The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-22
THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS
CATTLE SCARCE AND LOWER, WITH
AN UNSATISFACTORY OUTLOOK.
Hogs Active and Generally About Five
Cents LOwer-Sheep Steady-Con-
dition of Other Markets.

UNION STOCKYARDS, INDIANAPOLIS, Nov.
MISUNDERSTANDING. 400; shipments. 100. The
marketing of cattle this week has been COM
paratively liberal. showing gain OF 1900 over
last week, 1000 over the same week a year ago
and 800 over the corresponding week two years
ago. Thus far this year the receipts over
$1,000 larger than the time last year and
for the month thus far there is a gain of $500
compared with the same period year ago. At
the beginning of this week the cattle market was
affected by the conditions elsewhere and prices
| suffered decline of 10G15c compared with the
close Of last week. Later in the week. how
ever. the influences were more favorable
and there a corresponding Improvement
here In fact prices at the close Of this week
were fully high IN all departments at the
close of last week. and in some lines particu-
larly the and handy weight butcher steers.
a little Improvement was shown over last week $
closing prices. Throughout the week there has
been more or less discrimination against the big
steers of plain quality and statesmen were not as
we'll satisfied with the prices Of this class as for
Others There was a total absence of steers
good enough to command the full strength OF the
market all week and the extreme not de-
termined by sales. but top kinds would probably
have sold as high as $5.25. 1t will be observed,
however. that very few cattle are going to any
market good enough to bring $500 and
therefore II is hardly advisable for shippers to
expect more than this. There has also been a
very sluggish market this week for medium
heifers and they not sold relatively high
usual The market for stockers and feeding
cattle throughout the week was fully steady and
at the close Of the week the outlet was better
than IL has been for some time past at prices
that in general way were more satisfactory
than last week. The bull market continued
about steady and calves have sold up and down.
closing with loss of about soc in prices COM
pared with the high time in the week Most OF
the fat steers this week have sold from $500
AIS as to quality and weight. Good heifers have
sold from So 75Q4. % and the better class of
at s3.ooa3.5o: Probably the bulk Of heifers sold
from So. 25G2.75 and cows from s25093.00. 1t
was generally admitted that the condition Of
the cattle market at the close of this week was
healthier than it has been for some time past.
and there Is hope for satisfactory results in
the future, but of course an excessive
be dangerous. The highest prices paid this week
were $500 for steers $40 for heifers, $3.50 for
COWS. 1915 for bulls and 81 so for calves. The re-
time in the week and most of the consignments
tory and with steady demand from local kill
this time in the week and a good clearance was
made on a basis of yesterdays prices Steers
sold from $e7sG45o. heifers from g. 35Q3.s5.
The calf market generally DOC lower. with
sales at sS0OQ6.75 and $3.50 was practically the
top. Quotations: