The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-15
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CHICAGO. May 14.-There were hardly enough
cattle here to make a market. Prices were
nominal. Common to good dressed beef steers
sold at $4Q4.5O and shipping and export cattle
sold at 81. 6Oa5. %, with fancy at 5.3005.4 40. Cows
and heifers were in good demand and prices ay~
eraged lc higher than a week ago. Texas cattle
sold at steady prices, a few grassers going as
high as S4.25, while calves brought $50.
There was a good local and shipping demand
for hogs, bat the large offerings lowered prices
about sc. Sales were made of the poorest to the
best at S3.45@S.S712, the bulk of the sales being
Prices for sheep were firm on a good general
demand, Lambs sold at SSQ3.50 for the poorest
Sheep sold at $2Q2.5O for the poorest up to $40
GAS for choice to prime natives. Texans
brought $S.60QS.9o and Westerns sold largely at
Receipts-cattle. 1900; hogs. 5000; sheep. 5000.
81. LOUIS, May 14.-Cattle-Receipts, 1,500;
shipments. 1000 Market steady for both natives
and Texans; fancy export steers, IS. 1045. 30; fair
to choice native shipping steers, S4@5, bulk at
$.55Q475; dressed beef and butchers steers, $40
IA. rs, bulk at A.20u465; stockers and feeders, 81
94.50, bulk at S3.5Gq4; steers under LOCO pounds,
SZ@4.e0, bulk OF COWS. S2.50G13.50 bulls. 81. 40Q3. 40;
Texas and Indian steers, fed, So. 40Q+.25; grass,
S2.s0Q3.6O; cows and heifers, $2.25Q3.52.
~Hogs-Receipts, 9,G00; shipments, 5000. Market
steady; light, $S.60qS.65; mixed, $3.40Q3.C0; heavy,
Sheep-Receipts, 1000; shipments, 1000. Market
firm; native muttons, $2.S0q4.50; culls and bucks,
$2@3.25; Texas sheep, $4,000; spring lambs,
$4.75G6.
NEW YORK. May 14.-Beeves-Receipts. 1.4U.
Market active; bnls, S.. 2oqS.75; dry cows, $3.50
1910, cables quote american steers at 1lUlZC,
sheep, 1012Q13c; refrigerator beef, 9@9%c. Elk
Lcrts, 500 beeves and zoos sheep. Calves-Re-
ceipts, 66S. Market active and steady; veals, 81
Q5.5o.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 1870. Market slow;
sheep weak; lambs lower; spring LAMBS steady;
clipped sheep, $3.500450; clipped lambs, S4.50@
$50; Kentucky spring lambs, $6.75Q7.40.
KANSAS CITY, May 14.-Cattle-Receipts,
1000. Best grades steady; others weaker; Texas
steers. s3.2514.5o; Texas cows, s.. 40g$.75; native
steers, 50. 5000; native cows and heifers, $2.2j0
so; stockers and feeders, S2.l5Q4eO; bulls, -
Q4.25.
lower; bulk of sales, $S.6093.65; heayies, $3.50
5.65: packers, S3.50qS.65; mixed, S3.60QS.70; lights.
s.. 50G3. 10: Workers, S3.65@@ 70; pigs, S2@3.60.
Sheep-Heceipts, 5000. Market steady to strong;
lambs, S405.10; muttons, SSQ4.60.
EAST LIBERTY, May Cattle steady;
prime. Sc. 10a5.25; bulls. stays and cows. S2q3. 10;
common to good fat oxen, S2Q4.l0; veal calves,
Hogs active: prime assorted Workers and best
Workers. SO. S0Q3.S5; heavy hogs, S3.S5G3.90 pigs,
S3.S0aS. 80; rougts. {2.2e45.25.
Sheep steady; export wetheTs, $4,J014.G0; COM
mon. 1880; common TO good lambs, $4a4.S5;
spring lambs. s591.
LOUISVILLE, May H.-Cattle-Receipts, 50.
Market steady; shipping steers. S425@4.-0; butch
ers, So. 25@4.T0: stockers and feeders, S2.50Q4.25.
Hogs-Receipts, 3.400. Market closed weak;
hesvies. $3.e5aS.7o; mediums, $S.7093.75; lights,
s3.25I3. 10; louGhs, SSI3.2O.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 200. Market
steady; choice sheep, S3.e0Q3.S5; fsir. SS0fj.50;
clipped, Sa13. so; stock ewes and wethers, $2.50G3;
spring ambs, SSG6.5O.
A BUFFALO, May Observation-Disclosures
steady.
H-ogs-Yorkere. good TO choice, $3.95Q4; roughs.
common to good, S.25as.5o; Pig good to choice
S3.9544.
Sheep and La-nbs-Lambs. cnpice 70 prime. $40