The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-19


Fair TO medium sheep ............. l 50p2 .
common Sheep ...-.-............-... Jedl %
Bucks, per head ..................... 50l3 %
Hogs-Receipts. 900 head; shipments $50
head The supply was of common hogs:
choice corn hogs scarce. The market ruled
stea6y for choice hogs; common lower. We
quote:
Choice medium and heavy ........S6 20d6 %
Mixed and heavy packing ........ 0OlI6 .
Good to choice lights 80. 80. 800. sOG6 -
Common lights ..... ..... .......... 256i5 -
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CHICAGO, Sept 1.-THE cattle market
was i'm better condition than expected. Re
ceipts were 5000 to 1Co0 less than common
at this season of the year. There were
1000 western rangers and 1000 Texans. The
choice cattle were very scarce and sold
prices Of last week. Some choice fat cat
tie solo at S6H6.35. Medium 10 GOOD corn
fed beeves sold at S4.5Ja5.l5, with grassers
and common cOrn-fed steers at $340d4.15.
Native cows sold readily and western
rangers also sold stronger. Good feeding
cattle were in very good demand.
The general hog market opened slow and
weak al Saturdays closing, but later de
clined 5qloc, making a decline Of S9G59c
up to expectations. and the quality better
than for several days past, still the de-
man6 for even the best lots was slow, and
they shared in the general depression, in
fact, choice heavy seemingly were the
weakest on the list at the finish. The ship
ping demand was rather Indifferent and
packers acted bearish from start 10 finish
Several of them being almost entirely out
of the market Some fancy heavy were
held al S67Od6.75. with $500 the best bid
early. Later buyers offered only $3.50 for
the very best, so that several punches OF
prime stock remained in the pens. Fully
5000 undesirable hogs were carried over
and the finish vas fat Heavy packing
sold larCey at S5.1OI5.s0, heavy shipping
principally at S615d635, and most of the
light weights at @.S9d6.
Receipts Of sheep consisted of about
l2O0O head, a large proportion Of which
were western. \ sharp demand prevailed
for desirable sheep anG lambs. and sales
men, were able 70 secure better prices
lower grades strong. Lambs showed an ad-
vance of 10d15c. Business was active and
the supply soon cleared Western sheep
q2.75; $50 Utah lambs. ~ lbs. $3.50. The bulk
of the lambs sold at S.50G3.75.
Receipts-Cattle, 1900; calves, loo; hogs,
&5,OOo; sheep, 1900.
NEW YORK, Sept, 17.-Beeves-On sale
46 cars: market more active but steady:
native steers, fair to good, S4.75a5I5 per 100
mon to inferior, $.SOa41O; stockers. s.. 75a
800; COoradOs, S.10d3S; stays and oxen
81 75d3.50; bulls. S1e562.2 %; dry cows 81 800
steers at 10al1c per ID, dressed weight: re-
frigerator beef, Ease per 10; no exports to-
Calves-On sale. 1.6sO: veals STEADY; other
calves &c per 10 higher; veals poor to
prime $512S per 100 LBS lbs grassers and but
calves, $2.62Ika2.75.
Sheep and LambS-On sale, 163 cars:
sheep weak; lambs l4diac per 10 lower
sheep, poor to prime S2G3.50 per 100 lbs:
lambs, common to choice, $275G450.
Hogs-On sale LOO; market easier: in
ferior to choice, $606.40 per 100 lbs.
EAST BUFFALO, Sept. 17-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, $50 car loads; best heavy steers S.45
05.75: good shipping, 46d5; medium butch
ers $45d450; light handy S.50d365; cows
sSa3.e0 bulls, S275q3-50; veals. choice to ex-
ira, S6.25d6.50.
HOgs-Receipts, 10 cars; Workers. SEA
6.25: mediums, S6.2JG6. 10; heavy, s6.40d650:
pigs and rOughs, S5-25d5.75-
Sheep-Receipts, 80 cars; best lambs, S425
G450; good to choice, S.75GAl5; export
wethers, $3.75G4; export ewes, $3.25d3.65; fair
to good mixed $2.50d215.
EAST LIBERTY, Sept 17.-Cattle-Firm-
er but unchanged.
Hogs-Ruled slow at a shade lower prices
all around; quality very poor; Philadel-
phas. 40; best Workers. Sc IOd6. 20;
common to fair Workers. S5.5G5.90; pigs,
$3.50
Sheep-The supply was light and the mar
ket for good sheep was 25c higher than
last week; good, $2.5Q265; common, 5OcQ
81; lambs, S2d3.75
CINCINNATI, Sept. 17.-HOgs-In light
demand and lower at $4.25a6.25; receipts,
$500; shipments, 400.
Cattle-Steady at $.25G5; receipts, $500;
shipments 300.
Sheep-In fair demand and steady at S1GD
$50; receipts, 200; shipments, 1,1O0; lambs
easy at Sq4S5.