The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26
RANGE CATTLE IN
THO VERY LATE.

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FINE WEATHER KEEPS WEST
ERNs MOVING FORWARD.
Veal Market OF Fully 75c for the Two
Weeks Of Turkey Season Hogs
Lower Again This Week and Another
Low Point Was Touched Sheep and
Lambs Close the Week in strong De-
mand at Prices About Steady with
Last Week.
stock at South st. Paul for tie fpst i've days lays
this week total 12470 cattle, 655 calves, II, 44O
hogs and 227 = %. sheep nI against cattle
week, and ,125 cattle, sol calves, 1878 hogs
and se,s96 sheep the corresponding week last
year. " S.
Receipts of cattle here this week have been
cut down considerably from the liberal mar
ketng Of the preceding week, but have never
theless been liberal. Western range cattle have
continued in liberal receipts, the supply from
this source being surprisingly large for SO late
In the season. which is accounted for to a large
extent by the continued fine weather and by the
| shortage Of having held much stock back
that otherwise would have been marketed ear
lier. Last weeks sharp declines east failed to
| shut off supplies and Monday saw a run Of 49,
600 cattle at Chicago and. naturally further de-
clines The trade here on beef and butcher cat
| tie followed the declines east more closely this
| week than>last and tho frmer tone was noted
| in Fridays market, the week closes at a loss
| of from 10 to zoe on most all grades of butcher
COW stuff and common to medium killing steers.s
l have -
| tie would doubtless Ssen as well as last week,
the demand having been strong for such kinds.
A pretty good class Of butcher cows is selling
from $3.50 to $2.65, while occasional punches
Of strictly good to choice fat cows and heifers
arrive that sell up to So to $3.4O. Fair to good
grass fat steers are selling from So rs to 81
| and choice quotable around Sd. 10 to $4.50 Bulls
are barely steady with last weeks closing ana
| veal calves are lower again this week The
veal market shows q decline Of fully Toe from
two weeks, an annual \ occurrence during the
There has been an abundance Of stock and
| feeding cattle on the market and the demand
| from the country limited, especially during the
latter half of the week, the Thanksgiving holt
day keeping buyers at home. Medium grades
are 10c to 15c lower than week ago and even
good feeders generally considered a little
lower. Common stockers are drug on the
market at around $1.50 to &c. while a useful
to pretty good class Of 700 to eO0-pound steers
are selling from $40 to $265, and good to
choice stockers and feeders from $2.75 to So. 35
with sales above So very rare.
l. The milk cow market has been in bad shape
for all but the best heavy grades. Common to
good are dragging along slowly at a decline of
81 to 81 from the close of last week.
The hog market has been lower again this
week and another low point in values has
been established The supply here has been
hardly as large as last week, but eastern and
southern markets have had liberal runs. The
trade Friday showed a decline Of fully 15c on
phf nd vya q
packing grades show but slight decline. The
hulk Friday sold from 81 25 to $3.50, against
$435@4.45 week ago, $4.15@4.30 year ago,
$685. to 1896 two years ago and s5.70@5.s0
three years ago. tn4T ,@
Sheep and lambs sclose the week In strong
demand at about steady prices with week. ago:
Feeding stock continues 2active.s, "A, band of
suD ws sea ss
Cattle, 275: calves, 25; hogs, $500: sheep, 400;
The, following, table shows the receipts from
jan + 1904 , to date, as compared with the same
snesg
b ias ~. 100 ei52 h1o4so ss4e5 e.os.
fSowng table shows the thus
period in 1908: - ssstr4@. : ! (. - 81 =
1885 $ssss s5s s sss 17ssf ssss
b 1Rs: " 2s'7s9 24s5o 5s5i e7aas ne
onieiai receipts for. the past week are as fol.
, Date. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheen Cars.
, Nov IT .,..,,1 744 t1T1O6 4.Oi2 S233 16e
Nov. IS ....... s35 Is 1855 469 Sc
Nov. 10 ........3921 20 2219 1866 225
Nov. 81 ........6 431s rs $50 4O13 13,463 1861
3 Nov. % y........2 1906 3 2Ss 5,4s1 9l7 lee
N.Y. N.Y. g i2g2 e S Slas s' 2Ss 1 ss
t Railroads entering the yards reported receipts
Tor r, the day bg loads as follows; -,
kee & St. Paul. 9; Minneapolis & St. Louis, 6
Chlcaso. ST. Paul, Minneapolis q Omaha 10
Great Northern, q. chicago, Burlington & Qu1n
Sy' z; hortnern faenes =; chicago, ROCK lsane
n raetmf; fo st 10 cars: ~. sos.
sposltion OF STOCK c FIiday' Ny 20: sho.
sn FftmG Ca .e1 Hogs sheeP
9WnE y ,e ~: ~ 96 1'4Ao q
D ". e. Rronson ' ~ 10 d,
fyfty hrtnbnrs - - Q ~
). : - B. Fitzgerald -: Il 49,.
+ Totals, ,..., 55a i.425 =
= Date Av: oo VT: Az, Cost % PRICE od Range
NOV NOV - .'''.'.' 52o $4'a 81 S4.aoeg4. q
Nov Nov e 70 : ::::: sS IL IL 42S@4S
e Nov. e ......... 21O 4.1s 4.1o@4. 8
, Nov. % ......... 2i2 6 4.2e 4l5@4.a
h Prices steady; Receipts moderate ss,s Ayer yer,
e - OK shoee enI,,,,e ~ nIS u ,S IT,