The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-14
FALLING OFF IN
SIOUX CITY HOGS
PRICES CLOSE THE WEEK
STEADY AT $3.50.
Fat Cattle Trade Satisfactory but in
the stocker Line Trade Has Not
Been So Good-A. Good Cleanup
Over Sunday, on the Whole.

Sioux City Stock Yards, Sioux City,.
Iowa. May 1.-THE run of cattle this week
was little less than last, or total of
A, 800 head. The market has not been very
satisfactory in the stocker line, and, owing
to a very slow demand from the country,
values have deprecated, and at the close
OF the week prices were generally con-
sidered 10 to 15 cents lower than the best
time of the opening day. Monday. There
has been a fairly good inquiry for the
strictly good yearlings and sstocker steers,
and the percentage Of this class of cattle
has been small. The larger share of the
weeks receipts have been in, light weight.
just fair quality yearlings, and it is on
these that most of the decline has fallen.
AS high as $685. to 81 was paid for good
stockers, with the fair grades at $3.50 to
$3.75. In yearlings $3.65 to 1878 was paid
for the best, but the big share Of the
weeks supply sold at So to $3.50. Com
mon steers of all weights sold as low as
$780, The heifer market shows little
change with the closing quotations of last
week. The offerings were light and the
country trade took care of them at 81
to $3.50. Dealers have managed to effect
pretty good cleanup this week and
there are comparatively few cattle in the
spectators division to be fed over Sun
day. A better inquiry is looked for later
just at this time.
The fat cattle trade has been fairly
satisfactory. A slight weakness was ex-
perienced early In the week, but later the
packers were eager for the available Of
ferings and prices close the week fully
dime higher than the close Of last. In
steers this week $40 to $4.65 caught the
better quality stuff while 81 to $4.35 was
paid for the big share Of the lightweight
Ate 1,>1 c,fA hnc, <,f tho
butcher stock sold at 1915 and $4.25 and
the fair to medium cows and heifers at
SO to So go. Gamers and thin cows ranged
from 81 to $3.50.
Hogs-The hog run has shown big
falling off from last week, and farmers
have been too busy to take much interest
in shipping. The packers have been
eager for the supplies and values have
! been well maintained turnout the week.
Prices close the week with hogs selling
from $3.50 to safe and the bulk of sales
around $500, which is steady with the
close Of last week. The low day Of the
week was Thursday with an average
cost of $4.55. The quality Of the hogs
was good which would indicate a plenti-
! full supply still in the country, and lib
eral receipts are expected as soon as corn
planting is over.
SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK, May 14.-Receipt'
Cattle, 200; hogs, 450O Hogs-strong, salt>l
80 1913 lbs, $3.50; 49, $50 lbs, $3.50; IS, $50 lbs
cattle STEADY, 10 bes a 1,o4o lbs St; j.;
$685. s9a 1s sso u sPMs ssS lSs
$s.2s; sfoeFers 800 lbs, $3.50: 8 stockers, so
b yesrng $50 6s 81 - yearnss
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK, May 14.-cattle-
ana g f. s Rss1o&
$S$4 CAVES ssSosSss: Texas led steers
seasy ssd psnd tSafs Saas
@4.75; light, s4.e5@4so; bulk Of sales, s4.75@
Sheep Receipts, ] 900, STEADY lambs Ian steady
good to choice Mshsr sneen
western lambs. $4.75@s1o: wooied wester
ST. LOUIS LIVE STOCK, May Il. Cattle
steers. $42565. 60; cows and heifers, 1926 "a. Is
Ess 5 sfsaaS nst1ss s4
$50; lambs. $5@s.
OMAHA LIVE STOCK, May 14.-cattle-Re
ceipts. 100; market unchanged; native e steers
Se ss aRa het eal1es
$4:7oa4.75; pigs, $4@4.5o; bulk Of sales, $40
Il @4.70
Sheep-Receipts 200; market unchanged
Sheep $3@5; lambs, So. 75@675.
/ KANSAS CITY LIVE STOCK, May 14.-Cattl
i Receipts, 800; market unchanged; natit
steers, $4@5.25; stockers and feeders, $3.50
4.7O; calves, $2,75@5.50; western steers SAG
AIS; western cows, $2@425. -,
81. 65@4.so; packers, $4.70@4.so; pigs and lights
$4@4.7O.
i sheep-Receipts 1000; market steady; sheer
$4.50@5.25; lambs, $5@6.65.
MIDWAY HORSE MARKET-Minnesot
Transfer, St. Paul, Mimi, May 14-Barrett
Zimmerman report light demand for horse
with symptoms of an active trade the CON
ing week. Supplies were large. Values: Draf1
ers, extra, $170 to $200 drafters choice, $3.50 t
$17O, drafters, common to good $40 to $1bt
; farm mares, extra, $130 to $145; farm mares
choice, $I15 to $50; farm mares, common
} good, $40 to $115. zesf