The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-12
LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS
CATTLE accepts INCREASED. But
CHOICE STEERS WERE SCARCE.
A satisfactory Week In the Hog Mar
ket. with Slight Reaction in
Prices at Yesterdays Close.
UNION srocKYARDs. 1ND1ANApo-

LIS, NOV. u.-Cattle-kecelptS. snip
ments small. The receipts OF cattle this
week have been comparatively large, show
ing an increase of a little less than 400 over
last week and about 100 over the same
week year ago. Thus far this year the
receipts show a decrease of less than 1900
compared with the same period last year.
In the steer line there has been rather a
scarcity of choice stock. and there were
none represented good enough TO command
top quotations. Sales were made as high as
$685. with few around IS. while the bulk
of the supply sold below $3.50. There was
not the demand for heifers toward the close
of the week that there has been recently.
and it was more or less difficult 10 nego-
tiate sales AZ uneven but generally lower
prices. The demand for COW stuff con-
tinued very good, and sales were usually at
strong prices and very satisfactory to sales
men and owners. The receipts to-day were
small. as usual at this time in the week.
and there was no urgent demand from any
source or for any kind. but the offerings
finally changed hands at quotably steady
prices compared with yesterday. Quota
tons:
Good 10 prime steers. l,3sn lbs and
and upward ........:............... a15G SO
steers ......................... SOFA SIS
Fair to medium l,l50 to 1,3co-lb
steers ....:..:................. ASA 415
steers .......................... 415d 4s5
Fair to choice feeding steers. 4S5Gi 4sO
Fair to medium feeding steers. 3.75d as
Common TO good stockers. ......... 3.001 As
Good to choice heifers. 4o0ff 475
Fair TO medium heifers. $500 3.15
Common to light heifers. 3oofl $50
Good TO choice eows................ 3.5061 40
Fair TO medium cows. 3-0of7 10
common old cows. 10otI ?. so
Veal calves ......................... 55oa 700
HeaNy calves ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 3O0I 80
Prime to fancy export bulls....... asa 4.oo
Good to choice butcher buls...... 3 25N AGO
Common to fair bulls. .............. asa 400
Good 10 choice cows and calves. % ooG 5000
Common TO medium COWS and
caves .l500d 5000
Hogs-Receipts. 5000; shipments. 100. The
receipts OF hogs for six days show an aver
age Of nearly 5000 per day and an increase
of $500 over last week and 800 over the
same week year ago. Thus far this year
the receipts are a little over $4,000 smaller
than the same period last year. For the
week ending yesterday local packers bought
a total of 21,312 against 2o.io1 last week.
and during the same period the shipments
were 1854. against Sill the preceding week.
There was quite good improvement I'm the
demand from outside sources. and with fair
competition from local buyers there was an
upward tendency in values until the close
of the week. when there was a slight reac-
ton. The quality generally, if any differ
ent, was a little better than recently, and
few loads Of choice hogs were repre-
scented. Good clearances were made each
had been very we'll supplied. The receipts
to-day were about 200 larger than a week
ago and over LOCO smaller than year ago.
sympathy with other places, and later at a
decline OF 21q5c in prices compared with
yesterday, the trading was moderately ac-
tive and a good clearance was made. The
average at the close of the week was not
perceptibly different compared with the
Good TO choice medium and
neaVy .................. ............A ~. 1014. 20
Mixed and heavy packing. -. 40e6i4.o71k
Good to choice light weights. go. 4.05d4 12iz
Common to fair light weights. 4.0O44.05
common TO good pigs. 3.00fiS.75
hougns ...-.......-............... 3.o0q3.S5
Sheep-Receipts, 15o; shipments small
This weeks receipts of sheep and lambs
have been small, showing a slight change
compared with last week and a decrease OF
over 800 compared with the same week a
year ago. Thus far this year the receipts
are over 5000 smaller than the same period
last year. On account of the limited sup
ply the demand for the most part was a
little sluggish, but statesmen did not have
much difficulty in maintaining a steady
average in prices throughout the week
Good lambs sold as high 3 and the bet
ter class OF sheep sold around 1915 for a
top. The condition of the trade elsewhere
does not indicate a healthy market, and
II is reasonable to expect that a liberal sup
ply here would result in lower prices from
the fact that those now current are rela-
lively higher than in the East. The receipts
to-day were as large as usual at this time
in the week. and with limited demand
from all sources il was more or less diff
cult TO effect sales at steady prices but
there was no quotable change and the pens
were finally well cleared Quotations:
Good to choice lambs. 81 5Od5OO
Common to medium lambs. 3O96T4 Is
Good to choice sheep. 200dS %
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Elsewhere.