text: I** ™..$5 07^43........131.. $5 12^ 44- 181.. 507^35 146.. 5 U7'/I 32 198.. 510 45 222 5 I'iA 76 ..,r. 193 120 510 76 199 80 54> 76 199 90 5 1214 57 183 a 07% 25.......218.. 510 79.177 40 5 l?^ 68 187.. 510 94 ISO.. 5 12*4 71 176.. 5 07% 77 198.. 515 110 204.. 6 12&66- 199.. &18 47 236 40 515 72.-. 171.. 570 37........200 8C 5 10. 83 186 40 510 88 188 •• SWAM 214...512% 10 223.. 515,'2B 230 80 5 32% Fair to Prime Heavy— 5.......382 Soss~lo I 4....77.332.. $5 00 " 1..■;..442 100 5 00- [10;.......290.. 510 Heavy Packing and Rough— 5.......fc4-120 «'9o~] '3 ■...'..".l53~80l4~f0~ -2 ■..;•.;:355.. 4-90 1 3 433 80 1-JO ' 5.......350 40 490 | 4...... 415.. 4SO - PiSS— - 13....:.. 95 -..$4 25 14......v.IOO.. $1 IS " S 02.. 4 25 j 3...■..103... 4 23 "'"■•• • - CATTLE..';'-• • ! Comparative receipts- Total for today (estimated).. 1,200 A week ago.....:! t 391 A year ago. 3 Quotations: Good to choice butcher steers, $5.50; fair to good, $5.50; common to fair, $5.50; good to choice butchers, $3.50; fair to good, $5.50; common to fair, $5.50; good to choice cows and heifers, $2.50; thin cows andanners, $1.50; choice corn fed bulls, $3.50; beef cows, $1.50. bulls. $2.75@3.75; good to choice veals, $4.50@5.75; fair to good veals, $3.50@4.50; good to choice stock steers, $3.50@3.50; fair to good, $3.25@3.25; common, $2.50@2.50; good to choice stock heifers, $2.85@3.75; fair to good, $2.50@3.75; good to choice steers, $2.85@3.75; fair to good, $2.75@3.75; good to choice heifers, $2.55@3.75; fair to good, $2.75@3.75; stock and feeding bulls, $2.50@3.50; good to choice milkers and springers, $3.50@3.75; fair to good, $2.75@3.50; common, $20@25. Butter, cattle of all kinds in good demand at steady to strong prices. Some fairly good quality stuff among the cattle. Good finality stock and feeding cattle moving readily at steady prices. Common stuff also moving at low prices. Stock cattle were slow sale at steady prices. Stock and feeding, bull trade was quiet. Prices ruled a shade lower. Retail sales: Present sales: Stock cattle were steady at steady prices. Stock and feeding, bull trade was quiet. Prices ruled a shade lower. Retail sales: Stock cattle were steady at steady prices. Butcher Cows and Heifers— No. Wt. Price No. Wt. Price .6... 8:2 1-2 051 2....12E0J3(0 fi :....V.1053 J! -'Ol 7 ■•......"..V."..10 0 315 I 1..:........ 11-.2 2 801 5 :.r.....:... 890 3 TO ' 2 >■.. lUS 2 75 2 825 3 00 2  105 3 65 •« tfll 3 61) 2 1035 3 15 3 1177 3 00 I 2...' 845.-.2.75" 6.......1038 3 25 2..;:........ 805 3. 001 3 1023 2 50 4............1010 2 651 3.10:7 250 1....lOSO 3 4012. ;.......... 83'» 3(0" Butcher Steers— '-'...' ",.-.., _ 1 119-1 $} 751 1............1435 XI 60 1 tro 3.finja 1251 410 :'2 1251 3 7.1 j 2............11f>s 3 £5 ■ 7..... „.....1088,4(K>| 1....".:......1270 ICO Fat and Bologna Bulls—' 1 G£o ;2 TO! 2 1025*275 1 ....lfiCO 3 2511....- 1100 61 2 ...12K) 2 ill 2 ifO 2 0 1 120 2 75! 2 12lf. SCO 1 .......... 1640 3 r.CI 4 ....: I^3 300 .Veal Calves 1 ..........T7llO $5 00 3 $40) 3 ....137 5 7511 -.130 5 73 2 155 5 7515 138 » ' > _L ■^■r- 203 3 EO| 1 kO '•* 2o Stock Cows a-nd He I fc_ra— "7~" 1!.... 760 $2 40| 1 - 640 75 4 ".".":.....;.505 3 00i 2 - 78> 2 50 1 ;......./... 660 2 90:1 ............. 510 2 7") 1' 920 2 «Ol 2 7.'0 •> 73 2 ............ 640 3 CO; 8 C 9 2 85 :3 ..r. 743 2 EOl 1 5l!0 3 23 3 .536 3 0012 755 2 5) 1 ............ S2O 2 75} 3 517 3 CO Calves— -■'. '• '. 1 "77. 410 $2 75| 5 37;) $". CO 12 3"2 3 00} 3 ..........:. 