The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-16
THELIVE STOCK MARKETS
CATTLE QUIET AND WITHOUT M
PORTRAIT CHANGE IN PRICES.
Hogs Fairly Active ana Generally
Firm-Sheep characterization
of Markets Elsewhere.
UNION sToCKYARDs. INDIANAPO-

UNION STOCKYARDS, INDIANAPO-
LIS, Sept. .-Cattle-Receipts, rs; ship
ments none. This weeks receipts of cattle
have been large, but about 1000 smaller
than the record breaker of last week. Com
pared with the same week a year ago there
is an increase of nearly 1920, and with the
corresponding week two years ago in
crease of $500. Thus far this year there is
a gain of over $4,000. compared with the
same period last year. From the begin
ming of the week the receipts were COM
paratively liberal, but there was quite
scarcity of fat stock suitable for butchers.
The demand on Tuesday was quite active
and under the influence Of strong competi-
ton much higher prices were realized than
those current at the close of last week.
This seemed to encourage statesmen and
they continued to ask strong prices. With
continued liberal supplies, however. buyers
later in the week refused TO follow Tues
days prices and on Thursday the trade
was exceedingly dull. There was another
good run of Western stock and as usual
il depressed the market for natives below
top grades. After the middle of the week
quite a supply had accumulated and the
outlook was rather discouraging to sales
men, but Friday morning they had con-
Guided to make concessions and the result
was that a much larger volume of busi-
ness was transacted than expected At the
extreme close of the week best steers were
selling possibly 10c to zoe lower than the
inflated prices on Tuesday, but there was
not great deal of change compared with
the way equal kinds sold at the close of last
week. other grades were bought irregu-
Ia ri h1If generally the market
sidered some lower There was no dealer
that seemed disposed to make definite
statement of the position of prices for
ordinary grades, and therefore it is diff
cult to make accurate report. AT the
close of the week there was a much better
demand for feeding cattle than there has
been for some time past and prices were
very little, if any, lower A much better
clearance was made than expected. Dur
ing the week native steers sold as high as
$6.25, Westerns $40, Texas 1896, heifers
were fair for Saturday, but consisted prin-
cipally of class of cattle that are not
much wanted at this time in the week and
therefore, there were not many transac
tons reported. All that were sold, how
ever, were considered steady compared
with yesterday Quotations:
Extra prime steers, 1850 lbs and
upwards ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $3.50 els
Good export steers, 1850 to 1,45O
lbs ............................ $500 SIS
Good to choice 100 to 1,300-lb
steers ...:..:..................:::.::. 500 5.75
Good TO choice LOO to 1,200-lb
steers ................... 1850 5.85
Plain fat steers, 1850 lbs and up
wards ....................... $3.50 5.75
Plain fat steers, 200 to 1900 lbs. 4750D D %
Plain fat steers, 1000 TO l, $50 lbs. 1850 T. 60
Choice feeding steers, 1000 to LOO
lbs .........,...... ssOQ 4.25
Good feeding steers, 900 to LOO
lbs Observation-Disclosures. s25Q $50
Medium feeding steers, SEQ to 900
lbs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s0O0 1925
Common to good stOckers. ........ 25O0 8. 10
Good TO choice heiferS. ............. $3.50 4.60
Fair to medium heifers. ........... 8 30GJ 8. 90
Common light heifers. .............. 250Gl 3. 25
Good to choice cows................. $3.50 L. %
Fair to medium cows............... 2.75l1 3.25
Common old cows. L50q $50
Veal calves ......................... 450Ip 800
Heavy calves Observation-Disclosures. 350d1 4.5G
Prime to fancy export bulls. 800. 350dD 400
Good to choice butcher bulls. ..... 3156D g. ~
Common to fair bulls. .....! ....... 2506 300
Good to choice cows and calves So OO0l50 90
Common to medium cows and
calves ...................... 20 0o62O On