The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-18

ago. The market ruled slow and very
draggy for medium TO heavy weight steer
cattle of all kinds. and in full sympathy
with the low prices that prevailed In the
West all last week. For good fat butchers
steaSv to firm nrices. Cannon and thin
stock was much sold. the best relatively or
any offerings brought better figures tnan
a week ago. Quotations were as follows:
Choice to finished fat steers. $.i5QI5o: good
to choice, $iu4.15: coarse rough. S.25HS.s9;
choice smooth fat heifers. S.75G4: fair lots
b1tehers' stock. a9sasso: mixed lots fair
quality lows and heifers. $2.35GS; milk cows
and ~springers were in moderate supply and
brought fairly good prices: the bulk OF the
fa.r 10 good safes were Sz6Q3s a head, with
choice to fancy at $ont5. and a fair clear
ance was made. Stockers and feeders met
a good demand and sold at steady 70 nrm
good TO best feeders. S.15G3.5o; veals and
calves were in fair supply and prices were
f ie@e the ' medium Rurn Kind and M'2s@7.so Tor ex-
tras; q few fancy at sLS, and light TO fair
s4a5.75.
Hog-Receipts. 30 cars. Market fairly
active. Workers, fair to choice. A.55d4eO;
roughs, common to good. $.75di; pigs, COM
mon 10 fair. A60G4.65.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 15 cars.
Market SLOW. Lambs. choice TO prime. $50
Gi75; culls and common lambs, S-S5H315;
sheep. choice to selected export wethers,
S.40dS.50 culls and common sheep. SQ2.50.
ftO. Mtit
unusually light for a Monday and prices
were stronger. Common to strictly choice
native beef cattle were in good demand to
There was a good trade in butchers cattle
at strong prices, cows and heifers selling
largely at %. Calves were not plenty
and prices were firm. Stockers and feeders
were unchanged and only moderately ac-
tive. Texans had a fair run.
Hogs1The run to-day was far ahead OF
all expectations. and there was a decline OF
10 Common TO prime heavy medium ana
mixed lots sold at an extreme range or
50. 20, the bulk at s4.05a4.l5. and prime
Sheep-There was a fair demand for de-
sirab,e lots and prices for such were steady.
but others were dull and about l0c lower.
Common to prime native sheep were held
at 81. 50. Westerns at 3.50a3.65 and
lambs at S.5eq+.6. Sneep sold at S.@ and
lambs at $40.
1900.
ST LOUIS, Feb. Observation-Disclosures. g.
600 head; shipments. 400 head. Market firm.
hut the top price for steers a shade on.
heef and butcher grades, s325a4.2O; bulk
Of sa.es. $S.4Gd4; steers under Loco pounds.
81. 8 40; bulk of sales, $3QS.a; stockers
$50: cows and heifers, sa@s.45: bulk of sales
s.. 25G3.25: canning cows. s1.25G2.25; calves.
chiefly at S5q6: bulls. mostly at S2a215;
Texas steers, grasSers, S25OU3; fed, Su3.I5,
mostly at S.25@3.5O; COWS and heifers. sl.75
Hog-Receipts. AGO head; shipments. 800
@i.ic.
Sheep-Receipts. LOO head; shipments
~ sS '5ssis.5 MaF soats strady sal tS ss .ss: :am Sa'i ss's5
q4.5O; culls and bucks, SL75qS; fed Texas
sheep, $40; Utah. 3G3.35.
NEW YORK, Feb. fredericksburg.
slO9, Market SLOW and ya sdl,r lower w nr,m nor
A.50d455; choice extra, A.e004.75 20: oxen. S2-25
"A: bulls, s.. 5@3.2 20; COWS. one car
choice Western, $40. Cables quote refr.g-
orator beef at 7GSc per lib; American steers
at 9@l0c dressed weight. Calves-Receipts.
es3. veals closed easy; BARNARD calves
steady. .yeals. ssqS.75; choice. S.; barnyard
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 13, 200. Sheep
steady to firm; lambs 10al5c lower. Sheep.
esOo to Il gT! sssi.s 3; Tam lambs sns ss.s5a e. D extra, SID ST
Q5.l5; export lambs. S.25. 80
Hogs-Receipts, 1,577. Market quiet at $40
@I,S.
KANSAS CITY. Feb. 17.-Cattle-Receipts.
Ice higher. Texas steers, S2S0G3.55; Texas
cows. S.SOQ26C; beef steers. ma
tive cows. 81 :5ea450; stockers and feeders,
Hogs-Receipts, 5000; shipments. 900. The
market was sc lover. Bulk of sales, SIS
mixed, s3.75qs.sO: lights. $s.7Oas.9c; Workers.
Sc. 7OG3.S5: pigs, Sc. 7003. So.
Sheep-Receipts. 1900; shipments, 800. The
market was steady. Lambs. sas5q4.4o; NUT
tons, s3M3.65.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. Observation-Disclosures,
lab. Market a little slow. but about
steady on all grades of butcher cattle.
Light shipping, AQ4.10.
Hogs-Receipts. 4.550. Market dull and
lower; best butchers and packers, A.10;
coed light, s3.9CQ4. J..
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 400. Dull and
lower.
CINCINNATI, Feb. T.-Hogs lower. Re-
ceipts. $500 head; shipments. 900 head.
Cattle steady at ~s2l5Od4.S5; receipts, 1,loo
head; shipments, 200 head.
Sheep strong at s1.50d3.7 10: receipts. 200
head; shipments none. Lambs strong at
S.sJd4.S5.
EAST LIBERTY, Feb. T.-Cattle-Good
butchers, S3.Soa4.20; rough fat, S.25G3.75
Hogs slow and unchanged.
Sheep lower. Prime, 90; good. S-25
q3.4 40; common. s2I25O; lambs. $3.50Q4S.
Veal calves, $6.50q7.25.