The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-08

South ST Paul Oct, S-Receipts of livestock
at the South St.. Paul market for the nfst I'VE
days this week totaled 1890 cattle, 800 caves
II $50 hogs and 42,142 sheep. Last weeks re,
ceipts were 16,259 cattle, 1874 calves, TO- 4ss
hogs and 20,91s sheep. A year ago recelpts
were ,727 CATTLE 64S calves, 9'99S hogs ana
81 800 sheep. = .
The week opened with record-breaking run
of cattle on the local market. The supply
Monday totaled e,s1s head, which was Followed esi
by $500 cattle Tuesday. The market naturally
weakened under the heavy supply, but, with
more moderate receipts later in the week, the
slight loss noted early was practically regaineo,
week ago on all killing grades. Receipts THIS
week included about 5000 range cattle com.
pared with about 1900 last week. The pest
range steers received sold ut 81, but compare
tiyely few were good enough to land above
$3.50. Western cows sold largely from $2:4o
to $2.65. and the best grades from $40 TO %;
Bulls and veal calves sold In STEADY notcn al
week. Good light and handy-weight veais are IN
strong demand, while common and heavy grades
which predominant, are of dull sale. The stock
and feeding cattle market showed little change
this week. altho the trade dull, and, where
any change in prices was noted, it was quoted at
a still lower level Most of the good western
feeders sold around 50, and some feshy, heavy
grades Of fairly decent killing quality sold at
S315 to 1926 The bulk of the 70O-lb to
soo-lb steers sold from 1925 to $3.50, and It
too very good quality dehorned 900-lb cattle
to sell above $2.eO. Light stock steers were the
same drug as last week. very few weighing 6Ot
lbs or less selling above 1925. Stock heifert
were weaker, with the bulk around $1.b0. The
| demand was good all week for mich cows ane
| forward springers, and trading on such grades
was on a strong basis. Good to choice grades
are selling from $sB to $40 and inferior to fall
kinds from $1S to S2s.
HOGS-Hog prices have been up and down thi
week. the market depending almost entirely OF
| the size Of the run east. On days when tn
marketing light, advances were recorded
while anything like a liberal movement brough
declines. The trade from will STAN
close watching on the part of shippers, a
prices are sure to 60 lower with ANYTHING lik
$500 to $685. with a top Of $3.50.
SHEEP-Trade on killing sheep and lambs ha
ruled steady to 1Oc lower this week, commo
kinds showing the most loss. Considering tn
prices have held up remarkably WELL Goo
to choice native ewes selling from $3.15 t
1926, and fair kinds for slaughter around s.
Most of the good native lambs selling aroun
$3.50, and choice up to s476, with fair killer
from 81 to $425. Several big strings of fa
, western weathers have sold during the wee
at $685. to $8.40. A choice class of wester
! feeding lambs, averaging 81 lbs, sold Thur
{ day at $4.35, with big band Of Glib lamt
! going at $4.25 on the preceding day. Coo
l feeding stock, both sheep and lambs, rule
about steady, while common, thin, native stu
met with draggy outlet at lower prices.
i 1926 to $3.50, and thin Gull lambs down aroun
= So to 1926.
ad South st Paul live stock 4eMCe51, {
: Estimated receipts, at the union stoekyards t
dag; Cattle 800; calves, 2S hogs, LOO; shee
The following table shows the receipts fro
same Sam period f in 1905 sa'e' as compared win
h i5S4 Srss 2 SrEs' HSgs 1850 ca
) f IT,. :: ssSi s;;?s SsSiss si:4ss 2 q
4 The following table shows the receipts tn