The weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1918-1919, 1918-11-22
ST. LOUIS MARKETS


ST Louis, Mo-, Nov. 22-Receipts
Cattle, 5000 head: hogs $4,000;
sheep 1900; horses and mules, 220O.
Cattle-The beef steer departments
was rather heavily supplied, including
a larger representation of western cat
tie than has been seen here for some
time. Native steer trade was uneven,
ranging stetady from Is to % cents
higher. Beeves around the $14 figure
seemed to show the most advance,
while the lighter kinds and the higher
priced beeves manifested but little
| change. Top was -16.5, paid for good
weight. Boone county Missouri
steers, Audrain county, Mo-, beeves
sold at $1,000 Western cattle were
uneven, some looking a good quarter
higher and others were barely seady.
Best end Western offering sold at
$12 @14.0O. Some Western were I'M
sold at the close
Hogs-The market opened a dime
higher on all good quality hogs. but
the poorer grades showed very little
Or no material Improvement over the
yesterdays figures. 1t was an active
market on the good offerings and
closed firm, with good clearance.
Pigs and lights and unfinished hogs
IN general were slow and some were
carried over unsold.
The top of the market for several |
hours was $i705, but before the |
days selling was over SIS had been
reached and this is the first day that |
any hogs sold on this market at SIS |
for some time. The bulk of desirable
hogs sold at $17@$17.SO. Quality fat !
and little weight are still the po- ,
tent factors in commanding the best
prices.
All buyers were in the market and
they paid S17.75 and upward for the
better grades weighing 1919 pounds
and over, while the fair Offering soId
at S17.25@$17 s.; light mixed hogs
that were good, $1G.5 q $l715; pack
ers, $3.50 were sorted out. but most
of the packers went in with the loads.
Best grade of pigs and lights under
100 pounds sold at S1425@Sl5.25 and
others at $12 and $14, according to
quality.
Sheep-The market was active for
both sheep and lambs and the good
stnds were around soc higher. while
lhe fair grades showed an advance
over the close of last week of about
'9c. The supply WIS cleaned up in a \
hurry ana the buyers would have
gladly purchased as many more with
tut making any complaint whatever. ,
Haif-fat offerings were nc. in vcryl :
rood demand.
One lot OF lambs from The state of )
cwa brought $1J75, which is soc :
higher than any lambs brought here :
At week. Other good lambs from
o"a sod at $15.50, Will efair grade
ambs sold at $15@$15.25; poor quail ,
ty lambs. thin in flesh, $14@S14.75; )
md the culls $11.50@S12.OO. Some q
earrings from Iowa weighed SSl a
pounds sold at $11.5O. y
Not so many sheep were offered, c
ut those here that Were fat met u
'itn an extra good demand and sold
t sS.3O@$l0.0O, the latter price be-
lg SOC higher than any sheep ?
rouSlt mere last week. Choppers,
anners and bucks We're all on a 1
lGady basis and good sale, p
Cash Wheat-Received, $1,000 bu., n
as cans of local and p; +
trough. Offering of Sc cars, of !
hitch 2? cars sold LEGALLY and 8 cars !;
} go out. Market ruled firm, under n
ood demand and light receipts. Some II
o. : Red bought 1c premium over t
overnment prices.
Track sales (d1ckage, if any al ei
wed, No. 2 Red Winter cars, 90 {
und test at 1924, 2 cars 6O1a pound o.
'st garlicky at 1921; 5000 bushels II
} arrive at government prices. II
No. 2-Red Winters cars. So "a -
} pound test tone l per cent dockage
81 % destination. :, cars, 5S@59 II
ound test, at 1921; = cars 30 pound