The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-12

South St. Paul, Aug. 12.-Receipts Of live
stock for the first days Of the week at the
South st. Paul market totaled e,1eo cattle,
LOGO calves. s,5s7 hogs, and 2,11o sheep, as
compared with 1878 cattle, 1914 calves, 1877
hogs, and 4, 191 sheep last week, and 9,274 cat
tie, 426 calves, 6,656 hogs, and $3.50 sheep the
corresponding week of last year.
Cattle receipts, while considerably in excess
of last week, were short Of the number for the
same week Of last year. Arrivals included sew
eral strings Of western cattle which were billed
through, and not available here. Offerings the
first two days of the week were fairly liberal,
and the market looked better than for two
months On Wednesday, however, the run dropped
to comparatively small number, and the
following days saw only light receipts So few
cattle were on sale that local packer brought
two loads Of good steers from another market.
The bulk of the cattle on sale have been COWS,
and the proportion of steers was very small.
it, aud buyers taking grass stuff now very
readily Prices are not materially different
from quotations two weeks ago In spite OF de-
cline Of 10c on all grades here the latter part
break of 25c, and veal calves suffered the
first decline in over month. The best handy
weight calves continued to sell steady, but the
heavy ones went 25c lower.
Stockers and feeders sold during the week at
last weeks advance Of 2bc on all kinds, and
closed the week strong. The first two days Of
ferings were moderate and conditions just about
the same as corresponding days OF the pre-
CeQ1nX week. Inc harvest ID Stl1l dDbOIUluS LAS
interest Of farmers in most parts of the country,
and the genuine country demand has not yet
come to influence this part of the market, IN
terest being kept alive largely by spectators
prices in anticipation Of advances within the
near future. The quality OF stuff here has been
fair, tho there have been occasional good LOADS
on offer. Demand centered mostly on the de-
There was not enough here to furnish much Of
test on the medium grades, but 1t was the
opinion of some traders that those kinds might
have weakened. The outlook Is for a fairly
good market next week. Feeding bulls were
slow, and went mostly 10 to 15c lower than last
week.
Hog pr1ces,, as a result Of continued very
light receipts, went higher than they have been
during the recent high time, and top here
reached So. Sales were made at that price
Wednesday, and could have been made on the
following days had there been anything good
enough here to make that figure. The market
varying quality. The spread was different
nearly every day, while buying was mostly on a
steady basis, the change being caused by alb
sence Of different kinds. The spread covered by
has generally been narrower than that. The
falling OF Of receipts during the first days OF
this month was unusual, the shortage as COM
pared with the same period Of last year being
other market for eight loads to get enough to
make killing. Those interested In the hog
trade are surprised that receipts are not larger
inasmuch as prices are 80, to 75c higher than
they were during the same time of last year.
Sheep receipts have been rather light, and
not sufficient to supply demand here. All grades
moved we'll, though, Of course, the more desir'
able styles Of spring lambs and ewes caused the
most lively bidding. Prices of spring lambs
| strengthened toward the close Of the week, and
gains Of 1oc were noted on some sales. Sheep
prices remained steady with last week.
South st. Paul Aug. 12-Estimated receipts
at the Union stockyards today: Cattle, $50
calves, 80; hogs, 900; sheep, 1907 cars, &c.
The following table shows ths reseR PTS Iron
period in 1904:
year Cattle Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars
1908 49,, 141, 72O 80, 243 s54.9ss 204 100 1915
1904 -. 1o4. e5s 23.759 ST, $50 2s7,7A ~, 69
| Increase. 37,O67 S,4S4 .::.:x Luz
Decrease. ....... $500. Z2,SSo o3ooz 80.
| The following table shows the receipts thus
| far. in August as compared with the SAM