The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-29


calves ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .W.OOdSO.OO
Hogs-Recepts. $500. This weeks re-
CeiptS of hogs show a decrease of nearly
1000 compared with last week, $500 COM
pared with the week year ago and nearly
1900 compared with the corresponding week
two years ago. Thus far this year the re-
ceipts are $4,000 smaller than the same
period last year. For the week ending
yesterday the leading local packers bought
a total of 14.119 against H. 40 the preceding
week and 1892 the same week year ago.
During the same period the shipments were
L. 469 against 1854 the preceding week and
6.O96 the corresponding week a year ago.
The trade this week has been the most
unsatisfactory that statesmen have expert
enced for many months. Prices have been
exceedingly irregular and a few days in
the week II was impossible TO effect a
clearance even at lower prices. Packers
have been very Indifferent, APPARENTLY many
times not caring for the offerings at any
price. and only for "A considerable increase
in the shipping demand, which was the
largest since the first week in January, the
market no doubt would have shown a di-
lapidated condition. The early part of the
week there was a good gain in values. but
on Wednesday buyers took off $4,000, leaV-
ing the average barely as good as the close
of last week. At the beginning of the la tier
half of the week there was a rally of 56
10c in the market, but at the extreme close
of the week prices suffered another decline
and the average was at least &c lower than
the close of last week. Twice in the week
the extreme price went up to S7S5 but
tainable. The quality has been generally
satisfactory throughout the week and there
has been a fair number of extra good kinds
offered. The receipts to-day were about
1000 smaller than q week ago and a year
ago. Notwithstanding the fact that the
supply was small the market opened with
buyers bidding lower prices and packers
baking. A few scattering sales at the start
were possibly not to exceed sc off but soon
the selling was on basis of lee lower and
IN exceptional cases decline OF loo was re-
OOrtpd Therefore the rlzet
where from 5d15c lower with the avera &c
about l0c below yesterdays average A
satisfactory clearance was finally made
but the market closed quiet and it is evil
dent that buyers are expecting q lower
market next week. Sales ranged from
S6.9OG765. and very few were below S7O5
Quotations:
Good to choice medium and heavy. 81 25d7 .65
Mixed and heavy packing .......... 1851 40
Good to choice light weights w 1851 Is
Common 10 fair light weights 80. 5000. 90
Common TO good pigs ...........-... 6O0d6. So
houShs ..'.''''..'--.'.'.'.'.. boOd6.90
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts small The
receipts OF sheep and lambs this week have
been small showing a decrease of over 800
compared with last week, over 500 COM
pared with the same week year ago and
over 100 compared with the corresponding
week two years ago. The receipts thus
far this year show an increase of nearly
1900 over the same period last year. On
account of the small supplies there has
been no urgent competition between buyers
this week ana with Il lack or animation the
market has displayed more or less weak
ness at all times The quality also was
not the best and on account OF conditions
existing elsewhere buyers here We're in
clined TO press the market most of the
time. The receipts were not a great dea
larger than required TO meet the demands
of local butchers and on that account sales
men succeeded in maintaining a compare
lively steady average in prices. At the ex-
IRENE close of the week there was a slight
tendency toward a stronger market and
some few sales were reported at higher
prices but II was believed that this was due
TO the continued small supply of good
stock. The highest sales this week were
IS - for lambs. S4.25 for yearlings and 50 %
for sheep. a small number arrived for the
market to-day and the trading was quiet
az quOtably unchanged prices compared
| With yesterday. Lambs sold at S4G6 and
sheep AT SSQ5.50 Quotations: