The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-05
sheen and I.amhs-Receints light: ship


KANSAS CITY. Sept S.-Cattle-Receipts. 1876;
prices steady. Receipts for the week $4,000; sup
ply of fat corn-fed and good fat Westerns short
of demand. Prices steady for common quality
cattle; supply exceeds demand; prices rd20c low
er. Stock and feeding cattle in vigorous demand,
and insures active market: $50 cars shipped 10
country feed lots this week. Native and choice
well-bred Western feeders steady: others lGn2Oc
lower. Choice heavy steers s.. 30Gl5.60; medium,
A506525; lights, S440G5.35; stockers and feeders,
butcher bulls S. Soq3 70 Texas steers. s. 10aSs0;
Texas butcher cows, SS0QS.7O' native and range
Hocs@Receipts. 1870; market active at strong
prices. Receipts for the week. $4,000. Light sup
ply satisfies limited demand. To-day's prices so
lower than a week ago. Heavies. S370I3.S5:
mixed 49, 6073 80: lights $3.50G3 So
Sheep-Receipts, 1850. Prices unchanged. Re-
ceipts for the week, 10 900. Demand for all grades
of slaughtering and feeding sheep continues to
exceed supplies This market, II is asserted.
could consume twice the present receipts and sus-
tain prices. Lambs. $5G575; native muttons, S.
G455; range muttons. 3.7564.35; range feeding
lambs, 81 25d4.60; range feeding sheep. S3SOQ410.
CHICAGO Sept 3.-The meager supply OF
cattle to-day met with a slow and Indifferent de-
mand at prices lately quoted Choice steers, 20
G5.65; medium, "a. 65d4S5; beef steers, S4Q4.60;
cows and heifers. sS5oG4.25; calves S4@7.25;
Western rangers S3g465; fed Western steers
s. 10@5.s0; Texans, S3.50m5
Packers did not support the hog market, and
the run proved too many for the demand The
sales Of choice fat heavy hogs were made at a
big advance and good to choice light sold
strong to 10c higher Plain and heavy packing
heavy hogs of very good quality that arrived late
could not be sold within sc OF the morning prices
Fair to choice, s3.95@405; packing lots, So go
S.S7%; butchers, S365q4.02l5; mixed, 3.15H407la;
light, SO. wa; pigs S295M3.75
The supply of sheep principally all con-
signed TO the slaughter houses Only a few small
lots were on sale, and trade moderate.
Receipts-Catte. ZOO hogs, 1900; sheep, 1000.
ST. LOUIS Sept 3.-Cattle-Receipts, 300; ship
ments. SEQ: market dull and nominal for the lack
of receipts. Fair to fancy native shipping and
export steers 81 706I5e0 buk at S5.100535 dressed
beef and butcher steers, $1,000 40 bulk at 81 70fD
$50: steers under !, 600 pounds, A05d520 bulk at
S450d475; stockers and feeders 81 6004 AIS; bulk
at So 40d4.25 cows and heifers. s2M3, bulk OF
cows, s2.25G3.50; Texas and Indian steers, $50
SAILS cows and hefers, s244
Hogs-Receipts. 1000; shipments, 1400; market
strong TO a shade higher and active Workers.
So S5G3.95; packers, S3.S00Sso butchers. $4,000.
Sheep-Receipts. 300; shipments 300; market
lambs s. 25G5.eO; stockers $3.25Q3.s0; sulls and
bucks. $2.5OG3s5.
NEW YORK. Sept 3.-Beeves-Recepts, go,
all for slaughtereTs. feeling steady. Exports ~
cattle and 2,s17 quarters. Calves-Receipts, go.
feeling dull. Medium veals. $7.25; grassers nor
buttermilks.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 2065. Sheep dull
and weak. Good lambs steady and choice stock
firm; other grades dull and easier. Sheep. S3.500
4; lambs, A50G6.25.
Hogs-Receipts. 1851: market nomnally lower
at s4.15N445 A..
CINCINNATI. Sept s.-Hogs steady and So
higher at 50 loaf
Cattle steady at S2.75M5.
Sheep steady at s2.25a4. Lambs steady at $3.50
@5.75.