The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-24
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EASeWneEes
CHICAGO, April 23.-Only about $500 head
of cattle were received here to-day, and the
srnallness of the supply prevented any
for good, fat beeves at yesterdays advance.
There was a fair general demand, and ma
tive beef steers sold all the way from 50 to
10 for very common to strictly choice lots
weighing. from $50 to 1,5o0 pounds. The top
price, IS. 10. was paid for a carload of choice
load of fat that averaged 1.4n pounds
brought $500. Few sales were, made below
sales sale o we Geea at 3 s4 e; 5n g. a T rhege Raat q 81 go 5oa
call for cows at 81. 75@4.75, the greater part
going for $3@4.25. and bulls sold freely at
81. 2Q4.75. Texas cattle arrived freely, the
receipts being estimated at about 1900 head.
They sold at At 1unc unchanged prices, steers going
The supply of hogs is running ahead
Of last week. the arrivals so far
There was a fair demand from Chicago
packers and Eastern shippers, and a good
business was transacted early in the day at
on concessions. This resulted in weakness.
and a fair share of the days trading was
Heavy hogs sold at A,75G5.io;s light weights
and mixed hogs at "a: 7OQ4.95, and pigs at
A.s5a5. and plenty of good light hogs sold
The receipts of sheep are much larger
than those of last week, and the lack Of a
vigorous export demand is giving local
slaughterers an opportunity to depress the
market. To-day's volume of business was
considerably smaller than yesterday, but
prices were generally not any lower. The
offerings included a good many choice Mon
as well as prime Mexican lambs worth 1910
G5.6O. Sheep sold from $2.25a2.5o for very
were salabRie at $s.So@5.6o.
Receipts+Cattle, $500; calves, $500: hogs,
II, 900; sheep, 1900.
ST. LOUIS, April &.-Cattle-Receipts,
1000; Shipments. leo. The market supply
of natives was small and quality only
medium. Beef steers, $4d5.50; exports, $5.75
a16; stockers and feeders. s2.5oa450; cows,
$o.2503.50; fed Texas steers, grass
steers. s2;60Gs.5o; COWS, s2a3.l5. ~
market was steady and tops higher at $495,
but the close was easy; bulk of sales, $47o
SheepMReceipts. 1900: shipments. 300. The
market was quiet. Native muttons sold az
ss.S5@4.5o: stockers. So; light Texans, 50;
EAST BUFFALO. April 2s-Cattle-Re-
ceipts very light; prices steady. $50.
HegsccReceipts; 200 head e sd7i market "a n.d fairly y
choice heavy, $5.25q5.SO; rough. ! 5a4-5O;
mand for strictly choice lambs and good,
s sssas s sRSsR; e. sos 8 z,s T. $ sSo Ssas 800 @;
heavy, s5.5oa5. s.; good to choice, 5000:
fair to good, SQ4.15; spring lambs, common
to choice, $.5GG8.50.
500; shipments, 1900. Market was slow but
steady. Texas steers. Ct TexaS
cows. ~ 0UUo. Oh, peel SlttTS, Po.fouo-Jv. q
tive COWS, 81. 50@4. 40; stockers AMI feeders,
So. l514.65; bulls, S1.55@4.
Hogs-Receipts AGO.; shipments. 600. The
market was weak to Toe lower; bulk of
sales. A.55a4. IS; heaviGs. s4.65q4-S0; packers.
s.. q mixed, A.55Q4.70; lights, $1,000
4.65; Workers.. $4.55G4.65; pigs,
Sheep-Receipts. 4.e0o; shipments. 2,lO0.
Market was slow but steady.
NEW YORK, April 2s.-Beeves-Receipts
364 head; none on sale; European cables
quote American steers at 11ql2c dressed
weight: refrigerator beef. 100101sc; exports
to-day, $50 beeves, LOS sheep, and FLA quar-
tiers of beef.
Quiet but steady; veals, poor to prime, So
Sheen and Lambs-Receipts, LAPS head; on
sale. $50. No trading. Feeling firm.
Hogs-Receipts, 2.2S4. Firm at $5M5.50.
CINCINNATI, April 23.-Hogs closed easy
at SI.25@5.2 %. Receipts, 1900; shipments,
1,500.
cattle-Marke was strong at $2d5.50. Re-
ceipts, 200: shipments, 200.
Sheep The market was easy at &M45o
Receipts. 500; shipments none. Lambs dull
at $3N5.25.
EAS LIBERTY. Pa, April g3-Cattle
dull and lower; prime, S.50n6; good, $4.90
$3.50: bulls, stays and cows, S2U3.S0.
Hogs firm; Philadelphia. $5.2505.3 30; conf
mon to fair Workers. A.9015: roughs. $:n4.59.
Sheep dull and lower; extra, $d4. 10; good,
81. 7Dfi3. 90: fair lambs, 81. 1908 80.