The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-30

| CHICAGO, May 2S-The receipts of cattle this
! week foot up 50,s50 head compared with 46.S21
| ago Choice to good steers, 81. 65G520 mediums.
| 81. 45G460 stockers and feeders, $4d5; cows and
| heifers $340Q4 Western steers $4q475; Texas
| The weeks receipts of hogs 1000 head.
against 242,000 last week. Prices averaged 5G10c
lower than yesterday and closed 2O925c lower
| than week ago Lights. So 70G4.15; mixed and
butchers. SS95Q430; heavy. @4S5; pigs, $2Ho
About 81. 800 head of sheep were received during
| the week. against 81, 500 last week. Prices were
steady at the recent advance; common to choice
sheep s3d460; export sheep. $40; fancy year
lings, &70 clipped lambs. $4d5,25; wooded lambs,
$5.70@6l0; spring lambs. s6d7.
Receipts-Cattle, 300; hogs 1000; sheep. 1000.
ST. LOUIS May 2s.-Cattle-Receipts, 600. in
Guiding 425 Texans; shipments, 900. Market
steers. s435q5.15 bulk at $45Oq4.9O; dressed beef
and butchers steers, $15M49 80, bulk at 81 3504.75;
steers under 1000 lbs, sS.S5@44O. bulk at $4l5@
49, stockers and feeders, $S.S5Q4.75. bulk at
$4.1OG4. 45; cows and Aeifers. $2.25@4.7O bulk of
cows, s3.1OaSs5; Texas and Indian steers. 5000
40, bulk at w. 75a4l5; cows and helfers. $S93 95.
Hogs-Receipts 200; shipments, LOO. Market
lOQ15c lower; Workers, s390d4 packers, $4Q4.25;
sheep-Receipts. 400 shipments, 100 Market
dulI; but steady; native muttons, S;65q4 49,;
sl75q375; Texas muttons, 1920
KANSAS CITY, May s.-Catte-Receipts g.
Market unchanged. There excess OF
were about 15c lower. while well finished heavy
steers and all grades of butcher stock are about
STEADY.
Hogs-Recelpts, 1900 General decline in pro-
visions caused correspondingly lower hog mar
ket this week and prices have declined about 1Oc
bulk of sales to-day. s4d425; heavies, A.10q43 30;
packers, $S.95G4.20; mixed. $39OG422k; lights,
SS.75q41O; Workers. s4O5@4.1O; pigs, $S93.sO.
Sheep-Receipts. s.. Market slow; good de-
mand. brisk trade and soc advance in prices is
the main feature of the week.
NEW YORK, May S.-Beeves-Receipts, !. rs;
no trading. Cables quote live cattle at 9I29101zc
refrigerator beef size Exports, 1852 cattle. 1076
sheep and 6349 quarters of beef. Caves--Re-
ceipts 225; prices 25c lower veals 81; buttermilks
s4p450 nominal.
Hogs-Receipts 2679. Pigs lower; medium and
heavy hogs steady Southern and Western pigs
s3ovGs4; medium and heavy hogs. A.25Q4.50; light
Western hogs. A.10G4.15
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 43S. Market firm ;
lambs 25c higher; sheep and yearlings nominal;
prime lambs 81.
EAST LIBERTY, May 2S.-Cattle steady: extra
S510@5.l5; prime $5Q5.10; common $4QL3O; veal
calves, $5.50Q56.
Hogs ruled strong; prime heavy, S4.356tl45; best
mediums, s4.30G43 80; heavy Workers.. $4.15Q425
light. $405d410; common to fair, 50. 90I4; pigs
as 70 quality. So. 80; roughs s2.5OQ3.65.
Sheep hrm choice clipped. $4 15G4. %: common
s. $500 so; choice clipped lambs, A50G5; common
20 good. A.25Q4sc. spring lambs, $5@i50.
MAST BUFFALO. May 2s.-Cattse-AIl con-
signed through.
Hogs Workers. good to choice. a. Is;
roughs, common to choice. s. 5000; pigs. fair to
Sheep and Lambs- Lambs, choice to extra. SIS