The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-19
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts light; shipments
light. The market ruled steady for all desirable


CHICAGO Jan. 1S.-Trade in cattle was about
as good as ii usually is on Tuesday, prices ruling
strong for rat beeves and barely steady for
others. Choice cattle were rather scarce. and
sales were mostly below Sc. Butchers and cam
ners stuff sold actively at steady prices. few
COWS sold below 81. So and choice TO prime heifers
sold actively at $3.75Q4.30, while bulls brought
$2.E0M4. There a fair traffic in stockers and
feeders at $S.50Q4.50 and a few 500-pound year.
lings taken at $40 to ship back to the
country. Calves steady.
The average quality of hogs showed no inn
provement, but trade active at advance
Of abort sc. Sales were at extreme range of
So 5CG3 IS for common to rrme hogs, the best lots
going at the top price of the season. The greater
part of the offerings crossed the scale at $1,000
S.75. ana pigs went largely at s. 4o6S. so.
Trade in sheep and lambs was active at strong
prices for all desirable offerings. Sheep
weaker at S3G3.50 for few common lots, up to
$4.50G460 for choice floeks, fed Western sheep
finding buyers at s3.75d460. Yearlings sold any
whore from $4.40GrJ, according to quality, but
lambs Were less active and lower at S4@4.50 for
the cormonest to s5.5c@575 for good TO prime
hocks, Westerns selling IS high as S5.65
Peceipts-Cattle $500; hogs, $4,000; sheep,
Is, 600.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 1S.-Cattle-Receints.
$500; market steady; steckers strong; cows and
heifers active Texas steers. S9@4.20: Western
steers, s3.50Q4.50; Western and heifers,
$2.500S75 native steers, S575G4.90; native cows
and heifers $2G4 25; stockers and feeders So. 25@
5; bulls, $3.5o03.75.
Hogs-Receipts, 1850; market active; good
hogs steady to strong; common about steady.
Bulk of sales. S35043.60: heavies, So 45M3. SO:
packers $345Q3.62ia; mixed $345@3.65: lights,
SO 1903 60; Workers, $3.5F0S6o pigs, s.. 2o@34 As.
Sheep-Receipts, 3.000 market quiet; lambs
weak. Lambs, $4,000; muttons, So 15@4.2o.
ST. LOUIS Jan. .--Catte-Receipts, $500;
shipments. $500; market steady to strong Fair
to fancy shipping steers s440q5.90; butcher to
dressed beef grades S3,5CGJ4S0 steers under 1000
lbs 49, 3sG4.30; stockers and fe-uers S2500I4. so;
and heifers 81. 20Q4.35: Texas and Indian
steers, s3.S0G4.30; COWS and heifers 81. i0@3.50
Hogs--Receipts, $780, shipments. 1,300 market
sc lower Workers. s3.35@S.5O; packers. $1,000
SEQ: butchers, S.6O037O.
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strong Native muttons. S3.50@4.65: culls and
bucks. $2QS.S0; lambs, s4.75Q5.75; Texas muttons.
$4D4.50
EAST LIBERTY. Jan. 1s.-Cattle steady.
Prime, $4.7SG4.S5: common, SS25@3.60; bulls,
stays and cows, $2@370.
Hogs steady. Prime medium. s3.SO@3.S5; best
Workers, IS. 75q3S0; pigs SO. 7oQ375: heavy, $50
@3.75; good roughs, $SdS25; common to fair
roughs, s.. 25G2.75.
Sheep a shade higher. Choice. $47O64.sO; COM
mon, $3.25@3.75; choice lambs s5so@6; common
to good. $4.50U4.79. Veal calves. s6.5047.25.
EAST BUFFALO. Jan. -Cattle-Receipts
ONLY few lots of through stock.
Hogs--Receipts. cars. Workers. good to choice,
So. S7Q390 roughs common to choice, S.. 25@335
pigs, good to choice. SO. 7O@S.75.
Sheep and Lanlbs-Reccipts, cars. Lambs.
fair to good, s5.6c@5.S5; culls to common. s3@
375. Sheep choice to selected wethers, A.65@
AGO. culls to common, ~. 500375.
NEW YORK, Jan. Observation-Disclosures, 272;
no trading. Cables quote American steers at 100
lie; refrigerator beef. S14@9lsc. Exports 44O
beeves and 2.24O quarters of beef. Caives-Re-
ceipts, 81. Veals. $5GIS25; grasSerS, S3M350.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts 702. Sheep, $500
); lambs $6@6.5o.
Hogs-Receipts, S.s12; market stronger at SAG
425.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 1S.-Hogs easy at $50
3.67ik.
Cattle steady at 81. 2504 IS.
Sheep steady at S2.95Q465; lambs steady at $4
Q575.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. 1S.-Catt1e unchanged.
Hogs steady. Medium, s3.4o@3.65; light ship
pers $S.15G36O pigs, 81. 50@3.1O.
Sheep steady and unchanged.