The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-06

CHICAGO, Dec. 5-A good demand for cattle
existed to-day, but buyers were very exacting in
making their selections, and droveS that were
not we'll matured sold rather slowly. Good fat
cattle sold all right and choice to prime lots
showed an advancing tendency, but half-fat lots
barely steady. Fancy Christmas cattle sold
up at $685. while very common steers sold around
81, the greater part finding purchasers at 1850
$50. Stockers and feeders were sold at $40.
while COWS, heifers and bulls We're unchanged
from last week. Fed Westerns and Texans were
unchanged. Calves $565Q675.
In spite Of liberal receipts. there was a further
Of SgoS IN hogs R packers taking t hold
50 5003.55 for choice to prime. Heavy hogs were
offered freely and were the favorites.
Sheep sold at $250n3.50 for common; heavy,
SO so. Light weight sheep sold the highest Year
lings wanted at $4.10d4.sO and common to
choice lambs at A@5.50. Feeders paid s4.50ll4.S5
for lambs and SO. 50QS9O for Western sheep.
1900
natives and 1850 Texans Light supplies and ac-
tive demand strengthened prices, the most de-
sirable slaughtering cattle selling shade strong
er; common killers stock and feeding cattle
steady; choice native steers, A.s545.10; medium.
$45004S5; light weights, 81 25q5.10; stockers and
feeders S3@4 40; butcher cows and heifers, 81 650
4.25: Western steers, $3G4.50; Texas steers, $3G
4.s21s; Texas butcher cows. $2-65@SsO canning
Hogs~Receipts, $3.50. Light supply and strong
packing demand advanced prices 5a10c; heavies.
s. 4O@350; mixed, S3321403 45 lights, &c. 250S As.
Sheep in very light supply, the few offerings
selling steady lambs S4.75m5.25; muttons, S. S5D
%; feeding lambs. S3506425; feeding sheep. 50 %
g3.75 stockers and breeding ewes S250G3.50.
NEW YORK, Dec. MISUNDERSTANDING, 1922.
Market firm; steers active and &c higher; cows
steady to a shade higher; good bulls unchanged;
common 15d25c lower; steers %.35: and
stays s350G4 So; bulls. So 75Q3 So: choice fat bulls
So 25GfS rs; cows, slS50350. Cables lower; live
cattle 10hd1lc; tops lAc; refrigerator beef. So
Caives-Receipts 1.S45. Prime and choice veas
scarce and firm; all others lower; grassers sc
lower veals, common to good, $21475; prime to
choice, S775GS %; grassers, $SG350; Southern and
Western calves. SO. 25M3.50
Hogs-Receipts. zoos. Market slow at s. 556
$40; choice State hogs. S.75.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. H. 916. Good sheep
10c higher; common and medium steady: lambs
opened weak and closed firm; lambs S5@5.75;
choice s. seas 50: Canada lambs, S5ogG5.s IS; culs
$46475.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 5.-Cattle-Receipts 5000. in
Guiding 500 Texans: shipments. 400 Market
steady to strong: fair to fancy shipping and ex-
port steers s4fD5 %. bulk at A2505 10; dressed
beef and butcher 375Gf6. bulk at s4f4 80:
steers under LOCO lbs, s34 65. bulk at 49, 5eDs SO;
Stockers and feeders. s2S0@4 So bulk at s3fI4 20:
cows and heifers s2d4.55, bulk Of cows. $2-50n4;
Texas and Indian steers. 50. 6564.25.
TTogs-Receipts 1890: shipments $500. Market
strong to SO higher; Workers. So 20a3. 80: packers
So 2o9a so: butchers. So 40Gf3. IS.
Sheep-Receipts, 400; shipments. 100. Market
steady: native muttons, ss.50Q4; stockers, 1850
$50; lambs. A05.25.
CINCINNATI. Dec. 5.--cattle steady at s25e@
475.
Hogs strong At sss5@345.
Sheep steady at s225Q4: lambs steady at A9s,25