The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-04-26

mixed to choice wethers, si.1OaA35: wool lambs.
ss2aef5T5 sheep. choice 70 selected wethers, S4lS
9425; mixed. $4@I.10: cu1ls, So 25Qs5o
CHICAGO April 2.--The scarcity of offerings
in the cattle market to-day caused hardening
Of values and in some instances prices were loc
higher per 100 lbs. Sales were largely at A:5sR
80 for beef steers. common TO fair selling at sSS
q425. Prime cattle were scarce and nominal Ak
4.20; cows and heifers. s3.l0Q39O.
"A good local demand for hogs brought about
ers were active buyers Hogs sold on a range OF
50. 15d4O5. chiefly at S3sOG4: pigs sold at $500
$780, the market closing firm.
Trade in sheep was fairly active aud prices
were 2 shade higher; Clipped lambs sold freely
at 425@4.s5 and wooded at S5a5.55: feeders. $40
q520; clipped sheep brought ss5OQ4so; yeariings,
Reeeipts-cattIe. 1850; hogs. $4,000; sheep.
NEW YORK. April acknowledging, 37S7.
Market opened firm and closed strong on Chicago
adyices; steers. $450n5.20 with no choice oxen
and stays sSG4.75; bulls. S3.3OQ42O cows s.. 2o@
tOS Cables , higher ,i live cattle lsfaillse:
beef. 9hq9Ac. Exports to-day. 200 cattle; to-
morrow m h 500 cattle S sheep oaa ana sO q1srsers
slow and closed steady; veals. poor to prime, $40
Hogs-Receipts. 1880 Extras. si.15G4So.
Sheep and iambs.Receipts l3454 Wooded
lambs a shade higher and spring lambs firm; IN
shorn sheep. s4a4 %; medium to good clipped; s.
one deck ss2S Clipped sas5a5so .'g Spring lambs.
$2q5 each.
ST. LOUIS. April 25.-Cattle-Receipts s.2Oc.
steady to strong; fair to fancy native shipping
and export steers s4.S5@5.2s bulk at si.50Qa. 10:
dressed beef and butchers steers, A10@5.10 bulk
at S4.S0G465 steers under 1000 lbs. S37564.so,
bulk at $4.15d435: stockers and feeders. $3.50
$50. bulk at $4dD430: cows and heifers. S2d4.6o.
bulk of cows So 20Q3.25; Texas and Indian steers.
S.75q4.5O, bulk at s4.05q435; cows and heifers.
S2.50u3.25
Hogs-Receipts $500: shipments. 1900 Market
1Oc lower; Workers $S.7OqSs9; packers, $37oq3.95;
butchers, $3.SO0l3.90
Sheep-Receipts LOO: shipments 1000 Market
dull, but steady, with hardly enough doing to
make a market.
| 15Q0 natives and Loco Southern. Market quiet
and unchanged; choice beeves offered values
ranging at $S.90G4.6O; Western steers. S350@4.50;
native cows and heifers $2.50Q460; Westerns,
| $S.15@4; butchers bulls, $SGlS.50. Southern re-
ceipts nearly all steers, which sold at S3.S5@435.
Hogs--Receipts. 1850. Market steady to sc
medium and mixed, $S.65q3.75; lights, $S.50G3.7O;
sheep-Receipts. 200. Market largely 5@fOc
| higher; Western muttons up to $4.S5; wooded
lambs, $5.1OG5S5.
EAST LIBERTY, April 25.-Cattle-Prime $3.50
| Qs.15; common, $3.90@4.25; veal calves $5dp550.
Hogs fairly active at decline Of zoe from sat
urday's closing prices: prime medium, 81 050l4 10;
best Workers. $6405; light Workers. $S.9504; pigs,
as-to quality $3.70639O: heavy hogs. $4d4l0.
good Nroughs, sS,25q3.5O; common to fair roughs,
Sheep SLOW: choice clipped s42Oa4 25: common.
| S2.15Q3 60; choice clipped lambs, A65@4.75; COM
mon to good; $4@460; spring lambs. $5G5.7O.
| LOUISVILLE April 5.-Cattle-Receipts light
unchanged.
Hogs1Recepts 1883 Market 1oc lower than
/ Saturdays opening; tops, $3.50; mediums, $500
$50; lght shippers, So 50@3.S0; pigs, $2.50d350.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 1874 Market steady
and prices unchanged.
| @475.
| Hogs active at $3.1Od39O.
Sheep lower at S2.75q4 lambs lower at $4@5.