The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-27

CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-The Drovers' Journal reports:
~Hogs-Reeeipts, 11,O0O; shipments, 5000. Best
steady, others weaker; rough packing hogs, 5000
$50; packing and shipping, $707.60; skips, $4750
6.25.
Cattle-Reeeipts, $500; shipments, 5000. The
market was slow, but steady; exports, $6.5067;
good to choice shipping steers, ~$5.S006.25, com
mon to medium, 81; 20@5;7O; Texans, $4,000;
Sheep-Receipts, 5000; shipments, 2,400 The
market was active and 15025c lower; inferior to
fair sheep, $304.25 per cwt; medium to good, $3.50
as; choice to extra, $5.4006.
BUFFALO, Feb. 26.-Cattle Receipts to-day.
81; receipts consigned through, ia cars. There
We're very few on the market and the feeling was
frmer; two carloads of steers of LOO TBS average
sold at $6.10, and a few light butchers steers sold
at So.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts to-day, 600; receipts
consigned through, 7 cars. The market was steady
and the demand good; fair to good Western sheep,
So. choice to fancy, $5.9006.4O; Western
lambs, SIS. 7507.2O.
Hogs-Receipts to-day, 1 200; receipts consigned
through, 90 cars. The market was dull, weak and
lower; good to choice Workers, $6.S5G7 Z: light mixed,
$~6.60@6.SO; good medium weights, $7.100T25;
pigs, $~6.2506.50. Fifteen carloads remain unsold.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. &c. Cattle - Receipts, 1000;
shipments, 800. The market was strong and higher;
export steers, $6.4007; heavy shipping steers, $5.75
600 light shipping steers S.; 2505.75; common,
$1,000; corn-fed Texans, $5O5.75
Sheep and ~Lambs-Receipts, 1900; shipments,
none. The market was firm and active; common
sheep, $3.5o04; fair TO- good sheep, ,$4.25@5.25
Hogs-Receipts, 5000; shipments, 500. The
market was lower, weak and Slow light hogs, $500
WuoOt pdcAIhS HOSsj PO-SOW - pnIcilSiS 10 extra,
$707.30.
NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-Beeves-Receipts $40,
mainly for expectation. Dressed beef about steady at
90lGloc for city slaughtered; S09c for Western.
Shipments of live stock and dressed meats from
New York to-day will include pa live cattle, 1884
quarters of beef and $50 carcasses of mutton.
Sheep and ~Lambs-Receipts. 1900. The market
was dull; sheep, S.. 50O7 ~ cwt.; lambs, Sc. ESQ
7.75; a carload of choice sheep sold at 81. 12l2 ~ cwt.
Dressed mutton steady at SO10c for common to
prime.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900; all consigned. Dressed hogs
sold at'$S. 87l209.1212 F cwt.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 26.-The Live Stock Indi-
Gator reports: Cattle-Receipts, 1000. The market
was steady; native steers of 1912 TO ,515 lbs aver
age sold at So. 1006.35; stockers and feeders, $3.50
as .15; cows, $3.4004.25.
Hogs-Receipts. 8, 600. The market was steady for
choice heavy grades; others lower; sales were made of
lots of POS to 292 lbs average at ~&G.3OSG.9G, with
the bulk of the sales at SIS. 6O06.S0.
Sheep-Receipts, $50. The market was quiet and
unchanged.
EAST LIBERTY, Feb. 2G.-Cattle-Strong and
a shade better than yesterday. Receipts, 17Ij ship
ments, l ,O64.
Hogs-Firm: Philadelphias, ~$7.5O07.7O; good
Workers, $6.GO06.90. Receipts, 920i shipments,
5000.
Sheep-Firm and a shade higher. Receipts 2,4OOi
shipments, 6,SO0.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 26.-Hogs steady; common and
light, $5.7507i packing and butchers, ~P0.T0 $50.
Receipts, $500; shipments 1000.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 26.-Cotton firm and I'M
changed.
MILWAUKEE,, Feb. 26.-Hogs firm at S6.5o07.