The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-23
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.
H.-Cattle-Receipts. 400; shipments 100. The
marketing OF cattle this week has been COM
paratively liberal. showing q gain Of 1900 over
last week. 1000 the same week year ago
and 800 over the corresponding week two years
ago. Thus far this year the receipts are over
5000 larger than the saIae time last year and
for the month thus far there is a gain of $500
compared with the same period a year ago. At
the beginning Of this week the cattle market was
affected by the conditions elsewhere and prices
suffered decline of 1Oa l5c compared with the
close OF last week. Later in the week. how
ever, the same influences were more favorable
and there was a corresponding Improvement
here In fact prices at the close Of this week
were fully high IN all departments as at the
close OF last week. and IN some lines. particu-
larry the cows and handy weight butcher steers.
q little Improvement was shown over last week $
closing prices. Throughout the week there has
been more or less diccrin nation against the big
steers of plain quality and statesmen were not az
well satisfied with the prices OF this class as for
Others There was q total absence Of steers
good enough to command the full strength OF the
market all week and TIN extreme not de-
terrnined by salos. but top kinds would probably
have sold high $50. 1t will be observed.
however. that very few sattle are going TO any
market good enough to bring $500 and
tnertfore
expect more than this. There has also been a
very sluggish market this week for medium
heifers and they have noe sold relatively high
- usual. The market far stockors and feeding
cattle throughout the week fully steady and
at the close Of the week the outlet better
than II has been for Some time past. at prices
that Ia general way were more satisfactory
than last week. The bull market continued
about steady and calves have sold up and down.
closing Nth a loss Of about soc in prices CON-
pared with the high time In the week. Most OF
the fat steers this week have sold from s.. 500
L75 to quality end weight. Good heifers have
sold from So 75G4 Is and the better class of cows
~ s3.o0G35o. Probably the bulk OF heifers sold
from IS. 25Q?.75 and cows from &. 5O63 90. II
was generally admitted that the condition OF
healthier than IL has been for time past
and there is come hope fer satisfactory results in
the near future, but CT course an excessive
marketing Of undesirable cattle az any time will
be dangerous. The highest prices paid this week
were $500 for steers. 81 40 for heifers 50 so for
ceipts to-day were equal 10 the average at this
time IN the week and most OF the consignments
were butcher cattle. The quality was satisfac-
tory, and with a steady demand from local kill.
ers the market active as expected a,
this time In the week ard O good clearance wal
sold from s2.T5G4.5o hsifers from 81 35633 IS
cows from nOoa3s5 and bulls from s2.5oxs' 90
The calf market generally soc lower with
sales at s3.oo66.15 and $3.50 practically the
top Quotations.
Cool to choice steers 4 $50 ID. ana