The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-06

f1OSS-ReCelrtS. 800. shipments. $50.
Combined receipts of hogs for three days
show an increase OF nearly 400 over the
same time last week The receipts today
were over 1900 larger than week ago and
year ago. In keeping with the increased
receipts and lower markets elsewhere the
bidding here at the start was uneNenly low
er. II did not take long for buyers and
sellers TO concentrate their views. how
ever, and almost from the start tho trad
ing was active. The market was variously
estimated at 2ixl7izc lower than yesterday.
and most statesmen reported the decline pa
'a5c. The range in prices was from $.6Ilea
so. and the bulk of the supply sold at 20
'aS.so. with more at S.75 than any other
price. Quotations:
Good TO choice medium and heavy $. 7565so
Mixed and heavy packing. 5.65U5s0
Good 10 choice light weights. ....... 5.70u6.S5
Common to fair light weights. 5.65n5.70
common TO good pigs--------------- 5.e15-s0
hOuBnS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 0.VJuoJV
Sheep-Receipts. 1000: shipments. 500. The
marketing OF sheep and lambs thus far this
week is nearly l.5oo larger than the same
time last week. The receipts to-day were
considerably larger than for some time
past. There were not many buyers in the
market, but for shipping account the de-
pected under the circumstances. The best
spring lambs sold at $50 good kinds were
reported around s. and other sales were as
low as $i-Jo. NearlinS lambs sold at S4-2S,
but they were not considered top kinds.
Sheep and yearlings mixed brought 50. -.
and $3.50 was practically the top for old
sneep with other sales as low as s.. Quo
tations:
Good 10 choice lambs................ 4ooliJ0
Common TO medium lambs 325u3.75
Good choice sheep.......-....... S25fI3.75
Common TO medium sheep......... 225d3.00
Stockers and feeding sheep. 100000
Bucks, per 100 lbs. 2oOU3OC
HORSES-The receipts of horses continue conn.,
parativey liberal for this season Of the year.
nearly 800 head having arrived for the regular
sale of the Blair-Baker Horse Company to-day,
against $50 the time week. and nearly
400 TIE corresponding time year ago The re-
ceipts were far beyond the expectations or else
the requirements are much smaller than they
have been heretofore. and there quite
falling off IN the attendance Of buyers The
trading at the start was trihe sluggish. be-
owners had been persuaded that clearance
could not be made except at reduction in
good clearance finally made The market
benefited somewhat by late orders that
OF the sale on this account was more satisfactory
than the FIRST transactions Indicated IL would be-
There was, however, a decline OF at least s5dl0
per head from last week, and no doubt some
transactions represented change OF nearly SIS
per head. The arrivals included the usual varic-
ty of animals and the quality for the most part
class commanded good figures. but the aver
age not any better. Most Of the offerings
taken for Eastern and export account. but
there a fair demand from the South. Sales
included bay pacing horse at s2s Ss 50 90 brown
coach horse at $685. another bay coach horse at
slS7-50 chestnut cob at s175. black coach
mare at $50. and there were quite a number OF
sales OF the better class OF chunks and driving
horses at sl25Ql50. Ordinary workers and drivers
sold from seeaye consigners 70 the sale were
burg: Jno G. Clark. OF Westneid: ]. ". Rocker.
of louisville: Blake & Sheets. of Anderson: Jno.
Brown; OF sullivan; Jno. Eestai. OF Plainneld;
Vile, H.: n. B. Lee Of Casey. ILL.,. and Andy
Schicketanz. of this city.