The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-06
THELIVE STOCK MARKETS
CATTLE QUIET, cows AND BUTCHER
STEERS RANGE STEADY.
Hogs in Moderate Demand and About
Five Cents LoNer-sheep Weaker
Condition of Other Markets.
UNION sToCKYARDs. INDIANAPOLIS.

UNION STOCKYARDS, INDIANAPOLIS,
Aug. .-Cattle-Receipts, 500; shipments,
100. The receipts to-day were over 100
smaller than a week ago and $50 smaller
than year ago. Practically all kinds of
cattle were represented in the arrivals ex-
cept the best export steers. The market
opened with a continued steady demand for
all cattle that were up 20 the requirements
of killers, and sales OF that class were
usually at fully steady prices compared
with those current the past few days.
There was practically no competition for
the heaviest steers. however. The market
continues very dull and slow for all except
cattle below the requirements in quality,
fat or weight, and il is impossible to make
a report that can be relied upon. There
was very little inquiry for stockerS and
feeders. Native steers sold as high as 800
Texas s5.25. and heifers and cows $5.25.
Quotations:
Good to choice steers, 1850 lbs and
upward ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $3.50 500
Plain fat steers. 1850 lbs and up
ward ....-.... :...:.......:....... 6.5Oa 1856
steers ............... ............... $500 725
Plain fat. 1.2uO to 1.3CO-lb steers ..55OQ $50
Good to choice 800 to 1,15O-lb steers $3.50 6.25
Plain fat 800 to 1,150-lb steeTs...... $500 5.25
lbs ....:.......:..:: 5000 SIS
lbs Observation-Disclosures. 45OQ5.O
Medium feeding steers. 500 to 800
lbs ............. ..................... 1000 $50
Common to good stockers...... $500 465
Good to choice heifers.............. 4756 s. 10
Fair TO medium heiferS.. $3.50 $50
Good TO choice cows. 5O6D 5. 50
Fair TO medium cows. 5000 425
Common old cows ................. LOO q 70
Prime to fancy export BULLS. 1909 475
Good to choice butcher bulls. .....3.756 ass
Common TO fair bulls............... 3.O09 $50
Veal calves ..........................5 5000 $50
Heavy calves. 1890. 35OQ $50
Good TO choice cows and calves. .35. O0I5O 90
Common TO medium cows and
calves 20. 00ll30OO
Hogs-Receipts. 1900; shipments. $50 The
receipts to-day were about 1000 smaller
than a week ago and 5000 smaller than a
year ago. The market opened with practic-
ally all buyers in the field, but there seemed
TO be no really urgent orders and the bidd-
ing at the start was trihe slow and lower.
In harmony with other places statesmen ex-
pected to have to make concessions COM
pared with yesterday, and therefore it
did not require great deal of time to fix a
trading basis The demand, as usual for
some time past, was better for the good
light hogs than other grades. and they were
the first to sell. but satisfactory clearance
OF all kinds was finally made at prices gen.
orally considered sc lower than last Sat-
urday- Sales ranged from S7.35 to S7.65 and
the bulk or the supply sold at 1851 80.
Quotations:
Good to choice medium TO heavy 81. 4567. 65
Mixed and heavy packing ............ 1851. SO
Good 10 choice light weights. 49,. 1901. so
common to fair light weights. T15q7. 35
inferior TO best pigs................. 6O01t7. 80
RouSns ana Stags..................... 615QLZo
Sheep-Receipts. 700; shipments 400. The
receipts to-day were about the same as
week ago and tuily 400 smaller than year
ago. The market opened with some of the
regular buyers out of the field, but there
was a fair demand from local butchers
and little request from outside sources
COmnetftiOn however
and as a rule concessions in prices were
asked. Statesmen were holding their best
lots at about steady prices and finally sue
ceeded in getting that in some instances
but the tendency was lower in most cases
In general way the market to-day was
about soc lower than the high time last
week Lambs sold high as $3.50 and
sheep $3.50. Quotations:
Good 10 choice lambs ........... 80 OO65 "a
Common 10 medium lambs ...... S25Il4 Il
Good TO choice sheep. ...............3 .25aS 81
Common to medium shee9 ........ 25Off3 q
Stockers and feeding sheep. 100000 OK
Eucks, per 100 lbs .....-.............. 20OGI2 81
Horses-A moderate supply of horses
arrived for the auction sale to-day, there
being less than 100 head offered by the
Warman Black Chamberlain Company,
There was not complete variety of ami.
mails represented, and not many OF the con
signments were attractive In quality. The
at this season of the year There was :
better attendance OF buyers than last week
and WITH add1lOnal competition there was
more animation in the bidding but exceDt
IN a few instances prices realized were nc
higher than last week. The good dra n
Horses still have the call, and the fn0uirI
for little and unfinished horses is no better
Heavy horses sold as high as SITS per head
and coachers are salable as high as 5000
Most OF the supply were the class that fetch
from So 10 Sl25. Besides their sale OF nativ,
horses the Warman-Black-C Chamberlain
Company sold nearly 600 head of West.
ern range horses this morning I'm car
load lots. There was the usual big Grove
Of curious spectators and an average num-
Der OF buyers. Prices were on about IN,
same line those current heretofore thi,
season. Sales Of yearlings TO six-year-oIt
horses ranged from $l4 10 si5.25 per head.
transactions mt the Interstate Yards
INTERSTATE STOCKYARDs. INDIAN.
APOLIS. Aug. 5.-cattle-Receipts none,
shipments none The market shows a
lower tendency for cattle. with the creates,
weakness for the commoner kinds. The
market to-day was affected by the pre-
dominance or Southern stun and by the
fact that local buyers had filled their