The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-12-06
ST. LOUIS MARKETS

| 65OO head; hOgS, 12,OUO; horses ana
mules, 1900.
Cattlc-on limited offerings of beef
cattle in sight buyers began opera
tions early and took hold freely from
the start. General steer trade % to
| so cents higher, with quality averag-
ing plain to common. Mixed Illinois
steers, heifers and kentucy steers
sold at SIS, the days top.
General market on butcher and
Gamer cattle ruled quite active and
also % to soc higher Extremes show
ed even more advance than this. Bull
trade stronger than last weeks close,
but failed to show either the life or
advance registered by she stuff. A
rafting good market for stockers and
feeders, with prices fully 25c higher
on nearly all classes. Best feeders
| sold out of first hands at 81 to SILL
LIS.
Southern cattle supply consisted Of
% cars. There was good active
trade, with prices generally 25c high
or. All grades shared in the advance
and some sales were as much as soc
higher. Arkansas Gamers sold at
$5.25, largely, with strong kinds up
to $3.50. Yearlngs cleared in a range
Of Sc to $G.25 on the heavy grade and
1913 "a 100 on the lights. Mixed
| steer and helfers sold at $6.75.
| Hogs-A good demand existed and
the market opened active, with prices
to@15c higher, and later in the day
they were 15@25c higher than the
best time on Saturday, the top of the
market reaching SIS for butcher
hogs Of medium weight, while the
bulk of the offerings sold at $17.45@
MO. Pigs and lights We're much
better sale than last week and showed
some Improvement in prices also.
| Good grade hogs carrying a little
weight and fat were best sale and
they brought $17.50 and upward, but
many going above $l7.S5. while mix
ed and plain grades sod at SIT. Bill
60, and the unfinished hogs at $16.75
to $17.25.
| The top of the market was 15c
higher than the top in Chicago and
soc higher than the best price in
Kansas City.
Good smooth packers were at $l6.-
40, the regulation price, but the
rough and half fat ones sold at $3.50
| to $3.50, according to quality. Good
pigs and lights moved freely at SIS
90 to $16.25, and the common ones at
$3.50 to $l3.75. The pigs and lights
were pretty well cleaned up before
the close.
Sheep-The best lambs sold at
S14.75 to $500, however, but few
went above $14.75. Fair grades sold
at $l4.25 to $14.G5, half fat and
coarse buck lambs at $3.50 to $14,
most of the culls at 81, with the
common little cu,ls going at SIS or
close to that. The buyers were a bit
shy of those that were thin i'm flesh
or for any reason not desirable.
Cash Wheat-Received 1856 Blu.
including 1O2 cars local and 81
through. Offerings about 80 cars, Of
which close to 20 cars sold to local
NILS, 80 cars to elevators mainly for
transfer and shipment, and % cars
to go out direct on mill orders. De-
mand good and premiums &c Strong
err, with &c for AIS over government
prices paid for No. red, 4:ac to &c
over for No. 2 red and &c 10 &c for
No. , red. Hard wheat in light Of
ferng, but demand quiet.
Track sales (dockage, if any, al
loWeD: No. Req winter cars Gil
10 OLE pound test at $2.2S3s destin-
alton, cars so to 601a pound test at
S2.2H destination. 3 cars 60 pound
test at S2.2712 Il dest.nation), 6 cars
90 pound test at 1927, 145 sacks at
$2.25, car garlicky at 1924.
No. Red wnter-3 cars $685. lbs. |
t st at 1927 destination, 2 cars So
pound test q per cent dockage) at
S2.27, 3 cars So to 5Sl2 pound test at
; S2.26E destination, 20 cars, So to
1913 pound test at 1926 e destina-
tom. 4 cars So to 5S1a pound test at
S2.2s1a, l car sacked at 1925, PSI
.'acks at 1929, cars garlicky at
So Il destination), 2 cars garlicky
at S2.24, 2 cars smutty and garIicky |
at %2.2% destination, cars smutty at
So destination. l car smuttv at
S2.2@ d ST nation, / car smutty at |
$3.50 de, tination.
Corn-Commission house and pro-
fcssonal information at hand was in
cHheito favor the bear party for |
hort time after the session began.
when prices finally slipped back to
IA and % to l q per bu=hel. Later
on when wheat and -four exports from
America were reported, besides con-
siderable sorts of grain, the bulls
again took a turn at the future
market, finally raising it at a rapid
gait, values holding very steady for
long spe4.
y right steady and firm market
developed N the afternoon DESPITE
lower cash corn at some points, at
tendance in and around the grain nit
light and business only moderate
Closed with buyers at &c to &c net
gam on the day.
december opened at S1.31 Ia and
then ranged to $1.31 to $1.3OH tot
sl.332 to 1929 to S1.321s buvers
January sold at from s1.31M ION.