The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-02-20

The market was moderately active and higher;
fair To good Western sheep, 81. rs O55 choice
to fancy, S5.6506.25; Western lambs, So. IS OF.
Hogs-Receipts to-day, 1900, The offerings
were light; good to choice Workers, $7,35 al so;
hight Workers ~$7:2097.30; good butchers and
mediums, so; very few heavy here; q
few carloads held at $7.650 7.75; pigs, S707.15.
CHICAGO, Feb. 19-The Drovors' Journal re-
ports: Hogs-Rsceipts. $780,: shipments, 200.
me market was somewhat excited, and the sales
averaged strong Toe higher; receipts were light,
caused by washouts on several of the roads lead
ing here; mixed packing, SC. % 1885,; heavy,
S19o4o; light, $6.2506.9o; skips and culls.
Cattle-Receipts. 1900; shipments, 1900. The
market was 1o415c higher for desirable stock;
EXPORT cattle, $5.S006.40; good TO choice ship
ping steers, $5.2505 so; common to fair, $3.50
@o.AV 0utehers' cattle, S2.60Q465: stOckers
and feeders slow but steady at 50 1504.70.
Sheep-Recefpts, $500; shipments. !, 800. The
demand for choice sheep was good and sharp
aud the market stronger, but low grades are still
slow; common to Medium sheep, 2 3 04. 25;
s..
Drovsrs' Journal British cable dispatches re-
port a weaker feeling In the cattle markets,
good American steers being Iae ~ 10 lower,
quoted at 16sc ~ ID, estimated dead weight:
Sheep in far supply and demaud; best sheep.
$4,000.
NEW YORK. Feb. INSTRUMENTATION for
two days, $500. making IL, 900 for week; ac-
tive ana firm at an advance of 3005oc ~ ewu,
I'VE welght; common to prime sold readily at
So.ooQ7 " cwt. live weight; tops, 81. % al, 80;
general sales. $6O6.44; exporters used 200 fat
ohOSp db rOs44DO.DS. HnlDlnellTa Tor week. 10
live cattle, 7,76U quarters of beef.
Sneep and Lambs-Receipts for two days,
S,10T, making 81, 200 for week; quiet market:
extremes, $507 o. cwt FOR sheep; $70S.12io for
lambs; shipments for week, $50 live sheep. L .976
cdreasses OF mutton.
Hogs-Receipts for two days, 5000, making
81 900 for week; none offered alive: nomnally
dull at $707.40 y cwt.
KANSAS CRY, Feb. 19.-The Live Stock In
dieator reports; Cattle-Receipts, $50: ship
ments. none. The market was firIn and a shade
better; native steers from l 200 to l 800 lbs aver
age sold at $4S50535; steckers and feeders,
"a 60; naive cows, 81. So 03.71
Hogs-Reeeipts, 1900; shipments, none. The
market was firm and higher; good to choice
packing, ~$6.9007.10; medium, S6.7506.9e;
light, S6.55 06.7O
Sheep-Receipts, $50; shipments, none. The
market was quiet and unchanged.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa. Feb. 19.-Cattle-Re.
celpts, 1892; market active; prices Is to Csc
higher than last week.
Hogs-keceipts 5,405; market firm; Philadel-
Workers, $707.2O.
sheep Receipts, 4,000; market firm at last
weeks closing prices.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 19.-Beef-eattle-Market
very dun and prices nnchanged;. very best,
S4042o; ordinary, So. a rs; most sales from
$405.1o. Receipts, 535. Swlne-Receipts, 5,012;
quotations, ~Ss.5o0S.75. sheep-Receipts, 976
head; quotations.. $4.5006 62ls.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. le.-Cattle-Market
fair; sales, 2,30o; prime, $6.7307; good, Sc. $50
$50; medium, $6.7586; common, So {. so.
sheep and Lambs-Market fair; sales, 5000
wethers, S. {. 3 n q; ewes, SAG6 %; lambs, So
07.75 Hogs-Marke dull; selling at so. 80
Loo; sales, $500
CINCINNATI, Feb. 19.-Hogs active and firm;
common and hghr, SO. 60107 10; packing and
butchers, S6.S007.40 Receipts, las.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 19.-Hogs steady at Sc. 80
9675; dressed hogs in fair demand AT S7.450
7.55,