The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-27
THELIVE STOCK MARKETS
CATTLE OF ALL GRADES WERE dull
AT UNEVENLY LOWER PRICES.
Hogs Dull, Weak and Ten to Fifteen
Cents L~ower-Sheep Steady-Con-
dition of Markets Elsewhere.
UNION sTocKYARDs. INDIANAPOLIS.

UNION STOCKYARDS, INDIANAPOLIS,
July 26.-Cattle-Receipts. 2,0co: shipments,
800. The marketing Of cattle continues OF
large volume, the receipts thus far this
week averaging over 1000 per day and the
total showing an increase Of 1850 over the
same time last week and over 1900 COM
pared with the corresponding time a year
ago. The receipts to-day, including through
stock, show an increase Of nearly 1,3c0 over
last Friday, and almost 100 over a year
ago. Fresh and stale. there was probably
fully 800 cattle on sale, and a very large
proportion of the supply were on the stock
er and feeder order. The proportion OF
thick. fat cattle was small. but quite a
number of good kinds were represented and
the supply proved to be ample, in fact,
larger than could be sold al steady prices.
Opening bids. especially in the steer line,
were so far below the expectations OF own-
ers that statesmen had much difficulty In
concentrating sales, but later the fat cattle
were selling generally at unevenly lower
prices, and at a very late hour 1t looked
like a fair clearance of that class would
be made. There was some inquiry for stock
ers and feeders, especially the better
grades, and all that could be sold brought
nearly steady prices compared with those
current heretofore this week, but at a very
late hour hundreds remained in the pens
unsold, and statesmen no doubt would have
been glad TO accept lower prices to effect
a clearance. The very best fat steers.
botn light and heavy, suffered a further de-
cline Of 10d15c in prices, making a change
of fully 25c since last Friday. The best
offerings averaged 1.522 lbs and sold at $3.50,
and fat cattle, averaging 1,252 to 1873 lbs,
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eraging 1,O96 to 1884 lbs. sold at s4.I0a49o.
and a palmer set of cattle, averaging LBS
TO 1,2SS lbs. sold at s4.65. Other safes in
cluded cattle averaging less than LOO lbs at
reported at $2.5OQ4.35, with A.25 practically
the top and not many sales as high at "a.
There were few heifers reported above Sab,
and $3.50 seems TO have been the top. Very
decent to good kinds sold at s3.5Oq42 Is. and
stockers to fair heifers brought s2.25d3- 40.
The market for cows was nearer steady
than for any other class OF cattle. The top
was s4.25. and very decent TO good kinds
sold at S.25d3.7o.. Other sales incIudins
Gamers, ranged from $l.so 10 Is. quota
tions:
HnHnnWards . IS. $50 $50
Good export steers, 1850 TO 1,450 lbs 5.0oQ SIS
steers 1909 SIS
steers 1850 500
wards 1900 sis
Plain fat steers. 200 to 1900 lbs. 4.65G 400
Plain fat steers, 1000 to 1,15O lbs. 4.OO0 $50
Choice feeding steers. 1,W to J.
lVD IDS o""N&
c lbs ieeoins s'ee $500 s.75
Medium feeding steers, 500 to 900 $500.
lbs o'lSV S"oO0
! Common to good stockers.......... 2.5O4 80
Good to choice heifers 3.l3u SO
Fair 10 medium heifers......-...... 500 800
common light heifers...-...... 2.5o@ S.25
Good to choice 3. 400 AS
| Fair to medium cows.............. also 1856
Common old l.000 $50
Veal calves $500 $50
| Heavy calves 2.50m 400
Prime To fancy EXPORT bulls........ $3.50 400
| Good TO choice butcher bulls....... 3.254 $50
| Common TO fair bulls 3.25T $50
Good TO choice cows and calves. .3o.VtqJo.0V
caves 20. coaso.W