The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-04
ments none. There was a fair demand for
Elsewhere.

CHICAGO. March 3.-The market for cattle
was steady for ordinary offerings and stronger to
l. 455-pound cattle sold at S., but these were not
nearly as good as steers that went at $5.70d5.S5
last Monday. Fair numbers of fat cattle sold at
$51o.4o, and an occasional sale of very common
steers was made at $3.75@3.S5 the greater part of
fne offerings going g at at $500 Few westerns
while fed Texans brought $3.7504.65 Texas bulls
and cows going for 81 4O@3.75. Choice sorted lots
sold at $460@4.7O. Canning cows sold chiefly at
$250@3, and fat heifers brought high prices. There
was no change in bulls and calves
The market for hogs~was strong and sc higher
early. The strength was shortlived, however. and
the early advance was soon lost, late sales being
at yesterdays figures. Hogs sold during the day
Late sales were largely at $444o5 Pigs sold
mostly at $350Q3.95.
ordinary to prime focks at $460@5.6O. and shorn
lambs at $440@4.50. Sheep sold at $3.20q4.60. ewes
going at So. 50Q4.15 and sheep sales were largely,
at $4.15Q4.60 Colorado lambs are arriving freely
and sold to-day around s5.5Oq5.6O
Receipts-Cattle, 5000; hogs. q 600; sheep H. O00
ST. LOUIS. March S.-CattIe-Receipts, Zoo,
including 1,400 Texans; shipments LOO; market
steady to strong. Fair to fancy native shipping
and export steers s4.S0Q550, bulk of sales, $4,000
90; dressed beef and butchers steers $4SOGp5,
bulk of sales S4@4.90; steers under LOCO lbs, $3.50
04.65 bulk of sales, $S.9O644O; stockers and
feeders $3G14 IS, bulk of sales, $3.90@4.65; cows
and heifers. S2Q4.50; Texas and Indian steers.
So 40GS.45; bulk of sales. $S.6OQ425; cows and
Hogs-Receipts 1900; shipments. $780, market
shade higher. Workers, $S.9Oq405 packers, $3.50
sheep~Receipts, 1900: shipments none; market
steady. Native muttons, $4q4eO; lambs. S5Q5.6O;
Texan muttons, S4Q4.35.
KANSAS CITY, March S.-Cattle-Receipts,
5000 natives, 700 Southern; market stronger to
25@35c higher than week ago. Choice shipping
steers $52515.4212; common dressed beef, $4@4.25;
stocxers and feeders $3.75G5.40; cows and heif-
ers, $25O644O; Western fed steers $4@D4.y0; Texas
and Indian steers especially active; steers, $10q
$50; cows, bulls and stays, $2S5@S.5O.
Hogs-Receipts $500; market active and strong
to sc higher. Bulk of sales $3.S0Q4; heavies and
mac medium A.
lights, $365@3.9 80; pigs. So. 3O@3.75.
Sheep-Receipts, 1900; market unchanged and
active. Western muttons. $3.5OQ4.4O; yearlings,
S4.50@4.75; lambs, &50@5.35.
EAST LIBERTY, March s.-Cattle steady.
Prime, s4.9095; common, $3.5OQ4; bulls, stays and
Hogs steady. Prime medium weights and heavy
Workers., 100 to $50 lbs average, $4.2O@4.25; COM
mon to fair Workers., $4.O504 49, heavy hogs. ST.
@42O; pigs 81 sO0IS 80; good roughs, 49, 4OI3e5;
common to fair $2.5O@S25.
Sheep steady. Choice, s4.S5G5: common. S:5oaD
4: choice lambs $5.75@5S5 common to good, g. Is
Q5.7O Veal calves. $5D7.
NEW YORK, March s. Beeves-Receipts, 80;
no trading. European cables quote American
steers at 10011c and refrigerator beef at S@S%c
per lb. Exports to-day, 317 beeves. Calves-Re-
ceipts, "a. veals. $5gS per 100 lbs
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 1924; sheep steady;
lambs, 1s@Ac lower. Sheep, $3.25G5; lambs, $525
Hogs-Receipts, 2,so9; market active and high
er at $4.30@i.55.
LOUISVILLE, March s.-Cattle-Receipts. 25S;
market dull and draggy, prices fully 1Oql5c lower
IMAM MONDAY.
Hogs-Receipts 1890; market sc higher $50 lbs
and upwards selling at s405; mediums, A@4.05;
light shippers, 49, 75@3.9O; pigs $2.50Q37o; Ten2es-
see hogs dull and 5a1Oc lower than quotations.
Sheep-Receipts 4S; market steady and un-
changed.
EAST BUFFALO, March Notwithstanding
doing.
Hogs-Yorkefs good to choice, s4.30Q4.32;
roughs common to choice, $3.60@3.S5; pigs,
mon to choice, $4n410
Lambs choice to extra, $5.7ed5.S0; culls to
mon, $5eD5.25. Sheep, choice to selected wethers,
$4.6004.75; culls to common, $3.i5q4.
CINCINNATI, March S.--Hogs active at 1886
141214.
Cattle stronger at s25oQ475.
Sheep steady at $30g4.75. Lambs strong at $40
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