The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-05-24
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CHICAGO, May 23.-The cut in railroad rates
and the high price of causing a free
marketing of cattle from many sections. Receipts
to-day liberal, causing decline of 5110c
Beef steers, $44S5; exporters 81 70GD4S5; stockers
and feeders. $405; Gamers, $S@3.60; cows and
heifers $4@54.75; bulls, 49, 256D4.25
AS some 1000 hogs were carried from last
week, there was supply of 1000 to begin with
to-day, but the demand was active, prices adj
vancng 5@10c. Packing hogs, $4.25G4421a; butch
ers, $42OQ4.50; pigs, 2.70G4; mixed, $4 1904 521s
The small supply of sheep to-day made buyers
more eager to take hold and prices quickly ad-
vanced 15@2Oc, there being decidedly too few
sheep and lambs to go around Wooded lambs
$3.50; clipped lambs, $50; clipped sheep 415Q
4.50
Receipts-Hogs, $4,000; cattle 10000; sheep,
1900.
ST. LOUIS, May s.-Cattle-Receipts, 3,2OO in
steady for cows; steers 10c lower; fair to fancy
native shipping and export steers, S450615.15 bulk
$4.SO@4SO, bulk at $4,000. 20; steers under 200
lbs 49, 95G450, bulk at $4G9.50; stockers and feed
ers, $S.25Q4.6O bulk at $4.2O@4.35 cows and heif-
ers, $220@4.75, bulk of cows, 1886; Texas and
Indian steers, So 75@4.75, bulk at $4@4.2O; COWS
and heifers, $2.75Q375.
Hogs-Recepts, 1900; shipments, 400. Market
opened strong and &c higher losing the advance at
the close; Workers: $425Q4.4O; packers, $425@4.4O;
Sheep-Recepts, 1000; shipments. 1OO Market
strong; native muttons $3.15Q4.5O; lambs, $5Q6.5O;
Texas muttons, $40.
KANSAS CITY, May 2S.-Cattle-Receipts 500
natives and 81 Texans. Well-finished desirable
cattle sold steady; unfinished steers a
Snade lower; no choice dressed beef offered
fair to common dressed beef steers, $45O6D4.70;
light weight and butchers steers 81. 25@4.5
butcher cows and heifers. $3.65@475 Gamers,
S2.500D3.65; bulls, $3.750425 veal calves, S6@6 50;
stockers and feeders, $450Q5.50; Texas steers 49, rs
@435.
Hogs-Receipts, 6637. Market opened active.
with an advance Of 5@10c; weakened little at
close; sales mainly at $4.2O@4.40: prime heavies,
$4.35@45O lights, $4@425; pigs $S@4 packers 81 40
OTIS; mixed $3.95Q4.40; Workers, $4.05@410.
Sheep-Recepts, 4,S70. Brisk general demand
1.4O. TAT lon he
muttons $4.2044.75
NEW YORK, May 23.-Beeves-Receipts 3,7O1
Market active and firm; steers 1Oc higher steers.
@3S5; cows. 81 15@S.65. Cables lower live cattle.
I0q10Ac; tops. lie, dressed weight; live sheep.
91a@1OAc, dressed weight; refrigerator beef SD
Shc. Exports to-day none tomorrow, 800 CATTLE
$40 sheep and 1850 quarters of beef. Calves-Re-
ceipts, AGO. Market active and Csc higher; veals
$4Q6.ST12 tops, $3.50; buttermk calves. $405.
Hogs-Recepts, 1850. Market 15c lower at 81
GAO.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 300. Market ac-
tive; sheep and yearlings 1O@15c higher; lambs
hrm and closed weak on Buffalo advices;
car unsold; sheep. poor to prime, $3500D4.6O; ex-
port wethers S475; yearings $5q5.5o; culls, %.75;
Southern lambs, 1907.
., EAST BUFFALO e May s-cattIenchoiee
coarse rough. SS75@4.25; light, 4.15644 0 choice
heifers. $4S5@4.60; mixed butchers, $375@4.S5;
butchers cows. $3.50@3.90
Hogs-Good to choice Workers., 81 25@4. 30; light
Workers.. &.15q42O; mixed packers grades, $4.35
@4.45.
Sheep and Lambs-Lambs. choice to extra, $5.O5
@5.15; fair to good $4.65@5; culls. $4.2504.5O;
yearlings, mixed to choice wethers. $4@4.3O
EAST LIBERTY, May 23.-Cattle steady; extra,
$5.10q5.15; common, $4@430 veal calves, 550G6.
Hogs dull and lower; prime heavy, $4S5@4.4O;
pest mediums. $4.25Q4.3O; heavy Workers, 81: 15@
AS: light Workers, s4@41O pigs to quality,
So. 75@3.5J; roughs, $2.5OGDS.50
Sheep lower; choice clipped. $405G4.1 10; common,
S3@3.40; choice clipped lambs, a. 1904 IS; common
to good $42O@47O spring lambs, $5@7.
LOUISVILLE May 23.-Cattle-Receipts, 1923.
Market steady on all grades except heavy cattle
which dull and 5@10c lower.
Hogs-Receipts, 1859. Market firm and 1Oc
higher on $50 lbs and up, selling at s4.25@4.35;
mediums. $3.90@425; light shipping dull at 49,
$3.50; pigs very dull at $2.25@350.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, S516 Market
steady and unchanged
CINCINNATI, May 23.-Cattle stronger at s275
GAS.
Hogs active and higher at So. 6O@445.
GAS.