The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-06

Live Stock.
CHICAGO, March 5-The cattle market
to-day was little more than a nominal one
only about 300 head being offered. These
were disposed of at prices substantially
changed from yesterdays ruling quotations.
There was fairly active demand for
hogs. but buyers insisted upon lower prices
and sales were fully &c lower than yester-
and at $ia4.07l2 for the better class of
heavy, the bulk of the offerings crossing
the scales at $S;95d40214.. Il was practically
q accent market, with, pigs going chiefly at
S3.50Gl3.S5 At the close prime shipping
hogs, weighing 250 to 800 pounds sold for 81;
There was q quiet market in sheep and
lambs Lambs sold at $.25G4o0 for in
ferior, up to $5.256l5.55 for fair 10 prime
locks, feeders selling at $5Q5.25 Sheen sold
at $3GI350 for the poorest to $4.40GI4.60 for
good to choice flocks, with yearlings selling
Receipts-cattle, 300; hogs, $4,000; sheep,
$500.
ST. LOUIS. March -Cattle-Receipts,
400, including 100 Texans; shipments, 100.
Market steady. Fair to fancy native ship.
ping and export steers, $4S0l5.5O; bulk OF
sales. $4.800l5.30; dressed beef and butcher
steers $4.25G5.1O; bulk of sales, $4.35Q4S5;
steers under. l 900 pounds, $3600420; bulk of
M SaR Of s sGekeF a9a 5eed eows SAND Snd
heifers, $1.75Q440; bulk of sales, 81. 75@340.
Texas and Indian steers, $4,000 80; bulk OF
sales. So 75Q4.25; cows and heifers, $2750
Hogs-Receipts, $500; shipments, 300.
Market 5@10c lower Workers 40 90. SS5g3.so;
Sheep-Receipts, 600; shipments, 400 Mar
ket steady. Native muttons, $4Q4.60; lambs,
$5@55O
KANSAS CITY, March 5.-Catte-Re-
ceipts, AGO Prices during the week adj
vanced steadily. and sales indicated a rise
of 2o@soc for the week. The demand for
Southern cattle has been especially good.
Hogs-Receipts (oficiaD, 5000 Bulk of
sales SO. 500390; heavies and packers, $3.50
4.O5; mixed and medium, So. 75@4; pigs and
Sheep~Receipts (oficiaD 2OO Sheep ac-
tive, and unchanged on the week. Lambs
sold freely. but show decline of 1Oc for the
week.
EAST LIBERTY, March Seattle steady.
Prime, .$4.9Oa5; common, $4,000; bulls,
stays and cows, $2@4.
weights, $4SO64S5; best heavy Workers, $50
$G15gG2dc heavy S; hogs logs sli5@425; pigs. as to
common to fair roughs, $2.50@325
Sheep steady. Choice, $4.S5@5 common,
good good S4e7 Veal ca caves, $s.5S@7
EAST BUFFALO. March Seattle
Hogs-Yorkers good to choice. s42O@4.25;
roughs, common to choice $36Oq3.cO; pigs,
common to choice, $4Gt4O5
Sheep and Lambs-Lambs, choice to ex-
ira, $565Q575; culls to common, $4S5 "a s2;
475; culls to common, $3.15@39O.
NEW YORK, March 5.-Beeves-Receipts
176 No sales. Exports, 1,1O2 beeves and
$500 quarters of beef.
Calves-Receipts, II. No sales.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, $685. Market
quiet and steady. Sheep. $4.6O@4.S5; lambs,
$5.65@6.20.
Hogs-Reciepts 1921. Market steady at
$4.2004.40.
LOUISVILLE, March 5.-Cattle-Receipts,
100 Market dull and unchanged.
Hogs-Receipts 1000. Market dull and sc
lower; hogs, $50 pounds and upwards, 81;
medium, $3.9O@4; light shipping, $S65Q3.90;
pigs, $250Q365.
Sheep steady and unchanged.
CINCINNATI, March 5.-Hogs steady at
$3.35Q415.
Cattle steady at $2.500475
Sheep firm at $9Q4.75. Lambs strong at
$4Q585.