The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-10-31
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REPRESENTATIVE. SALES

CHICAGO Oct 2a-Cattle - Eighteen
thousand head VS. the estimated supply
for today That number was made up OF
about 500 natives. S.c9) westerns and IVp
Texas. cattle It was not large supply
for Monday. anC although the demana
lacked urgency, there was iTmness IN en-
branches OF the market Choice native
steers were in very light supply anc sold
quick at last weeks prices me common
kinds did not moe as freely. but they
were taken al fully steady prices. Sales or
natives were on q basis OF &..5H6.l9 Tor
very common 10 strictly prime steers, and
at Sid3.50 for cows and heifers. None Of
the offerings were good enough 70 sell near
few trades at better than 500. Western
cattle were in good demand at N.130462 for
poor to choice, anC there were buyers Tor
all the Texans at Sl--5a325.
The situation in hogs was unchanged
There was a large supply in the pens
(Qute 1900 head. anC- in expectation Of
continued liberal arrivals the feeling was
heavy. Shipping orders were light and To-
cal buyers We're Indifferent with the re
value of the animal The offerings needed
TO be very gOOf to bring more than $3.50.
$3.50, from AS 10 $40 carried away the
greater part of the hogs There were many
sales at SA1504.25, and some trading in pigs
at sal Compared with last Monday $
prices, tOday's sales show a decline Of 20d
BIC, and compared with the prices ruling at
this time last year there is loss of Sl.f0a
IS5 per 100 pounds. The offerings were poor
in quality. and To that fact was partly due
the weakness of prices. The market closed
larry active.
The market for good to best qualities Of
sheep and lambs was strong to shade
higher. There was no Improvement in the
market for low grades. The demand was
only fair and the receipts. though mOder-
ate. We're equal TO the needs Of the trade.
Quotations range from S5cGS for inferior
stuff 10 s. 75G3 for choice wethers. Lambs
were in demand at $159a4. The pens are
now pretty well empted- anG there is "a
better outlook.
Receipts-Cattle. 1900; calves 500; hogs,
5000; sheep, 1900.
BUFFALO. Oct 29-Cattle-Receipts. 240
cars: market ruled steady with last week
common 10 fair grades; export cattle, 500
ass ;choiCe steers, $iSed515; good ship
3T5; cows and heifers. s. 50a3. .: export
bulls, $3.50d3.75; stockers and feeders go
loads received fairly steady; choice stock
milk cows and springers receipts 20 cars)
active and strong for all but late springers;
fair to choice cows. S5Q5o; fair to extra
Veais and Calves-Market strong and
higher for good veals; heavy fed calves,
Hogs-On sale. loads: market steady;
me6iums, heavy and choice Workers, S4.551
40; rOughs, S3.75d4l0.
Sheep and Lambs-On sale. 50 loads: mar
ket fairly active and stronger; best weth-
ers. $685.; fair t. good mixed sheep. 81
ais; common TO fair $l50d2.O0; choice
lambs. $4d425: fair to good, $30350
NEW YORK. Oct. MISUNDERSTANDING
for two day7, SOS head; 81 cars on sale;
SLOW. near grades STEADY OlnerS lower,
native steers, gooG to prime. $a5.30: me
dunn to fair. S415d475: common. $3.45d4 10;
Colorados, S3.5505.60; oxen. &.e1ai.z .: bulls.
81. 10d225; dry cows, S1.10d265: European
cables quote American steers at SQ1Os4c per
ID, dressed weight; refrigerator beef, 7d9c;
no exports TODAY.
Calve@Receipts for two days. 99S head
active and higher; Veals, poor TO prime. s.
1850; grassers, 2.30a270; western calves,
$3.50.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts for two GAYS.
1l,733 head; 81 cars on sale; active and "a
Ac higher; sheep poor TO prime. $l.50d3OO;
lambs, common to prime, $G431i2.
Hogs-Receipts for two days. 5.O21 head
400 head on sale; weak at S4.75Q5 for in
feriOr to choice.
EAST LIBERTY, Oct. 29.-Cattle-Active
and higher; prime, S5.25Q5-4o; fair, light
steers, $3.25d3.50.
Hogs-Steady; Philadelphias, &Gd470:
common to fair Workers, S440d44 IS; stays
and rough sOws. S2.50Gf3 20
Sheep-Firm anG higher; extra, g O013 20:
fair, $l.70q2; lambs. S2.25d375
CINCINNATI, Oct -Hogs-Steady at
S4fI465; receipts 1900 shipments. 600
Cattle-StrOnger at $2d4.50; receipts, ] go:
shipments 500.
Sneep-Steady: receipts. 100: shipments.
200; lambs stronger at S1.50d35e