The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-11
THE LIVESTOCK MARKETS
CATTLE STEADY TO LOWER, STEER
GRADES SUFFERING MOST.
Hogs steady TO About Five Cents High
er-sheeP Barely Steady-Condi-
ton of Markets Elsewhere.

UNION STOCKYARDS, INDIANAPOLIS,
June 10. - Cattle - Receipts. 900; ship
ments. 200 The marketing of cattle
thus for this week shows very little
change compared with the same time
last week, and an increase of over 800 COM
pared with the corresponding time a year
ago. The receipts to-day were not quite as
large as week ago. and about 200 larger
than a year ago. Most of the different
grades of cattle were represented, but there
was no perceptible Improvement in the
quality compared with the close of last
week There were few cattle good enough
TO sell around top quotations, but a large
percentage of the offerings were of only
medium to good quality. and there was
very little change in prices of that class,
but a few statesmen reported a decline of
Zoe compared with last Friday. Medium
butcher cattle were not wanted except as
substitutes for the better grades, therefore
there a limited outlet for that class,
and IL was out of the question for sales
men To get satisfactory prices in all in
stances. Common cattle of all kinds are
suffering from a continued small demand,
and there Is no fixed value in prices. The
market for stockers and feeders, as usual
at THIS time in the week, was quiet, with
no pcrceptible change in prices. Steers sold
as high $40. heifers $6.25, and cows at
S5.25- Quotations:
and upward - .... 49, s71O9 $50
upward ......'.......,............ ESQ 10
steers .......e.........(............ $50 715
Plain fat .200 To 1900 Id steers. $3.50 6.75
steers ....e..,...................... 5000 $50
Plain fat 100 20 1.l50 10 steers. $3.50 900
loo, r6s...s, .................... 475Q SIS
lbs ...-...,......... - ............'... 1900 AS
Medium feeding steers, 500 TO 900
lbs Observation-Disclosures. 1000 $50
Common TO good stockers. $3.50 475
Good 10 choice heifers. 5000 SIS
Fair to medium heifers. $500 800
Common light heifeTs............ $3.50 ABS
Good TO choice cows--...-.-.----. 1850 $50
Fair TO medium eows.............. $3.50 40
Common old cows.................. 1.50fD 800
Prime 10 fancy export BULLS. 4.656p 800
Good TO choice butcher BULLS. $3.50 $50
Common 10 fair bulls. ............. 3.00ll 400
Veal calves ......................... 5000 600
Heavy calves ..................... 5000 500
Good TO choice cows and calves. IS. 00ll50 90
Common TO medium cows and
caves a0.OOq3OOO
Hogs-Receipts, 5000; shipments 500. Com
bined receipts of hogs for two days indl-
cate a decrease of nearly 1900 compared
with the same time last week and an in
crease of almost 1000 over the correspond
ing time year ago. The receipts to-day
were over 1000 smaller than a week ago and
about that much larger than a year ago.
Win no material Improvement In the de-
mand from outside sources and a supply
that appeared ample 10 meet the require
rnents of local packing houses the market
opened with very little change in the bid
ding compared with the basis OF prices yes
terday. Statesmen believed that they should
have some advance. consequently it took
more or less time to cOnsummate sales. and
prices, as usual under such circumstances,
were not uniform. Hogs for which there
was any competition and certain others i'm
the selected line finally sold at fully &c
higher M
mixed hogs did not show any quotable i'm
provement and in exceptional cases sales
were considered barely steady. With pack
ers practically the only buyers there was
not much animation in the market at any
time during the day. and there was rather
a quiet trade at the finish, but sales were
ouotably steady compared with those made
earlier in the day. and good clearance was
made. The range in prices was from $66S
20 $40. and more than half of the supply
sold above $500. Quotations:
Good 10 choice medium and heavy 81 1871 &C
Mixed and heavy packing .-.-....... 6S5Q11 Il
Good TO choice light weights. 6.S547. lC
Common TO fair light weights. 6.65Q6S
common TO good pigs..-.--....---.. $3.50 IS
RouShs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. oZoQb.N
Sheep--Receipts. 500: shipments, $50. Thus
Tar this week there Is very little change tc
report IN the marketing of sheep and lambs
compared with the same time last week
and an increase OF nearly COO over the cor
responding time year ago. The receipts to-
day We're smaller than week ago and
supply was not liberal and with the quality
about the same as il has been recently
statesmen were reasonably successful in
maintaining steady prices quoted. In har.
mOny with other markets. however, there
Was an inclination among buyers 10 press
values and II Is probable that some of the
less desirable stock sold lower Exfstins
conditions do not indicate that there vii
be any rally IN prices In the near future
and more liberal receipts IL IS feared vii
cause a reaction. The extreme price re.
ported for spring lambs was $3.50 ordinary
10 good kinds sold from $4G625. with com
paratively few sales above S.. The top price
binary 10 good kinds sold from S3d4 70 Mos
OF the bucks sold at 8. Quotations:
Sprfng lambs .................. 81 OofTe n
Good 70 choice yearlings ........... 5OO6i5 s
Common 20 medium ycarlings...... 4.OGd5.O
Good TO choice sheep. 4 500 l. .
Common 10 medium sheer. ......... 3.oOlI 1 2
StOckers and feeding sheep. 20Oq3 0
BUCKS, per ~ u.s.. 5ov'g4O
Horses-Only about $50 head OF horses ar
rived for the regular sale OF the Warman
Black-Chamberlain Company to-day, whicl
Is a small supply compared with the pre-
ceding sales. but about up 10 expectation
al this time. The arrivals included practi
cally all kinds. but. OF course, there wer
not many really high class horses. Their
was a fair attendance OF buyers and IN
demand was about az good as could be ex
pected considering the season OF the year
There were not many horses sold at privat
Terms but the auction was characterize
by rather active bidding and fully stead
average was secured IN prices compare
with those current Tor equal kinds In IN