The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-31

CHICAGO March 30-The Drovers' Jour nal
reports: Hogs-Recelpts. 10000; shipments
1900 The market was active and sc higher
on common to good mixed packing hogs ~ 80
9765; heavy, S7.6o09.1o; light, $710077O;
skips, So al.
Cattle-Receipts 6,OOo; shipments, 3, 600. The
m arket was active and higher; export demand,
only fair sales slow at Sc. 60D7.l5; good to
choice shipping cattle are active and request
firm at SO $3.50; common to fair, slow; sales to-
Gay at 10. 096; mixed butchers cattle weak
at 81. 1885, stockers and feeders So. 2505, so,
Sheep-Recepts, 4, 400; shipments. 8, 600 The
market was moderately active and steady on
best export sheep, $6.5007; good to choice,
1913 1880 medium, $4750550; common to
fair, dull and 15c lower at $3.4094.60.
ST, LOUIS, March 30.-Cattie-R Receipts,
800; shipments, 600 demand exceeds supply,
and prices better. and for top grades highest of
the season; one lot export steers, average 1577
lbs, sold for 81. q; general export steers SO rs
al; good TO choice shipping steers, $6 2506.75
good light to fair, 1918 1925; common TO
medium, $J05.5U; good COWS and heifers, $3.50
05.29; common TO fair SO. 5004.25; common to
medium lots hutchering stuff, So 500 $50;
scaslawags, So $3.50; corn-fed Texans, $50 as 60.
Sheep-Receipts, 2.100; market firm; common,
1878 04.50; medium to fair, 81 rs 05.25; good
TO choice, S5.5006.25; fancy, $6.5O06.75.
Hogs-Light grades active and higher; others
unchanged; good light, $7.25 07.40 common to
good packing, SO! .45; butchers to extra, S7.45
U7.65. Receipts, 1000; shipments, 200.
NEW YORK. March, -Beeves--Receipts,
2,l2O; slow trade but firm at q further advance
of 81 per head; common to prime steers sold at
$6.l007.70 P cwt., live weights top ST 80; gem
eral business sales at $6.7007.26; exporters
used 40 carloads. Shipments, to-day and to-
morrow, 500 live cattle, $50 quarters of beef,
1900 careasses of mutton.
Sheep-Receipts, $3.50; firm and steady for
good grades; duh and easier for common to
ordinary; poor Texas sheep sold at 5,35 ~ cwt.:
extra sales at $6.2507.75 ~ cwt. for sheep; Sc
as 90 tor poor to extra yearling lambs.
Hogs-Receipts, 3,l30; offered alive;
nominal value $7.7G0Sl0 y cwt
KANSAS CITY, March 3O.-The Live Stock
Indicator reports: Cattle-Receipts, 300: snip
ments. none. The market was steady. Native
steers from 200 to 1000 TBS average sold at
5000 80; stockers and feeders, $4.2505 10;
COWS. $4,000. so.
Hogs-Receipts, $500; shipments, none. The
market was a snade better and firm; light hogs,
S6. S307; medium, S7.0507.25; good to choice,
$7.4007.55.
Sheep-Receipts. 400; shipments. none The
co. TBS average, 81 IS Q525.
EAST LIBERTY, PA, March 30.--Cattle-Re-
ceIpts for week ending March 20, 2,431 local
and 996 through; prices higher; prime shipping,
Sc 8507. 10; good shipping, $6.5006.75; fair
butcherlng, S6G6.25.
Hogs-Receipts for week, 1865; Philadel-
phias, SO 0S.20; Workers, S7.5007,90.
Sheep-Reeeipts for week, 1855; exporters
$1,000 6.S5; prime, 1925 $3.50; good, 5000
6.l5; common 10 fair, SO. go; lambs IS al.
CINCINNATI, March 3O.-Hogs quiet; com
mon aud light, Sc. rs 07.50 packing and butch
ers, $7.1o07.S0 Receipts, 1,20O; shipments,
$50.
MILWAUKEE, March 3o.-Hogs higher; $40
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