The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-09-13
elsewhere.

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CHICAGO. Sept. 12-Nearly 5000 head
of cattle here and not 5000 head that were
good enough 10 attract the attention OF
shippers. OF natives there were barely 100
head all told and there was only here ana
there a bunch that could. by. any stretch
Os the imagination, be claSSed better tnan
good A few lots OF ripe corn-fatted steers
averaging from l.550 TO 1850 lbs were taken
at $.zOd6.55, but, perhaps. 20 per cent. OF
the sales Of natives were below 500. All
grades showed weakness. and. excepting
the very best, the range OF prices was l0p
15c lower than on Monday. They were
safable at 10d15c from yesterdays prices,
and the bulk of them changed hands on
that basis. Texans were in moderate sup
ply COCO head and were without impor-
tant change.
Hog prices were not subjected to any
material change. Good hogs were wanted
at fully former prices ana common stock
was duh and weak, but neither class was
The present difference between the market
value OF good and common qualities is eX-
ceptionally wlde-quite 81 per 100 pounds:
Shipper are taking about all OF the good
hogs, leaving the refuse for local packers
and butchers. The bulk of the packers
purchases are made below 500. The re-
about $4,000 fo- the first three days OF this
week, as against 6l,1Sl a week ago, and a.
054 a year ago.
In sheep, the run for yesterday which. at
the start, was estimated at 1900 head and
later in the day at 1900. actually footed
up 1888. To-day's receipts were about TO-
W. C4Oct " otsN't ltdA - lAiC wv
days. The market was glutted and all
grades OF sheep and lambs sold lower. The
decline in the former amounts TO l5025c.
and in the latter 10 25GS5c. present quota
tions ranging from slq3.25 for poor 10
choice sheep. and from Sl.50G4 for lambs.
The close was bad with a good deal Of
stock left over. Receipts-Cattle. 10000;
calves. 1000: hogs. $4,000; saeep. 1900.
NEW YORK, Sept 12.-Beeves-Re-
ceiots, $50; 50 cars on sale. Good cattle
active and l5c higher; other grades dull
and lDc lower. fen ears lnCnl1- nrln1a nn-
tive steers, s5.60u5.75; fair 10 good, &l5.50;
ordinary. to medium. $4.20a471e; common
quote American steers at lGAdlli9c per 10.
dressed weight; refrigerator beef az SisH
&c per 10. Exports to-day, 43s beeves. go
Receipts. S4S: 96l on sale. Market active
and Ac per Id higher; veals. poor to prime,
$al.25; grassers and buttermilk calves. 50
Q265: Western calves, $3T4.25.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. IA. 735: 81 cars
on sale. Market active. Sheep firm; lambs
szm35o: lambs. common 70 prime, 5000.
Hogs-Receipts, 1864; 1,066 on sale. Mar
ket stronger; inferior to choice. $6Q6-5O.
LOUISVILLE. Sept 12.-Cattle market
| also.
H~ogs-Market steady: all sold. Choice
| packing and butchers. $500; fair to good
packing, 80; good to extra light, S-15
| $3.50; roughs, $505.50.
Sheep and ~Lambs-Market steady. Good
/ 10 extra SDlpplnS SnecH, S-tL-L0, IdL 10
good. N.75@2; extra spring lambs. Ken
lucky, SqS.50; fair TO good spring lambs.
$2.50d3.
ST. LOUIS. Sept. notwithstanding.
Strong for natives: Texas lower; native
steers, S.95; cows and heifers, S2.12l7q2.60
Texas steers, s2.6oaSoS; cows, s2Q225.
| Hogs-Receipts, 400; shipments, 1900.
The market was lOc lower; good heavy.
| $6.30m6. 40.
Sheep-Receipts. 200; shipments. none.
4 THE I'll mas oofixo 0nd CSn Inu-ar.
native mixed. s24eaS.i5; Southwest mixed.
S2.35d2.50; lambs, SqS.75.
KANSAS CITY, Sept IT TSa
eelp' Best I'' Steady fRip% oshers Sow 80; r and % @ess.
| Texas steers. S.eoG3.25; native cows, $500
$3.50; stockers and feeders, 81.
The market was steady and weak to iOc
lower. Bulk of sales at S.S0Q6.
SheeOReceipts, $500; shipments. 400. The
market was barely steady. Good to choice,
s2.25a3.S.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa, Sept. 12.-Cattle
steady and unchanged.
slow; Philadelphia. $40; best Workers and
ers. 5000; sows, Sas.5O; stays and
SheeptThe supply of sheep was fair and
the market was about steady, while very
dull on lambs at unchanged prices.
BUFFALO, Sept. 12.-Cattle-Receipts
light. Market steady to strong.
Hogs-Receipts. is ears, and u cars over.
Good heavy, $6.60d6.75; medium, Sc. +0Q6.5O:
Workers.. Sc. 80; pigs, S.5oa6; roughs.
S. 15d5.e0.
Sheep-Receipts, u cars. Best lambs.
SAdi.25; good to choice. $.75d4; ex-
port wethers. s3.25G13.50; ewes. $685.; fair
to good mixed, S2G265.
CINCINNATI, Sept. l2.-Hogs in fair de-
mand and easy at ~4&G6.45; receipts, 900;
shipments, 400.
Cattle stronger at S,@4.75; receipts. 900;
shipments, none.
Sheep weak at slns 40: receipts. $500;
shipments, 1900. lamb slow at $2d4.50.