The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-04-03
LIVE STOCK QUOTATIONS
CATTLE WE'RE ACTIVE, SELLING AT
STRONG TO HIGHER PRICES.
Hogs Fairly Active at Higher Figures
sheep Scarce and StrOng-COn-
dition of Other Markets.

UNION SIOCk INDl4NAfO-
LIS. April 2.-Cattle-Receipts, 500; ship
ments fair. The receipts OF cattle were
larger than a week ago and a year ago, but
not in excess of the demand, which was
good from all sources and for all kinds.
The bidding from the start was active, and
it did not take long to exhaust the supply
at strong to higher prices, but the advance
was not general, steers showing the least
improvement. There was a very urgent
demand for good cows and heifers, and not
a few sales were considered 10c higher than
the close of last week. The general mar
ket seems to be in a healthy condition, and
satisfactory results are expected in the
early future. Steers averaging 1878 TO l,i5O
lbs sold at S5.15Q5.2O. with $40 TO 1.247-lb
kinds at S4Q5, and stockers and feeders
sold at $3.25q4.65. The top price for heifers
was $4.75. and there were no cows here good
enough to bring over S4.25, but they were
not top kinds. The bull market was strong.
with the best here bringing $4.15, and calves
were firm with the top 81. Quotations:
Good TO prime steers, 1850 lbs and
upward $o.l0W o.bo
FAIR to medium steers, 1850 lbs
ana upward 4.OtU o.lJ
Good to choice 1,150 to 1.300-lb
steers 1900 SIS
Fair to medium l,l50 to 1,300-lb
steers 4.2O@ 4.6o
Medium TO good 800 to 1,l00-lb
steers 1000 AGO
Good to choice feeding steers. 4.25M AGO
Fair to medium feeding SteerS.... 3. l5n 4.10
Common to choice stockers. ....... $500 AS
Good TO choice heifers. 400 4.75
Fair to medium heiferS. ........... 1900 400
Common TO light heifers. ......... BOO $50
Good to choice {. lisa 4.50
Fair to medium cowS........... 5000 800
Common old 1.50m =. 10
Veal calves $500 100
Heavy calves $500 800
Prime to fancy export bulls...... 3. $50 AS
Good to choice butcher bulls...... 3. 400 1866
Common to fair bulls......-...... 2.750 3-25
Good TO choice COWS and calves. .35.00Q50.O
Common to medium COWS and
calves
Hogs-Receipts. 1900; shipments, 1,sOU.
The marketing of hogs for this time in the
year is of fair volume, but there is a great
scarcity of strictly well-matured stock of
good quality and an excessive supply of
very ordinary unfinished stock. The re-
ceipts to-day included a few loads of choice
heavy hogs, that Is hogs weighing around
$50 lbs, but most of the arrivals were light
mixed grades and pigs, and the quality was
poor. The market opened with a very fair
request from shippers, but packers did not
seem inclined TO follow the advance sales
men were asking. Therefore trading basis
was not easily established, but finally the
supply was exhausted at an average adj
vance of fully TIC in prices over those cur
ltlI CT liz VI ldot WtSh- oatCo
ranged from $3.50 to 500 for ordinary pigs
to best heavy, and the bulk of the supply
sold at S6.021a@6.121 Quotations:
Good to choice medium and
heavy Sc. 1Od6 20
Mixed and heavy packing........ 5.S5u6.l21s
Good to choice light weights. 05u6.1
Common to fair light weights. 5.95u6.0l12
Common to good pigS.......... 5.25U6.W
Roughs 5G5 10
Sheep-Receipts, 100; shipments small.
The receipts of sheep and lambs were only
about large enough TO interest local butch
ers. and the trading was active at steady to
strong prices. Spring lambs averaging 3S
lbs sold at 1Oc per pound; the top for old
lambs was So. 70, and for sheep $3.50. The
small supply was soon exhausted and the
demand was unsupplied. Quotations:
Good to choice So. 5M5 70
Common TO medium lambs. ........ 4.O0d5.G0
Good to choice 00445
Common to medium sheep......... .O0Q3.s 20
Stockers and feeding sheep........ 2.50q3.J 81
Bucks, per 100 lbs ............... 2. 75Q3.J0