The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-01
Elsewhere.

Aug. 31.-While the comparatively
few choice shipping and export cattle were held
at steady prices, others were about tGl0c lower.
After buyers got down to business a large trade
native steers and fed Western adapted to butch
ers' requirements, $3.75Q4.25 for the commoner
kinds of dry-fed steers, and $4.50Q5 for choice to
fancy cattle. Sales were largely at $4.25Q4.75, ex-
norters being fair buyers; sales OF Texas cattle
We're largely at 5g e decline, most of the steers
going between s.: 0Q3., Western range cattle.
tco, averaged a dime lower. except for a few
choice lots: The bulk of the rangers crossed the
scales at s3Q3.6o.
morning, but the liberal supply virtually resulted
in a weaker market and prices We're &c lower
@3.25. medium weights at $~2.Sa.93.6 60, and light
hogs at IS: 2oas- t 10; H I e W packing }asi hogs com;
the most weakness, selling in some instances a
~sheep-Trade opened in a remarkably unsatis-
factory manner. Prices for the general run of
&c. The proportion of lambs was again very
large, and sales dragged at $3Q3.50, the offerings
Of lambs sold around top prices. The best sheep
as well as the best lambs were not any lower.
It. 600.
ST. L Aug. MISUNDERSTANDING. 300;
shipments. 800. Market stronger for best grades;
others easier. Native shipping steers. IS. 6OQ4. so;
dressed beef and butchers' grades, 500 .25; light
feeders, s.. eQ3 so; COWS and heifers, s2@3. 40;
Texas and Indian steers, 81. q 80; cows. $1.SoQ
Hogs-Receipts, 100; shipments. 500. Market
Sc lower: Light, $S.2OQ3.S5; mixed, sSQS.20; heavy,
shesn1Receipts 200; shipments. 400 Market
I pul L IIultCIISy -
omnon stuff, q .25; lambs. SO. 50Q5
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 31-Cattle-Receipts,
strong; others weak to 1Oc lower. Texas steers,
81. 0543. 10; Texas COWS, s1.5042. Is; beef steers,
SC04. 50; native COWS. $11502.10; stockers and
feeders, 50. 50Q3.S0; bulls, S1.a0U2. so.
1000; shipments. 400. Market
heavies, 50. 1896; packers, 81. 5Q3 mixed,
$5q3.2o; light, $3.1O@S.25; Workers, s3.15G3.25; pigs,
IS. 1909. 20.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000: shipments none. Market
steady to strong on sheep; lambs weak. Lambs,
81. 90G4. so; muttons, S243.
NEW YORK. Aug. MISUNDERSTANDING, 1853.
Market active and higher. Native steers, So. S5D
4.s0; Texans and Colorados. So. log %; stays and
oxen. So. 25Q4.25 bulls, s2d3; dry cows, $I2092.90
Cables quote American steers at 9g10Ac, dressed
weight; refrigerator beef at SQSisc. No exports.
Ca~lves-Receipts, 426. Market closed quiet and
lower. Veals, s4Q7.25; grassers and buttermilks,
81. 75@3.50.
Sheep and ~Lambs-Receipts, 16. 963. Market dull
and lower. Sheep, 81. lambs, SO. 62la05. %.
Hogs-Receipts, HIT. Market firm at $500
40.
EAST Aug. S1.-Cattle ruled active
on good grades and slow on common. Prime,
s4. 50Q4. common. s3Q3.50; roughs, s.. 0Q4 TO-;
bulls. stays and COWS, $2q3.5o
Hogs steady. Prime light. $S;65G3: 20: best me
dunn, Sc. 60; heavy. $.20Q3.S0; rouShs,
sheep steady. Prime. ss0s.25. Veal calves.
s5Q5.50.
CINCINNATI. Aug. 31.-Hogs active at $3.50
so; receipts. $50; shipments, 400.
Cattle steady at 2.25q425 receipts. 1.500; ship
sheep steady at s1.5o@S.2 %: receipts, ISoO; ship
ments, L 500. Lambs dull at S2.5o05.
Aug. 3L-Cattle-Market un-
changed.