The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-04
Elsewhere.

Packing and shipping. ............... 370u3. 80
Heavy -ougns.-. 2.IJQ3. 40
Elsewhere.
CHICAGO April 3.--Cattle-Choce beeves
sold around s4-25 to-day. and fancy beeves
were worth as much as yesterday. Common
10 fancy dressed beef and shipping steers
sold at $3.i0dl4.5o. chiefly at s3.70q4.25. IA
year ago the best cattle sold at }630, and two
years ago at $780, Cows and bulls have not
changed much. and calves are 15n25c lower.
owing to larger offerings. few selling as nigh
covered the decline in prices that occurred
early in the week. and the best are selling
close TO a. The stocker and feeder trade has
been light, as prices relatively high, the
best selling at ss.s5
Hogs-Prices for hogs fell off 10c to-day.
supply at Gs; ss4s@ssS for common to choice
droves, sales being largely around 1910.
Light weights shared IN n the the Decline and
are plentiful and extraordinarily slow, with
a poor cash demand. Prominent commission
firms are predicting drop to $3.50 for choice
packing drOves this month.
Sheep and Lambs-Poor TO choice sheep sold
at seas. &c. chiefly at $3.6563-S5. Westerns pre-
dominating. Lambs sell readily at $3.50
4.75.
Receipts-Cattle. 1900; hogs. 1900; sheep.
| 5000.
ST. LOUIS, April 3.-Catt;e-Receipts. 500;
very light supply: shipping steers range $50
@425; dressed beef and butcher steers. g. 10
$3.50; steers under LOCO lbs. s2.SqS.4o
heifers. s2@35O; bulls mostly $2.20qe %;
| calves, Afi6; Texas steers $2.7oQ3.75 bulk
Ialss ss9 S and not
ed: Market &c lower; heavy, SS.6oQS.1S; light,
SHeep"Receipts, 200: shipments not report
| ed. Natives, $s3Q390: Western. S.4oQS.S 80;
| Southern $2.85Q3.60: Texas, So. 25Q3.35. Lambs,
| $S.75Q4.5O spring lambs, TaS.
| NEW YORK. April S.--Beeves-Receipts,
90 abe am
as: bulls. s.2ses. Is; dry cows. N.75as.ss.
European cables quote American steers a, at at
Caives-Receipts 121. Market active; veals.
p HogsLReceipts, s,2ss. Market firm at $40
40.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 5Os Sheep
@i.i5; lambs. ordinary to prime. s4.50a5. 121s.
EAST BUFFALO. April 3.---Cattle-Re-
ceipts were limited again to-day. only ABOUT
| two cars, and these were all peddled to the
city. butchers at about opening prices OF the
Hogs-Receipts. 80 cars. Market very dull;
Workers, $4@405; roughs, common to good
So 25d3.50; pigs, good to choice, $4.15Q42O.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 30 cars. Mar
| ket fairly active. Lambs. choice TO prime,
| A.7O04-so; culls and common. $500 .:
"a; culls and common. $2-5OQ3.25.
| KANSAS CITY. April 3.--Cattle-Receipts
| $500; shipments, 1,5O0. Market steady TO
| $2Q275; natives, 81. 4Od350; stockers and feed
| ers, s.. S5Q3 so; bulls, $. 65q3.25.
| Hogs-Receipts, 10000; shipments, 200. Mar
| ket 1Oc lower; bulk of sales $685.; heav-
les. Ss.2O@s6O; packers. sS.5oQS:7o; mixed,
/ ss.5Oas65; lights. $S50qS 7214; Workers. 5000
' sheeep~R IRE 1.sOO; shipments 100:
s.ss; mu ften ss'75as75. spans '' 0
EAST LIBERTY. April S.-Cattle-Market
sooa Sut eF5l ssaS S sSi6 ssass and
| cows, N.75Q360.
Hogs steady: prime medium, A15@4 = 20 }:
Workers and pigs. A.O5G4.1o; heavy s494.O5;
/ roughs, 81 35dS.50.
| Sheep and lambs firm and unchanged.
LOUISVILLE. April s.-Cattle market un-
HossIchoice packing and butchers. $500
| Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. light; market
unchanged.
Dry Goods.
NEW YORK, April at has been a very
| quiet day, and its observance has been al
most to that Of a legal holiday. and as a
consequences very little business has been
| Printing cloths quiet at 2l2c. The features
| of next week are auction sale of $500
cartons Of all silk ribbons, also $40 cases
| ETC. There is better feeling throughout the
| market
| Butter, Eggs and Cheese.
| KANSAS CITY. April --Butter-Creamery
| continues good; inquiry for country roll;
| creamery. 16l161Sc; dairy. 12Q16c. Eggs much
| firmer and &c higher; strictly fresh, SIC.
| PHILADELPHIA, April 3-Butter dull;
| fancy Western creamery, &c. Eggs firm;
| fresh Western, 1Sc. Cheese unchanged.
THE JOBBING TRADE.
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| CHE quotations given below are the selling
prices Of the wholesale dealers)
Candies and Nuts.
/ Candies-Stick, 61zc per Id: common mixed,
| SIC per 10; G. A. r. mixed. &c; Banner stick,
! loo: cream mixed, 6izc; old-time mixed, TIC.
| Nuts-Soft-shelled almonds, 12q16c: Eng
| lish walnuts, 12c; Brazil nuts, 10c; filberts,
j lie; peanuts, roasted, 6Q7c; mixed nuts. II