3 3 3 00 2 300 2 Sol 2 .....375.3 00' Stockers and Feeders— _ 1 ............ &0 ?3 05Tl -...*....... SEO $3~00 4 .:.. ...817 3 3512 520 3 2"> 1 £30 3 2513 .8:0 325 : 7 .....760 3 40|l. ».. 510 .4 (0 14 ....-..■.■...".. ',80 ". 15| 7 * 95 30 12 "...767 S3O-6J F6553.35 i .5 .............742 3 35! 5 804 3:5: 3 730 3 35: 5 : ;..... 7CI 3 CO ] 25 .......;...-..-EO4; 3 00iJ2 532 3 On ! 5 ............1002, g Os'm 8.4 3 £0 I Steer Calves— ■ __^'-- 2 320 $3;C01 4 ...■;■...-.. £92 $3 50 Ocmtnon and T'ai Ings—Steers— __ 1, ......:..... 760~52"751 4 -;...iTT.... ¥ r 2"j2 !-5 : I 1 i±i:zii±" 570 - 2 50! 2 ••••'•■"•••'••'•: 483 2 75 Stock and Feeding. Bulls— 3. rt'......... 420"5275! 1 770" $2 35 Thin Cows and Canne-rs— ■ ■ ■ 1 113052?5fl ............ 810 $10) 1 ......;......S4O 2 2 ...:... S:5 2 23 i 1 1041 1 75; 1 ............ 960 2 25 ! 1 >80 2 Ss| 4 9"i2 2 40 Stag-s • nd Oxen— ..._ ■. -^ _ 2 .~1525~52 75|'"4 ..■■...f635 $F25 | : Milkers and" Springers 1 cow and 1 calf. $2". 00 2 springrers. 51 ro -1 cow and 1 calf :...:... 23 00 I 1- cow and 1 calf ..:......... ' "2 CO 1 cow and I calf ....r. Comparative receipts: Total for today (e.t. mated)........ 1,401 A week ago...:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....:....: 130 :: 10 - 21 fat ewes '.." 33?,'.3 50 7 fat lambs'-....'..........:..... 51 4'is 7 fat ewes ■.;.',.;...'.. 1.7 Asti 7 . FINANCIAL O'Connor & Van Bergen, BROKERS. Stocks, Bonds, Grain and Provisions! 102-208 GERMANIA LIFE BLDO, Fourth and Minnesota Streets ~ :: _• «T. PAUL. Member Chicago Board of Trade. Direct Private Wires. GHAS.H.F. SMITH & co. EiPhL? 6? 66, 1? of the New York Stock Exchange in the Northwest. Special attention given to grain orders. Members Chicago Board of Trade. PRIVATE WIRE 3. Pioneer Press Blds., St. Paul Minn. INVESTMENT EXCHANGES. "BROKERS. M STOCKS, BONDS, GRAM AND PROVISIONS! GERMANY, DOINGS. H 410 First Ave. So., Minneapolis, Minn. 13 Rates of Chicago Board of Trade MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. DIRECT WIRE. H. HOLBERT & SON, Bankers and Brokers 341 Robert St. St. Paul. VEDWARDS, WOOD & CO. STOCK, BONDS, BRAIN, PROVISIONS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 21 fat lambs 71½ 112 fat wethers 11½ 01-O 1-* 1 buck (gj j jrj wHh^nw'o^ Exchange-Supply liberal, rulai. ri demand. 1 rle a iule barely.steady at last week's decline. S. J. S. SHIPPERS ON THE MARKET Rates of the company on 'Pany' **». H. X. J. Sehoffman, Margin; X L m a rr form%; & OrWree. Aim; £7' " ermore & Merritt, Northrup; g T Houseman,  F. M Burns, Kandiyohi; R. K. Peter, Water; M. K. Wolfe, Kei, Water; J. Jacobs, Lake City; O. H. Houghton, A. T. E. & Co., Rio; B. & Co., Montevideo; B. & Co., Bros., Granite Falls; G. L. & Co., S. & Co., Heart; P. O'Brien, Iron, Le; Hawley & Co., Brownton; S. & Co., Iron, Browston; S. & Co., Iron, Brownston; J. Olson, De Graff, J. Johnson, L. Anderson, Clarkfield; Samuel on Hros., Lafayette; K. & Co., Topeka; A. E. Nelson, Gibbin; Skinner & Co., Peoria; P. Palmer & Co., Fa. G. Payne, Lakefield; C. E. Wood, Conover- Farrell & Keefe, Redwood; J. R. Brown bt. Croix Falls; Albec Bros., N. (w R chmond; William Jeotz, Undstrum...., MIDWAY HORSE AUCTION-MinnV sota Transfer, St. Paul, —Barrett & Zimmerman report heavy horses moderately active. There was an apparent falling off in the wholesale trade from iron and timber regions, buying being restricted to the retail basis. A number of representatives from different lumber firms were present and bought to fill out vacancies in their respective camps... The Commonwealtli Lumber company, Frazee, Minn., and Mussel-Sauntry company; Stillwater, Minn., bought several carloads of logging horses, being the only wholesale buyers. There was a noticeable decline in values on the best grades. Vines, Drafters, extra $5.25; Drafters, choice $5.00; Farm mares, common to good $5.00; Farm mares, common to good $5.00; CHICAGO, Jan. 15.