The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-21
LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS
CATTLE SCARCE AND SELLING a,
GENERALLY STEADY PRICES.
Hogs Slow and Five TO Seven ana i.
Half Cents Lower-shcep Quiet
Condition of other Markets.
UNION sTocKYARDs. INDIANAPOLIS

UNION STOCkYARDS. INDIANAPOLIS
April 9O.-Cattle-Receipts. IS; shipments
none. There was small supply OF cattl.
on the market to-day, and sales We're usu-
ally at steady prices compared with yes
terday. except veal calves. and they were
reported soc 10 75c lower. Steers averaging
129S pounds sold at s.. 10, cows 81 8 aud
calves at S375q5.5o. The receipts this week
are 500 smaller than last week. and there
is a gain of nearly 1900 in the marketing
so far this year over the same period last
year. a feature of the market this week
has been the good demand from local kill
ers, and export steers have been salable
at strong prices all week Female cattle
were little lower at one time, but al the
extreme close OF the week all fat stock
was selling Toe higher than the close OF last
week. During. the week quite number
of export steers that were not top kinds
sold at $40 10 $3.50. The top price OBJ
tanned for heifers was s4.s5, and for COWS
$3.50. Quotations:
Good TO prime steers, 1850 lbs
and upward ..........;.:.;-..;..S 5l5q 5.75
Fair to medium steers. 1850 lbs
and upward ............... Asa SO
steers ....::.......:::..:...:.;.,... 4e5a SO
steers NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Asa 40
steers .............,........... 4coa 4eO
Good to choice feeding steers. asa 40
Common to choice stockers....... 3-yoq 40
Good TO choice heifers. -........... Asa 40
Fair TO medium heifers..-......... 3.95G 40
Common TO light heifers. 3.25g $50
Good to choice cows-..-........... 3.t5a i55
Fair to medium cows.........---.-- 5000 800
Common old cows. l5Ua ga
Veal calves ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5O0a 80
Heavy calves ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3.J0G 500
Prime to fancy export bulls. 5.15G "a
Good TO choice butcher bulls. 3.40G 3 60
Common TO fair bulls. 2.l5N 325
Good TO choice COWS and calves. 35. 00fI5OfO
Common 10 medium COWS and
calves 3eQS1O
Hogs-Receipts $500; shipments 25o The
receipts were comparatively liberal for a
Saturday market. and with limited ship
ping orders and lower prices elsewhere The
ly lower. Some sales were considered &C
lower many Gi1c lower, and at the extreme
close a few possibly l0c lower. The
close was weak, but all were sold. The re-
-ceipts this week are $500 larger than last
week. and thus far this year there Is an
increase OF nearly 1900 over the same time
last year The week opened with values
strong. but later there were frequent
changes in prices, with the movement.
downward. AT the extreme close or the
week the average was fully l0c lower thaa
the close of last week. The quality has
been a little more satisfactory than re-
Gently The extreme price OF the week was
$500. Quotations:
Good to choice medium and heavy -$5.9oa600
Mixed and heavy packing ......-... 5.o9Q50
Good to choice light weights. 5.90d55
Common 10 fair light weights. 5.Sea5.S
Common to good pigs...........--..- 5.oen5.t5
Rouqhs ...................... 5.OaQ5 -
Sheep-Receipts 300: shipments. 175. Most
of the sheep and lambs were billed through
and went out in first hands. The few on
sale brought yesterdays prices. This
weeks receipts the largest I'm over a
month, and there is a gain OF 1850 so far
this year compared with the same period
last year. Prices early in the week were
strong. but later with increased supplies,
they suffered a decline of pc Quotations:
Good TO choice laub s. O0I5.s5
Common TO medium lambs. 4O0QL75
Good TO choice sheep. ........-...... 4.oOd4D
Common TO medium sheep.......... , o0ff3.s5
Stockers and feeding sheep. 2.50a3.5)
Pucks. per 100 Observation-Disclosures 75d350