The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-26
THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS
STEERS DULL AND LOWERS; GOOD
cows AND HELPERS STRONGER.
Hogs Active for Heavy Grades, While
Other Kinds Were weaker-sheep
and Lambs Fairly Active.

UNION STOCKYARDS, INDIANAPOLIS,
Feb. 25.-Cattle-Receipts. 500; shipments.
200. The receipts OF cattle to-day were not
quite as large as a week ago, and about
80 larger than a year ago. The usual
variety OF grades was represented, but
there were no export steers that statesmen
would expect to get extreme quotations
for. Most Of the arrivals were female
butcher cattle. light to medium weight
steers and feeders. The quality showed
very little change compared with the aver
age for some time past. There was about
the usual attendance of buyers. and the
market opened with reasonably active
competition for the good female, stock,
which resulted in rather a lively trade at
strong prices compared with those current
at the close OF last week. With evidently a
fear among buyers OF liberal receipts and
a corresponding reaction in prices later in
the week. the request for steers was back
ward and concessions in prices were de-
manded. Statesmen were reluctant in ac-
cepting any decline, which. of course,
caused a slow trade. but final sales indi-
cate that prices were about 10c lower than
equal kinds sold last Friday. Steers sold
as nigh as So. heifers at $5.25, and COWS
$475. Quotations:
Good to choice steers. 1850 lbs
Plain fat steers. 1850 lbs and up
Wafu 0.JOW bNO
Good to choice 100 to 1,SO0-lb
steers BOD 80
Plain fat 100 to 1.SOo-lb steers. 5000 $50
Good TO choice 1000 to 1,15O-lb
Plain fat 1000 to i,150-Ib steers. ESQ 500
lbs ....:~"-~.~-~..,... s75@ AS
lbs ASA s.65
Common to good stockers......... 3.OO6 AS
Good TO choice heifers...-......... 450G 5.25
Eaf~ 70 rraHfuun haffarG ma A OS
Common light 3.OO9 $50
Good 10 choice 4.O01 800
Fair to medium cows............... 5000 AIS
Veal calves. 6@gs rs
Heavy 1000 6.23
Prime to fancy export bulls. S.75Q AS
Good TO choice butcher BULLS. 5000 3.60
Common TO fair bulls............ 2.OO4 275
Good TO choice cows and calves. .35l O0Q500
Common TO medium cows and
calves H.O01J 1000
Hogs-Receipts, $500: shipments, $50. The
marketing of hogs thus far this week
shows a little Improvement over the same
time last week and the corresponding time
a year ago. The receipts to-day were about
the same as a week ago and nearly 1000
larger than a year ago. On account OF the
preSence of a few loads of fancy heavy hogs
the average quality to-day was improved.
The market opened lively and sales were
usually at more satisfactory prices than
yesterday. The next grade below this. how
ever, did not sell p~erceptibly better. and
01N 4tpUII a SlukSlSH ueIldlO
for mixed hogs averaging less than 16O lbs.
1t Is also probable that that grade shows a
shade weaker prices than yesterday. In
armon with late reports from other mar
kets the business at the close here was
easier than early, and the fact that current
prices were comparatively high led dealers
to believe that late arrivals would probably
have TO sell at weaker figures. All the early
arrivals sold. Sales ranged from s.. 75d
6.52lz. Quotations:
Good TO choice medium and
nedNy .S6. 2006 521k
Mixed and heavy acking...... 5SOfS IS
Good to choice light Weights. 5.90d6.1O
Common TO fair light Weights. 5.75q5.S5
Common TO good pigs........... 450u5.7O
ROughS 5.20U5.0
Sheep-Receipts. 500; shipments, 600. The
receipts OF sheep and lambs to-day were
nearly four times as large as a week ago
and a year ago. Naturally, the market
opened with buyers inclined to want their
supplies at lower prices, but there was a
reasonably active demand from all sources
and statesmen finally succeeded in dispos-
ing of their best -consignments at about
steady prices. Values for the less desir.
able grades were irregular and the average
was possibly a shade lower than recently
A good clearance was made at current
prices. The best lambs here sold at Sc. IS
sheep and yearlings as high as s. while
$40 was practically the top for sheep. Quo,
tations:
Common 20 medium lambs ......... 4.50a5. q
Good TO choice yearlings ........... 425d5.0
Good TO choice sheep -.............. 3.5OQIG
Common to medium sheep ......... 2.5Od3.2
Stockers and feeding sheep $500. 2OOa3.Oo
Bucks. per 100 lbs ....-....-..-.... 2J3I3.5(
Horses-More than an average number
of horses arrived for the regular sale OF
Warman, Black. Chamberlain < Co.
the total being about 80 head. OF course
in this large number practically all kinds
were represented, but the average quality
was not preceptibly better than il has beer
recently. There was a large number OF
good heavy workers in the offerings, bul
a small proportion only were good coach
horses and the medium class of drivers
and workers predOminated on account OF
the storm in the East a number OF the
regular buyers were not on the market
ual. Therefore there was little hope FOL
maintaining steady prices. The auction be
gan in the forenoon and rather a livel,
country demand for farm chunks resulted
In about steady prices for that class, bu'
competition for the better grades of horse:
was slack and for the most part statesmen
were forced 10 accept a decline OF $40 De-
head I'm prices. The m grades wer,
not Cuotably changed because they wer,
already about as low as IL is possible fOl
them TO be. Owners being reluctant in ac
cepting the reduction in prices. the tradinl
at times was a trihe sluggish but at tn,
close a fair clearance had been made. tn,
better class OF draft horses sold aroune
$50 per head, with medium TO good chunk.
at from $50 10 Sl35 and ordinary driver.
10 good coach horses at $50 TO $3.50.
transactions at the Interstate Yards
INTERSTATE sToCKYARDs. INDIAN
APOLIs. Feb. acknowledging none
shipments none. No changes are to be note,