—Cattle, 5,000, including 1,300 Texans. Butcher stock steady, active. Texans, be to 100 lower, good to prime steers, $5.25®$5.00. Poor to medium, $2.60 to $5.10; stokes and feeders, strong to 10c higher, $7.50 to $8.00; cows, $2.70 to $3.75; heifers, $2.60 to $3.70; canners, $2.70 to $2.70; bulls, slow, $2.80 to  of sales, 55.50-$5.00. Sheep—Receipts, 15,009; sheep, choice, steady; others 10c lower. Lambs in good to choice wethers, $2.75-$4.65; air to medium, $3.50-$3.50; Western sheep, $3.75-$4.50; native lambs, $3.50-$4.50. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 15.-Cattle—Receipts, 11,000; steady. Stocks, $5.50-$6.00; cows and heifers, $1.50-$4.60; stockers and feeders, $2.75-$4.50; bulls, $2.50-$4.25. Receipts, 18,000; strong to higher; bulk of sales, $5.25-$5.25; heavy, $5.25-$5.35; packers, $5.25-$5.25; mixed, $5.25-$5.35; heavy $6.25-$5.35; packers, $5.25-$5.25; mixed, $5.25-$5.35. Sheep—Receipts, 2,000; steady; lambs, $7.50-$7.50; muttons, $2.75-$4.40. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 15.—Cattle—Receipts, 2,300; steady; steers, $2.30-$3.50; stackers and feeders, $2.45-$4.60; cows and heifers, $2.50-$3.80; Texas steers, $3.35-$4.75; cows, all heifers, $2.35-$3.58. Hogs—Receipts, 7,500; 5c higher; pigs and lights, $5.25-$5.25; packers, $5.25-$5.35; butchers, $5.30-$5.40. Sheep—Receipts, 600; steady; native muttons, $1.50-$4.15; lambs, $4.50-$5.90. SIOUX CITY, Jan. 15.—Cattle, steady; market steady to strong; beeves, $4.25-$5.50; cows and bulls, mixed, $2.50-$3.50; stockers and feeders, $3.25-$4; calves and yearlings, $3.50-$4.50. Hogs—Receipts, 2,200; market strong to 5c higher, celling $5.10-$5.75; bulk of sales, $8.15-$6.50. SOUTH OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 15.—Cattle—Receipts, 1,200; steady; beef Steers, $1@5.35; western steers, $3.75@3.75; cows and heifers, 10@15c, lower at $2.80@3.75; stockers and feeders, $1.25@3.75. Hogs—Receipts 7,500; Eighths higher. Heavy, $5.25@5.30; mixed, $5.22@5.25; light, $5.17@5.27; bulk of sales, $5.22@5.25. Sheep—Receipts 8,000; 10c higher; Western, 13.80@4.40; lambs, $4.50@5.50. CONTRACT WORK. Jena Street Sewer. Office of the Board of Public Works, City of St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 7th, 1901. Sealed bids will be received by the Board of Public Works in and for the corporation of the City of St. Paul, Minnesota, at their office in said city until 2 p.m. on the 21st day of January, A.D. 1905, for the construction of a sewer on Jessamine Street from Edserton Street to Payne Avenue in said city according to plans and specifications, on file in the Office of said Board. A bond with at least two (2) sureties in a sum of at least twenty (20) percent, or a certified check on a bank of St. Paul; in a sum of at least ten (10) percent of the gross amount bid, must accompany each bid. Said check shall be made payable to the Clerk of said Board. The said Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. WM. L. AMES, President. Official: C. H. BROKSON, Clerk Board of Public Works. Jan 9,1901-10t. 