The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-10
The LIVE STOCK MARKETS
CATTLE SLOW AND QUIET, AND
WITHOUT IMPORTANT CHANGE.
Hogs in Fair Demand and Seven to
Ten Cents LOwer-Sheep Quiet
Condition of Other Markets.
UNION sToCKYARDs, INDIANAPOLIS.

UNION STOCKYARDS, INDIANAPOLIS.
Aug. .-Cattle-Receipts, 225; shipments,
$50. This weeks receipts of cattle
have been of fair volume but show
a decrease of over 400 compared with last
week, and nearly 200 compared with the
same week year ago, and an increase of
1,5o0 over the corresponding week two years
ago. Thus far this year the receipts are
about 21,5OO larger than the same period
last year. In a general way the market this
week has been about as statesmen antici-
pated. There has been continued scarcity
of strictly choice stock of all kinds and
fully steady to firm prices were maintained
for that class, but the less desirable grades
and good medium cattle have been plenti-
full and a gradual weaker tendency resulted
in reduction of at least 25c in values COM
pared with the close of last week The
medium cows and heifers were possibly
weaker than most any other kind of cattle,
but there was also very dull market for
ordinary stockers and feeding cattle. The
demand for the good stockers and feeders
at the beginning of the week was hardly
up to the expectations, but there was
some Improvement later in the week and
sales were usually on basis of former
prices or rather about equal to those cur
rent at the close Of last week. The demand
from killers has not been liberal and only
for the demand for feeding stock the
medium class of cattle no doubt would have
suffered more than they did. Extreme
, prices this week were $3.50 for native steers.
s5.25 for fed Texas, $500 for COWS and
heifers, $3.50 for bulls and 1918 for calves.
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paratively few steers have been good
enough TO sell above 500, not many heifers
above s4.75 and a small proportion of the
cows sold above $3.50. There has been a
continued limited and slow demand for
heavy bulls but the lighter grades
have Jared tolersbly well on account
of the demand from feeders. There
were very few fresh arrivals this morning
consequently there was nothing to interest
buyers in the market and the trading was
slow and quiet at quotably unchanged
prices compared with the way equal kinds
sold yesterday. Quotations:
Good to choice steers, 1856 lbs and
- upward ......:::..; ............ $3.50 500
Plain fat steers, 1850 lbs and up
| wards: 49,. .............. 49,. 65Oa 735
Good TO choice 300 TO 1900 Id steers 6.50dJ 725
1 Plain fat 1900 to 1900 Id steers. ... $500 go
/ Good to choice 900 to l150 ID steers 5.25fI 600
Pialn TAT 300 TO 115O 10 steers ....... 45OQ 525
/ Choice feeding steers, 1000 to 100
lbs ...:....... 49,. ........... 5.OOG SO;
GOOD feeding steers. 900 TO 100 lbs 4.50Q 800
Medlum FEEDING steers, 500 to 800
lbs ......... ............... 500. 4OO61 45C
| common to good stockers ........ 3.5OlI 4.5C
GOOD 10 choice heifers ............ 4.501 5.7S
far 10 medium heifers ............ $3.50 4.4(
! common light heifers .....-........ 5000 3.5C
GOOD TO choice cows ........... -. Asa SO;
falr 10 medium cows. ........ 5000 40C
Gamers and cutters .1.OOd 2.7;
Irlfne 10 fancy export bulls ..... 4.50Gl Al;
! Good TO choice butcher bulls. 3.75l AZ:
! common TO fair bulls .......... -. 3.O0lI 3.5t
veal calves ............... .......... 5000 So;
aeaVy calves ....................... $500 So
| Good 10 cholce cows and calves. .35. 00Q50.0.
common TO medium COWS and
calves ............. .. % O0G30 On