The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-16
THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS
STEERS WERE STEADY AND FE-
MALE CATTLE a SHADE LOWER.
Hogs Moderately Active and UnevenIy
Hfgher-Sheep Unchanged-COn-
dition of other Markets.

UNION SToCKYARDS. INDIANAPO-
LIS, Dec. 14-Cattle-Receipts, ZOO ship
-nents small. The marketing of cattle this
week has been of fairly liberal volume,
there being very little change to note COM
pared with last week and an increase of
400 over the same week a year ago and
the corresponding week two years ago.
Thus far this year the receipts are over
5000 larger than the same period last year.
More good cattle were represented than
recently. but the number was not unusual
considering the time of year. There was
an excessive marketing Of common to me-
dunn and unfinished stock, and with the
limited and Indifferent demand that usually
eharacte-izes the market at this time in
the year for that class, the trading all
week has been very sluggish and on ac-
count of the irregular demand it has been
impossible to get uniform prices. Sales
men experienced the same trouble that
they did earlier in the season when the
receipts OF common stock were so liberal,
and at nearly all times it was easier to
fix prices than it was to find buyers. The
scarcity of choice cattle and the demand
principally for that class was responsible
for very little or no fluctuation in prices,
considered fully steady compared with the
close of last week other grades began
selling lower early in the week and there
was gradual slump in values to the close
of the week. when the average was gener-
ally considered TO be at least soc lower
than the close of last week. 1t is expected
that there viii be a continued limited re-
quest Tor ali ordinary cattle until after the
holidays. and therefore ii will not require
a large number TO supply the market. Dur
ing the week odd steers that were consid-
eraDly ABOVE the average run In quality
and flesh sold as high 81 and IS per 100
lbs, but $500 was considered the top for
loads and was obtained for yeaTlings.
Fancy heifers sold as high as s., cows
A-25, bulls $4.25 and calves So. The receipts
to-day were about equal to the average at
this time IN the week and quality was I'M
changed Outside orders for steers enabled
statesmen to get steady prices for that
class, but there was very little inquiry
from local killers for female butcher stun
and sales were usually a shade lower than
yesterday. Quotations:
Good TO choice steers. 1850 lbs and
upward $3.50 $50
Plain fat steers, 1850 lbs and up
warn ...----.-..-. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 0.Z9Q 0.l0
Good to choice 1.2oO to 1.SOO-lb
steers 5.OOGI 5.5O
Plain fat loo to 1,9O0-lb steers. 45Oq as
Good 10 choice 1000 TO 1,l50-lb
Plain fat 1000 10 I.l5O-lb steers. $50 4. 40
Choice feeding steers. 1000 to LOO
Good feeding steers. 800 to loo lbs $3.50 SEQ
lbs .....................'.... 275a s15
Common TO good stockers.......... 25O6p 3.25
Good to choice heifers..............S $500 $50
Fair TO medium heifers. ............ 3 O0Gl 8 40
Common light heifers. 2.250 2.75
Good 10 choice cOws................. :. 4Oli 400
Ear TO medium cows............... 2.75q 3.25
common old coWS-..................1 256l $50
yea caves .-..-......-.............. 4.501 SIS
heavy calves ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Goa $50
Prime 10 fancy eXDOrf buIls -EEg 4 y
Good to choice butcher buIls....... 8 OOlD 3 so
Common 10 fair bulls.............. , OOll 3 Is
Good TO choice COWS and calves 81 OOlI5O 90
Common 10 medium cows and
calves 20. 00lt 80 90
Hogs-Receipts. $500: shipments. 1000.
There has been good run of hogs this
week, but about l2Oe0 less than last week
1900 less than the same week a year ago
and nearly 5000 more than the correspond
Ing week two years ago. Thus far the
this year the receipts are over I49 90 larger
than the same period last year For the
week ending yesterday three local packers
bought total OF SS,002 hogs, 50, loo OF which
were taken by kingan 4 Co The
preceding week the same packers bought
A.. As. and the same week year ago 81 2O.
During the same period the shipments were
10 eos, against s. POO the preceding week and
1861 the corresponding week a year ago.
There has been an unusual market for
hogs this week There has been a marked
Indifference among packers and they were
reluctant buyers from the beginning 10 the
c.ose OF the week There was a more lib
eral shipping demand. but orders for the
most part were confined 10 certain grades.
and therefore did not help the general
market Competition from all sources was
best for the good weight hogs OF uniform
quality, which Is very plainly shown BY the
movement Ia values. The quality OF the
offerings generally has been good but
there Is not much Improvement 10 note so
far the average weight Is concerned
IL seemed impossible 10 exhaust the entire
supply any day except at the close OF the
week. when practically all were sold a
greater discrimination against the light
hogs resulted in wider margin between
prices OF that class and heavy. and at the
close OF the week the difference between
the top price for light and heavy was 60c.
against 4Oc at the beginning OF the week
On Monday the market for all kinds was
strong. compared with Saturday. Tuesday
there was very It'll, Improvement on light
hogs, but heavies moved up l5c Wednes-
Cay the general market was 5ffl0c lower.
Thursday heavy hogs sold strong, while
others declined Toe. Friday heavies We're
steady and others 5qtl0c lower and at the
sxtreme close OF the week there was a
general advance OF 5Gf1Oc. The lowest top
price paid was on Monday and the high
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