On Thursday last those enterprising
gentlemen, Messrs. Frick Bros., who
are operating a cannery a few miles
south of this city, shipped a whole
carload, canned in two-pound retain
ers. The berries were picked by wo
men and children in that section of
the parish, and one member of the
firm reported to us that one day alone
they purchased outright three hun
dred and eighty-five gallons, paying
10 cents a gallon for them. They
were preserved in two-pound cans,
which retail for 10 cents each. These
gentlemen had orders for as many as
three cars from New Orleans alone,
which goes to show if an effort were
made what a great demand there
would be for the favored fruit. Mr.
Frick says that several cars were al
lowed to rot in the fields for the rea
son that in many instances trespass
ing is forbidden. This is unfortu
nate, particularly when poor people
would have been given occupation
that would provide them with food
and clothing."
St. Louis Live Stock Market.
National Stock Yards, Ill., Aug. 9.
Cattle receipts 9500. The proper
tion of southern mixed grades was
generous, with the general market 10
to 15 cents lower than the close of the
week. Among the sales were steers,
$5; heifers, $4.50 to $5.50; cows,
$3.25 to $5.15; bulls, $4 to $4.75;
calves and yearlings, $3.75 to $7;
oxen, $3.50 to $4.50.
Hog receipts 4000. Values 5 cents
higher today, top $7.75. Light ship
pers and butchers, 160 to 200 lbs.,
sold at $7.60 to $7.70; 110 to 140
lbs., $7.50 to $7.75; lighter pigs,
$6.50 to $7.45; 220 to 250 lbs., $7.10
to $7.40; hogs 260 lbs. and above,
$6.60 to $6.85; roughs, $5.75 to $6.
Southern hogs will sell 25 cents below
the above quotations.
