The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-24
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LOUISVILLE, March 23.-Cattle-Market
slow at unchanged prices and but little do
ing: extra shipping, S.75Gi; best butchers,
S.25a3.5O; fair to good butchers 25Cq3;
Hogs-Market firm and prices a shade
higher; choice packing and butchers, S4IOel
40; fair to good packing Elk $65g4 90 %; good
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts light and mar
ket unchanged; good to extra shipping
tra lambs 81 75d 5a fair to- good 81 S5as7O
CHICAGO. March 23.-Cattle-Receipts.
700 The market slow, with no inn
provement; prime to extra steers, stq4l5;
fair to good, $3.50G3 80: others, $3G3.25.
Hogs-Receipts, LOCO The market was
active and unchanged; rough heavy. $40
4.S4; packers and mixed, A.4O4465; prime
heavy and butcher weights. $i.7OQ415; as
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 1000. The
market was active and higher; top sheep
for export, $40435; top lambs, $+25Q450.
BUFFALO, March 23.-Cattle-No fresh
arrivals; heavy cattle duh; light butchers
in good demand; prospects fair for Mon
day
Hogs-Receipts, 80 cars; good demand: all
sold; heavy, poor quality, $3.50: mixed lots.
medium Workers and pigs, $3.50; choice
Workers, 1886.
sheep-Receipts, &C cars and 1900 head;
market slow and 10c lower; prime lambs.
s4.S5; good to choice, &6OQ4.75. Sheep top
wethers $780, good to choice. $3.75G4.15.
KANSAS CITY, March 23.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 200; shipments, 1,S0O. Slow but
steady; Texas steers, s29)I3; Texas and
native cows, S1.4o03; shipping steers g. 75@
4.35; stockerS and feeders, S2.I0Q360; bulls,
81 l0d265
Hogs-Receipts, $500; shipments. 2.4OO.
Market steady to &c higher; bulk, $4.40Q4 AS;
heavy and packers mixed. $i35Q45O; light
Workers and pigs, A.2Od445.
Sheep-Receipts 34O0; shipments. none.
The market was slow and unchanged.
ST. LOUIS, March -Cattle-Receipts,
600; shipments. Market strong for ma
tives and 5Gl0c higher; Texans active and
steady; native steers. LOCO to 1.200 lbs, So Asa
S.65; calves, $4.6O; Texas steers, 1,0OO to LOO
lbs, $3.C5d320.
Hogs-Receipts, $780, shipments. none.
Market active and strong; top price, $i1O;
bulk of sales, A.40q4.65.
Sheep-Receipts, 200; no shipments. Mar
ket strong; native mixed 81; spring lambs,
&q950
EAST LIBERTY, March 23-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 1850; shipments 1,6i0. Nothing do
ing; all through consignments. No cattle
shipped to New York to-day.
HogS-Receipts, $500; shipments, 200.
Market fair; all grades. A.75a495. Eight
! cars Of hogs shipped to New York to-day.
Sheep-Receipts, 400; shipments. 400. Mar
ket firm at yesterdays prices.
Dry Goods
NEW YORK, March 23.-Late in the day
the skies frightened. and the demand SO
| sales exceeded expectations. With COM
mission merchants and manufacturers there
was a good request for minor assortments
of a miscellaneous description. The mail
and wire order demand was better, and
comprised good selections of solid color
and figured silks, wool and worsted dress
goods, printed fabrics calicoes, colored cot
tons. kid cambrics, white goods, quilts and
other seasonabe stuff. Printing cloths in
good demand at 2&c for Ga squares. The
all-around sales for the week are estimated
at nearly 900 pieces. SiXty-four by sixty
cloths. 1-16c higher, with good sales. Six
ty-four square 3S12-inch and 6S by Y square
39-inch are slightly dearer- Blankets and
fiannels very quiet. Doeskn jeans In re-
quest for small assortments. Clothing
woolens in steady request for moderate
quantities. The market reflects a better