The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-27

Hogs-Receipts, 5000: shipments, 1000.
The hog market opened with a good de-
mand from all buyers, but especially from
local packers, and with rather active COM
petition the offerings were salable at an
advance of 2lkQ5c In prices over yesterday,
the best heavy grades showing a little
the most strength on packing account. Ii
did not take long to exhaust the small
supply at opening figures, and with a good
clearance the market closed quotably steady
at the advance The receipts this week
show an increase of $500 over last week.
$500 over the same week a year ago. and
the receipts SO far this year are over 213.-
600 smaller than the same period last year.
There have been frequent but only slight
fluctuations i'm prices during the week. but
the tendency has been toward a higher
level and at the close Of the week the aver
age was d10c above the close of last week.
There has been no Improvement in quality.
and i'm fact most dealers claimed that a
| larger proportion of the arrivals were on
the grassy order than last week. For the
most part fancy lightweights have sold
at the best prices, and on account of the
| scarcity of that class 1t is possible that
the full strength of the market was not
brought out at all times. Buyers were
forced to take mixed loads to fill their
| orders for light hogs, which accounts for
the small number of sales reported at the
top price. At the close of the week the rel
| alive position in prices had changed, and
| best heavy hogs were selling in the same
notch with light. Quotations:
| Good to choice medium and
hQnVX Xl 4Dnl IN
| Mixed and heavy packing. ....... 5.30G5.4 40
| Good to choice lightweights..... 5.4Od5.45
Common to fair lightweights... 5.25M5.371z
| Common to good pigs.............
ROugnS 4.50d5.lO
Sheep-Receipts. 100; shipments small.
There was a very moderate supply of sheep
and lambs, and as usual at the close of the
week the market was quiet. with sales us
ually at about steady prices compared
with yesterday. The receipts this week
are 200 larger than last week, and 400 larger
than the same week a year ago. Thus far
this year the receipts are over 1900 smaller
than the same period last year. The re-
ceipts at the beginning of the week were
of fair volume. however. not excessive,
but in keeping with liberal supplies and
lower prices elsewhere there was a cor
responding weakness here and the offerings
were salable at a decline of about 25c in
prices. This vas followed by a further re-
duction of about 25c later in the week. and
from that time until the close of the week
there was no further change, but the de-
mand was inactive and 1t was more or less
difficult TO transfer c-onsignments at the
reduced prices. Buyers are discriminating
against heavy stock of all kinds in favor OF
the handy Iightweights, and this, of course.
has caused a wider spread in prices. There
has been a very good inquiry this week
for feeding stock, and the best quality is
commanding better prices than fat sheep.
Common kinds. however. have been neglect
ed, and were difficult TO sell at uneven
prices. Quotations.:
Good to choice .A.50d50
Common TO medium lambs........- 300H42
Good to choice heep.-.......-... 3-50N4W
Common TO medium sheep......... 250d5Z
Stockers and feeding sheep. 200a3.1s
Bucks, per 100 2O0u3-O
Transactions at the Interstate Yards.
INTERSTATE STOCKYARDS, INDIAN
APOLIs, Aug. 3.-Cattle-Receipts pomi-
nal; shipments none. Trade continued lively
with the best cattle in strong demand al
good prices. The market was in much the
same condition as yesterday at unchanged
figures. Prospects for next week are rather
fair, especially for best cattle. Estimate
for the week are liberal. Quotations:
Good to prime export streers, 1850
to 1,500 lbs average. 5.3OH 565
Fair 10 medium export steers.
LOO TO 1.400 lbs average........ 5.l5u $50
Good to prime butcher steers.
l,l0 To 1,250 lbs average.--...... i.S0Q Sd
Fair TO good feeders. 800 TO 1.l0
lbs average 4NU ~