The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-24
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CHICAGO, March % The Droyers' journal
reports: Hogs - Receipts. 10000; shipments,
5000. The general demand was weak; packers
and shippers are holding off for lower prices;
the market was weak and l0e lower, closing
very duh; mixed hogs, SO 1901: IS: heavy, $7.45
as; light, So o07.40; skipa, "a S006T0.
Cattle-Receipts, 5000: shipments 5000. The
trade was weah and sales slow; prices were a
shade lower: one load of fine steers sold at
$3.50; ordinary export cattle, Sc J007 gOi d to
choice shipping steers, $606.40; common to
fair, $40 80; the market closed dull and 10c
lower all round; mixed 6ntc1ers' cattle fairly
feeders in large supply ana light demand, ex-
cept for the choicest grades; prices 15025c lower
than two or three days ago.
Sheep-Receipts, 2,00U; shipments 800. The
market WAS fairly active on shipping account
inferior to fair sheep slow but steady at So 500
4.5O; medium TO good, $52006; export sheep,
sc. 2506 rs.
ALBANY, N. Y, March 23-Beeves-Business
shows an Improvement over last week. The
quality of the cattle up TO the average, with
a fair sprinkling of bulls; no very prime steers
received. Buyers were in better numbers and
took pretty freely to-day; prices l40 ssc higher
are little off IN price. except for stillers. Re-
ceipts increased; stilleFs, $50525; bolognies
or fat bulls, 50. 25 "a. so.
Sheep and Lambs-An even market prevailed:
receipts were largely of mixed lots; sheep, sea
7.25 " 100 lbs; lambs, $7.5005 p 100 ibs being
Receints of live stock at West Albany for the
pass six days: Beeves, 6,997; sheep, %, 20O
hogs, 1000.
ST. LOUIS, March Acknowledgements
and shipments not reported; supply good and
prices strong, except for Eastern shipping,
which are a shade easier within the range;
export steers, So. 1897: gDod TO choice steers,
| SO 2506.65; light, S5.750625; common, So. 25
$3.50; mcdium to choice butchers steers, S4.75
06; medium to choice COWS and heifers. 1925
as %; common, 49, 50d4; stockers and feeders,
| 50. % 49, %; corn-fed Texans, So. 25 as 65.
Sheep-Recelpts ard shipments not reported;
market firm: common, So. rs al %; medium,
$4 5005, fair to good $5.2505.75; choice to
fancy. Sc O6. so.
900; market firm: prices strong: fair clearance;
common to prime steers sold at $5900755 ~
cwt.; st0cker's and rough oxen sold at $500
5.70;sexporters used 20 carloads.
Sheep-ReceipIs, 5000; decidedly firm but
slow at stronger prices; very poor TO strictly
prime sheen sold at 81. % W ewt; one car
load sold ut 81. IS; yearings $6500S.50.
Hogs-Reeeipts, LOO; live hogs nOminaly
steady at 81. 5009 " ewt.
KANSAS CITY, March 23.-The Live Stock
Indicator reports; Cattle-Receipts. 1, 100; ship
ments, none. The market was slow and a SHADE
off. Native steers from 200 TO 1000 lbs aver
age sold at 50 9506. 10; stockers and feeders,
$4.3005.10; COWS, $4,000 rs.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900; shipments, nome The
market was weak and lower; light hogs, SO 80
| 695 medium, S707.15; good to choice, 81 % a
7.35.
Sheep-Receipts. none; shipments, none. Ma
| tive sleep of 50 Tbs average, S4.60.
EAST LIBERTY, PA. March 23.--Cat5e-Re-
ceIpts for week ending March %, 1867 through
| and ,173 local; market opened slow, but closed
far; prime, So % 0675; good, 1918 06.25; fair,
S.. 1896.
Hogs Receipts for week, 1928; PhIladel-
phias, $7,900S20; workers., S7.5O0765.
Sheep Receipts for week, 1900, exporte,
SO IS 06.75; extra Sc % $3.50, good, S. 80 a 6;
| fair, So 2nO5.6o; common, $3.500425; lambs,
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