The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-09
HOG PRICES MAKE
SEVERE DECLINE
SAGGING HEAVILY ALL THRU THE
WEEKS TRADING.
Eastern Markets Caused It, the Tone
Demand at South st. Paul Remaining
Satisfactory CATTLE Affected on the
Fair to Medium Grades, but Not
Much Lower for Selections Sheep
and Spring Lambs Also on the Drop,
Due to Larger Receipts.

and Spring Lambs Also on the Drop,
Due to Larger Receipts.
South St. Paul, Sept. 9.-Receipts of
live stock at the South st. Paul mare
ket for the first days Of the week
totaled 1881 cattle, 1877 calves, $500
1Sss es 1883 1883 e as ssme s5sS h wss
1852 sheep the preceding week, and
9,279 cattle, $50 calves, 6,205 hogs and
1868 sheep the corresponding week
| last year.
Cattle receipts have continued liberal
this week, and as in the two weeks
preceding, the bulk Of the supply came
the first two days oa6 he a g9daSy g6ea
| better than the average recent market,
ings. Demand for killing stuff remained
| good, and while there were declines, ag-
gregating 10c to l5c, owing to a lower
level of prices at eastern points, only
the fair medium grades Of cows, and
beef styles remaining fully steady with
the preceding week: There were q
number of very good loads of beef steers
principally from the western ranges
and packers were able to secure more or
that kind here than for some tine past,
provement, either in quality or in num-
GENTLY. most of the marketings were
COWS of the medium order Butcher
and bologna bulls held about steady
during the week. Veal calves were
stronger on light receipts, ana prl ths
showed an advance Of 25c early In the
week. which was maintained during the
Stockers and feeders did not show
up as well as last week, the decline ex-
pected having been felt on all but the
choice heavy feeders and the cnolce
high last week on the medium stuff and
lower prices came as matter OF course:
The best heavy feeders remained about
steady, tho there was nothing here sell
ing as high as some of the very choicest
stuff last week. The quality of offer
ings was generally fair, and the bulk
about 25c The runs the first two days
were heavy, and while there were a
number of outside buyers present the
market lacked the brisk tone of last
week, demand continued good, but the
lower prices we're due principally to the
fact that traders realized that they had
forced prices to to9 high LEVEL Feed d.
were just barely steady.
Hog prices were on the toboggana
slide, the week seeing a succession of
declines, which took off MUCH Of the
gain Of the past month: Conditions
i here were not responsible for the de-
clines, but rather the lower prices at
Chicago, where the bear element is in
control. Demand is little easier at
all principal markets, and prices will
eventually return to the level of the
early summer months. The quality of
the stuff on offer has been generally
fair to good, averaging better than the
stuff here month ago. Receipts have
increased to a limited extent here, but
packers could have used many more.
Sheep receipts increased consider.
ably over recent weekly averages, most
: OF the stuff coming being western range
!; sheep, part Of which went to feeders
and the remainder to killers. While the
best sheep held steady with last week
there were declines Of about zoe on the
medium grades. Spring lambs dropped
25c early, and the medium grades went
10c lower later. Demand has beer
a strong for feeding sheep and lambs
$ good to choice breeding ewes selling uI
South St. Paul, Sept. e.-Estimated RECEIPTS
t at the Union Stock Yards today: Cattle, 1900
calves, 80; hogs, 600; sheep, 5000; horses, 100
The following table shows the receipts from
Jan L. 1905 to date, compared with the sam
9esF 1S Gtf s SsHss ss5 1885,
; 1904 ...141,s2s 2e,136 597,e11 34S'eso 14's1.
Inc .. 53,421 1o,477 .:::::. IN. 1,76
o., The following GLOWING. table shows the receipts thu
Year. Cattle. Calves. Hogs Sheep. Cars