The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-16

CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-rhe offerings of cattle to-
day were comparatively small and prices in many
cases were 10115c higher buyers being in the
market in large numbers. Common droves were
Disseminated against. Common beef steers were
disposed of at $4GI4 so; medium grades at %7505,
while choice to prime shipping cattle brought s. q
@5.60; Christmas cattle brought $5.7OQ5.S5, an
occasional extra good drove bringing $6d6.20;
Northern fed Texans brought $S.S0Q4.50; stockers
and feeders sold mostly at SS2Og4lO; calves
Hogs-Receipts were too heavy for the demand
and prices suffered a further decline OF 5c Inc
bulk Of the hogs crossed the scales at $S.2719@
1886, the poorest lots going at So. 2O@32, while a
few fancy heavy weights brought 50 40. Most OF
the pigs sold at $3.05Q3.S0.
There was good demand for sheep and lambs,
prices ruling strong at the recent advance. Sheep
were taken quite freely at So. 25Q3.S5 for common
and at s. 10dl4.25 for prime focks, most of the
sales being at $3.25G420 The heavy sheep were
slow Of sale and big ewes We ere closed 10 out at
were in demand at $4G4.50 for the commonest up
to $5S0G5.40 for prime focks
Receipts-Cattle $500; hogs, bOoOO; sneep, e'VV.
KANSAS CITY, Dec 5-Cattle-Receipts, $40
natives and $40 Texans Good quality well-fn-
ished cattle in good demand the most desirable
ers in oversupply and slow of sale at unsats-
factory prices stockers and feeders in light sup
ply at about steady prices: heavy steers, 5000
medium s4 4O075; light weights, "a 2565. 25; stock
and feeders, $S1435; butcher cows and heifers,
So 65G14 IS; Western steers $SQI45O Texas steers.
SSQl4 40; Texas butcher cows $265QS.25; canning
stock. $2a26o.
mand fairly good at 2h@5c lower values after
decline was established trading was active;
heavies. $S.$O93.421s mixed $S.zVq5SS' hghts'
Sheep~Receipts, 1880 Good slaughtering focFs
were in excellent demand and sold quickly al
steady prices; common killers slow to shade
lower; lambs, $5Q5.5G; muttons, $3S5e15; feeding
lambs. $3.30@4.25; feeding sheep, S325Q3S0 stock
ers, $2,50GS65.
ST LOUIS, Dec. 15-Cattle--Receipts, 400 in
GLIDING $500 Texans; shipments. 1000. Market
steady; fair to fancy native shipping and export
steers, s425q5.40, bulk at $445@52O; dressed beef
and butcher steers, $3.5005 bulk at S3900490;
steers under LOCO lba $3q4 % bulk at s. loa4 20
stockers and feeders 50 3Ol9445 bulk at s250I4 15
COWS and heifers, S2d450, bulk of COWS, $500
g. So; bulk of heifers, $2.7004.35; Texas and Indian
steers, 81 75d4.S0 bulk at $25O44; COWS and heif-
ers S2.5063.75
Hogs-Receipts, II, 900; shipments 14co Market
5Q1Oc lower lights and pigs, SSl5qS25; Workers,
So 25GD3. 40: butchers, $S.S54345.
Sheep,-Receipts, SEQ: shipments, 800. Market
steady; native muttons, $4,000; lambs 45O95 70.
NEW YORK, Dec 15.-Beeves-Receints, 965.
Market quiet. but steady; bulls, $250q3; cows.
common to medium, $1.S0@2.75. Cables higher;
live cattle at London, 12q1212c; at Liverpool I4z
6D12c. Exports 202 cattle and 40 sheep Calves
Receipts, S45. Good stock a trife lower; veals,
So 75GD7 25: tops, $50; barnyard and fed calves,
$36350; car of Southern calves So
Hogs-Receipts, 6,1S1 Market frmer at $3.50
S75.
Sheep and I4ambs-Receipts, 61OS Prime stock
firm; other grades slow, but steady; medium To
prime sheep, $350Q4.50; lambs, s. lCGD5.65.
TOLEDO, Dec. 15-Wheat active and firm; No.
2, cash and December, 69a4c; May, 7O9sc bid Corn
active and firm; No. mixed cash and Decem-
ber 34l5c. oats dull but steady; No mixed.
&c. Rye neglected. No. mixed, 54jec bid. Clover
seed active and higher; prime, old, 81; new, cash
and December, $3.50 bid.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 15.-Cattle quiet at $3.50
Hogs dull at sSGs.S5.
Sheep steady at 81 25G4 lambs steady at 1862