The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-15

South st. Paul, July 15.-Receipts OF live
stock for the first days of this week at the
South ST. Paul market totaled 1885 cattle,
/, $50 calves, 1856 hogs and 2,4Sl sheep, as
compared with 1920 cattle, 455 calves s,37l
hogs, 2,907 sheep last week and 1,bO9 CATTLE
1856 calves, 9,774 hogs and 1904 sheep the cor
responding week Of last year.
Cattle receipts were more liberal this week
than for some time. and the market ruled a
little more active. Demand remained very strong
for good to choice grain fed steers and butcher
cows, and everything offered was readily sold:
The quality Of the offerings was mostly falr.
altho one good string of grain fed steers sold
at s475. Most of the killing stuff the mar
ket was rather grassy, SO prices did not look
as high as if offerings had been grain fed.
Prices held steady until towards the close OF
| the week, when there was decline OF 1O@1bc
on killing stuff, owing to pronounced weakness
and declines at eastern markets. Demand re-
manned very good here. however. at market
and good ones sold from $3.50 to 81, with the
common to fair grassy stuff around So and
1925. Cutter and Gamer COWS held steady,
with the best ones going high as $500.
Butcher and bologna bulls have been very quiet,
| and We're steady up to the time of the de-
cline beef and butcher stuff, when they went
down in sympathy. Veal calves have been In
| good demand and prices have been fully up to
| the prices paid last week. More calves were
bought than in any week during the past three
| months. The quality has been largely fair to
| good.
| Stockers and feeders showed some improve
| ment early in the week, there being a fairly
liberal run Of cattle, and on the same days
| there were a number Of outside buyers who
| were ready to take the stuff offers at fully
| steady prices. During the remainder OF the
| week trading Jagged the bulk of the offerings
being only common to fair and traders not TAX
| ing to that kind very we'll. There was. how
ever, fair clearance each day, due to the fact
that dealers, realizing prevailing conditions, let
so promptly. Prices on the common stuff was
for which there has been fair demand, prices
were fully steady. with occasional strong spots.
| Demand for feeding cows is very light, and
| that class of stuff has been going as cutters
and Gamers. Traders are looking for dull
market until after harvest next month Farmers
| and many country buyers are busy with their
crops and have no time to devote to cattle.
Stock is gaining fairly well in the pastures
| now, and traders believe that stockmen would
do better by leaving their cattle where they arc
and where they gain weight, rather than
| to take chances uncertain market, the
best prices being low.
Hogs have been active, and with the supply
light and demand very. strong, prices advanced
Last week broke the record up to that time
with top of $685. but this week, with sales
each day at that figure, has gone higher with
$500 top. Quality has shown some improve
1nent, but there has been large proportion
of rough heavy stuff, against which the packers
are discriminating here at other markets
This has caused the spread In prices to be yer!
wide.
Sheep has been very active and spring lamb
have been going up that at the close they ar
about 75c higher than at the opening. Eve
and wethers also have advanced, the forne
now selling up to s4.75 and the latter to s.
Demand has been very strong, and with suppl.
4 light, prices ruled strong. Packers need NOR
sheep than they are getting. and anything com
ing this way is of ready sale.
Estimated receipts at the Union Stock Yard
today: Cattle, 100; calves, so; hogs, 1900
sheep, 200; cars, rs.
/ The following table shows the receipts fro1
Jan. 1, 1905, to date, as compared with tn
same period in 1904:
Year Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars
19o5..... 121,575 2e,29s 521 $40 217, 1852 1928
19O4..... s4,259 1867 SAT, 1924 261, 641 11,29
Increase a7,316 6,431 ....... 49,. "a
) Decrease. 1884 43, 789 .....
The following table shows the receipts thu
r far in July as compared with the same perio
! in 1904: