The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-12
THELIVE STOCK MARKETS
CATTLE WERE FAIRLY ACTIVE AT
STEADY TO FIRM PRICES.
Hogs Active and Five to Ten Cents
HiSher-Sheep Active and Steady
Condition of other Markets.
UNION sToCKYARDs. INDIANAPOLIS,

UNION STOCKYARDS, INDIANAPOLIS,
March 11.-Cattle-Receipts 500; shipments,
100 The receipts OF cattle to-day were
about 800 smaller than a week ago and
little larger than a year ago. All grades
were not represented, but there was very
little change TO note in the quality OF last
week. There was an absence of heavy ex-
port steers. but this is not surprising on
account of the continued limited and UNI
certain demand for that class. Most of
the offerings were light 10 medium butcher
grades. and there was a sprinkling of
fieshy steers weighing 1150 TO 100 lbs. The
market opened with the demand about
steady for last weeks closing prices as
rule. although there were occasional in
stances where dealers believed they real
lied a shade higher prices. Quotations:
Good TO choice steers. 1850 lbs and
upward ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .Sb.UOfI 6.b0
Plain fat steers. 1850 lbs and up
ward ..-..-...-..--.-.... 5.5OQ 600
Good TO choice LOO to 1.SOO-Ib
steers Observation-Disclosures 5.20q 90
Plain fat 200 20 1.S0O-lb steers 5000 $50
steers Observation-Disclosures. 5000 SIS
Plain fac 200 To l,l5O-lb steers. 4.25Q 500
lbs .:...:.......,.................... 45OG 475
Good feeding steers, 500 to 1,lO0
lbs ....:.............................. s.759 As
lbs Observation-Disclosures. $3.50 ss5
Common to good stockers........ 3.OOlI rs
Good TO choice heifers.............. 450q 5 25
Fair TO medium heifers. ............ 5000 425
Common 10 light heifers. 5000 $50
Good 10 choice cows................. 4.O0Q 800
Fair TO medium cOws............... 5000 3 rs
Common old ows................... 1251 2.75
Veal calves .......................... 6O0Gl 700
heavy calves ........................4 1000 625
Prime TO fancy export bulls. 3.75Q As
Good 10 choice butcher bulls. 30Gd $50
Common TO fair bulls............... 2.OOQ 20
Good 10 choice cows and calves. 50. OOGf5O 90
Common 10 medium cows and
calves 20 Goa 80 90
Hogs-Receipts. $500: shipments 500 The
receipts or hoSs to-day were smaller than
a week ago and about the same as a year
ago. The shipping demand was OF no great
importance. but large enough to encoura &c
competition from local packers, and with
the supply apparently only large enough TO
meet the requirements OF buyers the mar
ket from the start was characterized nv
reasonably active trading at unevenly
higher prices. Most dealers report the ad-
vance at from &c 10 lee, and the average
was probably a big Sc above Yesterday.
Naturally after the more important orders
had been filled there was some inclination
toward weakness I'm the bidding but at
the close a good clearance had been made
and the i@-+ sales did not show any quo
table ehange IN prices compared with the
opening. Sales ranged from S575 10 So A.
and We're largely above 1856. Quotations:
Good TO choice medium and
heavy ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SIS 25G6 az
Mixed and heavy packing ......... 5S5a6.s5
Good 20 choice light weights. 5q54615
Common 10 fair light weights. 5. 75f5.sO
Common 10 good pigs.--..-........ 4.7505.75
RouShS .-......................... 5.2505W
Sheep-Receipts. $50; shipments fair. A
limited marketing Of sheen and lambs
continues, but receipts thus far this
week indicate an increase of about
100 over the same time last week and 90
over the corresponding week a wear ago
The receipts were 100 larger than a week
ago and 200 larger than year ago The
supply was not large enough TO encourage
competition between buyers hut II seemed
that nearly all dealers were wanting a few
and therefore the trading was fairly ac-
tive at QuOtably steady prices cornpared
with the close OF last week The small sun
ply was exhausted and the market closed
steady az opening prices. Lambs were re-
ported at S606.a5. and sheep at S25Oa4 IS
Quotations:
Good 10 choice lambs. .... e 5ol,e %
Common medium lambs ..... a 50l74 =
Good 10 choice yearlings. 4.2565 90
Good 10 choice sheep................. 3 5plt4 al
Common 20 medium sheen. p saSi3 b
StOckers and feeding sheep. ......... 2OOd3 90
Bucks per 100 bs..................... . 50fj3 "a
Horses-About the same number OF horses
as "A week ago arrived for the regular
auction OF Warman. Black. CHAMBERLAIN
* Co to-day and nearly Ice more than n
and there was a good variety OF animals
represented. bur none of them were th..
kind which command phenomenal prfces
The attendance OF buyers was as large ar
larger thar any time heretofore this sea
for horses suitable for farm work and a
better class OF coachers The auction. there
fore. was rather lively and strong but not
quOtably higher prices were realized for
the above grades. A class OF small horses.