The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-27
THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS
PRIME CATTLE STEADY; INFERIOR
GRADES DULL AND SLOW OF SALE.
Hogs Active mt Steady to Strong
Prices-Sheep Quiet-ConditiOn
of Markets Elsewhere.
Union sTocKYARDs. INDIANAPOLIS.

UNION STOCKYARDS, INDIANAPOLIS.
June 6-Cattle-Receipts, $50; shipments.
200. Combined receipts of cattle for four
days indicate a slight Improvement over
the same time last week and an increase
OF nearly 200 over the corresponding time
a year ago. The receipts to-day were about
the same as a week ago and over 100 small
er than a year ago. With only a moderate
supply and the quality about the same
as it has been for a few days the market
opened with about a steady demand from
local houses. and fat stock sold promptly
enough at fully steady prices compared
with yesterday. There were few Il any in
their class sOod enough TO sell around ex-
treme quotations. but there was no doubt
that the right kind would have sold that
high. OF course. there is a continued dull
market for all undesirable cattle, and
statesmen are unable to get uniform prices
Therefore. no reliable quotations can be
made on that class. All the cattle that
met the requirements of buyers Sold and
the closing was steady for that class. Quo
tations:
Good to choice steers, 1850 lbs
and upward .......-........-.......$7. 5000 us
Plain fat steers, 1850 lbs and up
ward .................... $500 100
steers ............................ $500 100
Plain fat 100 TO I.SO0-lb steers. 5000 ESQ
steers .......................... $500 6.25
Plain fat j. 900 TO 1.l50-lb steers. 4.5Olg $50
lbs .....:-.....,.......:.:......:..:.4 7a 500
lbs ................ ................... 44O8 475
lbs .................. 4OOa 4.s5
Common 20 good stockers.......... $500 4.65
Good TO choice heifers.............. Also SIS
a medium neifeFS 4 4 *
Common light heifers. $3.50 400
Good TO choice cOws......-.......... 1900 so
Fair 10 medium cOwS............... 325lI 435
Common old cows..-................ loo SEQ
Prime 10 fancy export bulls. 450d 4. ~
Good 10 choice butcher BULLS. 4.00a 4 .
Common 10 fair bulls ............... 300lg 3. IS
veal calves ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5.O0Q $50
Heavy calves ..-....-................3 O0a SIS
Good 10 choice cows and calves. s5OOQ5O 90
Common to medium COWS and
calves ............................ 2OOOasO 90
Hogs Receipts $500: shipments sOO
For the week thus far there Is very IittIe
change 10 report in the marketing Of hogs
compared with the same time last week or
the corresponding time a year ago. The
receipts to-day were only a little more
than half as large as yesterday and not
quite as large as week ago or a year ago
Together with the hold-overs however
between 1000 and 100 were on sale and
OF course. that is considered a good supply
at this time. The market opened with
packers showing no better disposition than
yesterday. and consequently there were
Few transactions reported at the start. but
early in the day a good shipping demand
developed. which stimulated the demand
from packers, and the result was an active
market at fully steady 10 strong prices
compared with yesterday. but sales did not
show any advance. thought there were ex-
ceptional cases. The fact that the market
was more active than IL has been for two
days and that statesmen found an outlet
FOR all OF their cOnsignments shows the
trade was more satisfactory. Both pack
ers and shippers were rather free buyers
rarTW - "a NEnW nH n.
good season and the market closed steady.
Sales ranged from s. 10 $40 and there
were not many reported below S7le. Quo
tatiOns.
Good TO choice medium and heavy. 81. 25Ei Z. 20
Mixed and heavy packing. 800. 1851 IS
Good 20 choice light weights. .... 7lOfI7 70
Common 20 fair light weights. zO0lI7. O5
Common TO good pigs-.............. 6.25a6 90
ltouBuS b-bO4b.Sy
Sheep-Receipts, 500: shfpments go.
Thus far this week the receipts of sheep
and lambs have been comparatively small
showing q decrease OF nearly 100 COM