The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-26
BEST CATTLE SCARCE, SELLING AT
QyOTABLY STEADY PRICES.
Hogs Active at Uncvenly Higher Fig
ures-Sheep Firm-Condition of
Markets Elsewhere.
UNION sTocKYARDs. INDIANAPOLIS.

to stimulate the demand for that class.
and transactions were, for the most part,
at fully steady prices, compared with the
close of last week. There were enough COM
mon TO medium cattle TO cause buyers TO
press the market. and it was more or less
difficult for statesmen TO transfer their hold
ings at barely steady prices generally, and
some sales were reported lower. Fat
branded cattle, averaging a little less than
1850 lbs, sold at S5.75, and odd punches of
native steers were reported at A.15q5.55.
The best heifers sold as high as s., and
stockers to good heifers were reported at
So. 25d475. The top price for cows was $3.50.
and Gamers to good cows sold at s2Q4. %.
Quotations:
Extra prime steers, 1880 lbs and
Good export steers, 1850 to 1,450
lbs -. ........................ 5.40Q 565
steers -. ..................... $500 $50
Good to choice LOO to 1,2oO-lb
steers ......... .................... 510Q $40
wards -. ...e.................. $3.50 $50
Plain fat steers, 200 to 1900 lbs. -. 500Q SIS
Plain fat steers, !, 900 to l. $50 lbs. 1850 49O
lbs 49,. .......................... 1900 $50
lbs -. ........................ 45Oa AIS
lbs -. 415G 40
Common TO good stockers g. Esq 4. 20
Good to choice heifers Asa 500
Fair to medium heifers. 375a AS
Common light heifers .. 5000 S.65
Good to choice cows. BOO 400
Fair to medium cows. ............... 325u 1865
Common old cows ....-.............. lOyq 3-W
veal calves ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. foon o. 20
Heavy calves ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $500 AS
Prime to fancy export BULLS. g. iou 40
Good to choice butcher BULLS. 3.40Q g. IS
Common to fair bulls 2.15G 325
Good to choice cows and calves. .40Ood5OOO
Common TO medium cows and
calves .EUVVuJ0W
Hogs-Receipts 5000; shipments. 1000
Thus far this week the receipts of hogs
show slight change compared with the
same time last week. The receipts to-day
were over 1000 smaller than a week ago
An entirely different class of hogs from
yesterday were represented. and with a
heavy kinds the quality was more salts
factory. The market opened with sales
men asking a good advance in prices, and
shippers were fairly active and rather rea-
sonable bidders. Shippers were buying
quite number. and when packers dis
covered that they would have better COM
petition than expected they loosened up a
little and the trading finally was rather
lively. Sales show that the average was
fully &c higher than Saturday, and hogs
that sold above s6071a to-day were 1lz@10c
higher than the close of last week. There
were few. of course. that were good enough
to command the full strength of the mar
ket Sales ranged from s5.95 to $50. and a
very large proportion of the supply sold at
s6Q6.10. Quotations.
Good TO choice medium and
heaVy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 50 lOQb.20
Mixed and heavy packing. ...... 5.e5d6. 12l2
Good to choice light Weights. 6O0Q6.O 712
Common to fair light weights. 5.95q6.OO
Common TO good pigs............. 5.0016.N
Roughs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5.0Ga5.65
Sheep-Receipts 500; shipments, $50. The
marketing of sheep and lambs for two
shows N 10
same time last week. The receipts to-day
were about $50 larger than a week ago and
very fair demand for fat light sheep
and they sold at fully steady prices. but
heavy sheep and lambs were generally con-
sidered some lower than the close of last
week Lambs averaging around 20 pounds
sold at $525. which was considered the top,
and other sales ranged from 81 to s.. Good
yearlings were reported at $3.5Gd3-S5 and
old sheep at 81. 25GD3.50. Quotations:
Spring lambs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 0d5 25
Good TO choice yearlings. .......... 3.506l4 90
Good to choice sheep. 3.O0G3 %
Common to medium sheep. 2.25lI2 10
Stockers and feeding sheep......... 2.0Ol3 90
Bucks. per 100 lbs. Observation-Disclosures. 2.O0l2 80
HORSES.-Around 125 head of horses
were received for the regular auction sale
of Warman. Black. Chamberlain & Co..
against LIS the same time last week and
10 the corresponding time year ago The
quality OF the arrivals was not as salts
factory as at the same time last week. al
though there were quite number of good
strong workers represented. A small at
tendance of buyers attended the auction
but their requirements were about equal
to the supply, and while there was no
really urgent competition there was
steady movement and the supply was dis
posed of at very fair prices. compared with
those current the same time last week
The demand was principally from Eastern
and New England points, but fair from
other sources. Heavy horses sold as high
were reported around 500. Shippers on
the market were George Warman, B. J.
Smiley. Alonzo Young. Cass Woodruff. Jake
Well; Perry Tulley. Dug Stewart. G.. w.
OF Indiana The principal buyers were
M. II. Reardon. of New York city; DR..
G. r. Garman. of Cumberland. Md; II.
u. Pfaltzgraf, of York. Pa; Shutter *
Frey. or kenton. o., and McCutcheon
Gregory. of Chicago Some of the sales
included black mare. six years old,
weighing 1.400 lbs. at s14O brown mare
seven years old. weighing 1900 lbs. Sill. so:
gray horse, six years old, weighing / 500
les, Sl6t5O; gray mare. six years old,
old. weighing 1.75o lbs. s175: roam horse.
SIX years old. weighing 1850 lbs. $l4750:
brown horse, six years old. weighing 1850
old cobs $3.50 dun horse a"f ahr rae YEARS
old, actor. $3.50; brown mare four years
old. coach. s165; bay horse, six years Old
coach. 500; spotted horse. eight years old,
driver. $3.50; bay gelding. five years old
driver. $l07.50. On account of the Fourth
of July occurring next week the horse
dealers have decided 10 abandon their reg
g. Warman. Black, Chamberlain & Co.
announce that they have contracted for
300 Montana range horses. which they
will sell in their stables at this Mace in
consignments of 500 head every two weeks
beginning Tuesday July 16 These horses
have been carefully selected and will he
sold in carload lots TO the highest bidder
Without reserve.