The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-19
LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS
CATTLE SCARCE AND SELLING AT
GENERALLY EASIER PRICES.
Hogs Quiet and Two and a Half Cents
LOwcr-Shecp Quict-Condition
OF Markets Elsewhere
UNION sTocKYARDs. INDIANAPOLIS.

UNION STOCKYARDS. INDIANAPOLIS.
March lS-Cattle-Receipts. 100: shipments
none. The receipts Of cattle were about
as large as expected at this time in the
Week. and a few OF nearly all except top
kinds were represented. In keeping with
ether places there was naturally a weaker
feeling in the market here. and statesmen
were finally forced to make slight conccs-
sions in prices compared with the way
equal kinds sold at the close OF last week.
II Ooes not appear. however. that there
is going TO be a liberal marketing i'm stock
this week, and it is rather expected thai
steady prices will prevail. especially on
good stock. Sales to-day included l.l40-lb
steers at $i.65. COWS at 50 to $50 and calves
at $6-25 TO $3.50. Quotations:
Good to prime steers, 1850 lbs
and upward 5000 SO
Fair TO medium steers. l.25O lbs
and upward ...'."... $500 500
Good 10 choice 1.150 TO L3O0-lb
steers 49vd o]1
Fair TO medium l.10 TO 1.S00-lb
steers ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. LlOa 80
Medium to good 500 to 1.lo0-lo
steers o-oS4 1D
Good TO choice feeding steers..... 3.&q 440
Common 10 good stockers---------- $50 40
Good 10 choice heifers......-.-... 3.15u 4.55
Fair 10 medium heifers............. $50 SoJ
Common light eifers..-......... 3-oou 3z5
Good to choice cows .-.-..----.... 3.6oH As
Fair TO medium cows.............. 3.0Oq so
Common old cows .............A... l.l5Q z43
Heavy calves $500 $40
Prime to fancy. export bulls........ $500 40
Good TO choice butcher bulls. $3.50 80
Common to fair bulls...-........- 2-50q $50
Gooo 10 choice cows and calves. .3O.O0uJ0.Oe
Common TO medium cows and
calves 1850.
Hogs-Receipts. 1000; shipments. 1000.
About ZOO Of the hogs received yesterday
and to-day were billed to Eastern points
and not offered for sale. The supply on sale
was not large. but, in keeping with other
finally succeeded in buying the supply
about 2l2c lower than last Saturday. Sales
ranged from S.es TO s5.s2ls. and some were
reported at nearly every point between
those prices. Quotations:
Good to choice medium and
heavy
Mixed and heavy packing. ....... 5.70Q5.15
Good to choice light weights 5.70ua.Uh
Common TO fair light weights. 565Q5.O
Common TO good pigs....--..-- 5S049U
Roughs 5!Oou5.W
Sheep-Receipts light; shipments none.
The supply of sheep ana lambs was not
large enough TO invite all buyers into the
market. and consequently the trading was
very quiet and sales did not show any
q~uotable change In prices. Indications favor
a steady market for all choice stock in the
near future. Quotations. -
Good to choice lambs..........."..s50q5i0
Common TO medium lambs-.---.-.-- 3-l5q4tS
Good to choice sheep....-.......... 3oedfxS
Common 10 medium sheep......... 250d3.0
StOckers and feeding Sheep.--....- Zzo45-Z9
Bucks, per 100 s...-.....-.....-.. z5OgS-5
transactions Mt the Interstate Yards.
INTERSTATE sTOcKYARDs. INDIANAP-
OILS. March ls-cattle-Receipts nominal:
shipments none. The usual light supply for
Monday was offered and were sold at s'eacy
prices. The closing was, quiet. Quotations:
Good TO choice steers. l35o 10 l.450 los. 5000 80
Fair 10 medium steers. 1.2sO TO ], 400 lbs 4.7Ju 5z5
Good TO prime butcher steers. LOO 10
Fair 10 good heifers. 30 10 I.lO0 lbs... 375u AS
Light stockers $50 Lz5
Good 20 choice helfers .......+...-....... 4vou IA
Good to prime cows ...........--... 3 75Q 400
Fair to good Liza 200
Good to choice light veals............. 5.2s1 $50
Good TO heavy veals ............-..... 5000 40
So@mo 5S to- snG fsir rat a bulls. ........... 2So&a 500
Good TO choice cows and calves. JvO
Common TO medium cows and calves -O-o0q0-o0
Hogs-Receipt 200: shipments. 90. The quail
grades. The market OIened steady at UNI
changed prices and closed quiet, with all sold.
Quotations.
Good to choice select heavy. ......... IS. S2kG5S
Good to choice 5111zu5 s1z
Fair 10 good ght.-..-..-.-.--.- 5-9 U9y
Fair to good pigs .....-..-..-.--....- o0 DIV
Fair 10 good roughs ................ 800 u5-0
light: shipments none. The
market was steady> at unchanged prices. The
clearance was good for all grades. and tho
closing was steady. Quotations:
Good TO choice lambs IS. O0G5.4
Common 10 fair lambs ................... 32514.G
Good TO choice sheep ........-....... 20m3W
Bucks, per 100 z5og3.W