The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-15
THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS
PRIME CATTLE STEADY; INFERIOR
GRADES DULL AND NEGLECTED.
Hogs i'm Moderate Demand and Five
Cents LOwer-Sheep Steady-Condi-
ton of Markets Elsewhere.

UNION STOCKYARDS. INDIANAPO- !
LIS. July 14.-Nearly an average Monday /
supply of cattle arrived for the market to- t
day, but as usual at this time in the week /
all the different grades were not repre- i
scented. The quality was probably equal 4
to the average on Monday, but there were /
none in their class good enough 10 com /
mand extreme prices. The market opened /
with a fair inquiry from local killers for /
the fat corn-fed cattle Of desirable weight, /
and any that answered that description |
sold promptly enough at steady prices. other /
kinds, however, were neglected. and es- /
pecially light grades and cattle of common
10 medium quality and flesh. Sales included
1,237-pound native steers al $40. and S03-
pound Westerns at $40. II seems 10 be
the opinion of most dealers that there is
rather favorable outlook for steady prices
this week for all cattle that meet the re-
quirements in quality flesh and weight,
but there is fear of continued dull mar
ket for all kinds. There is very little in
quiry for all light cattle, and grass-fed
stock are not wanted much except when
there is a scarcity Of better kinds. Prices
are so high that the market can be in
f1uenced easily, and it is important for ship
pers to keep well informed every day. Quo
tations:
Good TO choice steers, 1850 lbs
and upward acknowledgements $500 SIS
Plain fat steers. 1850 lbs and
Good TO choice 100 10 1,5OO-lb
Plain fat 100 to SoO-ib steers. $50 S.75
Good TO choice 800 TO 1,l50-lb steers $500 $50
Plain fat goo TO 1,15O-lb steers. 4.50g $50
lbs 4750 500
Good feeding steers, 800 to LOO lbs 400 475
Medium feeding steers, 500 10 800
IDS 4.OOft 40
Common to good stockers .......... $500 ass
Good to choice heifers .............. 4.65Q $50
Fair to medium heifers ............ 4.00GD 450
Common TO light heifers .......... 3.00q $40
Good to choice cows ................. 1850 5.25
Fair to medium cows ....-.......... 5000 40
Common old cows .........,......... LOOd 275
Prime to fancy export bulls $500. 4 50d 500
Good to choice butcher bulls ....... $3.50 4.S5
Common 10 fair bulls ............... S.0oq $50
Veal calves ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 450l1 $50
Heavy calves ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $500 800
Good to choice cows and calves. .35.OOq5O.OO
Common TO medium cows and
calves n. OO13O.OO
Hogs-Receipts, 200; shipments none. The
receipts of hogs were small, but nearly as
large as week ago, and 800 smaller than
year ago There was not a complete va
riety OF grades represented, and not much
OF any kind to establish range in prices.
| The quality was fairly satisfactory, but
| very lew IL any, IN lnelH class we're SOOQ
enough to command extreme figures. There
] was very little in fact practically no in
! quiry from outside sources, therefore
packers were not inclined TO be very lib
! eral in their views and they required a
| salesman to make concessions in prac-
/ tically all cases. Generally the market
was considered fully cents lower than
| the average Saturday, but there is no
/ doubt that some of the light TO medium
mixed hogs sold 10 cents lower. With no
competition in the market il required more
/ or less time to conSummate sales, cOnse-
quenty the trading sluggish, but
/ satisfactory clearance was finally made at
| the decline. Sales were reported at 1850
! $50. Quotations:
! Good to choice medium and heavy. 81. 6577. 90
| Mixed and heavy packing. ...-..... 1901. 20
| Good 10 choice light weights. 1851 90
| Common to fair light weights. 49,. 7.40d750
| Common to fair pigs.............. 6. 75fI73 30
Sheep-Receipts, 100; shipments none
! There was very moderate supply of
sheep and lambs arrived for the market
to-day, but nearly as many as expected
at this time in the week. AS usual on
| Monday there We're no urgent orders in
the hands Of buyers, and in fact local
| butchers and shippers were not much in
| evidence on account of the absence of fat
! stock. The demand from other sources,
| however, was sufficient TO exhaust the
! supply and sales were usually considered
! steady compared with those current for
equal kinds at the close of last week
| Lambs sold at $S.5Oq55O and sheep at S2a3