The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-04-21

ALBANY, N. Y, April 2o.-Beeevs-Busi-
but prices not held up firmly as last week. being
fully 25c Of Outside range $6.6507.25; sales
mostly medium stock averaging between $50
and 1900 pounds. Buyers present in larger
number than last week, and took freely of offer
ings. Very few bulls came to hand, and
held on private terms Sales for the week. s97
Through shipments, 2S8 carloads to New York
and 81 to Brighton.
Sheep and Lambs-An even market prevailed.
Prices show decline of 12lec, while the top
figures received for lambs was % cents in ad-
vance of last week. Quality Of the offerings was
good; sheep sold at 1913 07.371a; lambs, So. 12l9
$3.50. Sales 5000; shipments 1880. Re-
ceipts-Beeves, 6,970; sheep, $4,000; hogs, IS,
400.
CHICAGO, April 2o-The Drovers' Journal
reports: Hogs-Recelpts. 5000; shipments,
3iOO. The demand was fair but uneven, and
in some cases stronger; the market gener-
ally steady; mixed packing hogs, S797.4o;
higher; $70760; skips, $44o06.75.
Cattle-Receipts, $780, shipments, $500 The
market was duh and weak and prices l0c v 100
TBS lower; export cattle very slow at $4,000
665; good to choice shipping cattle, $5.75O6.10;
common TO fair, $5.1035.65
Sheep-Receipts, $500; shipments, 1900. The
market was overstoeked, weaker and very dull;
prices 25c ~ 100 TBS lower; common TO fair
sheep, $3.750450; good to choice, 81 65 06.6O.
NEW YORK. April 2O.-Beeves-R Receipts,
1880; dull; 20030c lower p cwt., live weight;
no prospect of full clearance; few extra steers
sold at 1925 " cwt.; 81 top figure for prime
steers; general sales at $6.4406.72 ~ cwt.;
exporters used 8 ear-loads Shipments to-day
and tomorrow, 1872 live cattle $500 quarters
of beef, 200 live sheep, 500 carcasses of mutton.
Sheep-Receipts, 1910; weak and lower; 10
carloads to be carried over; extremes for sheep,
So. 5O07.25 ~ cwt. for unshorn Sheep $505.75
clipped sheep; unshorn yearing lambs sold at
S70S.5o; spring lambs sod at S4l07 per head
Hogs-Receipts, $500; dun ana nominal for
live hogs at 81 5O0S " cwt.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa, April 2O-Cattle-Re-
celpts for week ending April 10, 1887 through
ana 1923 local; market slow all week and 250
35c lower; prime. 400 to l 500 pounds. Sc 50
06.75; good, 1900 to 300 pounds, S606 %;
fair 900 to 1900 pounds butchers. IS 80. az.
Hogs-Receipts for week, 1870 market drag
ging all week; Philadelphias, $7.9O@s.0o; York
Sheep Receipts for week, 24.soO; prime
clipped, 100 to ITO pounds, SIS. 25054o; good
ned 80 TO 81 pounds, 81 25 "a so; common clip
ped, 70 to rs pounds, IS 5004; wooded, so to
ITO pounds, $50 $50; yeariing lambs, $507.
ST. LOUIS. April acknowledgements. 8oo
shipments, 700; market steady on light rece1pts,
but demand light; heavy shipping steers. $780,
06.40; light shipping steers, IS 25D5. so com
mon, "a 1905; good to best co VS. and heifers.
$4 .50D5.21; common to medium, $3.IoU4 Az
bulls, SO. 5004. 80.
sheep-Receipts, 900; shipments, $50; wooded
sheep not wanted and very hard to SELL clipped
| in demand at So so as so.
Hogs-Scarce and frmer good light shipping,
l3 n 10 e9tra Rscepts
1000; shipments, l, 400.
KANSAS CITY, April 19.-The Live Stock
Indicator reports cattle-Recepts. 800; ship
steers from $40 to 1900 TBS average sold at
S.. $3.50; stockers and feeders, $404.75;
COWS. $30450.
Hogs~Receipts, 1900; shipments, none. The
market was higher; sales ranged at S7O7.35.
The bulk of the sales were at S7.10D7.25.
Sheep-Receipts, 100; shipments, none. The
market was steady. Native sheep of rs lbs aver
age, 81.
CINCINNATI, Auril 20.-Hogs strong; COM
mon and light $5. 1007.30; packing and butch
ers. $6.9o0775. Receipts, 2,2oo; shipments,
1900.
MILWAUKEE, April 20.-Hogs frmer; $40
07.5o.