The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-18
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KANSAS CITY, May I7-Cattle-Receipts $780,
all natives. Market active and 5q10c higher on
all grades of killing steers, and hefers
bulls 10@15c higher; sales at $4.S0Q495 for choice
dressed beef steers; fair to common heavy steers
A.z5@4.75; light handy weight steers, S4.150460
COWS, $2.50Q4; heifers. $3.90@4.75; bulls. $325@4
stockers and feeders, $375q5; Texas steers, $40
AS
Hogs-Recepts. 10000. Although receipts
liberal, the market opened 10q2Oc higher then
eased up and was hardly more than steady at
yesterdays closing prices, soon recovered and late
sales were the highest Of the day: Bulk of sales,
$4.1OQ4.55; heavy, &.55q465 mixed, $4.35@4.55;
lights. $4.1O@4.50; pigs. $SQ4.15; packers, SiO5@
ASS; Workers. $4.25Q4.30
sheep.Receipts 100 Market active to a
clipped. $4.5OQ4.7O Western muttons, clipped, .2O
GAO; native wool lambs. $4.Soq5; native clipped
lambs A2OQ4.5O; native muttons, &Q4.40
CHICAGO, May 17.-Cattle supplies are falling
off result of last weeks reduction in prices.
The export demand continues fairly large. April
ed to 2,7S4 head, against 1929 year ago. Yes
terday's advance of 10Q15c was maintained to-
day. Common to choice steers, $4Q510; Western
steers, A@4.75; Texas steers $4.25Q4,6O; stockers
and feeders, $390Q4.S5.
The demand for hogs active and
prices took another jump of 1OG15c, Prime heavy
hogs, $3.50; common, $.50Q4.70; pigs, $3.60Q4.25;
heavy packers S4.SOQ4521a.
There was brisk general demand for sheep
to-day and prices were about 10c higher. Common
to prime native sheep, $3.5OQ4.5O export sheep,
Recepts-Cattle, 5000; hogs. 80 600; sheep H. 900.
ST LOUIS. May 17.-Cattle-Recepts, 1900, of
which zoo were Texans; shipments, 200. Market
former 10c higher; native shipping steers, S4@5.15
bulk at $.55@49O; dressed beef and butchers
steers, s435@5, bulk at $4,000 50; steers under
1000 lbs $375@4.4O bulk at S3.95Q435; stoc1ers
and feeders. $4,000 60, bulk at $4@4.5O; and
heifers, $2Q475, bulk of cows. $2.35@4.25; Texas
and Indian steers, $3.S5@4.40 bulk at $4(l4.20;
cows and heifers, S2S5@3.60
Hogs-Receipts, 1880; shipments, 100. Market
1Oc higher on best and others steady; Workers,
A.SOQ4.4O; packers, $4.1OQ46O; butchers, $4,000
465.
sheep-Receipts. 21OO: shipments 300 Market
slow; native muttons. $3.50Q475; lambs $450@6.5O.
EAST LIBERTY, May 17-Cattle steady; extra,
S. 10@5.15; prime, $40; common, S4Q43OS veal
calves, $550Q5.75.
Hogs strong; prime medium and heavy hogs,
A4504.50; best heavy Workers, 81. 3514 40 light
Workers. s4.15@425; pigs as to quality. $3.9O@4.1O;
roughs. 81. 5G@4.
Sheep steady and unchanged choice clipped
lambs S49C0D5; common to good $4.25Qg4.S0; spring
lambs, $5Q7.
NEW YORK, May 1Z--Beeves-Receipts none.
Nothing doing Exports zoo cattle, ESQ quarters
Calves-Receipts, 12O. Market firm; veals SAC
$50.
weights steady pigs 1Oc lower; good medium and
heavy hogs $445Q46O; Western pigs and light
hogs, $425Q4.4O.
EAST BUFFALO, May 17.-Cattle slow.
roughs, common to choice, s4Q415; pigs. fair to
choice, $4,000.
Sheep and Lambs-Lambs. choice to extra, $50
$3.50; culls and common, $.25q465; sheep, choice
to selected wethers, $420Q4.25; culls to common,
So 25Q3.5O.
LOUISVILLE, May 17.-Cattle-Receipts. "a.
Prices unchanged.
Hogs-Receipts, 2,4S4. Market active and zoe
higher; best heavy, s45O@D46O; mediums $3.50;
light shippers, $4@4.25; pigs. $25OQ4.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts rs. Market steady
and prices unchanged
NL-NNATI, May 17.-Cattle steady at 81 $50
465.
Hogs active and higher at sSS5@4.65.
Sheep steady at $2.75@4; lambs steady at 1915
Q4.75