The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-05-14

L.. Is5... 80
SOUTHERN ,cATTLEIThe quarantine mar
ket was lightly supplied. receipts embracing
10 cars contained s9 head. against 81 cars
and Is7 head the same day last week. Two
loads Of medium ssl-lb. steers sold at $3.50. With
the balance OF the supply she stun. mixed
OF common TO fair grades with bulls mostly
fair The market displayed the usual Friday
TEXAS AND INDIAN STEERS.
20 Asssi...h'5o y. Ss.a5 70. 80. So
cows.
l.: 70 To-: 3 l.. $50. 10 IL re- 80
Mixed:
Cows and hslhers:
Cows and steers.
I...nce.--3S -. as.-- go Lice. eco
YEARLINGS.
Is. slI... $40 g.. SsS... 2OO
a few sheep arrived. and by no
means sufficient to make a market or 20 per.
the number needed 70 MI their orders. A good
demand prevailed for all good. fat stock. and
buyers were disappointed az not being able 10
get supplies. Ali grades are wanted and sell
readily except common. little, thin lambs. Tor
course. the good quality fat stock are the most
sought after and are the best sellers.
Three cars OF Texans that came in Thursday
HoGS-A small supply of hogs was on sale.
head. which. In reality. is but half Of a good
moderate supply, or what Is really n.eltu
every day in the week to meet the require
The market opened with a good demand Pre-
and Sellers we're able to force an advance
which amounted to from . To lec. the best
ADVANCE. While pigs n'f fights. iigSt mixed lots
and all that classed only fair showed the Least
c SniesIys as thew XI were IfsS %an;ed ST ali nof buyers.
and not enough were on sale TO 60 around. hut
trashy stock sold rather slow. Hogs that came
in late found no material change in the mar
ket. and sold about the same as those that ar
Good butcher and heavy hoes sold at HL@a
80; fair to good medium Weights and pask SS
80 siss unddeT ls H.. S.s5slis' and reachs
and erlls az mHSgtG ,or The so} suik q i me s ssit
HORSES-Recsipts in the horse d~epsrtment
were reduced TO nominal pToPorIions Ftid az
prevailed during the earlier days OF the week
the offerings were very few and OF no srsa'
market was quietness. and this ruled TO II,
fullest extent ssls5 being dseidsdiy Few sne
lstors. and being principally to local pur
Tne trade has been notably active during tn.
week. and all offerings. which. together. con
stitutsd only a moderate supply. found a briss
which we're fully as strong az the advance
prices paid during last week-the week o
demand for good. heavy horses. both chunk
and heavy d~rafters. which II also the cas-
with good to choice harness. horses Of all class
ifcations. Southern horses have found som
demand during the week. and although tn
season IL late. good. toTpy Southern kinds hay
brought almost as much as at any time durin;
the year. The general demand was far in ex
cess Of the supply.
MULES-As regards the commission depart
ment OF the market. the week u closing YER
quietly. scarcely anv fresh arrivals being -
/ ceived during the last couple Of days. Whit,
slow as has been the market. about all OF tn
weeks receipts have been worked OF through
some channel or other. mostly through locs
dealers There was some activity among loca
dealers who were filling orders for railroad an,
other heavy classes OF mules.
The week has been active and satisfactory
on only one class Of mules-choice. sound
heavy ones. Medium grades constituted mos
Of the arrivals. but sold very slowly. and non
OF the dealers were disposed TO take hold o
them except at easy prices Owing TO the rels
lively high prices Of mules in the country. II \
hard to dispose OF plain and medium grade
on the market since the decline OF a month o.