The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-27
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| CHICAGO. Jan. 2e.-The small supply of cattle
made buyers eager to purchase to-day and the
! pens were quickly emptied of their occupants.
/ prices ruling strong TO Toe higher for desirable
| lots. Very few lots OF beef steers went low
as "a ana the bulk OF the offerings crossed the
scales S4,i0Gt510 there being the usual scarcity
OF strictly choice beeves. The stocker and feeder
trade was only fairly good at So. 50Gl425 with
casional sales below and above this range. Can
prices sales being largely at s2.60d275. Bologna
bulls sold mostly at S2.5093 and exporters at
S350Q3.S0. with an occasional sale at S494.35
Calves were scarce and high. with quick sales
Of choice TO prime lots at s650Q7 per 100 lbs The
best beef cattle found buyers at s5.25a5.5O
Receipts of hogs were small and they were
gobbled up early at advances of 54l0c. good
share selling fully dime higher. Sales were at
an extreme range of S3.65G39sl2 for coarse pack
ers 10 prime heavy shipping hogs, the great bulk
of the offerings finding buyers at $3.S0dS.90 Pigs
went largely at s3.50G375 and closed strong.
The demand for sneep and lambs was lively
and choice lambs had further advance of loo,
fair TO prime fiocks selling at s5.25Q6. few lots
of inferior to common lambs went for AG5 Fed
Western lambs sold at $5.25I6 Sheep were strong
at ss.50a475, good many fed Westerns bringing
Recepts-Cattle, 5000; hogs IA coo; sheep, 5000.
KANSAS CITY. Jan. 26.-Cattle = Receipts.
$500, of which 4c0 We're Southern. General mar
ket active and strong; choice grades Toe higher;
supply of Texas and Indian steers light; West
ern steers, S3.50Q4.S0; native steers. $375q5, TO-,
bulk at $44OG4.90; native and heifers, 81. %
@425 stockers and feeders. SS.5Oq5: bulls, 1920
Hogs-Receipts (ofieaD, 1900. Market opened
steady and slow; closed 2laa5c lower bulk Of
sales $S65G3s0 heavies, So 60Q3 80; packers So 65
@SS5 lights. $S.55qSs0 Workers, $S75qS.s0; pigs,
50. 30@3.65
Sheep-Receipts, 1900 Market strong and ac-
tive; 500 Mexican lambs sold at $40; Western
@45e.
ST. LOUIS. Jan. 26.--Cattle-Receipts. 1000;
shipments. 140O Market strong; fair to fancy
! shipping steers, S525G5.35, bulk at s4.50Q5. 10;
butchers and dressed beef grades. So 7594.90 bulk
at s4Gl4 so; steers under 600 lbs 49, 60G440 bulk
n nd
at 50 15d4.2o; cows and heifers. $2@425; Texas
and Indian steers, $S.5OG4S5; cows and heifers,
Hogs-Receipts. 7.Ooo shipments. 900. Market
5@1Oc higher; Workers. s3.75@3s5 packers. $3.50
03s0; butchers, S3.7543.90
Sheep-Receipts. 700; shipments none. Market
strong; native muttons, S4@4.S0; lambs, S5q5.75;
Texas muttons, $4@4.50
NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Beeves--Receipts, 1899.
Native steers, A.4OQ510; stays and oxen $3Q4 So;
bulls, $685. dry cows, s2a3,75. Gables quote
American steers at 10s441ll2c; refrigerator beef
beef. Calves-Receipts, 773. Veals $5@S.75;
grassers, S3,25G3.75
Hogs-Reeeipts. 7.lis; Hogs s4@4.so. !. !.
Sneep and Lambs-Receipts, 1908. Sheep. s.. so
M415; lambs, $5.60Q6.30
EAST BUFFALO, Jan. notwithstanding
doing
Hogs-Receipts, 20 Workers, good to
choice, s4.O5; roughs. common to choice, $3.50
$50; pigs good to choice, 50. 9064
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 20 Lambs
choice TO extra, S5.S5q595; culs to common $4.75
d5.40; sheep, choice to selected wethers. $.65Q
490; culls to common, s3.25QS.s5
EAST LIBERTY. Jan. 26. = Cattle steady
prime, S4.S5Q4.95; common, S3.35Q375 bulls, stays
and cows S2@3.70; veal calves. s5.65@7.
Hogs firm; prime medium, S4Q4.05; best York
ers, SS.9594; heavy, $3S5Q4.95; pigs S.S5Q395
good roughs, sS@3.4O; common. $S.256375.
Sheep steady choice, $47064.S0; common, So. %
QS.75; choice lambs. $57O@5.9O; common to good,
$4.50G560
CINCINNATI Jan. 26.--Cattle strong at 1925
@4.50.
Hogs active and higher at sS.15ass5.
Sheep steady at S2.75Q4.75; lambs higher at
$465.90
LOUISVILLE Jan. 26-Cattle steady and I'M
changed
Hogs steady ond unchanged.
Sheep and lambs unchanged