The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-08
LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS

CATTLE WE'RE SCARCE, SELLING At
ABOUT PREVIOUS PRICES.
Hogs Fairly Active mt Prices a Shade
Lower than Those Of Friday-Con-
ditfon of Markets Elsewhere.
UNION STOCKYARDS. INDIANAPOLIS.
Jan. 6.-Cattle-Receipts light shipments
none. The receipts of cattle were small,
but about as good as usual on Saturday.
anu all sold at quotaby steady prices COM
pared with yesterday. The receipts this
week show an increase of nearly 500 over
last week and 400 over the same week
year ago, and the receipts so far this year
show an increase of about 1,5o0 over the
same period last year. The market opened
with all grades selling at quotably steady
prices, but later steer cattle sold OH l0qloc
compared with the high prices current at
the close of last week, and later in the
week there was further decline of about
1Oc, making the average for the week at
least zoe below the close of last week.
There was quite scarcity of export and
shipping steers, and. therefore no extreme
prices were obtained. The demand for
good cows and heifers was quite strong
from the beginning to the close of the week
and there was an uneven advance in values
ranging from 10c to 25c. The cow market
was especially strong. Quotations:
Good to prime steers, 1850 lbs
and upward ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS So6oa o.oo
and inward ........................5 $3.50 $50
steers ....'............... 5Oea $50
steers 4.S5@ 500
steers 41O@ ass
Good m choice feeding steers 44o1 AIS
Fair to medium steers. --.....-. tug 4-So
Common to good stockerS ........ oV0Q i.vo
Good to choice heifers ............. 4VOQ 4.oO
Fair to medium heifers ............ 35O4 $50
Common light heifers ............-. 3O04 o.4o
Good TO choice cows ......... 3601 AS
Fair IN medium cows 315Q $50
common old cows ............... 200Q 2.S5
Veal calves ...50 5000 100
Heavy calves 5000 $50
Prime to fancy export bulls 3toQ SO
Good to choice butcher bulls ..... 54VQ 300
Common to fair bulls ............. 25Oq 90
Good to choice cows and calves. .35OOQ5O.Oo
Common to medium cows and =.
calves OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 'ioVVuoo'VV
Hogs-Receipts, $500; shipments. 1000.
The hog market opened with buyers bid
ding lower and statesmen asking fully
steady prices. Early transactions were on
a basis of about 21zc lower prices, and for
the most part light and light mixed grades
showed about that much change all day.
In most instances, however. the good
weight hogs sold about steady, with
the top s455. The receipts this week ex-
hibit an increase of 1850 over last week,
decrease of about 1900 compared with the
same week a year ago. and the receipts so
far this year are about 1.5o0 larger than the
same period last year. Local packers
bought nearly 21,0o0 in the week ending
yesterday, against about 1900 taken by
shippers. The week opened with a stronger
tendency in prices, especially for the heav-
Ter grades, and at the high time in the
week the average was about 1oc above the
low time. At the close of the week there
was a slight reaction in prices shown. prin-
cipally for light and mixed grades. There
has been an active demand at current
prices and good clearances were made each
day. Quotations:
Good to choice medium and
heavy .4Vu4.oo
Mixed and heavy packing ........ 4.35G445
Good to choice light weights 4.35qi45
Common to fair light weights.... 4.25d435
Common to good pigs ............. 3.50Q432le
Roughs S-50q4.i5
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts light; ship
ments none. AS usual at this time in the
week there were few fresh arrivals of
sheep or lambs, and all sold promptly to To-
cal butchers at steady prices compared
with yesterday. The receipts this week
show an increase of nearly 800 over last
week, $50 over the same week a year ago,
and the receipts so far this year show an
year. The early part of the week the re-
ceipts were exceedingly small ard the mar
ket was necessarily quiet, but if any differ
ent there was a stronger tendency in val
ues and toward the close of the week,
when the supply was large enough to in
vite competition between all buyers, there
was an increse of 1OQ25c in prices, the i'm
provement being principally on lambs. The
week closed in rather a healthy condition
for all choice stock. Quotations:
Good to choice lambs s.. 00Q5.50
Common to medium lambs 4.0044.75
Good to choice sheep ................ 3.50G4.O0
Common to medium sheep 2.OO43.2o
Bucks, per 100 lbs .................... 200q3.00
transactions at the Interstate Yards.
INTERSTATE STOCKYARDs. INDIAN
APOLIS, Jan. 6.-Cattle-Receipts this
week, while not heavy, have been more
liberal than for some time past. and show