The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-06

BUFFALO, May 5.-Cattle Receipts to-day,
l,Z04; receipts consigned through, 142 carloads.
The market was unsettled and lower offerings gener-
ally of a good quality; only a light proportion Of
choice stock; light attendance of Eastern buyers; local
and country trade fairly represented; fair TO medium,
butchers grades of 800 to $50 tbs average, 10000;
1000 TBS average, 50 .75; shipping steers, $3.50
$50; poor to good, $45o95.
Sheep and Iambs-Receipts to-day, 6,S0O; reeeipts
consigned through 5 carloads. There was a fair de-
mand and prices a shade lower; offerings compare fa-
vorably, with last weeks principally clippedi fair to
sheer. $6.5507j fair to good clipped lambs, 1919
$3.50; fair to good wool lambs, S7.409s; all sold.
~Hogs-Receipts to-day, $500; receipts consigned
through, go carloads. Demand good; offerings gen
orally of a good quality; sales of medium to fair
Workers. at So, 65 95 90; butchers grades, S .900
Clio; good to choice, $4,000 20 all sold; yards
bare of stock, -
CHICAGO, May 5.-The Drovers' Journal re.
ports: Hogs-Receipts, 14,000i shipments, 100.
The market was brisk and l0c higher; rough packing
3 eG g. $5 1905 IS; packing and singing, $500
Cattls-Receipts, 6,O00; shipments, LOO. The
market was slow and steady; exports, $6.30O6.6o;
good to choiss s55ipping steers common
Sheep-Receipts. 1000; shipments, 400. The mar
ket was slow and 1o0l5c lower; inferior to fair
sheep, 1924 Y ewti medium to good, $405; choice
The Drovers' Journals Liverpool special reports:
Live stock weaker; best American steers, 1880 v
100 lbs, estimated dead weight. Sheep at lO0l7lac
" fb, estimated dead weight.
ST. LOUIS, May 5.-Cattle-Reeeipts, $3.50; ship
ments. 1 800. The market was steady: export steers,
good to choice shipping steers, $3.50
Uo.2o; common to medium, So.2o05.75; choice TO
extra, $505.75.
Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 500; shipments,
none; The market was strong; good clipped sheep,
$l5O05.25; wooded sheep not wanted; Texas sheep,
$3.7565.
Hogs Receipts, 6.400; shipments, A The
market was active and strong; light hogs, $5.40@
5.6O; packing hogs, $~5.50e5.75i heavy hogs, S5.75
$3.50.
KANSAS CITY, May 5-.Tha Live Stock Indiea.
tor REPORTS; oattle-Receipts. 1000. The market
lbs average sold at $5.25@b.7 rs; stoekers and feeders,
$4;40@5i native cows, R3.7504.50.
Hogs-ReeeiPts, 1900, The market was steady;
sales were made Of lots Of eulled of $50 TBS aver
age at -, 70. 05.75, with the bulk of the sales at
So.
Sheep-Receipts, light. The market was quiet and
unchanged
BALTIMORE, May 5.-Beef Cattle-The market
was slow, and best grades lse and others 4e lower;
very best. SIS. 2596.3o; first quality. S4.s7la9
most sales were from So to Sc. Receipts, LOLA;
Hogs-Fair supply, and only a moderate demand,
Sheep and L~ambs-Receipts, 3.294. Quotations:
Sheep, $3.5006; lambs, $1,000.
NEW YORK, May Observation-Disclosures, 1900;
market slow; extra steers, $7.1507.25; range cattle,
$5.s506.72 v cwt. Exporters used 900 fat steers.
Sheep and L~ambs-Receipts, 9,400. The market
Yves 6rmi extremes, $6.6O9s; unshern sheep, $3.50
Q6.75 " ewt.l clipped sheep, $7:50 Q9s unshorn
head.
Hogs-Reeeipts, 1920, Tho market was quiet at
SO. 2005 so v cwt.
PHILADELPHIA. May 5.-Cattle - Receipts,
q, 200. The market shows a fair demand; prime,
$6.7507: good. ~$6.2506,5o; medium, $5.75a6i
common, $5a5.5o.
sheep-Reeeipts, 5000. Wool sheep, SABA
200 sheared sheep, $3,26@6.5O; spring lambs,
S. .5O07.
Hogs-There was a fair demand; Western stock
selling at So, 75QS.25.
EAST LIBERTY, May 5.-Cattle-Strone at last
weeks opening prices. Receipts, 1881 shipments,
1,406,
Hogs-Slow. Receipts, $500; shipments. 8 sos
Philadelphias, So. 80 as ,95; good Workers, $5.4006
Sheep-Firm and lO015e higher closed weak at
Saturdays closing figures. Receipts, $500; ship
ments. !, 100,
CINCINNATI, May 6.-Hogs quiet; eommen and
light, S~4.2505.50; packing and butchers, S5a
5.S5. Receipts, !, $780, shipments, 1900.
MILWAUKEE, May 5"-Hegs hVm at $5.45Q
5.95.