The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-06
50. ST. PAUL BEEF
ON LOWER RANGE
CHICAGO WEAKNESS REFLECTED
IN SOME DEGREE.
Grass Steers Show the Most Loss
Hog Prices Also Offered in Sym
pathy with Lower Prices in the East
Sheep Sag Also, Declining Csc on
Mutton Grades and 25c to SOC for
Lambs-Fat Lambs Bring $500
SIS.

South st. Paul, Aug. 6.-South st. Paul
received about 6,750 cattle this week,
against 4,349 last week and 1858 the cor
responding week last year. This weeks
calf receipts were about 657, compared
with $40 last week and $40 the same week
last year. A glut OF the Chicago market
on the opening day of the week caused
further sharp declines there and lower
markets elsewhere. Local prices on beef
and butcher cattle declined about 25 cents
up to the close of Wednesdays trade,
since which time values have held fully
steady Compared with Monday Of last
week, prices on killing steers, with the
exception Of good corn-fed grades, are
| IS to SO cents lower, while cow stuff has
declined anywhere from 40 to IS cents
during the same time. Plain grass steers
and fair grade of cows have shown the
| most loss. The weeks receipts have In
Guided about 1900 range cattle. A good
fat class of Montana beeves sold Monday
at $445, with similar class going at
$425 later in the week. The quality Of
the rangers is good for 50 early in the
season, and it is evident that the range
is in good condition. Good to choice dry
fed beef steers are selling from SIS to
$5.G5, fair killing grades from S4.25 to
$3.50 and good to choice western grass
steers from 81 to $4.35. A choice fat class
of heifers would probably sell up to 81,
to sell above s275, while fair grades are
going from sails to $2.65, and Gamers
and cutters are dull at from 81 to 81.
Bulls declined only about 10 cents this
week. and veal calves closed stronger,
with the best quotable up to $3.50. Stock
ers anil feeders have declined along with
the fat cattle market. A class of fleshy
steers that were salable last week as
killers have had to go this week as feed
ers at reduction of about SO cents. Stock
and feeding steers from 900 pounds down
have shown less loss, tho the bulk has
sold Is to 20 cents lower than last week
and in some instances a decline Of rs to
35 cents has been noticed. Common
kinds, which have been selling recently
so very low, show less loss this week than
do the better grades, but they will have
to be bought at very low figures in the
country to make the seller any money
Stock heifers are weak to 15 cents lower
than at last weeks closing.
Hogs.
This weeks hog receipts totaled abou
8,400, against S,046 last week and 553t
the same week last year. Prices have de-
clined IL to Is cents from the close O.
last week in sympathy with lower mar
kets in the east. Not enough hogs art
being received here to supply the loca
demand, and prices are likely to be main
tanned relatively high compared with othe
markets, tho shippers are advised to keel
in touch with conditions, as any 3heav.
u run at Chicago at this time will with
} out doubt result in further declines
Farmers are getting busy with their grain
and from now up untilathe latter part O
) September receipts here are likely to b
} very light Good to choice light an.
medium weight hogs are quotable from
$5.15 to 1925, fair light mixed and goo
: heavies from $495 to $50, common heav
o, ix,oI L.. "a n n
packers down around $4.40. There is
D very strong demand for pigs weighing II
K. pounds or better at from SIS to $50.
Q Sheep.
5 Sheep prices have declined about 2
cents and lambs are Is to SO cents lowe
+: than week ago. Receipts for the wee
= = totaled about $500, compared with 1871
!; last week and 1000 the same week las
year. Good fat ewes are selling aroun
$3.50, good to choice western wethers an
&. e yearlings from $3.75 to $4.25, good t
8 choice fat lambs from $3.50 to s5.75, IA
lambs from $4.75 to $5.25, Gull and stoc
g lambs from $3.50 to $4.25, and stock eve
- from 50 to $2.75.
%; South Sou St. Paul, Mimi Aug. e.-Estimated !
+ The, following table shows the receipts fre
same period in 1903:
s5s$ sSfSs s5$5 81
s. b Tns:. 072 ; isa 1918 07'42s !
III The following table les shows the receipts tn
T. far in August, as compared with the same peri
HSss S:ts!s 0'lSs: HGss s?s sgs g
Inc...... 1907 1913 1920 -
OFFICIAL receipts for the past week are 1e* as