The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-20

South st. Paul, May 2o-Receipts of live
stock at the South st. Paul market during the
first days of the week totaled 2,951 cattle, ABS
calves, 16,so7 hogs, 715 sheep as compared
1,l6O sheep last week, and 2,3S5 cattle, 1888
calves, 9.52s hogs and GIG sheep, for the cor
responding day last year.
Cattle receipts have been very light, and
packers have been unable to secure enough beef
anG butcher STUFF to meet requirements. De-
mand is strong for steer and cow stuff, but
shippers have held IF as much as they did last
week. There has been nothing we'll finished
on the market, and while good to choice steers
are quotable high they were two or three
weeks ago, there nothing good enough to
bring very high prices. Several punches OF
medium to good steers weighing around 100
and 1900 pounds brought 1925, while fair
kinds brought from sA75 to IS. Butcher COWS
and heiters have beer strcng during the week,
and have sold up to 81. The common ones have
brought from $275 to So.
Stockers and feeders have been active and
sold strong to 25c higher. The supply was
light, and traders were unable to get enough to
fill orders During the first part OF the week
there was a considerable number Of country
buyers on the market, and frequent cases of
sharp competition. Reports from the country
indicate that there is scarcity OF stockers and
feeders, and the eagerness with which they are
sought after indicates that they are IN strong
demand. Feeding bulls have been in demand,
! and sold 25c higher.
The hog market was active during the week
on light receipts. Packers had strong demand
for light hogs weighing from 100 to $50 pounds,
| and buying that kind at a premium. The
| week opened with drop of 1oc in values, but
| the decline was fully recovered In the two fol
| lowing days. when ,here were advances aggre
gated zoe. This market was positively the best
| in the country during the week, especially for
| light hogs, and the top here Thursday was
higher than the top at any Of the other mar
| kets, and only TIC below the top at Chicago
| Sheep receipts have been very light during
| the week, and the market has ruled quiet
| Sheep and lambs were strong to 10c higher
| the first part of the week, and at the CLOSE
are about steady with the close of last week
| Packers have been compelled to draw their sup
plies from feed lots. Shorn western ewes from
| feed lots Lave sold Mt S4.s4 and shorn west
ern have sold at $4.6O. Shorn native
lambs Of fair to medium quality have sold at Sc
South s t. Paul. Mimi, May 2.o-Estimatet
receipts at the Union stockyards today: Cattle
800; calves. 20; hogs, 1900; horses s.; cars. 81
The following table shows the receipts from
Jan. 1. 1905, to date. compared with tn,
same period in 1904:
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs Sheep: Cars
1905 80. 97134 1911 3s5,7O7 49,. 4SO 3,93
1904 49,. 59,494 1928 41S,0O3 2A3,S7o $40
Inc. 37,64O 4.64S 900. ...... 80
Railroads entering the yards reported receipt
for the day by loads follows: Chicago Grea
Western, g.; Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul, 10
Minneapolis & St. Louis, 8; Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis & Omaha, 13; Great Northern 40
Chicago, Burlington s. Quincy, 81 Chicago, Roc