The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-12

CHICAGO, Dec. 10-The cattle market to-day
little more than nominal one. Very few
lots offered and they were disposed OF at
prices unchanged from yesterday. The week has
beeves holiday cattle bringing high prices But
receipts of half-fat cattle have been much too
sharply. The market as whole closed In fairly
There was good demand for hogs from Chi
cago packers and prices ruled steady, with sales
at $3.20Q3.40 for common to choice light and 49, &
@3.45 for poor to prime heavy weights, the bulk
hogs sold 21ac lower than week ago Most OF
the pigs sold at $3.15Qs.S0.
Receipts of sheep and lambs were very light
and the market in consequence was almost nom
inal Lambs were quoted at ss.5O@5s 30 for in
465 and sheep at $2d420. few going over $40.
Recelpts-Cattle. 1907 hogs. 5000; sheep. 5000.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. Observation-Disclosures. $50.
Prices unchanged. Improved demand this week
for fancy dressed beef steers and good butcher
stock at advanced prices OF from 10c TO 16c; com
the supply Of stockers and feeders too light 70
satisfy demands and selling l0Q15c higher Late
as; light weights. s4Q5 stockers and feeders, $50
$50; butcher cows and heifers, 2.65q4 50 busch-
ern steers sSS9S: western stock cows, ;2s75@
S75; Texas steers 81 SoG4.s5; Texas butcher cows,
scanning stSck Mars STEADY &c. to Sc high
er; while supply for week was liberal, demand
was equally as good; trading to-day active at
same prices as this day last week; heaviee, SSRS
G3.4o; mixed. s.. 2oQ3.35 lights $S.15@s:s 80.
sheep-Receipts 100 Prices unchanged supply
to demand: most desirable lambs selling 25c high
err; good mutton grades active at from steady to
a shade higher prices; cold weather checked the
demand for stockers and feeders. the best
punches selling about steady: common lots slow
and lower; lambs S5Gp5.60; muttons, $sS59425:
common killers 3.25Q3S5 feeding lambs. s.. 800
AIS; feeding sheep, $3.25G3.S0; stockers S2e00$60
ST. LOUIS, Dec. observation-disclosures, 600. in
Guiding $50 Texans; shipments, LOO. Market
steady to firm for choice to extra native steers:
others lower and Texans 15c off for the week;
fair to fancy native shipping and export steers.
$4.256D5.40. bulk at $465615.25; dressed beef and
butcher steers, s3.50Q5.30 bulk at $415d4.75:
steers under 1000 lbs. $342S. bulk at 60 603 81:
stockers and feeders. s225G1445. bulk at S290fDt:
COWS and heifers $2lD4.25 bulk Of COWS 81. 256D3:
Texas and Indian steers; S2506D42 5, bulk at S3S0
A. 20; cows and heifers. 81 35G3.50.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000: shipments. GOO. Market
steady to strong; Workers.. $3.1543.30; packers,
49, 306l3 40: butchers. sa.35G345.
Sheep-Receipts 100; shipments none. Market
dull, but steady: native muttons, 10: culB
and bucks s2.75@36O stockers. s1S5Q2.50; lambs.
$4q550.
no trading feeling steady. Cables unchanged.
Exports SEQ cattle 50 sheep and 4,570 quarters Of
beef. Calves-Receipts, GIG, mainly direct. Feel
ing steady; veals. $5@5.75; common Westerns.
Hogs-Receipts 1,224. Market nominalIy FIRM
at So 60Q3.75.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts 3.fS4 Sheep
steady; lambs, S545G5.90; sheep, $3Q450 cusis,
s292 so; lambs 10q25c lower.
CINCINNATI. Dec. 1o.-cattle steady at $500
Hogs active ana steady at s. sOgsa5
Sheep steady at 81 25a4; lambs steady at A05zs