The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-04
Elsewhere.

CHICAGO, May S.-To-day's light run of cattle
were easily disposed of at steady prices. Com
mon to choice beeves sold at $4@5.10, chiefly at
$4S5 and upward; stockers and feeders brought
"a. 2004. go; prime yearling steers, $4.75Q4.S5. Calves
were in good demand at s6Q6.25 for prime stock
calves.
Trading in hogs started slow, but the demand
improved and prices closed firm. Hogs sold large
ly at $4@4.1o, common lots bringing $3.S5@3. 80 and
prime heavies $415G4.17A. Pigs brought $3.25Q4.
prices. Sheen sold freely at So. 5 q. few going
below $o.S5. Yearlings brought s4.20@4.50; heavy
exporters. $4@4.25; clipped lambs active at $4,000
4.75; wooded lambs, s.. 15Q5.40
Receipts-Cattle, 2,500; hogs, p. 1000; sheep, $1,000.
ST. LOUIS May 3.-Cattle-Receipts, 1900, in
Guiding 1,5W Texans; hipmen 300. Market
steers, $4.35@5.25, bulk at $4.6O@5.10 dressed beef
and butchers steers. A.15@4.75. bulk at S4.40@4. 30:
4.40; stockers and feeders, SO. 50@4. so. bulk at $40
4.45; cows and heifers, $2G4.65; Texas and Indian
steers, 50. 4OG4.eO. bulk at $4.2OQ4.S5; cows and
H~ogs-Receipts $500: shipments. 1000. Market
SC lower; Workers, SS.sOa3.9O; packers, $S.7o@3.9o
Sheep-Receipts. 700: shipments. 400. Market
steady; native muttons, $4G4.S5; spring lambs, ST
$3.50.
ANSAS CITY. May 3.-C~attle-Receipts, 200
natives and 500 Southern. Prices uneven; light
cattle steady and common heavy weights 5d10c
lower at s4.20@5 for natives and $4@4.85 for West
erns: cows and heifers steady at bulls.
So. 3Ud5. 10; Southern steady, with a few exceptions
&c lower at So. So; stockers and feeders steady
to a shade stronger at $4Q5.25.
IL, 900. Market steady to sc
lower; sales largely at SO. 563 heavies, So. ESQ
4.10; mixed and medium, So. 10000; lights, 1900
ass: Workers. $3.S212d3.% q.
Sheep-Receipts, 1.S00. common quality and
mostly lambs at $4.20G5; spring lambs, s6d6. IS.
NEW YORK, May 3.-Beeves-Receipts. 40.
Feeling dull. Cables weak. Live cattle, 10611c,
dressed weight; live sheep, 9la@10%c, dressed
weight; refrigerator beef, 969hc. Shipments to-
day, 500 cattle, loo sheep and $500 quarters of
beef; tomorrow, $50 cattle and .460 quarters of
beef. Calves-Receipts. 70. Market nominally
steady at s4@5.50.
H~ogs-Receipts, 2,612. Market frmer at s4a4. 80.
spring lambs lower; common to good unshorn
sheep, $404.T5; medium clipped. $500; common
to good clipped, $4,000; spring lambs. $204.5o;
Jersey, $4.75.
EAST LIBERTY, May S.--Cattl strong: extra.
s.. 1565. 25; prime. $5.05@5.10 common, So. 1904. Is
veal calves, $5q5.25.
Hogs strong and higher: prime heavies. 81. $50
4.20: best mediums, $4. 15@430; light Workers., $46
4.05; pigs, as to quality, $1,000; roughs, $500
3,75.
Sheep dull; choice clipped, Is: common,
So. 1908. IS. choice clipped lambs, 81. 75d4. so: COM
mon to good, &.15Q47 70: spring lambs, $567.
EAST BUFFALO. May S.-Cattle dull and
lower.
~Hogs-Yorkers. good to choice. $4.15@417k:
roughs. common to choice, s.. 65d3. 80; pigs, fair to
choice, s.. 1908. 90.
Sheep and L-ambs-Lambs, choice to extra, 81. 90
as; fair to good. 81. 70; sheep, choice to Sc
lected wethers, .1544.2 culls to common, So. %
@3.75.
LOUISVILLE May s.-Cattle Receipts, 81.
Market steady and prices unchanged.
Hogs-Receipts, 2,236. Market steady and prices
unchanged.
Sheep and 2Ss. Market steady
and prices unchanged.
CINCINNATI, May Seattle steady at 81. $50
AIS.
Hogs strong at So. 250415.
Sheep steady at 81. 1904; lambs steady at $4Q5.