The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-03-26
Markets
HOG PRICES WERE STRONG TO
FIVE CENTS HIGHER THAN
FRiDAY-MARkET ACTIVE.
The Bulk of Supply Sold at 5000
6.45-Prices improved With Close Of
Week-Week's Prices Lower Than
for Preceding Week-Good De-
mand fc- Cattle From Loca. Sour
ces-Few Sheep o. Lambs.

indianapolis, Saturday. Receipts
today 1000 hogs, 400 cattle and 500
sheep against 1892 hogs, 29S cattle
and 65 sheep week ago, and 1852
hogs, 200 cattle and s sheep year
ago.
Fresh arrivals of hogs were not
large, but with those carried over
the supply was good. The market
opened with a satisfactory demand
from outside sources, which, with the
demand from local packers, created
an active market, at prices that were
strong to sc higher than yesterday
There were few late arrivals, and no
change indicated in closing sales
compared with the opening. The
range was from s6:30@650, and the
bulk of the supply sold at S6.40@6.45.
Hog receipts this week were of
good volume, even though early runs
were small. AT the start packers were
favored by lower prices elsewhere
and pushed values to a low level. the
average on Friday being Csc lower
than the close of last week. At the
close, however, there was an i'm
provement in demand from outside
sources ard a rally in prices made
the average about sc higher than the
low for the week, but zoe lower than
the close of last week. There is more
or less speculation as to future devel
opments, but as usual at this time in
the year, it is generally believed that
there will soon be an increase in re-
ceipts.
Cattle receipts were fair for the
closing day of the week and there
We're few in nearly every department
The market opened with good de-
mand from local sources. and all Of
ferings fat enough to kill found an
easy outlet at steady to strong prices.
The cattle situation at the begin
ming of the week was by no means
encouraging to the selling side. Local
packers were Indifferent, and there
was only fair outside demand.
Early in the week there was a de-
cline CT 10015c on nearly all grades
except cows, but subsequently, with
an increase in requirements of order
buyers, there was good active trade
in all departments and much of the
early loss was regained. Sow stuff of
all kinds sold to good advantage.
Bulls were not as high as last week
and there was a decline of 81 in
prices of calves during the week.
There was not much business in
stocker and feeder lines, but sales did
not indicate any material change in
prices.
There were few sheep or lambs ar
rived and the situation was no differ
ent from preceding days. Such as
were here sold at about steady prices
to locate butchers, but there were no
offerings good enough to test the full
strength of the market.
The big end of receipts of sheep
and lambs this week was stock billed
through and supplies were below nor
NAL, although not much smaller than
heretofore this month.
There were not enough sheep here
to establish prices by actual sales
and there was no time in the week
that there were enough in any line to
establish a range. Under the circum-
stances it was difficult to make an ac-
curate report of the market based up
on sales. Prices generally were
maintained steady as compared with
last week. If the market is steady in
the next few days, good lambs should
sell as high as $3.50 and sheep as
high as $3.50.