The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-27
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CHICAGO, March 26-The Drovers' Journal
reports: Hogs Receipts. 1000; shipments,
AGO. The demand was stronger but business
was small; the market was brisk and sc higher;
mixed hogs, Sc .So0735; heavy, S7.450 o., go;
llsht, $6.S507.50; skips, So 06.75. The offerings
were poor.
Cattle-Receipts, 400; shipments, 1000. The
demand was limited; export and dressed beef
operators were the best buyers; export cattle,
S6.oOO7.2O; coed to choice shipping steers, $50
GAO; common to fair, 50. 6006.10; the market
opened about 10e higher, but closed tame; mixed
butchers cattle active and firm; poor to medium,
$2.7301; good to choice, $4.40D5; corn fed Tex
ans, $3.50; stockers and feeders, $1,000.
5h~eep-Receipts, 5000; shipments, 300. The
demand was fair and the market moderately
sheep, ~S5;2O06,2o; common TO medium, $40
$50; inferior, $304.
port the 1--we stock markets steady; cattle slow
ana weak; good to choice American steers, $50
loc y ID, estimated dead weight; sheep, 1SG21c
" ID.
NEW YORK. March, 26.-Beeves-Receipts,
1880 making IL, 800 for the week: firm; full
prices; early clearance; sales at S6@7.75 y cwt.
to prime of 1,545 pounds; average sold at
$50, the top figures or the season; exporters
nve cattle, 1900 quarters of beef.
sheep-Receipts, 11.500, making 32,1 6 for
the week; firm ana a shade higher; quick sales at
$607.55 y cwt. for sheep; $6.75OS.5O for
yearlings: exporters took 8 carloads of fat sheep
at 81 80 y cwt.. Shipments for the week; 80
live sheep, $500 carcasses of mutton.
Hogs-Receipts, $500 making 81, 800 for the
week; a shade trmer for live hogs at $7.70@S.l0
y cwt.
ST. LOUIS, March 26.-Cattle-Receipts,
1000; shipments, $50; market very strong. but
movement slow; myers think prices too high;
export steers, $6.7507; good to choice shipping
steers, $6@6.60; light, S5,5006; common, $4.75
5;6o; good to choice COWS, $4.5005; common,
$2.5004; stockers and feeders, $4.25@5,25;
corn-fed Texans, $505 so.
Sheep-Recelpts, 1000; shipments. 1,000; mar
ket steady; better grades firm and wanted;
common 70 medium, $3.50 04: 80, fair to good.
S4.75O5.65; choice to fancy, $5.7506.25.
ogs-Mar dull: light, 81. 3O07.45; packing,
S7.3aO7.60; butchers to extra, S7.50D7.70.
Receipts, $500; shipments, 1,100.
BUFFALO, March MISUNDERSTANDING to.
day, $500. The market was firm at last weeks
prices; trade slow; offerings compare favorably
with those of last week.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts to-day, $500.
The demand,was good and prices a shade higher;
fair to good Western sheep, SIS .6006 so; choice
to fancy, ~$6.6007.l0; common, S~5.2595.5o;
Hogs-Receipts to-day. 1890. There was a
fair demand hut at lower rates; good to choice
$7.7507.90; pigs, $7.1507.3o; best grades dis
posed of.
KANSAS CITY, March 2e.-rhe Live Stock
Indicator reports: Cattle-Receipts, j 100; ship
ments. none. The market was higher. Native
steers from 1900 to 1000 lbs average sold at
$606.75; stockers and feeders, $~4.15O5.1O;
COWS, $4,000. so.
Hogs-Reeeipts, 1,7OO; SHIPMENTS. none. The
market was steady; light hogs, SO, sc . 80; me-
dunn, ~S6.95D7.10; good TO choice heavy, $40
O7.30,
-sheep-Receipts, 100; shipments, none. The
market was steady. Native sheep, ~S3.5004.75.
PHILADELPHIA, March 26.-Oattle-Market
fdull; sales, 1900; prime, S7.5O0762l9: good. 81
@7.25; medium, ~$6,500675; common. $500
6.25; fat cows, 81 .2505.5O; veal calves, $7Qa.
sheep and L~ambs-Market dull; sales, $1,000:
prime, $707.25; good, $6.62l206.87la; medium.
50. common, $4.5OO5.50; lambs, $40
S.25 per head.
Hogs-Market active; sales, $500; prime.
81 ,32 l9@11.5o; good, $l1@l1.25 medium,
$10.250l0.75.
BALTIMORE, March Observation-Disclosures
slow, opened a shade better. closed duh and
a shade off: very best Sc. 37lo07;' first quality,
50. 50D6.2 5; medium, $4. 32A905; ordinary, S.
"A: most sales at $506.25. Receipts, 7S8.
Swine-Fair supply, only moderate demands;
receipts, 4.SS9: quotations, $9.75Ol1.
Sneep-Receipts, 3,l27; quotations, $500
$50.
EAST LIBERTY, PA, March 26.-Cattle-Re-
celpts, 1872; market slow; 25040c higher than
last week.
H~ogs-Receipts, $3.50; market active; Phila-
delphias, S908.20; Workers., ~$7.5G07.70.
Sheep Receipts, 5000 market fair at about
last weeks prices.
CINCINNATI, March 27.-Hogs firm; com
mou and hight, $6.2S@7.50; packing and butch
ers', $7.1009.25. Receipts, 1900; shipments,
$40.
MILWAUKEE,, March 20. Hogs quiet at
SO. rs 07.35.