The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-27

South ST. Paul, May 27.-Receipts Of live
| stock at the South st. Paul market for the
| first days of the week total 1927 cattle, 2,o25
calves, 1857 hogs, 73o sheep, as. compared
with 3,5Ss cattle, 1870 calves, 1851 hogs and
| 72O sheep the preceding week, and 2, 495 cat
tie, ,4O3 calves, 19,061 hogs and 4s6 sheep, the
corresponding week of last year.
and the market more active. Nothing very good
or choice offered, the bulk Of the stun
coming to this market being fair to medium,
with few good punches. Demand is strong Tor
well finished fat cattle, but that kind is scarce
just now, Fairly good steers averaging 1855
pounds sold here early in the week at $3.50
and several punches weighing around 1900
pounds brought $5.25. A number Of punches
/ brought So, others $50, and few $5.lo.
Prices held STEADY until the latter part or the
week. when there was decline OF lOc on
| steer stuff, followed by a decline on COWS. Inc
1 best kinds are about steady at the close OF tne
!! week, with steers of common to good quailty
i 10c to 15c lower, and cows fully l5c lower IMAM
! week ago.. Butcher sold, at the best
. time of the week. at $4.25, and butcher ana
bologna bulls sold up to 81. Bulls, however,
suffered decline of quarter, and cutters ana
Gamers felt the decline on other kinds OF killing
stuff. Veals have generally held steady during
the week. 49,. &c., ...
| Stockers and feeders opened the week with
very brisk trading, but toward the mludle mere
was break in prices. Buyers, who had been
in attendance in large numbers were filled up
and left the market to the traders. Feedlns
bulls and cows were the first to go down, the
former losing 25c and declining 10c to loc,
followed by further declines, leaving them ~
lower than the opening Of the week. Inc
market continued fairly active at the deenen
| traders well filled with orders being ready to
take advantage of the break. Demand for COWS
was not so good as for steers, and some OF the
cows found an outlet as cutters. Mich COWS
in sympathy with other kinds of STOCK went
down So to S. during the latter part OF the
week, and the common ones were very slow al
the decline.
Hog values fuctuated considerably. The up
| wi in q
tinued during the early part of the week. The
\ increase most pronounced Oh TUESDAY, "ne1
values went up 10c, but the advance was fol
lowed the next day with a decline of a dime
and the downward trend continued during the
following days. Light hogs have been In goot
; demand here during the week, and sold at
premium. The supply of this kind has not beer
r equal to demand, and packers could handle re
. ceipts many times large as the total rul
: of this week. The quality has generally beer
fair to good, with improvement toward tn
end of the week.
Sheep receipts have been light. and the marke
5 has been quiet Prices are quoted steady witt
last weeks close, and demand for sheep ant
lambs here is strong. The market has beef
; without feature. s-'r.@ I'll.
Estimated receipts at the union stockyard
today: Cattle, $50; calves, 80; hogs, 1000
sheep, 25; cars, So.
. The following table shows the receipts fron
) Jan. l. 1905. to date, as compared with the sam
, Year. Cattle: Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars
; 1908 ..1o2,O32 1880 45e,21s 1e2,l1o 9s9
i; 1904 -. 81 ,s37 1852 4ss, 532 244,25s $40
b De- -: 4o.is' '1es 2l,sie 52142 1oa
) The following table shows the receipts thus ia
in. May, as compared with the same period ii
Year u Cattle. Calves. Hogs. Sheep. Cars
1897 sSS s os SssS
Dec De- 49,. i..e il io,ais i,7ei
l. Date Cattle Calves. Hogs Sheep Cars
j. May 20 -. s73 Is $3.50 -: s
May May & 4 -: l a3s 4S S1 ssso s. s. II II
Nay Msy e e " IS 81 s s5ss a aSs
3 Railroads entering the yards reported receipt
$ for the day by loads as follows: Chicago Grea
: Western, 5; Chicago. Milwsukee St.. Paul
Minneapolis & Omaha, "a: Great Northern S
> Wisconsin Central, l; Northern Pacific, 8; On
, cago, Rock Island & Pacific, g. total SIS.
swift s. Co rs s a25s she 81
= Leo Gottfried ....s.... 49,. I.
J; City butchers ......... 49,. %. .
), Simmer & Thomas -; 70 -.... :.
n j. B. fitzgerald .. ...: 70 49,. >. >.
e eonatry Po Buyers s': :::::: dis 10 ::
:, ,,a Totals .............sss a517 80. &C
May May 1 He : 3sS s sS5H sS55SS@ss:ss
); Msy = ::::::: 5Ss Ssh s sis@s::
;; May May g g :: SSa "a 81 s s15@5s
Hogs steady. Receipts fairly liberal, Aiarkt
active ef for the week. Light hogs still selling
fsP sS 's to s5is s6ecs