The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-08
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CHICAGO May TRADE in cattle was slow
and prices were not any better than yesterday.
Common to choice native beef steers sold $3.9
@5.25 and fancy cattle were nominal at $1,000
$40 in the absence of offerings Sales were
largely at &.404510. Suckers and feeders sold
at S3.7504S5. A few extra calves brought $3.50,
but $3.50 was practically the top price. Butchers
and Gamers stuff showed but little change, cows
and heifers selling at $1.75@4.50 and bulls at
$2.50@4. Missouri fed Texas steers of good to
cloice quality brought $429946O
The market for hogs was active at stronger to
Gee higher prices, both Chicago packers and
Eastern shippers taking hold freely. Sales of
common to prime lots of hogs were at an extreme
range of s3.50Q4 the bulk of the transactions
S SeI9g at sSS'se8sS' Pigs sold largely at S8S'
Sales were made of sheep at s2.5O@4.S5 for
scales at S3.50Q4.65 Lambs sold at s3.25Q5.3O for
the poorest to the best, Colorados fetching $3.50
Receipts-Cattle, 2,5OO hogs. o. 600; sheep, 5000
ST. LOUIS. May 7.-Catte-Receipts 1000;
shipments. 1000. Market steady; fair to choice
shipping steers, $685. dressed beef steers 81.
@4.75; steers under 1000 pounds, $350Q4.25; stock
and feeders, $2.50q4.5O; cows and heifers
$17aM4.50, bulk of cows, $25093: bulls, sos !;
Texas and Indian steers, s2.75Q4.25; cows S1.75Q3
Hogs-Receipts, 900 shipments Ipe 1000. Market
$50; heavy, $3.65@3.95
shesp-Receipts, 1000; shipments. 1000. Market
steady; native muttons, $3Q450; culls and bucks,
S1.75Q3; lambs, $4G5.
NEW YORK, May 7.-Beeves-Receipts 1,515
Market active and loo higher; stays and oxen,
European cables quote American steers at 1910
I112c dressed weight; sheep, l0q12c: refrigerator
very quiet veals, $3Q5.
Hogs-Receipts, SIPS. Market steady at $3.50
946O.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 4,462. Market
tive; lambs stronger; clipped sheep $4@4.75;
clipped lambs, $5Q5.4O.
KANSAS CITY May .-Cattle-Recepts, 5000.
Market steady to strong; Texas steers 81 1904 %;
Texas COWS, $2.504345 native steers, $325q5.05;
native cows and heifers s1.75@D6 stockers and
feeders, $2.65d490; bulls, $2Q430.
Hogs-Receipts 1900 Market strong; closed
steady: bulk of sales, $365GS.721a; heaves $3.50
37j; packers So 65Q3 6715; mixed, s3.65Q375 light,
So. 6063.75; Workers, $3.700375 pigs, $36Q3.55
Sheep-Receipts $1,000 Market steady; lambs,
1906; Inuttons $2.50GD4,35
EAST LIBERTY, May 7.-Cattle firm; prime,
S.. 1005.25; bulls stays and cows, $2G375 veal
calves, $4,000. Is; common to good fat oxen, 50
G410.
Hogs steady; prime medium weights. 81 15@4.2O;
best Workers. s4.15; common to fair S40504. 10;
pigs, $419a4.15; heavy hogs, 1904; roughs, $3.50
$3.50.
Sheep slow; clipped sheep, $4.3OG495; common,
$9Q3.60; choice lambs, $5@515; spring lamb3, IS
a.
LOUISVILLE May 7.-Cattle-Receipts &c.
Market steady; shipping steers, S4@4.60: butch
ers, SO. 256430; stockers and feeders S2.50lD4 D.
Hog@Receipts $500. Light brisk others slow;
heavy, $780, mediums, $3.SO@3.S5; lights, $500
3.S5; roughs, S2.75Q35O.
SFeep-Receipts $50 Market steady; choice
sheer, $3.50p3.75; fair, $780, extra lambs, 1918
100 pounds.
CINCINNATI, May 7.-Cattle dun at s2.75Q
4.75
Sheep steady at s2.75Q4.5O; lambs steady at
SS.75Gc5.50