The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-09
THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS
GOOD CATTLE SCARCE AND SELLING
At ABOUT PREVIOUS PRICES.
Hogs in Moderate Demand and Fiji
teen Cents LOwer-Sheep Steady
Condition of other Markets.

UNION STOCKYARDS, INDIANAPO-
LIS. Aug. S.-Receipts-Cattle, 200; ship
ments. COO The receipts to-day were over
2O0 smaller than week ago and over 1000
smaller than year ago. The receipts in
Guided a few cattle in their class that were
probably better than any offered here for
several days but generally there was no
perceptible Improvement in the quality and
a majority of the offerings were below the
requirements Of killers. The market opened
with reasonably active competition between
buyers for strictly choice cattle of all
kinds and any that answered that descrip-
tiOn were salable at firm prices. Aside
from this. however. the market was fea-
tureless and it was almost as difficult TO
sell the undesirable grades as it has been
recently. The good medium cattle. espe-
eially in the female line. were generally
considered 25c lower than they have been
selling There was a fair demand for
stOckers and feeding cattle. but sales for
the most part were at prices that were
hardly as satisfactory as yesterday. Steers
sold as high as S750 and cows and heifers
up 10 s.. but most Of the females are sell
IN below $3.50 Quotations:
Good TO choice steers, $50 lbs and
upward $3.50 500
ward -. $500 IS
steers ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 65Oa 6.75
Good 10 choice 80 10 1.150-lb
Plain rat 500 to i.l5o-lb steers -. 4.50i 50
100 lbs .-...,......................, SOFA SIS
Good feeding steers, go 10 l,lo0 lbs 500 800
Medium feeding steers. 500 TO 30
49, '----- -------- .---.-+--.--. f-VV4 500
Common TO good stockers........ $500 4.50
Good To choice heifers .............. 459Q -
Fair 10 medium heifers. ............ 8 754 4 a.
Common light heifers .............. 30OlI 3 80
Good 10 choice cOws............... 25lt SIS
Fair 10 medium cows. ............ 3 cor 4 on
Gamers and cutters. IO0G , -
Prime 20 fancy export bulls ....... 50T %
Good 10 choice butcher bulls. $50 y
Common 10 fair bulls .............. 3OOft $50
Veal calves ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 500U 5 -
Heavy calves OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 50d 81
Good 10 choice COWS and calves 30 0llJ50 on
Common 10 medium cows and
calves % Goa ID o.
Hogs-Receipts. 4.5o0: shipments. J. 100.
The receipts to-day were the largest of the
week and show a little Improvement over
last Friday. but were over LOO smaller
than a year ago. The market opened with
about the usual number Of dealers il, the
neld. and there was some inquiry from
practically all sources. but determine lion
20 push values 90 a lower level Ordinarily
the bidding would have been considered mn
reasonably lower. but az this time. when
practically all conditions are favOring "A
reduction, the offerings We're seriously con
sfdered II did not take long. therefore Ia
arrange trading basis. and almost from
the start the offerings were changing hands
as readily as expected. Sales indicate that
the general market was 15c below vester-
day, but OF course there were a few isolated
cases where quality cut considerable figure
that sales were probably not 10 exceed 1Oc
lower. Both buyers and sellers appeared
10 be satisfied with prices. therefore n
satisfactory clearance was made in good