The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-03
THELIVE STOCK MARKETS
CATTLE IN AMPLE SUPPLY, SELLING
AT ABOUT STEADY PRICES.
Hogs Fairly Active and Ten to Fiji
teen Cents LOvver-Sheep steady
Condition of other Markets.
UNION sToCKYARDs. INDIANAPOLIS.

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Dec. -Cattle-Receipts, 300; shipments
light. More than an average Monday run
of cattle arrived for the market to-day
and a greater variety was. represented than
usual at this time in the week. The quail
ity generally was fairly satisfactory, but
there is a continued scarcity of choice
kinds in their class. Practically all local
killers were in the market, and cOmpeti-
ton was so strong that statesmen sue
ceeded in maintaining steady prices COM
pared with those current for equal kinds
at the close of last week, and the supply
was exhausted in good season. Sales in
cluded native steers .aVeraging 1O5O TO 1 1903
lbs at S4.50G550 and 90S-lb Texas steers sold
at 1866. Cows were reported as high as
$40, Gamers to decent kinds sold at s.
$3.50. and calves at $3.50Q5.75. Quotations:
Good TO choice steers, 1850 lbs
and upward ..-...-................S5.7 $3.50 Go
Plain fat steers, 1850 lbs and up
ward ....:..:......:.:.............:. $3.50 SIS
steers ............................... 5000 $50
Plain fat 200 to 1,30O-Ib steers. 4.5OQ 5.2o
Good to choice 1000 to 1,150-lb
steers .......................... 400 475
lbs 2750 Bis
Common TO good stockerS. $500 3.25
Good to choice heifers. $500 AIS
Fair to medium heifers............. 5000 $50
Common light heifers. ESQ 2. 10
Good TO choice cows................ 300 425
Fair to medium cows.......-...... 275D 3.25
Common old Observation-Disclosures. 1850 2.5O
Veal calves .....................4 5060 600
HeaNy caves ---...-.- :--:.--.-.---. 39UQ 4.0o
Prime to fancy export bulls. 1850 AIS
Good TO choice butcher bulls...... 5000 800
Common to fair bulls............... 2OOa 2.75
Good to choice cows and calves. 50 Goa u. W
Common to medium cows and
calves OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES .2OOOd5O.OU
Hogs-Receipts, 5000; shipments light.
There was considerably more than the
average Monday supply of hogs arrived
for the market to-day, and the receipts
were about twice as large as a week ago
and year ago. There was little or nc
difference in the quality compared with
the average here recently. The unusually
large marketing here and at all other
Western points, and practically no in
quiry from shippers, caused a decidedly
weaker feeling, and packers were of course
bidding sharply lower prices 1t appears
however. that their bids were not so very
unreasonable, because the trading started
rather early in the day and was as active
could have been expected considering
the limited competition. Different opinions
placed the decline at from &c TO zoe, but
generally prices were quoted Zoe lower than
equal kinds sold last Saturday As usual
recently, the decline was most perceptibe
on the light and mixed grades. Sales
ranged from $5.3od6.15. and S6.121s was
practically the top. Quotations:
Good to choice medium and heavy. So S516 Is
Mixed and heavy packing ...-.....- 5.35Q50(
Good to choice light weights. 5.6Oq5S5
Common to fair light weights. 5.3OG15 5s
Common to good pigs............... 45OG5. *
Roughs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 475d5.3;
Sheep-Receipts light: shipments none. A
very small number of sheep and lambs ar
! rived for the market to-day, and because
| there were not enough to encourage com
! petition between buyers the trading was
| rather quiet but all sales were on a basis
! of steady prices compared with those cur.
rent at the close OF last week Lambs SOLD
| as high as $425, and sheep $500. Quota
| lions.
| Good to choice lambs 4OO0I4. 3,
| Common to medium lambs.......... 2OOG3.7 Z;
| Good TO choice yearlings. ..... 300G3 q
| Good to choice sheep................. 25O0D3. q
| Common to medium Sheep.......... 2000J2. q