The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-03
The LIVE STOCK MARKETS
CATTLE QUIET AND PRICES NOT SO
SATISFACTORY AS ON FRIDAY.
Hogs In Fair Demand and Ten to
Twenty Cents Lower-Sheep Quiet
Condition Of other Markets.

UNION STOCKYARDS, INDIANAPOLIS, Aug.
L-Cattle-Receipts. go; shipments. 100 The
marketing of cattle this week has been OF I'M
usually large volume. but the total for the week
Is 100 less than the record here for the same
length OF time. The receipts. however. show an
increase of loo over last week, 400 over the
same week year ago and $500 over the CORE
spending week two years ago. Thus far this
year the receipts are H. 400 larger than the same
period last year. The receipts last month were
the largest for corresponding period in the
history OF the yards. the total being 26,SS4. or
gain of 1.1s3 over the former record.
II statesmen could have obtained uniform prices
for their cattle this week the task would have
been easier and their customers would have. no
doubt. been better satisfied. but buyers exer-
cised their discriminating powers to unusual
extent. and 1t frequently happened that equal
kinds OF cattle had to sell at difference of 100
15c In prices. On account OF the furry in prices
1T the close of last week 1t expected that the
receipts this week would be larger. but they
we're larger than expected. From the beginning
Of the week buyers began taking OF in prices
what they had put on last week. and before the
close OF the week they had succeeded in wiping
out all OF the gain made In certain lines last
week. and there probably kind that did
Dot suffer much CSC decline this week.
The recent dry weather made feeders more anx-
tous to sell. and prices the close of last week
being attractive large number OF unfinished
cattle were put upon the market This. Of
course. made the average quality less. but it
would not have been good last week, be-
cause there was q smaller number of choice
kinds here this After a decline about
25c In prices OF the best steers. hefers and cows
the first half OF the week, the market. on &C
count of the scarcity of those kinds. held about
Lbady to the close The supply OF common and
uha1
there was an irregular but gradual decline in
prices. AT the close Of the week all of the re-
cent gain In prices of the less desirable cattle
had been lost and, in fact, many sales appeared
lower than they have at any time heretofore
this season Probably the trouble expert
enced this week was with thin grassy hefers
and tat cattle Of common quality. Certain steers
around A-2S445o looked 5O975c lower than
last week. and certain kinds that had to sell
late yesterday around s49425 were as low /, as
they have been this season large number OF
heifers had to sell around sS6s5O and several
would not fetch s.. At the close OF the week a
decent kind OF cows selling around $3.50
and FAIR kinds around ss.25. In sympathy with
other cattle. bulls lower. and at one time
in the week calves made a bad break, but at the
close OF the week the best veals were selling as
high as S. The extreme prices paid this week
were $50 for steers. $3.50 for heifsrs, $40 for
cows. 81 Tor bulls and IS 25 for calves. but a
very large proportion of the steers sold below
$50 heifers below 81 and COWS below 1915
The receipts to-day were as large as expected
at this time in the week. and, with a number
carried over from yesterday. the supply was
larger than usual on Saturday. There was the
usual close-os-the-week demand. and II was diff
hcul. TO sell any kind at steady prices comma red
with yesterday. while generally the market vas
reported easier: All things considered a fair
clearance Tor the week finally made bnt
n LOAD War rid.
warded in nrst hands. IL is said that smaller
supplies viii be necessary to give the Marker n
chance 10 gel out or the rut. but to-day A Dos
not appear that there will be a shortage in re
ceipts the first OF next week. and THEREFOR tn
tons: ~N0'@
Good to choice steers. 1850 lbs and up-