The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-05
Elsewhere.

CHICAGO, May 4.-The Drovers' Journal re
ports: Cattle-Receipts 5000; shipments, $500.
The market was fairly active with values steady;
shipping CATTLE 81 65 as go butchers stock, S.. 50
0430 stockers and feeders, $3 IS 049O.
Hogs-Receipts. $4,000; shipments, 5000. The
market dull and very weak and prices 1Oc lower.
425; packing and shipping, $l3o@445; light
weights 50. 80 a4.45; skiips SIS. 75@I25.
and L1meSeceR asE
good shorn. 81. % 04.OO; wooded, $50. so 35.l2le.
The Drovers' Journal special Liverpool cable re-
ports advance Of 1c per pound American CATTLE
best grades marking ID l9c per fb dressed.
BUFFALO, May 2.-Cattle-Receipts, 1000 head
consigned through. So cars. The market was dull,
and prices shade lower for all grades, except good
shipping steers S. 5.65 common to medium,
$4.3505.20; cows, $3.7504.50; common to choice
oxen, $5.50@5; mixed butchers So 5o04.1O.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts $500; consigned
through, IA cars. In good demand but at lower
rates; to fair wool sheep, CO. clipped,
$4@4.5O; wool lambs, $606.60; about all sold.
Hogs-Receipts. 900 head consigned through,
81 cars. The market was dull and lower: good to
choice Workers. R45 "a go mostly ut 81 So "a 60;
good medium, $460O4.65; coarse to fair ends,
$4@4.4O; pigs, $i.75d4.S5.
NEW YORK, May 4.-Beeves 49, Receipts, $3.50,
including go carloads for expectation, making IL ,670
for the week Prices were about 10c " cwt., live
weight, higher; extremes, 80, lO06.3O W cwt for
fed Texas steers sold at $5300540 The exports
for the week 200 live cattle, 10 sheep, 1880
quarters of beef, and $50 carcasses of mutton.
Sheep and Larnbs-Receipts 8 200. making 33. 800
for the week, Market dull; the sales included I'M
shorn sheep at 81 6O06.12is W cwt clipped sheep
sold at So $40 95.25 " cwt, and unshorn yearling
Hogs-Receipts 13, 200, making 33, 400 for the
week. Market duh and nearly nominal at $4,000
4.SO ~ cwt.
ST. LOUIS May 4.-Cattle = Receipts. 1900
good demand for light good shipping ranging
from 1000 to ! 400 lbs, at $475055O; export cat,
tlea nomnally $5.6005.90; good native butchers
steers 50 5604 80: cows and heifers $3 al stock.
and feeders, $3.50 80.
Hogs-Receipts 10, 200; shipments, $500 The
market was lower and slow; Workers. $4.2004.25;
Sheep-Receipts 700; shipments 200. The
market was scarce and frm clipped sneep wanted at
$2.7504; unshorn sheep slow at $3. 7504.5O.
KANSAS CITY, May 4.-The Live Stock Indi-
Gator reports: Cattle-Receipts, 1,400. The mar
ket was about steady; exporters, $5.25@5.4O; good
to choice shipping, "a, 20; common to medi,
s7 Pf''o~4'''' is''ef'' 9 ~4'0' cows -'''~
Hogs-Receipts 5000. The market was weak
and 5@I0c lower lots, averaging 1913 to 337 lbs
sold at SO 900 al. 10; bulk at 1895.
Sheep-Receipts, 2 795 The market was steady;
0275.
EAST LIBERTY, May 4.-Cattle- Receipts, 1, ga
shipments 1915. The cattle market was slow at un-
changed prices.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000; shipments 800. The
market was slow, weak and lover; Philadelphias'
Sheep-Receipts, 4,200; shipments, 1900. The
market shows fair demand, with prices shade off
from last weeks closing.
BALTIMORE, May 4.-!The market for beef-cattle
was slow; best beeves, $5.5005.SO; first quality
$5@5.5O; medium, %4@4.75; ordinary. $3.50
3.75; receipts, 1859 lead; sales 500 head.
Hogs-Fair supply and moderate to good demand;
receipts, 5,Ot1 head; quotations, %5.5O@6.62le.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 2,719 head; quota
ticns, sheep, $205.5O; lambs, $S011.
PHILADELPHIA, May Cattle market firm.
Receipts, 1000; prime SO. % &c. So good SIS. rs 06
medium, So 25 $3.50; common, $I250D4.
Sheep-Market active. Receipts, 5000; wool Sheep
$4@6.25; sheared sheep, $2.5005.25.
Hogs-Market fair. Receipts $500, selling at $3.50
O6.9712.
CINCINNATI Nav a. - Hogs firm; common
and light. $3. 50@4 90; packing and butchers 81 Is
04.75; receipts, 2,2SC'; shipments, no.