The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-08

: HogsEReceipts, u,O0; shipments, LOCO.
The marketing of hogs this week has been
5 OF unusually large volume but could hardly
: be considered excessive for this time in the
: year. The total shows a gain of about
I; 5000 over the next largest weeks receipts
thus far this year and they are the largest
weeks receipts since the week ending Dec.
!. ID, 1S9s. when 64.14s arrived. Compared with
Z last week there is a gain Of nearly 20. 900
End an increase OF 1880 is indicated COM
. pared with the same week a year ago and
{ about 5000 compared with the correspond
= ing week two years ago. The receipts thus
.far this year are about 15. 600 larger than
sthe same period last year and $4,000 small
-er than the corresponding period in 1898.
xbor the week ending yesterday local pack
sers bought a total OF 45.4S2, out of which
- kingan * Co. got 1926. The preceding
week the same packers bought 31.272 and
the same week "A year ago g, l60. During
the same period the shipments were eos.
: against 1.e43 the preceding week and 1O,O37
the corresponding week a year ago. There
; has been a zigzag movement In prices of
Slargely on the supplies. With a liberal
smarketing at the beginning Of the week
values suffered n decline OF a030c for an
x average compared with the close of last
e week. This was followed by quite a falling
OF in the supplies and a corresponding
: rally In prices and on Thursday practically
: all OF the early loss had been regained. The
> highest price of the week was obtained
T. yc-lcFudN u generally there was no i'm
: prOVement IN the market and the finish Was
weak AT the extreme close of the week
:. the receipts were exceedingly large and
= prices suffered another break of 1OQ15c and
= that represented the difference in the mar
;. ket compared with the close of last week.
shipping orders on account Of the low
Z prices prevailing in Eastern markets have
= been Of no great Importance and consider
? Ing the fact that packers have had To buy
: over 50 per cent. of all the hogs received
) and that prices have been maintained on a
comparatively steady basis in relation TO
sfother markets the trade here has been sat
tsfactOry. The quality generally mas been
/. good and toward the close OF the week
there was considerably more than an aver
a age number OF good weight hogs arrived. a
: record Tar the largest number of hogs in
q one day, for the largest number I'm the
z diamond alley and for the largest num-
: Der on Saturday was established this week.
3 The receipts iof hogs to-day were quite a
= surprise TO everybody. and are several
= thousand head larger than the average at
Z this time In the week. Therefore II was
naturally expected that buyers would re-
{. quire concessions In prices and the only
thing 20 be decided was the amount of the
: Cecline- There was some inquiry from all
sources. but II was evident that statesmen
: woulC again have TO depend upon the pack
ers &c take the large proportion OF the sup
ply IL was not easy To fix "a basis for oper-
: atiOns which caused rather a slow trade at
: the start but finally the offerings were
3 moving toward the scales and at noon II
was evident that a good clearance would be
= made. y very Few dealers claimed that
2 certain sales were not TO exceed Sc lower.
= BIT generally IL was conceded that there
{. was "A decllne OF 10G15c COMPARED with tho
market yesterday after 10 had settled II
= Wa observed that the change to-day was
principally on the class OF hogs that sold
around S.90a61O yesterday. sales ranged
) from &.5N6.D. Quotations.:
/. Good 10 choice medium and heavy s.. n 20
: Mixed and heavy packing ..-....... 545d6C o.
Good - choitc light weights $50 5Eil5 x
: Common 60 fair light weights. 5.35a5. 40
= Common 10 good gs... 4Ooly5% 4,
: Roughs 4.75a5 E0
Sheep-Rcceipts. 200: shipments small
:. There f. "a good increase 90 report i'm ne
. marketing Of sheep and lambs. the total
(: this week beng over 1850 larger than last
: week and the same week "A wear ago ana
/, over $50 larger than the corresponding
:. week two years ago. Thus FAR this wear the
receipts are nearly $500 larger than tho
= same period last year. There was Il better
tendency In the market az tire beginning
) OF this week. which continued 20 Gin
. strength. aad with the competition from
= snippefa stronger than usual the better
Agrades later IN the week sold al advanced