The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-17
Elsewhere.

CHICAGO, May 16.-The cattle market to-day
higher Choice to extra steers, S5@5.25; good to
choice, $.15G4bo butchers steers, A1OQ4O;
| stockers and feeders, $2.50Q4S0; Texas steers,
Ordinarily such a big run of hogs would
lower prices but just now there is such a heavy
loaded with orders for furnishing the government
with meat. and are taking hogs as fast as Of
fered Bulk of sales. $44064.60; heavy packing
hogs S4.2Od4421z; common to choice, $3.50
4.57h; common to good, AO5Q4.5 21a; pigs, SSQ425.
There was good supp of sheep; the demand
was good and prices steady. Clipped common
sheep. ssas'5O: choice, $425G4 80; clipped lambs.
s4g475; wooled lambs, 5000
Receipts-Cattle, 15,OOO hogs 5000; sheep.
1900
ST. LOUIS, May -Cattle-Receipts, 1000, in
Guiding 500 Texas; shipments none; market strong
higher Fair to fancy native shipping and ex-
port steers, A4O@5.15, bulk at &55Q4. s5; dressed
so; steers under 900 lbs s375@D4 49, bulk at s4D
So; stockers and feeders s. 50gl46 Co. bulk at $40
dian steers, SS.S5Q4.4O, bulk at $4Q42O; COWS and
heifers, $275d3.SO.
Hogs-Receipts 1000; shipments $500; market
steady Workers. $4.1O94.25; packers. &30Q4.45;
butchers S4.40Q450.
steady Native muttons, $3.5OQ475; lambs, $435
&c; Texas muttons, $S.50Q4O5.
NEW YORK, May 6.-Beeves-Receipts, 1881;
market slow and generally steady Steers, 81 500
5121s; tops. 1928; and stays, $275450; bulls,
$350q4.15; cows, 81. $685. Cables quote steers
firm at 1O18G1Ihc. dressed WEIGHT live sheep, s1s
D10%c, dressed weight; refrigerator beef CSC per
ID. Exports to-day, 200 cattle, tomorrow, 700
cattle and $500 quarters of beef. Calves-Re-
s475@5.25; choice, $3.50; buttermilks. $3.5OD410.
Sheep and Lambs-ReceiptS, S,921; sheep and
Clipped sheep 49, IS; cuiis, So; clipped lambs.
AsO@5.40; spring lambs, $6Q7:
at $435Q4.60.
KANSAS CITY May 16.-Cattle-Recepts. 100
natives, 500 Texans; cattle in good demand
day, and desirable stock sold about 10c higher.
Matt Sfa al
light handy weight steers, $4@4.55; stockers and
feeders $4.15Q5.25; cows. $4,000 heifers. ESQ
4.10; bulls, $3.25Q425 Texas steers, s.. 1904 Is.
Hogs-Receipts. 12,O coo; market active and 5@10c
higher. Sales mainly s425@4.4O; heavies. $4.S5@
AS; mixed, $4.2OG435 lights $4G4.30; pigs $3Q4;
packers, $4.1O@435; Workers., s4.2O@425.
Sheep-Receipts, 5000; market active and steady
to sc higher Colorado wool lambs, $510Q5.25;
clipped. M4Oa465; native lamps, $4,000; native
mutton sheep $S.7G945O.
EAST BUFFALO, May 16.--Cattle-Heavy
spring steers $4 1904 80; coarse roughs 375@D4 25
light $435Q4 So; green S39O@425; fat heifers $40
Hogs-Good to choice Workers., As534 40; light
Workers, $4.25@4.S0; mixed packers grades S4.45;
medium weights, &5OQ4.55; heavy, $3.50; roughs,
$4@415; pigs, 3.90Q4.
SIS; fair to good $4.95@5; culls $4.25@465 year
lings, fair mixed to choice wethers, 4.25;
tive clipped sheep choice to selected wethers.
&2OQ4.25; mixed sheep. $S.S5@415; culls. $3.50
$50.
EAST LIBERTY. May 1s.-Cattle strong.
Extra, $5.1Oq515; prime, $4.95Q5; common, $4,000
Hogs active and lower Heavy hogs, $40; best
mediums "a 3OQ4.35 best Workers., $4.25@43O light
Workers. A.15Q42O pigs, as to quality, s3sO@4.10;
roughs, $2.50Q4.
Sheep steady. Choice clipped, s4.15@4 Is; COM
mon, $3.15613.65; choice clipped lambs, $4.90G5:
common to good, $425Q4. 80; spring lambs, $5Q7.
Veal calves, s5.5OQ5.75
LOUISVILLE, May 16.-Cattle market strong
and unchanged Receipts, S31.
Hogs-Receipts none; market firm and &c high
err. Best heavies, $3.50; mediums $4.25Q4SO; light
shippers, So. S5Q410; pigs. $3Q3.75.
Sheep and Lambs-Market steady sheep and
dull spring lambs at $5Ql6.
CINCINNATI, May 16.-Hogs active at $3.50
@4.5O
Cattle dull at 81. 7594.65
Sheep steady at $275Q4. Lambs steady at $375
G4.75.