The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-22
THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS
CATTLE SCARCE AND QUIET, WITH
NO MARKED CHANGE IN PRICES.
Hogs Fairly Active and About Five
Cents Higher-Sheep Quiet-Con-
dition of Other Markets.

d1t1On OF Other markets..
UNION STOCKYARDS, INDIANAPOLIS,
June 21.-Cattle-Receipts, $50; shipments
small. The marketing of cattle this week
has been over 900 smaller than last week.
but 1900 larger than the same week a year
ago and nearly 1.6OO larger than the cor
responding week two years ago. Thus far
this year the receipts are 24,50O larger than
the same period last year. The greater
part of the week there was very little
change, If any, in the prices of commonly
called good" cattle, but the supplies were
hardly equal to the demand, and toward
the close of the week there was rather
a stronger tendency, to the extent that
some sales were possibly higher Than equal
kinds would have sold last week. The
class of cattle below the best, and they
are a kind that look pretty good were
more or less difficult to sell all week, and
were anywhere from 10c to 25c lower.
There was a continued very dull market
for common to medium cattle, especially
light weights, and statesmen had the usual
amount of trouble in making sales. There
WIS CbEO O. oAo0aa NDR
values and at the close of the week this
class of cattle was selling fully 81 per 100
lbs lower than they were six weeks ago.
1t was very difficult to find an outlet for
all of the arrivals, but with perseverance
statesmen finally succeeded in making a
satisfactory clearance at the close of the
week. The highest sales this week were
s7.75 for steers, s5.75 for heifers, s525 for
cows, S. for bulls and S6.75 for calves.
There was barely an average Saturday
run of cattle to-day. and as usual at this
time in the week recently there were no
really top kinds in their class and the quail
ity generally would not permit of a high
average In price. There was only a fair
demand from local killers, and with other
buyers out of the field the market was
very quiet, but sales were on a basis of
nearly steady prices compared with yes
terday. Quotations:
Good to choice steers, 1850 lbs
and upward .SIUUU 40
Plain fat steers, 1850 lbs and up
steers $500 100
Plain fat 1,20 to 1,300-lb steers. 5000 $50
Good to choice LOCO to 1,15O-lb
steers $500 SIS
Plain fat 1000 to 1,150-lb steers. 45GQ $50
Choice feeding steers, LOCO to LOO
lbs Observation-Disclosures. 4.75@ 500
Good feeding steers, 900 to LOO
lbs 4.4O0 AIS
lbs 1000 ABS
Common TO good stockers........ 3.506 465
Good to choice heifers. 4. 150 SIS
Fair to medium heiferS............. 4.100 4.65
Common light heiferS............. $3.50 400
Good to choice 4.500 $50
Fair to medium cows............... $3.50 4.35
common old 1.000 800
Prime to fancy export bulls. 4.500 AS
Good to choice butcher bulls..... 4.O00 425
Common to fair bulls ............... 5000 3.75
Veal calves 5000 SIS
Heavy calves 5000 SIS
Good to choice cows and calves. .35. OG50.O 90
common to medium COWS and
caves 2O.O003
Hogs-Receipts, $500; shipments, 600. The
receipts this week have been small. show
ing a decrease of 1,5O compared with last
week, not quite 1000 compared with the
same week a year ago and about 5000 COM
pared with the corresponding week two
years ago. thus far this year the receipts
riod last year. For the week ending yes
terday the leading local packers bought a
total of 7,722, against q. AS the preced-
ing week and 25,904 the same week a year
ago. During the same period the hip
ments were 1854, against 2,S42 the preced-
ing week and $500 the corresponding time
a year ago. The receipts to-day were a
little larger than a week ago, but not quite
as large as a year ago. With a fair de-
mand from all buyers the market opened
with the bidding rather spirited and the
were usually at about &c higher prices than
yesterday, occasionally, however, dealers
believed that the market was about 10c
better. Shipping orders were not liberal,
and later, on this account, together with
less favorable reports from other markets,
and several loads of late arrivals, the mar
ket weakened and the trading toward the
close was quiet at no better prices than
Yesterday Some of tho host hnOu th0f
were here came in on late trains and the
top prices of the day were paid. A salts
factory clearance. was finally made, but the
market closed quiet, with packers the only
buyers in the field. Sales ranged from $500
to $40 and there were not a great many
reported below 81. Quotations.;
Good to choice medium and heavy. .sz.3567.7 20
Mixed and heavy acking.......:.. IO0TI. 10
Good to choice light weights. ....... 7.O067. 20
Common to fair light weights....... 6.s5G6. 95
Common to good igs................ 6.O0Q6.T5
Roughs .2547.W
Sheep-Receipts, 15O: shipments light.
Combined receipts of sheep and lambs this
week exhibit an increase of 800 over the
same time last week, LOO over the cor
responding week a year ago and 1,500 over
the corresponding week two years ago.
Thus far this year the receipts are nearly
1900 larger than the same period last year.
There was not a great deal of change in
pHces the early half of the week, but later
there was a united effort among buyers
to break values and they were encouraged
somewhat by the condition of other mar
kets. The last half of the week began
with a decline of nearly 25c, and at the
extreme close of the week prices were on
a basis of fully soc lower than they were at
the close of last week. AT the close of the
week Sc was considered the top price for
lambs, $3.50 for yearlings and $3.50 for
sheep. The highest prices paid during the
week were $3.50 for lambs, $3.50 for yearlings
and 81 for sheep. There were very few
fresh arrivals to-day, and as usual on Sat
urday the market was quiet at quotably un-
changed prices compared with yesterday.
Quotations.:
Spring lambs s4.o0G6. 90
Good to fancy yearlings.............. 4.OOG45
Good TO choice 3.25Q3.7 rs
Common TO medium sheep.......... 2.00d3. %
Stockers and feeding sheep.......... 2.O0G3. OC