NJ! i sss 4 s sss ss IS
he dy s oas a ee oo&s
X; S. fs% %P%ssss;s s. hssis
); Great Northern, 81; Chicago, Burlington
q Quincy, /; Wisconsin Central, 2; 500 line,
t. Northern Pacific, 81; Chicago, Rock Island
+ Pacific, 2. Total 1856 cars.
or Disposition of stock Friday, Nov. 4:
a. Firm Cattle Hogs. Shee
r. Swift & Co. 36S 3,454
W. e. McCormick.... -.
en- W. G.. Bronson. ...... % 80.
Haas Brothers 30 .
n: Simmer ih & TNimas... sci 49,. ::
g. Country buyers $50 -.
m Totals. .......... 1885 1896
Il HOGS
-. ! Date. Az. W.T.. Az. Cost Price Rang
n Oct. % ......... 21O $4.74 $4.6OM5.
r Oct. % ......... 212 4.SO 4.7O@5.
* x; Oct. 81 ......... 223 4.731s 4.6O@4.
% Nov. 1 .......... 206 4.62 4.5O@4.
49, Nov. .......... 215 463 4.4OM4
Nov. 8 .......... 225 All 4.5OM4
Nov. 4 .......... 206 40 4.50@4
Prices SC to Joe lower; Receipts liberal
IA Prices 4.55 to $500. Bulk. $4eo to s4.'
good to choice medium-weight hogs are quo
of Bile from $4.75 to 400: fair to good light a
90 mixed, from 81 so to $175, and fair to cho
un heavy from $4.45 to $4.75; rough packing so
an Hogs~so, Iii lbs, $3.50; 115. 100 lbs g.;
o. II. ~. "a