The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-08

bulk Of the offerings going sor s3s51f.0s. The
top price, S410. was paid for 50 prime 2so-lb hogs.
Late sales were about 21zc under those made
Prices for sheep and lambs were on the whole.
very well maintained there being an excellent
general demand The only weakness wss in
heavy sheep, which sold much more slowly than
light handy killers. Sheep were salabe at $50
$50 for tue poorest lots up S450d465 for choice
TO extra fiocks, sales being largely at s4.15IA50.
Yeariings brought S450@5, and lambs sold any
where from s425Q55o for inferior to choice, sales
Receipts-Cattle. 1900; hogs. $1,000; sheep.
q, 900.
including 5000 Texans; shipments. SOC: market
slow, dull and 10c lower within the range. Fair
to fancy native shipping and export steers, $500
$50, bulk of sales, si.S0d5.30; dressed beef and
butchers steers, s405G5.10, bulk of sales s4.356D
ASS; s under 1900 lbs S260q4.2O. bulk of
sales 9Oq4.l0; stockers and feeders, $S.S0Q4.75.
bulk sales, S3.75d4S0; cows and hefers, SIZE
@4.5O; Texas and Indian steers. SS40q4.5o. bulk
of sales. $s75q4.25; cows and heifers, s275@S.1s,
Hogs-Receipts. $500; shipments. 1900; market
about steady on best hogs; shade easier
others 'kers. $S.7OQS.9o; packers, SS.S5q4le;
She ceipts 500: shipments none; market
steac alive muttons s4q4.5o; lambs $5&5.5o
EAL' BUFFALO. March Cattle duh and
slow Fat shipping steers, $4,000. IS; fat smooth
light steers $4.10G425 choice fat heifers. $3.50
$50; mixed butchers stock, $1,000 good butch
ers' cows, $S.5OQ390.
Workers.. $415q4.l7; mixed packers grades, $.l7
Q4.20: medium weights, A.20q425; heavy hogs.
$42OQ4.25; roughs. SS6OQs.75 stays, S2.9e@3.10;
Lambs-choice to extra, sssOa5. 20; fair to good.
s5.4Ou5.5O; culls. S4sOa5.25; yearngs. s475q5I0.
mixed sheep, $4.30q4.50; culls. SS15@3.s0.
KANSAS CITY, March 7.-Cattle-Receipts.
1900 natives, LOO Southerns; market about loo
lower. Choice cattle scarce, best offered bringing
$52O active at Decline bulk selling at $3.50; cows
feeders unchanged at So 75@5.50; Southern cattle
active at sS6O04.75; bulls and oxen, $SQS.6O.
Hog+Receipts. $780, market active at Satur-
days prices the market closing shade lowerss
Bulk of sales, S3.75@S.95; heavies and packers.
SS.S5@4; medium and Mixed $S.S0q4.02is lights,
Sheep-Receipts, ZOO; sheep active and strong:
lambs sc higher. Western mutton, s4Q440; lambs,
market slow and slightly lower except for bulls.
Native steers $4405.10 per 100 lbs;stags and oxen
$3.75@450 bulls s. 25@3.S0; dry cows, $2.20d3 rs.
European cables quote American steers at 1914
Gle, dressed weight; sheep, 10@11l5c, dressed;
refrigerator beef SQS1sc per ID. Exports to-day,
626 beeves and us quarters of beef. Calves-Re-
ceipts, 1772; market active and firm. Veas, $5@S.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. II. 497; market slow
at slight general reduction. Sheep. $350Q4.75s
lambs, S5.50Gl6.20
Hogs-Receipts, LAO; market active and
steady at %.2OQ4.45.
LOUISVILLE March 7.-Cattle - Receipts,
1883; market dull and fully 10@15c lower Extra
good export steers, A50G4.65; choice butcher
common to medium steers, $3.4OQS.65; choice
heifers, sS.90Q4.15; fair to choice butchers cows,
SS.JVQooO, meuluIu 10 Suou IeeucTS S0.O0W4l0.
Hogs-Receipts, 9349; market about steady on
Kentucky hogs; $50 lbs and upwards 81; medi-
81. 506350
Sheep and lambs. 1885, market steady and un-i
changed
EAST LIBERTY, March Cattle steady.
Prime 10; common S36OQ4.10; bulls, stays
and cows, $2GD4.10.
Hogs slow and lower Prime medium weights.
$4.20Q4.25; heavy Workers. 100 to 1870 lbs, $4.15D
40; light Workers. s4O5Q4.1O; pigs, to quail
ity, SsSOQ4; heavy hogs. $4.lO94l5; good roughs.
Sheep steady. Choice. s4S5Q5 common $500
4; choice lambs, s5.75Q5.s5; common to good
lambs, $4.75GD570. Veal calves $6.50d7
CINCINNATI March Hogs active at s3.7s
@410.
Cattle strong at s2.50@4.75.
Sheep steady at $SQ4.75. Lambs steady at S.
@5S5.