The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-20
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CHICAGO, Feb. 1s.-There was the usual sat
urday scarcity of offerings of cattle and the mar
ket in consequence was practically a nominal
one Yesterdays prices prevailed for the few
cattle offered for sale.
There was good demand for hogs from both
Chicago packers and Eastern shippers and prices
ruled stronger and on average of about 2l1c
higher than yesterday. Sales We're largely at sac
@41212, the extreme range of prices for common
to prime hogs being s3.9O04.17is. Heavy lots sold
at the usual good premium and light hogs had to
go at decided discount
Prices for sheep and lambs ruled steady at yes
terday's quotations, sheep being saaple at $50
AGO, with fed Westerns steady at sS75GD4.50
prime focks were worth $500.
Receipts-Cattle. 300; hogs. 1880: sheep, 5000
ST. LOUIS Feb. -Cattle-Receipts, 400:
shipments, co., Market steady for natives and
slow for Texans: fair to choice native shipping
and export steers $420n5.35. bulk at $4.4095. IS;
dressed beef and butchers steers 4JO04 80 bulk
at $4.259475; steers under 1000 lbs, So 7514 %,
bulk at $4,000 is; stockers and feeders 49, 250
$50. bulk at sS.75@4.25; cows and heifers. s1.75
6D420 bulk of cows, $260Gp3.35; Texas and Indian
steers $Sqi.5O bulk at $S.7OQ4.15; cows and heif-
ers. 81. 509325.
Hogs-Receipts. 400; shipments. $500. Market
steady; Workers. $4,000; packers, $3.S5Q4. O5
butchers, $4G4.10.
sheep-Receipts. SEQ; shipments none. Market
steady to strong; natives, $44.70; lambs, $55. rs
Texas muttons, $4Q4.25
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 19.-Cattle-Receipts, 200;
no trading, except by spectators, and prices un-
changed.
Hogs-Receipts, 1000 Market active and gen.
orally sc higher bulk of sales, sSSO@3.95; heavies
and packers s3.S5@410; mixed $S.SOG4O5; me-
diums. s3SGp4 lights. $37OQ3.90; pigs, So 5063 rs
Sheep-Receipts, $500. Market active and
steady; muttons, $3.5vQ14.50; lambs, $4G14 so for
inferior up to $3.50 for choice Colorado fed lots
EAST LIBERTY, Feb. 19.-Cattle steady;
prime $49u@5 common, $3.5OQ3.70; bulls, stays
and cows. $2@4; veal calves, S6Q6.75.
Hogs active; prime medium, S435; best heavy
Workers, $4.25@430 heavy hogs, $4.2514.30; light
Workers., s4.15@4.2O; pigs. S395Q4.1O; good roughs
So 40QS.75; common to fair, $2.50Q3.25.
Sheep steady; choice s4.8O@4.90; common, $3.50
6D4; choice lambs, $O.S0@5.90 common to good,
$475Q5.70.
EAST BUFFALO. Feb 1s.-Cattle--Market
closed about steady
Hogs-Yorkers, good to choice s425@43 80;
roughs, common to choice $3.500D3. 70; pigs, COM
to choice, $4.10Q14.15
Sheep and Lambs-Lambs. choice to extra, IS s.
Q5.75; culls to common, $475G5.30; sheep choice
to selected wethers $4.90Q5. 10; culIs to common,
So 25Q3.90.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-Beeves-Receipts, 1928;
no sales: exports 1,1S4 beeves, 40 sheep and 1876
quarters of beef. Calves-Receipts, IS. Market
steady; veals $5G7.75; city dressed veals. SD11c.
Hogs-Receipts, 2519 Market easier at $4,000
ASS.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 1857. Market very
dull; sheep. s4Q49O; lambs, $5.5OQ605.
LOUISVILLE Feb 19.-Cattle-Recepts, S..
Market steady and unchanged
HogS-Eeceipts. 3000 Market steady.
Sheep and lambs steady.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 19.-Cattle steady at s. q
Q4.65.
Hogs active at ss.4O@415.
Sheep steady at $2.75@465; lambs steady at "a
95.75.