The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-20
Elsewhere.

CHICAGO Dec 19.-Receipts of cattle to-day
were much smaller than expected after last
weeks advance in prices and this fact impaired
considerable strength to the market, desirable
lots selling bout Toe higher. Beef cattle sold at
prime to fancy shipping grades, most of the cattle
being disposed of at $4.7095-5O Feeding cattle
dull the best lots being salable at $4,000 40
Butchers and Gamers cattle were stronger, with
good demand.
There was an active demand for hogs early in
the day and prices ruled decidedly higher than
at the close of Saturday Hogs sold at quite a
wide range the poorest gong az SS.l5dS25 and
prime lots ut 50. 45GS.5O. Sales were largely at
$S15G3.25 for heavy and $3.25a3S5 for light
weights Pigs sold at $3@3.25. Late sales were
about sc under the early top prices.
The rainstOrm made the market for sheep and
lambs worse than usual Lambs were off 10620c
per 100 pounds and 1t was diNcuIt to get bids for
sheep even at a reduction of 10c. Lambs sold at
So 25@4.5O for common to fair up to $56l5.40 for
Yearlings were saable at AlOG45O and sheep
at $2.50q325 for common up to 3sO@4 10 for good
Receipts-CattIe. 1900; hogs. 1900; sheep,
10000
NEW YORK, Dec. 19-Beeves-Recepts .50s.
Good steers steady; under grades 5G10c lower:
bulls and cows weak to 15c lower; steers. $4.4O3
$50; oxen and stays, $3n455; bulls, S2S56p3.50;
COWS, Sl'See' ~. Saoies quote i've cattIe lower,
top price at London, 1l&4c, dressed weight; at
Liverpool, 1llzc, dressed weight; American sheep,
10GtQ%c, dressed weight refrigerator beef, S1sc.
Exports nofe; tomorrow. $50 cattle and 1925
quarters OF beef. Calves-Receipts. 49, Market
25g5Oc higher veals. S7s0Q7. so; tops, $S25; barn
yard and fed calves, s26719d3.60; fed, S.75Q4;
one car Of Southern calves. $3.M.
Hogs-Receipts, II, 467 Market slow at $500
3.75
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, II ,S3S. Sheep slow;
prime steady; medium shade lower; choice
lambs firm: others about steady; sheep, common
to prime, 81 5O03 80; choice wethers, $475; culs,
ST. lambs, Sd5.75; two cars choice at $5S0G5.s5;
culls. $494.50; Canada lambs $5.50a575.
ST. LOUIS Dec. -Cattle-Receipts $780, in
Guiding eco Texans; shipments LOCO. Market
steady, but slow for Texans; natives strong: fair
to fancy native shipping and export steers. s. 80
Q535. bulk at $4.3545.25; dressed beef and butch
or steers. So 50d650 bulk at S4a475; steers under
LOCO lbs. s. 1905, bulk at $35004 so; stocers and
feeders, 81. 3e04.50 bulk at s250Q4.S0; COWS and
heifers, $244 IS, bulk of cows, 81 40q3.lo bulk of
heifers, s2d3,40; bulls. $21544; Texas and Indian
steers 81 s0Q4.3O, bulk at S3g3.S0; cows and hef-
ers, s.. 20q325.
Hogs-Receipts. 11lOo; shipments 100 Market
weak to sc lower pigs and lights, s. 2003.30;
packers, $3.3eQ3.40; butchers, &4eu3.45.
Sheep-Receipts, 500; shipments 100. Market
slow but strong; native muttons, s.. 35n390 culls
and bucks. Sl60qS.25; stockers S2Q2.75; lambs.
S4Q5.60
KANSAS CITY, Dec. Observation-Disclosures. $50
natives and 100 Texans. Best slaughtering grades
iO6l5c higher, butcher cattle a shade higher;
common habitat cattle slow at steady prices:
heavy native steers. $595.30; medium. "a. 2005:
light weights. 81 i5M515; stockers and feeders, 50
0A.25 butcher cows and heifers. $2.65m435 West
ern steers, S3Gl45O; Texas steers. S3I425: Texas
butcher COWS s.. 65ap325; canning stock S262 90.
Iiogs-Receipts 11.6i0. Lignt supply stimulated
the demand and trading was brisk az 214Q6o