The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-19

KANSAS CITY, May 1S.-Cattle-Receipts, 800
natives and 400 Texans. Market opened slow; de-
mand good and conditions improved; light
weight steers shade stronger. while heavy cattle
were about steady; heavy dressed beef steers sold
Q47O; light dressed beef and butchers steers, SAC
4.65; butchers cows and hefers, So 25Q465; bulls
$3GD4.05; calves, $6Q10; stockers and feeders, SAG
$40; Texas steers, $4.1044.45
Hogs-Receipts, Is. O0O Large receipts to-day
and yesterdays decline in provisions combined
caused hogs to open 10n20c lower; prices improved
the day advanced: market closed about loo
lower; heavy $4. 40q455 mixed. a. 20@4.40; lights
$4(l4: 80; pigs. 1894; packers. s4.O5q44o Workers.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000. Market active and steady
on muttons and 5@10c higher lambs; Colorado
wool lambs $5.15Q5.35; clipped sheep and lambs
lambs $6G6.5O.
CHICAGO. May 1S-Trade in cattle to-day was
less animated than usual and prices were weaker
for heavy steers than heretofore. ruling 5@10c
lower. Stockers and feeders $4,000. 65; cows and
The remarkable boom in prices is Starting hogs
for this market in greatly increased numbers.
The market opened weak and prices soon broke
10@15c. Trade active at the decline. Bulk OF
sales, S430q4.55; light weights, $780, pigs, $50
4.25; common to choice, S42O@45O.
While to-day's supply of sheep was liberal, the
demand was correspondingly good and yesterday 8
advance in prices was very well sustained.
@5.45
Receipts-Cattle, $1,000; hogs, $1,000; sheep.
10000
ST LOUIS. May s-Cattle-Receipts, 900:
shipments, 200 Market steady to 1Oc lower for
natives; Texans easier; fair to fancy native ship
ping and export steers, $4.40@5.15, bulk at 81 500
4.s0; dressed beef and butchers steers, $4.35@5,
bulk at s4.6Oq4.90; steers under 1000 lbs 375@
4.40 bulk at $4G4.35; stockers and feeders, $500
$50, bulk at $49440 cows and heifers, s2D4.75;
Texas steers, $3,S5Q4.65, the top for fancy. with
the bulk Of the sales at $S95@440; COWS and heif-
Hogs-Receipts 10, 2OO shipments 1000 Market
closed 15@2Oc lower; Workers, $4.25@4S5; packers.
$4d44712; butchers. s4.40G4.50
Sheep-Receipts 900; shipments 500 Market
steady; native muttons $4Q455; lambs, s4.5OQ6.5O.
NEW YORK, May MISUNDERSTANDING, 224O.
Market opened Slow steers steady; bulls and
cows 10@15c lower; closed weak; steers, $S,5OQ5;
tops, $5.15Q52O dstillery fed. A.72H; oxen and
stays $279445O bulls $780,. cows. $2Q3.SO.
Cables steady. Shipments to-day, $500 quarters OF
beef; tomorrow, 329 cattle. Calves-Receipts
S,74. Market active veals soc higher veals, $4.4O
$3.50; extra, Sc; buttermilks, So. 50@4
Hogs-Receipts 1854. Pigs lower heavy hogs
steady whole range $420Q4.6O; Western pigs, 1920
Q4.9O
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts $50. Market ac-
tive; sheep and yearlings higher; sheep. $500
400; yearlings 40; one deck unshorn, 1928;
lambs, $6Q17; by the head, $2.50Q5.
EAST LIBERTY, May 1S.-Cattle steady; extra,
$51OQ5.15; prime $5Q5.1o; common. s49a 80; veal
Hogs slow; prime heavy S450@4.55; best me-
diums, $.45@450: best Workers, $4.4O@4.45; light
Workers. $4.20@4.S0; pigs to weight and quality.
s4Q41O roughs, $250Q4.
Sheep steady choice clipped, A15@425; COM
mon, $3.15Q36 Co. choice clipped lambs, $4.9005;
common to good, $42594.S0; spring lambs, $5@7
EAST BUFFALO, May 1S.-Cattle dull and
slow.
Hogs-Yorkers good to choice, s44004 so :;
roughs. common to choice, $4Q4.15; pigs, fair to
choice, $3.75Q3 80.
Sheep and Lambs-Lambs. choice to extra, $50
SIS; culls and common, s4Q450; sheep, choice to
selected wethers. S4.20Q425; culls and common
So 25Q3.50.
LOUISVILLE, May S.-Cattle-Receipts. ST.
Market steady and prices unchanged.
Hogs-Receipts 1854. Market dull and 10015c
lower; best heavies $40; 100 lbs and up. s4.35@
4.40; light shippers, $3.s5Q4 10; pigs $9.25@415.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 537. Market steady
and prices unchanged.
CINCINNATI, May 1s-Cattle weak at s275@
AGO.
Hogs dull at s.. 75@45O
Sheep steady at s3.75@425.