The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24

| South st. Paul, Sept. 24.-Receipts Of i've
stock at the South ST. Paul market this week
hogs and 10000 sheep, compared with $3.50 cat
tie, 1853 calves, $3.50 hogs and 1896 sheep last
week, and 110s5 cattle, s97 calves, $3.50 hogs
and 40,64O sheep the corresponding week last
year.
The market on cheap grades of killing steers,
the only kind being received here, and all
butcher-cow stuff has suffered a sharp decline
by of excessive receipts of such grades
at all markets and the largest weeks supply
here for eleven months Good hard-fed cattle,
owing to their scarcity, have sold higher at
none Of such kinds were included in the local
| supply. Common grass steers and all native
| cows and helfers grading above the Gamer and
cutter class are quoted 25@35c lower for the
| week. The decline was recorded during the first
| three days. Western steers with the exception
| of good grades, are about quarter lower. Good
and the market such kinds is not considered
more than 10@16c lower. Western stuff
sold at about as much decline as native.
Best western steers here this week brought
$4.10. Western cows sold up to SIS. 80 Mon
day, but few good enough to bring So are COM
ing and the bulk of the fair to good are going
from 1925 to $3.50. Gamers and cutters are
quoted 1o@15c lower than a week ago. Bulls
declined 1O@15c, and common and heavy veal
calves are about 900 lower than last week.
There was some activity to the market for good
| vealers, and last weeks prices ruled.
In the stock and feeding cattle trade, values
were off in sympathy with the lower fat cattle
market and by reason Of heavy receipts. Feed
| ers Of desirable quality showed the least de-
cline, the bulk Of such grades selling within 100
of last weeks prices Common to fair stock
steers, weighing from 900 lbs down, were hit
| the hardest, losing about 26c. Prices stock
and feeding cattle are back to about the low
notch of the year. The decline will, it is be-
lieved, check shipments next week, and, at the
same time, cause increased demand. Choice
feeders are quotable around 1885, but very few
are coming good enough to sell above SO, and
strictly good quality 7oo-lb to eoo-lb dehorned
yearling stockers Of good quality are going from
| 1925 to $24O, and trashy stun down to $1.50.
Hog prices advanced fully 15c this week on
bulk Friday sold from $57o to s575, With choice
hogs quotable up to $5s5. The demand for
| fresh pork and bacon Is now very large, and 1t
GENTLY large during the next week two to
permit Of much decline. 1t Is thought, how
ever, that there is a big crop Of young stuff in
the country and declines may be expected when
1t comes marketward.
sheep-The demand for good fat sheep for
slaughter has been active all week and prices
held firm. Lambs declined 25@4Oc early in the
week. Most Of the good fat native ewes are
selling at 1925, with fair kinds for slaughter
around s3@S15, and fair to best feeding ewes
from $275 to 3d. Western wethers sold up to
$3.50 during the week, and choice heavy grades
would bring more money. Feeders took out
western wethers at a cost of ss.26@s.s5. a
few punches of choice lambs have sold at $50
5.25, but very good heavy lambs are going at
$500 Feeding lambs, If choice, would make
| 4.25, but the bulk sell from $9.75 to 81.
Estimated receipts at the union stockyards to-
day: Cattle 275; calves, rs; hogs, $50; sheep
1900; cars, "a.
The following table shows the receipts from
Jan. l. 1904, to date, as compared with the
Same period in 1908:
49, Sst e HSs $685. SIS Ssss
1903 ..14S,O41 "a, $50 492, 005 81 ,O63 H. $751;
Inc 80. 7,704 49,. 121, s81 79,675 1885,
IOeQ O,io4
The following table shows the receipts thus
far in September as compared with the same
period in 1908:
| Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars
1904 3d. 97 24S7 2,654 624b3 192I
1908 ....32, 1928 2,479 22,564 53,72s 1915
Inc see. $50 ..... L, o1O s,7e5 80.
Dec ......... ...... .-.... Al