The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-22
Elsewhere.

CHICAGO, May 21-While prices for dressed
beef and shipping grades of cattle averaged rather
low, sellers have realized fair profits in numef-
GUS instances owing to the cut in railroad rates
from Western points. The weeks cattle receipts
were Il, 900 head less than for the third week Of
May last year. Western steers, $.45; beef steers.
$4a5; Texas steers, $3.75Q465; cows and heifers,
1864; calves, $5@6.35
The supplies of hogs for the week foot up the
enormous total of 242, 800. To-day's supply was
about 600 hogs as large number o i sdod over Te
mand that prices ruled sc higher. Common 10
choice, sA.15d4 As; packers, s4.2O944O; butchers
The total receipts of sheep and lambs for the
week were $1,000 head Not many lots offered
on the market to-day the bulk of the receipts
being consigned direct to dressed meat concerns
Clipped sheep S325q4.40; shorn lambs, 5000;
wool lambs, Sc. 5O@565 spring lambs, $6.4OQ7 so.
Receipts-Hogs, 1900; cattle, 300; sheep, 5OO
KANSAS CITY, May 21.-The general demand
has been good and prices for cattle fully lOc hlgn.
dressed beef steers s4.75@5 good to choice, A46q
AIS; light weight steers, $42OQ44o butcher COWS,
stockers and feeders, $4G565; Texas steers SSSo@
Ai5.
Hogs-Receipts. 4,5OO; demand still continues
strong enough to absorb liberal receipts and main
tain prices, which nomnally the same as a
week ago; sales to-day: Heavy, A25q44O mixed
81 1904 rs; lights, So. S5G42O pigs 81, 75q3.75
sheep-Receipts 1900; while the weeks supply
of sheep liberal the demand was correspond
ingy good, and prices have advanced about zoe.
Colorado wool lambs sold from S. 25@5 AS clipped,
A50Q4.75; native lambs $4.5OQ5z5i muttons' S4.zV
Q4.75
ST. LOUIS, May Zl-Cdttle-hecelplS' 'VO, SNIP
ments, 300; market nominal for natives; Texans
steady. Fair fancy native shipping and export
steers 81 4005.20 bulk at $4.50Q490 dressed beef
and butchers steers, $4,000 80, bulk at $3.50
ATS; steers under 1000 lbs, $S.95@4. So bulk at
81 156I435; stockers and feeders, $3.50G4.60 bulk
at S464 50; cows and heifers $2.20@4.65 bulk at
81. 75@3.55; Texas and Indian steers, So 7oQ4 Co.
bulk at s494.S5; cows and heifers. 81 25@4.
Hogs-Receipts 200; shipments. $780, market
steady to firm. Workers, $415@4.SO; packers, $40
4.40; butchers, 81 35Q4.45.
Sheep-Receipts 50O shipments none; market
dull and steady Native muttons, $3.15Q450
| lambs, $49650; Texas muttons, $40.
EAST LIBERTY, May 21.-Cattle steady.
Extra, s5.1OQ5.15; prime, $5q5.1O; common sac
4.SO.
Hogs-Nothing doing. Prime heavy, $1,000 IS;
best mediums, $4.35@4.40; best Workers. $4.25Q4 3O
common to fair Workers, $4.15Q4.2O; pigs. $3.50
| 4; roughs, $2.50@375.
Sheep steady. Choice clipped, 81 1094.20; com
mon, $3@3.5O: choice clipped lambs, $4,000 9O
common to good. s4.25@4.SO; spring lambs. s4Q7
Veal calves, S5.50Q6.
LOUlsVILLE, May ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 8;
market steady; prices unchanged.
Hogs-Receipts, SIG; no market
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, loI; market steady
on sheep; lambs dull at $5.50Q575.
| CINCINNATI, May 21.-Hogs dull at $S.50@4. 40
| Cattle steady at S2.75@465
| Sheep steady at s2.75q4 Lambs steady at SS.75
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