The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-17

South St. Paul, Dec 17.-Receipts at the South
st. Paul market for the first five days this week
total 7,477 cattle. $50 calves, 1904 hogs and
s.37S sheep, compared with 9,119 cattle, $50
calves 90, O22 hogs and II APO sheep last week,
and 2,946 cattle, 354 calves, $50 hogs and
13,767 sheep for the corresponding week last
year.
Cattle receipts continue of liberal proportions
here and elsewhere the local run the past week
being nearly three times as large as the supply
for the corresponding week a year ago. altho
showing, of course, considerable decrease from
recent weekly supplies, when range cattle We're
coming freely. Following declining market
east values here have been on the down grade
all week on all but good dry-lot beeves and
strictly good she stuff, or such cows and he1fers
as are selling from So upward. The big end of
the decline on common to medium steers and the
same grades of butcher stock was noted during
the first half of the week. There has been an
easy tone to the trade the past few days. and
the market the above grades of stock Is now
generally considered fully 10@15c lower than
week ago. Gamer COWS have suffered some
what more loss, and In some instances are consid-
cred as much as 25c lower than at last week s
several loads of dry-fed beef cattle, and a good
class Of beeves reached $525 during the week
Some pretty good heavy steers sold FRIDAY at
"a. 90 and fair class of short-fed steers brought
S425. Bulls have been in good demand all
week and have held steady Veal calves Of
good quality are little higher than a week ago
and common kinds lower.
Stock and feeding cattle values met with a
sharp decline during the week. the common and
medium kinds closing in most instances at loss
of 25c from ruling values week ago. Spots in
! the trade showed more loss, while many thrifty,
good-quality steers, weighing from 300 pounds
up escaped with about 15c depreciation. The
country demand has been poor and traders are.
as rule, anticipating no improvement until
after the holiday
Hogs-The hog market opened the week at
an advance Of big nickel and held firm at this
advance until Friday, when the trade closed on
a strong to SC higher basis than Thursday. Re-
ceipts here and elsewhere have shown consider
able falling off from last weeks marketing, af-
fording the market some relief, which, however.
is considered only temporary. Large supplies
expected to be heavy after JAM 1, in view of
which few traders are prophesying any material
advance, and the opinion Is more general that
/ lower prices will rule, that receipts will be
| such as to at least prevent advances. Choice
! butcher-weight hogs sold here Friday at $4.45,
and choice bacon hogs reached $40. with the
| bulk Of the sales from 1925 to $4.35.
| Sheep-Sheep and lambs have come in for
| an advance of 25@50c this week. under the pres
sure of an urgent demand and light receipts
| Chicago is closing the week, however, with a
! part Of the weeks early advance lost, and some
depreciation in values can naturally be expected
after the excited market tnis week, altho traders
| generally expect to see present values surpassed
after the holidays. Good native lambs sold here
| during the week at $615, and western lambs
contracted Wednesday out of a local feed lot
| were weighed today at 1925. Fed western
| yearling wethers reached $3.50 during the week
| and most Of the good fat native ewes have beer
| selling the past few days at 81. 25. The de
| mand for feeding stock continues strong, but
little is coming to supply the demand or to test
market values.
Estimated receipts at the union stock. ards to
day: Cattle, ITO; calves, 10; hogs 3'too; sheep
The following table shows the receipts from