The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-03
LIVE STOCK VARY
At SO. ST. PAUL
A WEEK OF PRICES MORE UNCER-
TAIN THAN USUAL.
Cattle Receipts Light and Packers I'm
able to Secure Enough Good Beef to
Meet Requirements - stockers and
Feeders Slow Since Tuesday-Hog
Prices Fluctuated During the Week
with the Market Active at All Times
Not Much Business in Sheep.

South st. Paul. June 8-Receipts Of livestock
for the first days Of the week totaled 3OS7
cattle 1,523 calves, 16.oo7 hogs and 1850
sheep as compared with 4,O44 cattle, 1853
calves, 24,7as hogs, e78 sheep last week and
2, s45 CATTLE 1,48s calves, 1915 hogs and 1,4s2
sheep the corresponding week last year.
cattle receipts have been light this week,
and packers have been unable to secure enough
Def to supply thir demand. Tn stuff coming
mere has been genrally faeir to good and there
has been nothing choice in the yards. Prices
butchr cows. Cutters and Gamers have been
strong, butcher and bologna bulls are about
steady at the close, tho the latter kind was
slow during the early days of the keek. veals
the quality Of calves coming being generally
better than for some weeks A few prtty
good steers sold up to 1925, and some good
punches averaging around 1900 pounds went at
So and 500. Some grassy cattle have been
among the arrivals, but packers have evinced no
desire Tor that kind. They found outlet,
however, there being a shortage of granted
stuff to take their place @a
Stockers and feeders have been very slow since
tuesday. The first two days of the week saw
fairly active trade in this branch of the market,
put later the country buyers deserted the yards,
leaving the traders alone. Demand was slack
and there being nothing especially good offered
interest was very limited. Light weight steers
sold to best advantage, the heavy ones generally
being second choice. The best steers sold about
25c lower than at the high time Of last week,
and common ones down 25c to 4Oc. Bulls
held about steady at the recent decline. Mich
cows became very slow during the latter days
of the week, the best ones dropping S. and the
| common ones becoming practncaly unstable.
The yards were glutted with mixers yesterday
| and sales were few and far between.
Hog values fuctuated considerably during the
weke but the market was active at all times,
and packers were unable to secure anywhere
near enough to supply demand. Light hogs
have been in especial demand, and packers could
have used twice many were offered. They
continue to sell at premium. The quality has
hardly averaged over fair. There have been q
few choice punches which brought premium
prices, but the general runs were only fair.
Sheep receipts have been light, tho some heav
Ter than last week. The market has generally
ruled quiet. Prices at tie close are lower al
around Good to choice native lambs are now
quotable only up to So. 80, as against Sc at the
close of last week; wethers are selling up tc
81 50; yearlings $3.50; ewes, 81 40 and spring
lambs to 81.
Estimated receipts at the Union Stock Yar arg
today: Cattle, 100; calves, 100; hogs 2'aoo
sheep, 25Q; cars, IS. ...
The following table shows the receipts from
Jan. /, 1905, to date, as compared with thu
| same period In 1904: .-,.E
Year Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep: Cars
1905. 80. los, 5ss p, 442 4290 41 19S,520 1922
1eo4.. 64,715 16,O76 4496 51 245,334 pig
Decrease Decrease eos.s oaoo 2oeio 5i,si4 ..os
The following table shows the receipts thu
far in June, as compared with the same perlo'