The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-12
TRADE OFF
ELECTION WEEK
SOUTH ST. PAUL GETS A LIGHTER
RUN OF BEEF.
The Good Butcher Stuff Holds Strong
and Sells Up Notch All Around
Bulls Strong and 10c Higher-Ho
Close the Week About Steady with
the Preceding Week-Fat Sheep and
Lambs and Feeding Sheep Continue
Very Strong.

South st. Paul, Nov. 12.-Receipts of live
stock at South st. Paul for the first five days
of this week total Ills cattle $50 calves. 49, 500
hogs, 27,9l5 sheep, against 2o,Ol6 cattle, 800
calves 20,94S hogs and 43621 sheep the pre-
ceding week, and s,709 cattle 423 calves, q 500
hogs and 62166 sheep the corresponding week
last year.
Election week was one of light receipts at
this market, and of approaching values on all
grades. Good beef cattle selling at an ad-
vance Of fully 10 to IS cents over last weeks
closing. Common killing steers have not shown
much improvement. All grades of butcher cows
and heifers are higher, good kinds showing an
advance of from Is to 25 cents and the common
kinds averaging fully Is cents higher than
week ago. Liberal receipts are anticipated for
next week, altho it is believed that the heaviest
runs of the season over and that after next
week a gradual strengthening of prices will be
noted. Choice western cows and heifers sold
here this week high as $500, but compare
lively few were good enough to land above So
Bulls are selling strong to 10 cents higher than
last week Veal calves are steady and active
with ruling prices at last weeks wind-up
Mitch cows and springers about steady with
week ago, altho the demand Is not up to what
| it has been recently. Stock and feeding cat
| tie, owing to the sharp decrease in receipts,
! rather than to any improvement in the demand,
advanced from 10 to 25 cents Good grades
show the most strength but all kinds are sell
ing to better advantage than last week. A very
| good class Of 1,025-lb feeders were sold yes
terday at $3.50. The country demand Is not
as good as stock and feeding cattle prices seem
to warrant, and weakness In market values IL
| expected more liberal runs, unless the demand
| from the country improves. Stock and
heifers are quoted from 10 to Is cents higher
| than week ago.
| Hogs-Hog prices close the week in about the
! same notch the close of the preceding week.
| Receipts have been comparatively light, due, to
! some extent at least, to the general election
Tuesday. more liberal marketing Is expected
next week and traders advising buyers In
! the country to buy hogs wide margins on
! expectation of a declining market. Good to
choice medium weight hogs are selling from
$4.75 to $500, fair to good light and mixed
from $4.60 to $3.50, and fair to choice heavy
| from $4.55 to $4.s5, with rough packing grades
! down to 1896
1 Sheep-The demand for fat sheep and lambs
. as we'll as fat feeding stock continues strong.
| Sheep are selling steady at last weeks clos
ing and lambs show an advance fully 25 cents
over week ago. Good feeding stock continues
| at prices strong compared with a week ago
and at the high point of the season.
! Estimated receipts at the union stockyards to-
day; Cattle, 535; calves, 40; hogs, 5.4oO; sheep
1900; cars, 90.
/ The following table shows the receipts from
jan. Il. 1904. to date compared with the
same period in 1909 :
Year. Cat Cattle: Calves. Hogs. Sheep: Cars:
1920 e95 90 7as5ss sdeeee %
Inc 49, 47'4s0 q oaa 1925 "a 81; 2'5a;
The following table shows the receipts thus fa
in November compared with the same period
in 1908:
Year Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Cars