Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1905-1906, 1906-02-05
INDIANAPOLIS MARKETS
Six Dollars For Hogs: Highest for
Five Months-Daily Gain Made
80 Cents Net For the
Week.
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, COMPARATIVE RECEIPTS. !


HORSES 1,uuo 3IL 100
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Indianapolis, Saturday Receipts
today-4.000 hogs, 200 cattle and 80
sheep, against 4,515 hogs, 10 cattle
and 10 sheep a week ago, and 1905
hogs, ia cattle and 81 sheep a year
ago.
The receipts Of hogs were again
comparatively small, and there was
further upward movement in val
Iies. All buyers were in the field,
and there was strong competition.
As a result, practically all sales
showed as much as Toe advance, and
in extreme eases there was more i'm
provement. Sellers had no trouble in
finding an outlet for the morning re-
ceipts, but few loads of heavy
hogs that came in late were carried
over unsold. Sales ranged from
1915 to $500, and the bulk of the
supply sold at $5.S56595, while
there were several transactions at
5.97h@6.oO.
The marketing of hogs this week
was comparatively small, and there
was some improvement In prices ev-
cry day. There was continued good
demand both from local and outside
sources, and there was no time in the
week that the supply appeared to be
fully equal to the requirements. The
gain was sc to Zoe day, and at the
close of the week the average is at
least Soc higher than the close of
last week, and in their present posi-
ton prices are the highest they have
been since September 9. The quality
and condition of current offerings
continue good, and with the light
grades selling relatively stronger in
prices than there has been for some
time. Since the top is now more or
less speculation as to future devel-
opments, and it seems to be the con-
sensus Of opinion that there will be
a continued gradual advance, unless
there is quite an increase in the sup
ply.
Cattle Were Steady.
Receipts of cattle were compare
lively small, even for the closing day
Of the week, but there were few in
nearly all departments good enough
to indicate that the market was at
least steady. Trading was the most
active in the female butcher cattle
line, but there was an outlet for all
steers as well, and good clearance
was made at steady prices. Stockers
to good steers sold from $3.50 to
$500, heifers from $500 to 1925,
cows from $500 to 1915, and bulls
from $3.50 to 1915. Calves were
generally 25c lower, sales ranging
from $500 to $3.50, but there were
few as high as $500.
The marketing of cattle this week
was of fair volume, but early in the
week the supplies were quiet small
and there was no time that there
were more than enough to supply the
demand. There was a good request,
especially from local packers, and
with fair competition from outside
sources the trading was active and a
good advance in prices was recorded
for practically all kinds of cattle.
The good cows and heifers sold to
the best advantage at all times and at
the close of this week are 25c higher
than the close of last week, while
frequently sales were 35c higher
Steers as rule were 10@75c higher.
Bulls were steady and calves lost an
average of fully soc.
Sheep Trade Small.
Receipts of sheep and lambs We're
too small to establish prices for any
grade.
The receipts of sheep and lambs
this week were of small volume, and
there were on unusual developments
in the market Trading on account of
the light receipts was quiet, but the
local demand was fully equal to the
supplies at all times. A steady aver
age in prices was maintained, the
best lambs selling as high as $3.50
yearlings as high as $3.50 and sheep
as high as $500.
Cattle.