The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-06

CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-There was the usual Sat-
urday lack of offerings in cattle and the market
was largely nominal one. The few sales made
Were at yesterdays range of prices. The market
this week has been fairly strong one and prices
nave advanced l0415c on beef steers, there being
sharp competition for fat cattle. Sales We're
largely at $4.256510 the extreme range of prices
being S4a5.4O for common to strictly choice.
Ihere was an active demand for hogs and prices
We're up to yesterdays best time, prime heavy
hogs fetching 81. From that figure sales We're
made all the way down to $3.50, the bulk of the
hogs crossing the scales at 3.S5G3 92k.
Offerings Of sheep and lambs light and
prices We're steady. Lambs sold readily at s4.T5
sold at 50 30Q475, fed Westerns selling largely at
sS.s0n4G0 Yearling sheep brought $4.6OG5. 25
Ihere was good demand for feeding sheep and
lambs but suitable lots were offered spariHgly.
Receipts-Cattle, 300; hogs, 21,000; sheep 5000.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 5.-Cattle-Receipts, 6,OOO
shipments 1000. Market steady; fair to choice
native shipping and export steers $J25Gl5.25, bulk
at 81 1905 dressed beef and butchers steers So So
u495, bulk at $4.30Q475 steers under 900 lbs
SSIOq4lo, bulk at $3S50405; stockers and feeders,
SSI 400 bulk at S350Q4.25; cows and heifers, $40
45O bulk of cows, $2.50p340; Texas and Indian
steers, $S.25q4.S5. bulk at $S.65041O and
heifers, $s.50G3.20
Hogs-Receipts $500: shipments 27OO Market
sc higher; light, $S.70@SSO; mixed. sS6OG3so;
heavy, S3S5Q3.95.
steady, with no Texans on sale; native muttons,
$4G4.60;1 lambs, S5Q5.F5.
EAST LIBERTY, Feb. Seattle steady; prime
S490q5: common $S.35Gp3. rs; bulls stays and cows
Hogs steady; prime assorted mediums. $4.15@
40; best heavy Workers, $4.1O@415 light Workers
s4q405; heavy, sf@4.O5; pigs, $S.9OqS.95; roughs
$2.50@360
Sheep steady: choice. s47O@4 3d. common, So %
@3a5; choice lambs, $4.75@49O; common to good,
$4.7595.70
NEW YORK, Feb. --Beeves-Receipts, 1853; no
trading Gables quote American steers at 10A@
lie; refrigerator beef, S14@S%c. Exports, 621
beeves, 30 sheep and 2156 quarters of beef Calves
Receipts, B. Market nominaly steady
Hogs-Receipts, 1904. Market weak at $415GD
4.40
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts 2217 Market quiet
but steady; sheep. S3S5Q4.S0; lambs $5.25Q62S.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. Cattle--Receipts, /, OOO
Market unchanged with only retail trade
Hogs-Receipts, 5000. Market steady; bulk of
sales, $S.65u380; heavy, SO. 65@3 90; packers and
mixed $3.6OQSs0; lights, sS.6O@375; Workers., 3d.
q375 pigs, So. 25G3.55.
sheep-Receipts. 1000. Market firm lambs, $4.75
Q5.50 muttons, So. 25Q46O.
EAST BUFFALO, FEB. Seattle unchanged
Hogs active Workers. good to choice, $4121a@
AIS; roughs, common to choice, $350n3.65; pigs
common to choice, $S.S0Q14.
Sheep and I.ambs-Lambs choice to extra, s.. so
$780, culIs to common. 81. 75@5.25; sheep, choice
to selected wethers, $46594.90; culls to common
$3Q3.9O.
LOUISVILLE, Feb. 5.--Cattle-Receipts, So The
market was quiet and unchanged.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900. Market SC lower on
heavy that class selling at $3.50; medium SO. 500
S.S5; light shippers $3.50Q375; pigs, 81. 50Q35O.
Sheep-Market quiet and unchanged.
CINCINNATI, Feb 5.--Cattle steady at $225O
AIS
Hogs active at So 25@4.05.
Sheep steady at s2.75q4.65; lambs steady at 81