The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-20
THELIVESTOCK MARKETS
CHOICE CATTLE ACTIVE AND SELL
ING AT STRONG PRICES.
Hogs Moderately Active at About Pre-
yious Pr~ices-Sheep Steady-COn-
dition of other Markets.

LIS. Sept. 19.-CattIe-Receipts. 500; ship
nents fair. The marketing of cattle for
four days indicates a decrease of over LOO
compared with the same time last week
and $50 compared with the corresponding
time a year ago. The receipts to-day were
small, showing a decrease of 1900 compared
with the same time last week and 500 COM
pared with a year ago. On account of the
continued small supply the demand has
improved this week so far, and when the
market opened this morning there was a
hurried movement among buyers TO secure
the good kinds, consequently statesmen had
less trouble I'm disposing OF the desirable
stock and prices for the most part were
strong compared with yesterday, while in
some instances a further gain was reported.
The ordinary grades are still neglected and
dealers are not expecting any material i'm
provement in that line no matter how small
the supplies Of choice stock get to be.
Choice steers averaging 1.217 pounds sold to
shippers as high as $6.10, and local killers
paid as high as $3.50 for plain 1~,S25-pound
kinds. Cattle weighing 957 to 1888 pounds
sold at $5.35d5.S5 and stockers as high as
81. Quotations.:
Extra prime steers, 1850 lbs and
upward ................ .............S0.S5g OLD
lbs ................ ...'."......... $500 SIS
steers .....o...H.. ..~....... $500 $50
steers ........:.. ........... 4.S5@ SIS
ward ........s....~... -. $3.50 SIS
Plain fat steers, leo to 1900 lbs. ALSO 5.20
Plain fat steers, 1000 TO 1.150 lbs. 4.259 AGO
lbs ......."*..... ....-...."...... s.6O@ 4.25
lbs .........e......... .............. $3.50 $50
lbs ......~~.e.... ....~........ 3.OOa 8.25
Common to good stockers........... 2.50G $40
Good to choice heiferS. ............. 3.750 AGO
Fair TO medium heifers.. :. 3OD S65
Common to light heifers........... 2.5OD 325
Good to choice 3.350 425
Fair to medium oWS.............. lisa 325
Common old 1.500 $50
Veal calves 4.500 500
Heavy calves ......-............. $500 4.50
Prime to fancy export buIis........ $500 400
Good to choice butcher buIls....... 3.I5D $40
Common TO fair 2.500 800
Good TO choice COWS and calves. 80. 0O0JO.O0
Common TO medium COWS and
caves .........s.......
Hogs-Receipts, 5000; shipments, $50.
Combined receipts of hogs for four lays
show an increase of $500 over the same
time last week and a little change COM
pared with the corresponding time a year
ago. The receipts to-day were smaller than.
g week ago and over 1000 less than a year
ago. All buyers were not in the market
early to-day, but there was q steady de-
mand from local packers, and with fair
competition from other sources the market
opened with statesmen asking steady prices
and the supply was soon changing hands
on that basis. Packers withdrew from the
market before all had been sold and there
was a quieter feeling later, but shippers
finally bought all that came i'm before, 1U
O'Clock at about morning prices. Sales
ranged from $6.50Q7.171z. there being no
heavy hogs here as desirable as those at
$I.2O yesterday. Quotations:
Good to choice medium and heavy. 81. % 20
Mixed and heavy packing ........... 6.7507.15
Good TO choice light weights...... 6.S0G6.9
Common to fair light weights...... 6.5O06.75
Common to good pigs............... 5.75n6.75
ttOuShS b.I006.6O
Sheep-Receipts, 500; shipments. 200. Four
days receipts of sheep and lambs show an
increase of 800 over the same time last
week, and 100 over the corresponding time
a year ago. The receipts to-day were good
for Thursday and the quality was an aver
age. The market opened with a steady de-
mand and with reasonably active COMPETE
ton, a clearance was made early at steady
prices compared with those Of yesterday.
Lambs sold as high as $3.50 with quite a
number at $f.10q4.50. and culls as low as
$3.50. The best sheep here brought 1885,
and other sales were at $685.. Quota
tons:
GOOd IN choice lambs 81 35T5 IN