The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-13
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CHICAGO. Nav 12.-Trade in cattle was quite
animated at trmer prices Tor desirable offerings.
lots of steers adapted to the dressed beef trade,
while choice to extra cattle We're salabie at sag
at $4.40Q5. Sales of heavy export cattle at $40
as We're brisk. stockers and feeders sold as high
04.50. Bulls were steady at $2.5O94 and calves
sold largely at S4.5OQ5.2c. Texas grasSers sold
4a4$O.
There was a good demand for hogs, but prices
ruled about 215c lower. Hogs sold at an extreme
range of So. 5O03.9 IS, sales being largely at 1850
$50. Pigs sold at 81. 5003.9 IS. A year ago the
best heavy hogs sold at $S'421a ana prime light
Prices for sheep ruled frmer to 1Oc higher UNI
mand. Sheep were wanted at $202.50 ror inferior
Up to "a. for choice to prime flocks. Tex
ans selling freely at $3.S0Q3.90. Lambs sold at
So. 80. Spring lambs brought S6d7.
Receipts-Cattle, 1900; hogs, $1,000; sheep,
11,O00.
NEW YORK, May 12.-Beeves-Receipts, 125.
Market active; steers steady; stays and oxen,
S2.7504.5 so; bulls. So. 10@3.60; dry cows. $1.S0@5.S5.
Gables quote American steers at llQ12c; sheep.
1O1kG13e; refrigerator beef, 949Ac. Exports. 5SS
beeves and 1850 quarters of beef. Calves-Re-
ceipts. AGA. Market active AMI Ac higher; veals,
Hogs-Receipts, SSH. Market steady at $40
Sheep and Lambs-Receirts. 1892. Sheep firm;
lambs steady; clipped sheep, Aa462l2; clipped
lambs. $4.5565.65 unshorn sheep, 80; I'M
shorn lambs, $5.50G6.50; Southern spring lambs,
$7.40G7.5o.
ST. LOUIS, May 12.-Cattle-Receipts, 5000:
shipments, Z,UUU. 4hdlhGL SlCdQS " AlpllS "
both Texans and natives; native shipping steers,
Sc. 75d5.25; dressed beef and butchers steers. $40
as; stockers and feeders. $2.5t04.5O; cows ana
heifers. S204.5O; Texas and Indian steers, s.. 909
4.25; cows and heifers, s2.25Q3.50
Hogs-ReceiptS 1900; shipments. 1000. Market
1G@l5c lowe; light, $3.65Q3.75; mixed, $3.d0@3.75'
Sahreye'o~Receipts, 5000: shipments, 1000. Market
a shade stronger at 50. 5004.50; culls and bucks,
S1.50d2.7 Is; Texans. $304.25; spring lambs, $5g5. %.
KANSAS CITY, May u-Cattle-Receipts,
5000. Market steady to strong; Texas steers, S3.15
M en. G-evaS cows. 50 S5FI3. so. native steers, 50 6p
as; native cows and heifers, S294; stockers and
feeders, $2n4.75; bulls. $2d3.50.
ogz-ReGeipf iS9oo; 81 s MaFE ST. STEADY 6eay,e TO q z1E e
d8.G71s; packers. $3.50qS.65; mixed, $3.471243.70i
lights. 50. 55@S7O; Workers, sS.65@S.7o; pigs, $2.75
~SSEeen-Receipts 1000. Market strong; lambs,
$3,50Q6; muttons, s22o44.
LOUISVILLE. May 12.-Catt!e-Receipts. 40.
Market steady; shipping steers, S4.25q4. 20; butch
ers. SO. 5d4.50 stockers ana feeders. 81. 50q425.
Hogs-Receipts.- 6.4oo; Market closed weak;
heavies. SO. 70Q3.75 mediums, $3.50; lights, S3,4og
$50; roughs. ~. 1880.
sheep-Receipts, 200. Market steady; choice
sheep. SO. 60aS.S5; fair, s3@3.50; clipped sheep, 50
a3.45; stock ewes and wethers, s2.5c@S; spring
lambs, $1,000.
East LIBERTY, May R.-Cattle steady:
prime. s5.1G@5.25; bulls, stays and cows, s2QS.75;
Hogs steady. prime Workers, $3.95Q4; best me-
dunn weights, SS;$vaS.95; heayy. hogs, s8.9oqS:95
5 sheep Steady: clipped sheep. choice. A.S5a4.4O.
common. S3d3.60; choice lambs, $545.15.
EAST BUFFALO. May 12.-Cattle about
Hogs-Yorkers, good to choice. s4.o5; roughs.
common to good, s3.25G4.55; pigs. good to choice.
Lames-Extra export, s5.2oa5.so; culs to com
s.. culls and common, S2.25G3.65.
CINCINNATI. May 2.-cattle strong at 1915
Hogs So lower ana slow at saas.sO.
Sheep stronger at s2,759I60; lambs strong at
$S.25q4.s5.