The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-03
THELIVE STOCK MARKETS
CATTLE QUIET, ALL GRADES SELL
ING AT BARELY STEADY PRICES.
Hogs i'm Large supply and Ten to Fiji
teen Cents LOwer-Sheep Quiet
Condition of other Markets.


LIS, Nov. 2.-Cattle-Receipts. 200; ship
ments small. The receipts of cattle this
week have been fairly liberal. but about
1900 smaller than last week. Compared
with the same week year ago. there is an
increase of 1.SO0 and with the correspond
ing week two years ago gain of nearly
Loo. Thus far this year the receipts are
over $1,000 larger than the same period last
year. The week opened with the conditions
more favorable for a rally in prices than
they have been for several weeks, but this
was Immediately followed by unexpected
large receipts and the market was soon in
the same old rut that it has been for about
two months. 1t looked like shippers
thought it was a good time to slip in few
loads of cattle. and the marketing Of COM
mon to medium grades was again far in
excess of the requirements of the trade.
On account OF a great scarcity of strictly
choice stock. statesmen succeeded in main
tanning nearly steady prices for that class.
but the latter part of the week buyers were
more particular and there is probably no
doubt that it required a better class of cat
tie to bring the same prices than earlier
in the week. AS usual for some time past,
the market for undesirable stock was very
irregular, statesmen having to accept most
anything they could get. and therefore it
was rarely that the different statesmen
agreed on the condition of the market. 1t
is a fact that current prices were low
as they have been at any time this season
Frequent dsappointments lately have
placed dealers in a position that they abso-
lutely refuse to make any predictions as to
future developments. A good many say
that on account of the scarcity and high
prices of feed and for various other rea-
sons. good receipts may be expected for
some time without any improvement in
quality and therefore 1t hardly be
expected that there can be any rally in the
market for that class. 1t is possible that
continued scarcity of choice cattle will hold
prices up for that grade, but no doubt buy
ers will be inclined to substitute the
pretty good" kinds at low price for the
best at a high price. During the week
native steers sold as high as Sc; Texas,
$40; native heifers $475; cows, S425; bulls,
$4.25. and calves, $3.50. AS usual on Satur-
day, there were few fresh arrivals to-day,
but stale stock carried over from yesterday
made the supply on sale ample. Some of
the leading buyers were practically out of
tire IIldIh6l, the requirements OF OInerS
were of no great Importance and the result
was a very dull market at barely steady
prices compared with yesterday. Quota
tiOns:
Extra prime steers, 1850 lbs and
upward ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $3.50 6.25
Good export steers, 1850 TO 1,450
lbs, 500 SIS
Good to choice 200 to 1,3O0-lb
steers Observation-Disclosures. $3.50 $50
Good TO choice 1000 TO 1,15O-lb
steers ......................... 4.5O9 5.25
Plain fat steers, 1850 lbs and up
ward .......................... 5000 SIS
Plain fat steers, 300 to 1900 lbs. 450d $50
Plain fat steers, LOCO to $50 lbs. 756D 40
Choice feeding steers, 900 to ], 100
lbs ........................... 1850 AIS
GOOD feeding steers, 800 TO LOO lbs $3.50 $50
Medium feeding steers, 500 to 800
lbs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5000 S.25
common to good stockers......... 2.50p $50
Good TO choice heifers. 3.60n $50
Fair to medium heifers. .......... 3.OOd $50
Common to light heifers. 2.25G 2. IS
Good 10 choice cows................ 3.40d AS
Fair TO medium cOws.............. lisa 3.s35
Common old Observation-Disclosures. l.25GI $50
veal calves ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4.50Q 6.25
heavy calves ....................... $500 $50
Prime to fancy export BULLS. 3.75d 400
Good to choice butcher bulls. 3.251 8. 90
Common to fair bulls............. 25OII 300
Good TO choice cows and calves 35 OOd5O 90
Common 10 medium cows and
calves ............................ 20.O0G30.OO
HOgs-Receipts. 5000; shipments 20. This
weeks receiDts of hogs are the LARGEST 20