The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-29

RECEIPTS WERE SMALL AND LOCAL
PACKERS TOOK MOST OFFERINGS.
General Cattle Market Was Reported
10 Cents Lower-LocaI Packers
Handicapped by Flood.
Receipts and shipments.

chptnenlS $500
UNION SToCKYARDS. INDIANAPOLIS.
March 2s.-Hogs-The receipts OF hogs to-day
while apparently about equal to the average for
Mondays recently. included several loads billed
through. and. therefore. the supply on sale was
small. The market opened with all buyers In
the field and IL evident that they were very
well supplied with orders The supply. however.
was too small encourage active competition,
and there being barely enough to accommodate
a small request from local packers. shippers
xraciousIy gave way and allowed the supply to
60 for home consumption. There was not
complete variety represented. Under the cir-
cumstances IL is difficult 10 make an accurate
comparison with Saturday, but 1t was generally
admitted that early sales to-day were at strong
prices compared with those paid Tor equal
kinds at the close of last week. 1t was also
generally believed that prime kinds would have
sold at the start trife higher than Saturday,
probably up to 1915. but this. of course. could
not be positively asserted. The tendency seems
20 be toward a essening Of the wide spread in
prices which has characterized sales for some
time past This Is only natural from the fact
that there Is not as much variety in the quality,
condition and weight Of current offerings as
there some time ago. There are not as
many prime heavy hogs large a proper
ton Of light hogs there was some
tliHc ago. anu COuSlSHHltulS bciSidlly dlc uiOAC
the mixed order. The early supply to-day
being too small to parley over. a prompt clear
ance made at opening prices. which were
strong but perceptibly higher in general
way than Saturday. Sales included good heavy
mixed hogs at s. 20. a lighter class at $500
5.s5 and most OF the good light hogs averaging
$50 to 100 lbs sold at $50. To make range
ordinary medium to heavy grades quotable
as low as s5.55 and light low as $3.50. Pigs
are quotable at 81 50G5. % and rodghs s4759
SIS. A few loads arrived to-day after the mar
ket was virtually over. but there were hardly
left the field. the bidding was hardly as high
as in the morning and very little business was
transacted. Quotations:
Good to choice medium to heavy -. So 60G5 72Iz
Good to choice light weights........... 5.4oa5.50
Common to fair light weights. 5.30u5.33
Inferior to best pigs....-.............. 4.50q525
Roughs and stags.......................4 75a5.15
cattle-There fair Monday of
cattle to-day and of the kind evidently enough
10 meet the requirements at this time. Most of
and condition was fair for this time in the week
mere were few. IL any. that were really at
local houses represented, but few were com
planning of impaired slaughtering facilities on
were necessariIy of no importance. ON account
OF little opposition other local buyers were more
independent, and altogether the outlet was too
small 70 test the market. \ few odd punches
f steers were m finally sold ho We, and tney
week. There was only fair supply OF good
COWS and heifers and they taken promptly
at fully steady prices The demand for feeding
stock was not large enough to make market
and sales of bulls and calves were quoted steady
at last weeks closing prices There were no
steers sold above $3.50: while heifers sold as
high as a15. cows "a, bulls $40 and calves IS.
While II Is true that the developments to-day
were not very encouraging to the selling side.
this is not generally accepted indication
that there will be unsatisfactory market in
the near future. Reports from other places
having their hearing here rather favorable
and there will be considerable disappointment
tn the next few days unless at least steady
yfices are realized Quotations: