The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-07
LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS
CATTLE WE'RE SCARCE, SELLING AT
ABOUT PREVIOUS PRICES.

ABOUT PREVIOUS PRICES.
Hogs Fairly Active at Prices q Shade
Lower than Those Of Friday-Con-
dition of Markets Elsewhere. ..
UNION STOCKYARDS, INDIANAPOLIS.
Jan. 6.-Cattle-Receipts light; shipments
none. The receipts of cattle were small,
but about good as usual on Saturday.
ana all sold at ouotably 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 1,50O over the
same period last year. The market opened
with all grades selling at quotably steady
prices but later steer cattle sold off 10ql5c
compared with the high prices current at
the close of last week, and later In the
week there was a further decline OF about
10c, 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 Tor
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 .......-.-.... .so.ooe1 ''oo
Fair to medium steers. 1850 lbs
and upward ................ o.-1sI o'oo
steers 50 . 5OOQ $50
fs Steers 20 meo.ua .'.'o ~ 4s5@ 500
Medium to good 900 to LlOO-lo
ceod rs choice feeding steers ..... 44v9 AIS
Eeir 20 medium steers. 400 $50
Common to good stockers ......-.. 30Og 4oo
Good to choice heifers ............ LUG 4oo
Fair to medium heifers ............ 3.5Og 800
common light heifers ..... 5000 $40
Sond to choice cows ... 5000 425
Fair to medium cows ............... 5.Iog So0
Veal calves Observation-Disclosures. 5000 100
Heavy calves 5000 $50
Prime to fancy export bulls 1899. 3..oq 40
Good to choice butcher bulls 1890. 3.4OQ 56o
Cannon 70 fair bulls ....... $500 325
Good to choice cows and calves 3o.oo9oOoo
Common to medium cows ana oo~,oo ~
calves NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .....io.VV4o"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 21kc 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 500 over last week,
decrease of about 1000 compared with the
same week year ago, and the receipts so
far this year are about 1,5O0 larger than the
same period last year. Local packers
bought nearly 1900 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 10c 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 ..:.........-...:... 81 4O44-o9
Mixed and heavy packing ........ 435q4.45
Good to choice light weights 500. 435G4.45
Common to fair light weights. 425a4.35
Common to good pigs minimum. 350G4321s
hOugnS. .'...............'......... ooVQ4.lo
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 10
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 year ago.
and the receipts so far this year show an
increase of 300 over the same time last
year. The early part Of the week the re-
ceipts were exceedingly small and the mar
ket was necessarily quiet, but If any differ
emit there was a stronger tendency in VAL
ues, and toward the close Of the week,
when the supply was large enough to in
wife 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 healthy condition
for all choice stock. Quotations:
Good to choice lambs ................s 5.o0Q550
Common to medium lambs ......... 4.00G475
Good to choice sheep ...-....-....-.. 3.5OQ4OO
Common to medium sheep 2.00Q3.25
Bucks, per 100 lbs .................... 2.00G300
Transactions at the Interstate Yards.
SIOCh AflDO, INO1AN-
APOLIS, Jan. 6.-Cattle-Receipts this
week. while not heavy. have been more
liberal than for some time past, and show
some increase over last week. The supply
to-day was quite light. The market opened
steady, with good demand from all sources,
especially good butcher cattle. which were
strong and some higher. All sold early
and the closing was steady. General con-
ditions are about the same as for some
time past and the outlook is fairly favor
able. Quotations:
Good to choice shipping and ex-
Fair to medium shipping and ex-
port steers, l,250 to 1,400 lbs av-