The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-12

ter prices than yesterday. Statesmen were
asking higher prices. but there was not
first transactions did not show much, il
any, Improvement. Later, however, there
was some inquiry from outside sources,
which stimulated the bidding 10 some eX-
tent, and values were showing more
strength. Subsequent sales were usually
at more satisfactory prices than equal
kinds sold yesterday, and IN some instances
an advance OF 5dl0c was reported. Values,
however, continue very irregular, and II
seems impossible for statesmen 10 get uni
form prices for equal kinds. OF course.
the market is handicapped 10 some extent
by the absence of strictly prime heavy
hogs, but the position in prices OF other
grades to-day was relatively better COM
pared with other markets than IL has been
for several days. A satisfactory clearance
was made, and the market closed steady
at current prices. Sales ranged from $3.50
TO S.42]9 and a small part of the supply
sold below $685.. Quotations:
Good to choice medium and
heavy .:.:............:...,.... Sll34l.tZ12
Mixed and heavy packing: $500. e.seq7.2o
Good to choice light weights. 6.90q7l0
common TO fair light weights. 6.65q6.S5
Common 20 good pigs.............. 6.3q6.50
Roughs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 6.25d6.95
Sheep-Receipts. 400; shipments, $50. The
marketing of sheep and lambs for three
days shows a decrease of over 300 COM
pared with the same time last week and an
| increase OF about 400 over the correspond
! ing time a year ago. The receipts to-day
were small being 800 less than a week ago
and over $50 less than a year ago. There
/ were some few good sheep represented.
| but not many good lambs. The demand
seemed 10 be steady from most dealers.
and. although there was no urgent COM
! petition between buyers, the trading was
| reasonably active and a good clearance
was effected in season. Most of the lambs
/ on sale averaged less than sixty lbs and
| sold from 81 to Sc The best sheep brought
| s. and other sales ranged from s. 70 $3.50.
| There will probably be no material change
| developed in the market as long as there
| is any considerable increase in receipts.
| Quotations:
| Good TO choice yearlings. 5.c0d55O
| Common 10 medium yearlings..... 400Q50O
Good TO choice sheep. 450d4 %
| Common 10 medium sheep. ......... 3.00d42 Is
| Stockers and feeding sheep. e 00d3 90
| Bucks per 100 lbs. ................... 3.00d4O0
| Horses-About 275 head OF horses arrived
| for the regular auction sale of the Blair
Baker Horse Company to-day. against LIS
! The quality was hardly as good the
| average last week but a few good horses
in their class were represented. There was
! steady, In fact rather active, demand
| for all choice stock. and that class found
a ready sale at strong prices Less desir-
| able horses however, were Disseminated
| against and did not sell up 10 the expecta-
| tions of owners. Commission men are ad-
| vising their customers to be careful in
| buying at these terms and TO make sure
| that every animal is about I'm its class a
dull trade is anticipated for ali except the
best animals, and il is expected that there
| will be a gradual reduction in prices of
| others the dull season advances. 1t re-
| quired considerable hard work TO transfer
| the ordinary animals at current prices,
| but a good clearance had been made az the
| close Among the important sales were
| coach teams as high as 5000. single coach
| horses as high as $225, draft teams high
| as $40 and single draft horses as high as
$500. There were several sales at sl50dl75.
The bulk of the medium 10 good stock sold
at SS5q120, and common horses were re-
ported as low as $35