The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-07
HOGS WILL RUN
TO BIG FIGURES
SOUTH ST. PAUL EXPECTS REC
ORD-BREAKING RECEIPTS SOON.
The Week in Cattle, a Period Of Reac-
ton from Holiday Infuences-Many
Warmed Up-Steers Game in and
. Sales Were at Figures Disappointing
to Shippers-The Big End Of the
Sheep Receipts Run to Western Feed
ers. ,~#

Sheep Receipts Run to Western Feed
ers. ,.a
South St. Paul, Mimi, Jan. RE
ceipts Of livestock at South st. Paul
for the first five days this week total
1886 cattle, $50 calves, 20,756 hogs, and
1870 sheep, against l,l7 y cattle, 96
calves, lo,435 hogs and 2,57o sheep last
weke, and 2,432 cattle, $50 calves, 81
responding week last year.
The run of cattle here this week
showed a fair increase over the small
run of the week previous when holiday
influences cut down supplies to very
meager proportions. The week opened
with surrounding conditions rather un-
favorable to the selling side, Chicago
receiving $4,000 cattle on Monday, and
values there were naturally lower.
Later, however, supplies were light
er and the market strengthened
vance from l0c to 25c over Monday,
with the common grades of killing stock
showing the least strength: Supplies
have included no good dryfed cattle, al:
tho one load of desirable l,420-pound
steers sold Friday at $3.50. The bulk
of the steers coming are Warmed-up
grades Of common to fairish quality,
and tho selling here to good advantage,
compared with ruling prices elsewhere,
their sale is likely to be disappointing
to shippers, as the value Of this class
of stock is generally rated too high in
the country. Good cow stuff shows the
advance noted on desirable grades of
steers. Bulls, especially good butcher
grades, are selling in strong demand at
strong prices with last weeks closing.
Veal calves are holding firm, fair to
good grades going from 1926 to $3.50.
The market on stock and feeding cattle
has taken on a considerably better tone
during the past week, and all decent
grades received have met with ready
sale at prices quoted around l5c higher
kinds have not materially improved IN
value, but supplies of such stock were
light and good clearances made each
day. The demand is best for good
thrifty feeders, and desirable yearlinR
stockers.
Hogs-There has been much larger
marketing Of hogs here and elsewhere
than last week and prices have AYE b @f E or
days trading, the local market showed
a decline Of 15c to zoe from Friday Of
last week. Recordbreaking receipts
are anticipated by most traders during
the next two or three weeks, and ship
pers are advised to watch the condltlonS
closely, as it is generally believed that
values will touch bottom soon. The
bulk Of hogs here. Friday sold from
$4.15 to 1926, and the quality was
!, good Choice heavy hogs are quotee
up to $40, and the low end Of the
} range for common light grades is dowT11
around 81, pigs and gnderWelghts sell
ing from 1926, to 1915. -.
!, Sheep-The big end Of this week 7
!; sheep receipts have been western feed
! ers direct to local dealers. The de
! mand has been very strong fol-. killing
, grades of both sheep and lambs, ane
5 Supplies have fallen far short of the re
; quirements. Packers have been forced
into the feed lots for the bulk of thei
Il supplies Lambs are selling at an ad
r vance of about 10c, and sheep are strong
E with last week s closing prices: Coco
to choice fat lambs are quotable from
$6.25 to $500; fair to good, 1915 t.
! 1925; fair to choice ewes, from 81 tt
: $3.50, and good to choice wethers AM
yearlings from SIS to So. Prospects TO-
the future look bright.
Estimated receipts at the union stockyards to
day: Cattle, 100; calves, %; hogs, 1850; sheep
: The following table shows the receipts iron
: Jan. 1, 1904, to date, as compared with tn