The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-24
fast week HOG
PRICES HIGHEST
IN SIX MONTHS
Market Finishes Week Strong
Despite Food Administra-
ton Agitation.
BY WILLIAM r. sANsoRN

Hog prices averaged higher at all
markets last week, than at any time
since last September. This, too, in
spite OF the guaranteed minimum by
the government being no longer in ef-
feet. The average price in Chicago on
Saturday was s19.68 and all other
markets followed Chicago's lead, as
the rule. Prices averaged 40 cents
over n week ago, the country over,
and were from 1910 to 1928 per 100
pounds higher than for the correspond
ing week in 1918. These are the
simple facts and are eloquent Of con-
ditions affecting the meat supply OF
the nation, and largely so as to the
meat of the world.
Not a Cheering Outlook.
1t will be seen, then, that the out
look for cheaper meats Is not at all
gratifying from the standpoint Of the
consumers, which means all of us.
Just how high pork products may 60,
or how soon prices are likely to fall,
4 no man can foretell, with any degree
OF certainty or assurance, and your
guess is as good as any.
Pork recently advanced more than
SOC per barrel for export and lard full
ly 81 per hundred pounds.
II is of interest to note that No. 2
red winter wheat sold in st. Louis
Saturday at $3.50 per bushel and that
No. 3 hard wheat sold in Chicago at
S253. This makes the farmers guar
anteed price. of 1926 look reasonable
by comparison. No. 3 corn has been
selling at $151 to $153 for spot"
for several days
Receipts at Glen Miller.
The receipts at the Glen Miller
stock yards on Saturday comprised
200 head of hogs. so of cattle. 80 Of
veal calves and 20 spring lambs. 1t
required five cars to ship these to
the eastern markets, which meant a
very busy day at the yards.
With reference to the trend in val
ues, Rome Shurley said:
In spite Of the agitation Of the
food administration to lower the
price of hogs, the market finished the
week at strong figures. The best
hogs delivered on Saturday were
brought in by Robert Roke of Center
township, who was paid $3.50 per
100 pounds
Cattle declined as much as $3.50
per hundred on top grades and DC
on inferior stuff, owing to liberal re-
ceipts and to the let-up in govern
ment orders for beef. Our receipts
of veal on Saturday were the largest
of the season to date. Every Ford
car that came in that day had a
veal calf on the back seat. Choice
veals brought 15c and others in pro-
portion, according to quality. The
,calves cost us $2,224.15. and weighed
116,275 pounds. They filled 36-foot
car
Principal Deliveries.
Among the men represented at the
yards on Saturday were:
Ora Pitts, Oscar Mcclure, D. Hyatt,
Edward Toschlog, Ezra Clements, Asa
Pitts. Dan Albright. Bert Isenberger,
Currie Clark. Troy Frazier, l.. K. Mar
tin. John Baker, Burley Jordan, A. S.
Parent, Warner fetish. Bob Mitchell,
Charles Dagler, Harry Crutchfield,
Orc Wright, c. Bosworth Charles
Coffman, Charles Hill. r. A. Petrey,
Joe Baxter, Ed Morris, Martin Buck
holtz, Verling Reid, Clayton Dickey,
Charles Esteb, Harry Osborn, Ollie
Hodgin, J. F. Edwards. Will Erik, Capt.
Davis, f. Raper, Wood Eliason, Rob-
Charles Cox, E. M. Kellen, Harry
Thomas. Will Ryan, Dick Conway,
Ernest Watt, Harry Hart, Bert Hunt,
r. Forest, James Maher, Earl Green
and Fred Warnoff.
The yards have been heavy buyers
during the last two weeks, and prac-
tically so on an advancing market for
the better part. of the time.