The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-25
THELIVE STOCK MARKETS
DECLINE OF TEN TO TWENTY-FIVE
CENTS IN CATTLE OF ALL GRADES.
Hogs Also Suffered N sharp Reduc-
t~ion-Sheep Dull and Lower-Con-
dition of Markets Elsewhere.

UNION STOCKYARDS, INDIANAPOLIS.
July 24.-Cattle-Receipts, $40; shipments
small. The market was l0c lower on the
better grades and generally 25c lower on
common and medium cattle. Business
moved rather slowly and all offered were
not sold. Three loads CT choice heavy steers
sold for sos. Most OF the sales of butcher
steers were from $3.50 TO S.. Good heifers,
for which there is d steady demand. sold
for 50. but the puik OF the heifer sales was
from So IS to S4.5O. Cows sold as high as
$i.25, but the sales generally were at S44.
The veal market was SOC lower. Only a
partial clearance was made. The market
closed about steady at the decline. Quota
tions.
Good 10 primo export steers, $3.50
70 1850 lbs average ..............S So 400 SIS
Fair 10 medium export steers,
81 100 to I,4o lbs average -. 515Q $40
Good TO prime butcher steers. LOO
to 1,Z50 lbs average ............... 4154 5.l5
Good to choice feeding steers. " 400
lbs average 3.750 400
Light stockers 3.O0u 400
Good TO prime heifers ............. 42oQ 40
Common to medium heifers ..... $500 425
Prime 10 fancy export COWS $500. 40gQ 40
Fair TO good COWS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. log 80
Gamers Gaog rs a and common PIg63 v sOEs ....... 5 5SSg s sas
Common to good heavy calves. 3VNq go
Good TO choice fat bulls ........ $500 400
Common to fair bulls ."............. 2.coM 800
Good 10 choice cows and calves. :So.0oaoo.W
Common TO medium cows and
caves IVVJ4oV.Vo
Hogs-Receipts, 5,175; shipments. 1000. The
market opened with a generai decline of &c.
Packers and shippers were both buying,
and business at the start was reasonably
active. 1t did not take long TO supply the
wants of the shippers, and after they lett
the market a further decline was noted,
Amounting TO TIC and lOC from YESTERDAYS
prices. Even at this decline business was
dull and slow. Packers got all the hogs
they wanted before a clearance had been
made and left the market, leaving about ten
loads still unsold. The top price was s6.Ott7.
paid for two loads OF choice heavy hogs.
There were a few sales at S6.05, but most
Of the medium and heavy mixed hogs sold
from $3.50 to IS. One load of lS9-lb hogs
sold Tor So, but $3.50 was the top for light
mixed, and there were but few sales at
that figure. The business was largely be-
tween $3.50 and $50. The extreme range of
prices was from $50 TO e6.07i2. Thu mar
ket closed easy at quotations.:
Good TO choice medium and
heavy $6.OOeI6.0lz
Mixed and heavy packing ....... 5.9o46.Oo
Good to choice light weights 49,. 5.S5GT5.S-2
Common to fair light weights So. 5.SoI5.S5
Common to good pigs ............. q
Roughs 5l00Q5.O
Sheep-Receipts, 1,SOS: shipments none.
The market opened with another 25c de-
cline in prices. The condition of the market
is very unsatisfactory. Prices to-day were
fully soc lower on lambs than at the best
time last week, and some dealers contended
that the slump amounted to 75c and 81. Bus
mess ruled slow and only a partial clear
ance was made. The best lambs sold for
$3.50, with sales ranging down to s.. 10. Sheep
were 25c lower, selling generally at $3.50 TO
50. The market closed easy at quotations:
Spring lambs $500 so
Good TO choice yearlings 3.o0q3.75
Common to medium yearlirgs...... 2.50n3.O0
Good to choice 2.50Q3.M
Common to medium sheep........... q
Stockers and feeding sheep.......... L50G2.W
Bucks, per 100 pounds. 10
Horses-About 40 head of horses were
sold at auction of the Blair-Baker Horse
Company. A fairly good class of stock was
represented. with the supply made up large
ly of chunks and d~rafters. with a few good
driving horses. The market was active and
conditions and prices showed no appreciate
change from last weeks sale. About the
usual number of buyers were on hand,
among whom were Nj. Gregory, OF Lafay-
cite; Taylor q Iserman, of Ossining, n. Y;
n. Chopper, of Louisville; Robert Miller, of
New York: Bruce Savers, of Eaton, o.; A.
Asher, OF Pittsburg, Fred Weelburg, In
d~ianapolis, Herman Stoner, of Buffalo, and
Nj. III. Let, Of Nazareth, Pa. There were
several individual purchases by nearby
farmers and local business people. Con-
signees to the market were A. Schicketanz,
indianapolis, with a load that ranged I'm
price from SO TO $50; j. w. Rocker, of
Zionsville, a consignment ranging in values
from S5l. 80 to SIS; JOIN G.. Clark. of West
field, at sl02.50 10 $155; Mage Smith, of Paris,
ILL.,, extra good animals that sold from s72.O
To S235. j. w. Igo, of S~helbyville, had one of
the largest consignrnents, selling from $50 TO
SIS. Stockwell. Porter q Co, of St. Joe,
Mo, were new patrons of the market. Their
prices ranged from $50 TO $3.50. Frank Scho-
field, of Indian polls: w. Johnson, of Craw-
louisville, and John e. Vestal, OF Plainfeld,
were also represented. Among the sales
were: Bay horse, six years old, sound,
coach, $3.50; gray horse, six years old,
chunk, $3.50: black horse, six years old,
sl17.50: bay mare. good worker. $50. so; two
mules, $3.50; bay mare, six years old, sound.
1915 gray horse, five years old, sound. s95;
brown horse, SIX years old, chunk. $50 80:
roam mare. eight years old, sound, $l02. 50;
team OF gray mares, six years old, :267. 50:
black horse, driver, five years old. sound.
S235; gray horse, driver, five years old.
sound, $1e5; pair bay horses. eight years old,
light, 1852. 30; bay mare. chunk, $50; gray
horse and mare, splints, eight years old.
S275; chestnut mare, driver, six years old.
light. $3.50; chestnut mare, driver, six years
old, $3.50.
Transaction at the Interstate yard.