The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-11
NO STOCK SOLD
At SHuRLEY Yard
LAST SATURDAY
Reoord-B Breaking Day, With
Not a Single Sale Because
of Unsettled Conditions. y
BY William r. sanborn.

In view OF the tempestous conditions
at Chicago last week, in which race
riots and strikes In the packing plants
interblended, the average prices for
live stock may be considered very
satisfactory. Hogs averaged $21.05
against an average Of $21.95 the pre-
vious week. and $19.05 for the cor
resp onding week in 1918.
While hogs showed a decline Of 90
cents at Chicago, by comparison, cat
tie advanced so cents, the average be-
ing $16.85 against $16.25 for the week
ending Saturday. August 2. This is
the highest average price for cattle
on record in that market. Sheep lost
being 1885. while lambs gained 5
cents. the average price for the week
being $3.50 per hundred.
Receipts at the seven western mar
kets we're 175,000 cattle. 100000 hogs
and 100000 sheep. Compared with
the previous week this summary
shows a reduction in receipts Of
hogs Of $4,000 and in cattle of $4,000
head. Receipts Of sheep were increas-
ed $4,000 head. Only $4,000 hogs were
received at Chicago last week. the
lightest receipts for any week since
January, 1918. The estimated aver
age weight was 246 pounds.
Packers Strike Called or
At a big mass meeting of stock
yards employees on Saturday after.
noon the unions unanimously voted to
resume work on Monday morning. The
workmen objected to the presence Of
soldiers in the yards. also to the police
men and special deputies in such large
numbers. The soldiers were with
drawn without the grounds on Satur-
day forenoon and the police force was
cut down later in the day. On the
promise that few police would be on
duty Monday, and no soldiers what
ever be in evidence, the favorable vote
was taken.
The railway shopmen's strike and
the cancellation of passenger trains
is still a consequent shortage Of cars
for both grain and live stock. on most
of the western roads.
The indications are, however, that
there will be big rush of hogs to all
markets this week. The labor unrest
and the efforts of the government to
lower the prices of necessities, Is be-
ginning to have their effect upon the
sentiment of the bulls in all products
There is feeling that live stock may
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soon, and the tendency will be to take
advantage of the prices now prevail
ing, in our opinion.
Richmond Live Stock Market
Not a single head Of live stock was
received at the Glen Miller yards last
Saturday, this being the only Saturday
since the yards were opened of which
this could be said. Farmers were not
inclined to take chances on lack OF
cars or a bad break in the market, sc
stayed at home. :
The receipts for the week were very
light, while the week ending Saturday
August 2. came very near being re
cord breaker as to receipts. A lo
of hogs came in early this morning
and if there are no unfavorable mar
ket developments the local receipt:
will probably be heavy this week.
Among the noteworthy receipts O.
the past week at the local yards were
50 head OF cattle brought in by n. S
Druly, of Boston township. These
were marketed on last Thursday anC
Friday and netted $6,s30.70. Chall
Slick marketed AZ hogs last Frida!
and banked check for $2,242.
Eleven cars Of stock were shipped
during the week ending August
IneSe shipments lACiuueu o1S uoSs
224 lambs and 15S veal calves. TIL,
cattle market was demoralized all tina
week and feeders kept cattle at home
Cattle, however, made new high rec
ords in all western markets last week
the rise after the slump being uneX
pectedly rapid. This had local et
feet and the shipment Of cattle from
this point was quite heavy during tn
week ending August 9th.
Men Who Got Money.
The men making deliveries sine
our last report included the following
raned farmers and shippers, most o
whom seemed to be good guessers a.