The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-28

KANSAS CITY. Aug 27.-Cattle-Receipts, 80.
Prices unchanged. Receipts for the week 600.
active demand for all grades of saughtering cat
tie is decidedly encouraging to producers: stock
and feeding cattle in active demand; 500
SHIPPED 70 the country for feeding purposes this
week all desirable stock steady and common bred
feeders shade lower; choice heavy steers, s515
q555; medium, A50G5.15; lights, $.25615; butcher
cows and heifers, $2S5M5 butcher bulls. s2.s5G4:
Western steers. sS.55G5.15; Texas steers. 3.l5@
40; Texas butcher cows. $2.S5Q3.75; native and
range Gamers, 81 25G2 IS.
Hogs-Receipts. $500. Light strong to sc higher
ana others steady. Receipts for the week, $1,000.
Principally the same as week ago; mixed, $365
QSso light, 50, 6oQ5s0.
Sheep Receipts $50; receipts for the week.
ing sheep firm prices; stockers and feeders 100
loo higher; lambs. s525@5.sO; muttons. s4Q4.5O;
western and Texas muttons S3S5Q4.35; feeding
lambs, S425aD4 s.; feeding sheep, SO. 75G410.
ST louis Aug. N.-Catte-Receipts, 100;
shipments. 800. Since the week opened 'he best
native steers have eased down fraction and
the inferior and fair steers have declined 1G0 I5c;
the ordinary cow trade has declined l0915c the
better class or heifers have sold steady; select
stocks sold to limited extent at former prices,
but the average decline on inferior and fair stock
ers is about zoc for the week the extreme decline
being about 40c; Texas cattle show decline of
l0@l5c for the week; fair to fancy native ship
dressed beef and butchers steers, $4@535, hulk
at $4.40Q515; steers under 1000 lbs sS.70G420.
bulk at 41OG425; stockers and feeders 2.5Oq4 3O
bulk at So. 25Q415 and heifers, s2a4.S0. ulII
OF cows, S5qS25; Texas and Indian steers. & IS
q445. bulk at $S.75q4.10; cows and heifers, ST. rs
Hogs-Receipts, 24OO; shipments, 21OO Market
steady Workers, s. sO@4.05; packers, $SS5G3.95;
butchers 3.9094.
Sheep-Receipts, LOO; shipments 14OO Market
dull but steady; native muttons, S350Q4.05;
lambs s4@6.
CHICAGO, Aug. 27.-The few offerings of cattle
that came on the market to-day were in poor
demand and prices ruled 10@15c lower than a
week ago; choice steers, S5.200560 medium, $465
Q4S5 beef steers, $41504.6O; bulls, $245a4. 20;
cows and heifers, $SG4.45; calves. $497.25; West
ern rangers, $3Q475; Western fed steers, $4,000
5.25; Texans, So. 50Q5l0.
for choice offerings forced further rise of &c;
heavy lots sold badly; fair to choice, $3.50
G41O packers, $3.55Gl3S712; butchers So 65614 10;
mixed, $36504.10; light, So 70@4.20; pigs, $1tH.
The run of sheep was largely consigned to the
slaughtering concerns and prices remain
changed; poor to choice natives, $2.75G4 70; West
eTn rangers 1904. As; lambs were salabe at $375
Q6
Receipts-Catte, $780, hogs, 1900; sheen, 2.ftL.
NEW YORK, Aug. N.-Beeves-Receipts, 1,027;
no trading; feeling steady. Cables firm live cat
tie 1012G11Ac; refrigerator beef. SC. Exports 296
cattle and LIPS quarters of beef. Calves-Re-
ceipts, e04 Market slow and lower: veals $50
1924; buttermilks and grassers, s4.10G425; West
erns. $4.75Q05. 25.
Hogs-Receipts. Lao; no sales. Market steady
at "a. 30@D4.55
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 1915. Sheer lower;
good lambs firm others dull and unchanged;
sheep, $SQ45O; lambs. $5G6.