The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-12
Elsewhere.

CHICAGO, March 11.-Buyers of cattle were
disposed to take hold more freely than they
usually do on Friday. Prices steady, and
the few lots of choice cattle sold quickly. Not
many sales were made as high as S., the average
went at prices ranging from $3.50 to $3.50, COM
moner grades bringing $S.7594.45 A few calves
were offered and prices were unchanged.
Fat heavy hogs sold all right but light hogs
were neglected, and the market closed weaker.
butchers weights at $3.75Q4O2z and light
hogs at $3.70Q3 921z The bulk of the hogs crossed
the scales at ss.S5@4., and pigs brought $sqs.s5
limited offerings would admit, sheep being SAL
able at $SQ35O for the poorest to "a. 6O94.7O for
the best hocks, fed Westerns fetching $4Q46O.
Yearlings brought $4.50Q5, and lambs sold ae
$425Q5.50, few going below S..
Recepts-Cattle, $500; hogs $1,000; sheep. 5000.
ST LOUIS, March NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 500.
including 400 Texans; shipments, 700; market
steady. Fair to fancy native shipping and export
beef and butchers steers, s4Q515, bulk Of sales.
A30Q4.90; steers under 1000 lbs, S3.75Q450, bulk
of sales $4@4.20; stockers and feeders. $S250475.
bulk of sales $3.S5@47O; cows and heifers Sill
@4.50; Texas and Indian steers, $S.50Q4.50, bulk
Of sales sSsOQ4 rs: cows and heifers. s2Qs5O.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900; shipments, 1,500; market
&c lower. Workers. $S.7OQS.SO; packers sS.SO04S
butchers. $4Q4.05
Sheep-Receipts 600; shipments none; market
steady. Native muttons, $4Q4.5O; lambs $545.50-
KANSAS CITY, March observation-disclosures
3,0O0 handy weight dressed beef cattle strong,
grades $40; cows and heifers strong; choice ma
tives up to $4.45; Westerns, $40; Western fed
steers active at $4@475 stockers and feeders,
4.50; bulls and mixed. S275@4
Hogs-Receipts. $500. Bulk OF sales. sS.75@3 80:
heavies. So 1904 packers $S.70p3.95; mixed $50
$3.50; lights. $S.50qS.7O; Workers., $S65QS.70; pigs,
Sheep-Receipts 500; market active and
steady Common to mixed yearlings, S3.60GA65;
lambs, common to fair, $4.S5Q5.17h.
NEW YORK, March MISUNDERSTANDING
1922 market steady Steers. $4.50@5.25; oxen.
$275G4.bS; cows $2Q3: bulls. S3@SSO. Gables quote
American steers at 10A 011c, drssed weights; live
sheep, 10G112c; refrigerator beef .S1S11c per lbs
Exports to-day, 45s cattle tomorrow. 11S9 cattle
feeling weak. Veals, $5Gi7.50.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 1854; market bare
y steady G Coed sheep 42S; good to prime lambs.
Hogs-Receipts 2156; market weak at $500
4.15; best state hogs, $4.25.
EAST LIBERTY, March 11.-Cattle steady at
$5Q5.1O; common sS.6OQ41O; bulls stays and
cows, $2G14.10
Hogs steady. Prime medium, $4O5@41O; heavy
Workers. $4D4.05; light Workers., So. 90GDS.95; pigs
So 1895; roughs, $250@3.50.
Sheep slow; prices unchanged. Lambs, choice,
s57O@5.sO; common to good. $4.75Q5.65. Veal
calves, $6.5o@D7.
EAST BUFFALO. March 11.-Cattle quiet and
weak.
Hogs-Yorkers good to choice, $40; roughs,
common to choice, $S.55@S65; pigs. common to
choice, $3.7OQ3S0.
Lambs-Choice to extra, S5.55@15.70; culls to
common, 81 75Q5.15. Sheep-Choice to selected
wethers s-.60W475 culls to common SS.1593.90.
LOUISVILLE, March u.-Cattle - Receipts
light; market quiet.
Hogs-Receipts $500; market dull. Tops, $3.50;
mediums. sssOqs.SO; light shippers, $S.4OqS.7O;
pigs 81. 50Q340.
Sheep unchanged.
CINCINNATI, March 11.-Hogs easy at $S.2594
Cattle steady at $2.50G4.75.
Sheep dull at $2.75@45O. Lambs steady at 81
Q5.75.