The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-13
Elsewhere.

CHICAGO, Jan. 12-There was fairly active
demand for cattle to-day, and the moderate sup
ply prevented any decline In prices. The range
Of prices is steadily widening as result Of the
poor quality of the bulk of offerings. The very
few strictly prime cattle that being mar
keted at the present time being competed for
by buyers at high prices, while the commoner
grades sold S5SO@6 choice steers. $5.5OD5. IS;
mediums, 81 2Oq5 10; beef steers, $SSo@475; bulls,
81 50@4.25; cows and heifers. $3.300410; Western
calves. $4Q7.1O.
active demand from packers for hogs resulted in
an "a ADVANCE Of Ssa5c in prices Fair to choice
50 T212H3 30; packing lots $355uS.lO; mixed, 500
@3SO butchers, SS.55q3.S5; lights, $S50q3SO; pigs,
native and Western lambs Of handy weights sold
at steady prices, while heavy lambs were slow
Western muttons, s. 65d4; Western feeders, 1875
q3e0 yearlings, %loQ45O; poor to prime lambs,
Recepts-Cattle, $500; hogs. 10000; sheep. 1900.
KANSAS CITY Jan .-Cattle-Receipts. 1000
natives; 1870 Texans. Offerings consisted of good
quality saughtering cattle that sold at steady to
10c higher prices. Heavy native steers $520g5.5
medium, s45oQ5.2o; light weights, 8 4o@5 q;
stockers, butchers COWS and heifers $280D43D;
bulls, S2.SOQ45O fed Westerns, S.50Q5; Texans,
Hogs-Receipts 5000 Early sales were 5d1Oc
higher advance lost on packing grades. and
sales were largely at Yesterdays prices, while
the advance maintained lighter grades.
Heavies, $S6OG3.7 70; mixed, $3.45Q3.7O; lights,
$S.S5QS.55. pigs, 49, 2O@3 IS.
Sheep-Receipts $500. Good well-matured
slaughtering grades of lambs 81 60Q51O; muttons.
s3.50d410; feeding lambs, 81. 25Q360 feeding
sheep. S25063.40 stockers, $2d3.25.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 12.-Cattle-R Receipts. 1900, in
GLIDING l,5C0 Texans; market steady 10 strong.
Fair to fancy native shipping and export steers.
%.50Q5.60 bulk at 81. 65d5. 40; dressed beef and
butchers steers, 1852 bulk at "a 1504.S SO; steers
under LOCO lbs $3.25@4.4O bulk at S3.50Q425;
stockers and feeders. 81 75d440 bulk at S315d435;
COWS and heifers S2d4 80 bulk of COWS S2.75d3 40,
bulk Of hefers s25OQ3.75; Texas and Indian
steers. 81. 20d3.25.
Hogs--Reeeipts 1900; market opened higher
and closed easy; Pigs and lights SJOa36O;
packers, S34o03.70; butchers. S5.75d3.S5
Sheep-Receipts 1900: market steady. Native
muttons. So 50G14 %; culls and bucks, S23 stock
ers, S3q3.15; lambs $4Q5.25
NEW YORK, Jan 12.-Beev"s-Receipts 4; IA
cars Of export cattle in late Wednesday sold at
s. 25@5.70 for good to choice steers: export bulls
at $40; choice at $3.50; feeling steady.
Gables higher Live cattle. 11i3G12Ac dressed
weight; refrigerator beef, Sl2c per ID. Exports,
153 cattle; tomorrow none. CalVes-Receipts 16s
market steady. Veals, S56S % tops, 800 West
ern caevs 81. 70; Southern calves s. 25; no barn
yards sale
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts. 173; sheep steady
TO firm; lambs 5Nl5c lower. Sheep. s3G45o; no
choice here lambs. S5G5 So Canada lambs. s. GO.
Hogs-Receipts. 200; none for sale alive;
inalIy frmer at S390GD415.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 12-Hogs active and higher
at So. 2503.S5s
Cattle steady at 81 50li4. So
Sheep steady at s. 25H4. Lambs steady at "a q
N5.40