The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-05
Elsewhere.

CHICAGO, April Awhile the few offerings Of
cattle to-day that We're choice brought strong
prices the general ruled weaker with sales
on an average about Ice lower on short-fed cattle
There was very good general demand how
ever, and cattle were we'll taken, the greater
part of the steers crossing the scales at 1880
80 Cattle quotable at $4,000 for the poor
est up to s5Q5.50 for choice to prime shipping
lots, exporters paying around S4.S0Q505. Stockers
and feeders sold moderately at unchanged prices
few cows going below $40.
Extremely meager offerings of hogs made buy
vanced 5G1Oc, trade being lively all the day
The supply was mostly taken at an early hour
and prices averaged 10c higher. Hogs S3.S5Q4.05
and pigs chiefly at S3.7OQ3.95. Hogs sold at an
extreme range of $3.70Q4.1O
Wooded lambs averaged 1Oc lower. with sales
at $5G590. Sheep of the best grade were fully
10c higher, some prime muttons that averaged
ss I wers madg All the May down to S. 30 foT
common. Shorn lambs sold at S5cGS1 per 100 lbs
under wooled lots and shorn sheep went 4O950c
Receipts-Cattle. 10000; hogs. $4,000; sheep,
q, 600.
KANSAS CITY, April 4.-Cattle-Receipts, $500
natives and 200 Southern. Cattle prices were
mostly steady. with exceptions both ways; trad
Western lots brought $4G465 cows and heifers
stockers and feeders quiet, but steady. prices of
rule in the Southern division and sales were
steady at ss.65q465 for steers $2.sOQs75 for cows
Hogs-Receipts, 400. Market largely SC high
er. :yith executions lOc higher; bulk OF sales:
as. so: mixed. $5.65@SsO lights. $s.5OGs.7O; pigs.
$3.25G355
Sheep were active; Western muttons, $4G74.65
yearlings. $4.s0u5; Colorado and Utah lambs,
s5.156562lz; stockers in good demand. Receipts,
1890.
NEW YORK, April Observation-Disclosures. l,30s.
Market opened steady and firm for rough. stuff
and closed dull; steers. common to good, $1,000
500 oxen $3i4.50: bulls, $1,000; cows, 81 1904.
Gables lower; live cattle 9is4l0Hc. dressed
weight; live sheep, 9i26101zc, dressed weight;
refrigerator beef SUS%c. SHIPMENTS to-day none:
tomorrow, 40 cattle, 1072 sheep and 21s0 quar-
opened 25G50c higher; advance lost; yeals. poor
to prime, $466.25; choice, s650
HogS-Receipts, 10, $50; eight cars on sale. Mar
ket slow, hut prices steady at $4l4.25.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 200. Sheep ac-
tive and firm; lambs slow and 10Qi5c lower;
shorn sheep. s4g5.25: clipped sheep, sS.50943i1s;
unshorn lambs. S. 10000: clipped lambs. $5Q5.15;
spring lambs S2.5003 each.
ST. LOUIS, April -Cattle-Receipts. $500. OF
which 800 were Texans; shipments. 100 Market
steady; fair to fancy native shipping and export
steers. A35G6.65, bulk at 81 70e5-40. dressed beef
and butchers steers. 81 10Q5.05, bulk at s4259
435 gtockers and feeders. So. 75614.75: cows and
heifers S294.s5; Texas and Indian steers. Sc. 251
4T5. bulk 81 s40440 cows and heife-s 81 25612 IS.
Hogs-Receipts. 500: shipments. = 400 Market
steady TO SC higher: packers, Sa.s5ass5 butchers.
s.. 9004
sheep--Receipts. 1850; shipments none Market
steady; native muttons. S.z514.75; lambs, s.. 250
5l5s Texas mutt0ns, A.25@46o.
EAST BUFFALO. April 4.-csattle-Cholce ex-
port steers S5.a015.45s heavy shipping. s5ff5 e.
fat sA@0k6 coarse ana rough, ss,7b0l25 light,