The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-10-17

Export 81. .25
Good to CHOICE shippers. .......... 4.00G450
Common to medium shippers. 3.OOd3.75
Good to choice feeders...--...-... 3.25Q3.75
Common to good stockers......... 2.5003.2
Good to choice heifers............. 3.25G3.7 20
Common to medium heifers....... 2.25G2-75
Good TO choice -.............. 2.7543. %
Fair to medium cows............. 2.0002.50
Common old 1.0001 .15
Good to choice veals.............. 4.25@5. Is
Common to medium veals........
Good to choice bulls.-..-..-...... OQ3.
Common TO medium bulls. ........ l.75G3.G
Good to choice mixers ............ 3J.00G40.W
Common to medium milkers...... 15.00Q25.W
Hogs-Receipts. $500; shipments. 1900. The
market opend moderately active at an av-
erage decline of 10c. Packers were the
leading buyers, and a very good clearance
was made. The close was weak at a shade
lower prices.
Heavy packing and shipping. $1,000 1914
Light SS9q4 10
Pigs and heavy roughs. ....... 2.O0q3.75
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, 1000. ship
ments, 600. There was a liberal supply for
Wednesday and the market was dull at
lower prices. All sold.
Sheep, good to choice.......... 50. 8563. 25
Sheep, fair to medium. ............ rs
Sheep, common to thin............ 1.5002.S
Lambs, good to choice.......... .50@4.0
Lambs, common to medium. 275q3.z5
Bucks, per head.............-..... 2e0G4.O
Elsewhere.
CHICAGO. Oct. 16.-Sales of the general
run of native dressed beef and shipping
steers were again very slow, prices ruling
weak and largely 10c lower. There was a
fairly active demand for the few really
choice light and medium-weight beeveS at
steady prices. but all Others novel of
slowly. and it was extremely difficult TO
sell the heavy cattle. Common &c choice
| droves, Weighing 1000 to 100 lbs, swcre
salable at q with the greater part
feeder trade this week has been lively,
| and as the offerings have fallen off prices
for good lots have frmed UP. more sales
being made at s3.S0di. Bulls were again in
| good demand at sl.75aS.75. not many GO
| Ing above 8.5 The cow and heifer trade
was animated at 81 003 the bulk of the
sales being at 81. 75G3. Is. Calves were again
in limited supply, and yesterdays advance
was maintained, prime lots selling at $50
6.25. Western rangers were not selling IS
decline of Zoe, few going above "a. Texas
cattle also averaged l0c lower, as the sup
ply was heavier than usual.
there was a further decline of 5tIioc to-
day. the offerings footing up about 1900
head, including fresh arrivals of 10000
hogs. The bulk of the sales took place at
$3.S0d3.90. and the choicest droves sold at
s4G4.10. against $3.50 a year ago and $3.50
two years ago. Pigs were offered in great
Prices were firm for cnoice focks Of
sheep ami lambs. but weak for others.
Inferior to choice natives were wanted at
s1.25@3.5c. sales being largely at s2gs;
Westerns were salable at S2di. and lambs
brought SM4.0 for poor to prime.
Receipts-Cattle. 1900; calves. 500; hogs,
10000; sheep, $4,000.
EAST BUFFALO. Oct. 16.-Cattle-Re-
| ceipts of sale cattle were confined to a few
odd lots, and there was not enough cattle
here to make a market and therefore no
quotable change in prices for any kind OF
grade from those quoted on Monday.
Hogs-Receipts. IS cars. Market, fairly act.
t~A RAIa AA>1~@ = "a 49, -
rou<hs' common 70 = soG S.stos.ss: piss;
good 30 choice t4-15Q<.10
sheep and Lamb5-ReceiDts. - cars. Mar