The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-01-12
HOG MARKET GOES
HIGHER; GLEN MILLER
RECEIPTS ARE Low
sy WILLIAM r. sANsoRN.

BY WILLIAM r. sANBoRN.
Good heavy hogs sold up to $15.25
at Indianapolis last Saturday against
a top of SASS on Saturday, Jan. 3.
Good mixed mediums were also up 35c
at $15.35, while choice lights at $15.25
showed no advance, this being also
the top on the previous Saturday.
Heavies sold at $15.15: mediums at
$15.25, and lights at $685. last Mon
day, breaking to $14.60 for heavy, to
$14,70 for mediums, and to $14.8O for
lights, the three tops on Thursday, the
low day Of the week.
Indianapolis packers absorbed most
of the hogs on Saturday and the fact
that the supply was limited to $500
head sustained prices, In spite Of very
little demand from shippers. The de-
mand for cattle was brisk at the week
end and choice steers sold up to SIS.
Calves broke, however. as much as
$1.50 at the opening on Saturday morn
ing. selling down to SO, but the
market finally rallied and few fancy
veals brought SCOTS.
Heavy calves closed about steady
but thin veals were lower at 81 to So.
Choice and prime light weight steers
ranged at 1850 to $3.50; mediums
and good, s11oo to $3.50, and COM
mon $500 to $1,000. Good, choice and
prime lambs sold at from $1,000 to
$500 as to weight and finish.
The top on hogs at Chicago last
Monday and for the week, was $15.25.
The $4,000 head received in that
market on Tuesday put the skids
under prices. and the top halted at
$14.90; this followed with top OF
$14.60 on Wednesday, when there was
a lot of stale hogs in the pens at the
opening. This was the low 'top" Of
the week, a gain of 40c to an even
SIS being scored last Saturday.
GLEN MILLER MARKETS.
The past weeks receipts at the Glen
Miller yards were no doubt cut con-
siderably by the snowed-in condition
a. the farmers and the often i'm
passable cross roads, except to horse
travel. With better roads this week
1t is expected that lot of hogs which
have been awaiting the trucks will
swell local receipts.
With reference to the snow block
ade and the falling off in receipts in
consequence, especially on Friday and
Saturday, Rome Shurley said Monday:
1.-THE same conditions existed all
over the central west, affecting gen.
eral receipts, and hogs advanced from
soc to 75c on Friday and Saturday, at
all points"
Outside Of few light hogs which
brought $1525 on account Of the tieup
the bulk of hogs sold on our Saturday
market at $14 to s14.50," said Mr.
Shurley. He further says: with
the opening of the roads 1t is predict
ed that there are yet too many fat
hogs to be marketed to maintain pres
ent prices, and with the first liberal
receipts a reaction is due"
In his opinion, "hogs bought at S15
stands to lose plenty OF money, as
there will be no home for this this
lower, as to quality, locally. and the
receipts Of calves were the highest
ever noted, with a comparative ad
vance of about So during the week
the tops bringing SIS, at the Glen
Carlot Hog Costs.
The following showing of the cost
Of cars Of live stock shipped last
week is of interest: Ninety-eight
hogs, 2O,245 pounds, $2,S59.85; 81
hogs, 1850 pounds. $2,355-32; 81
hogs, $3.50 pounds, $2,352.6s; double
decker, 126 hogs, weight $3.50 pounds
$3,S3944; 80 hogs, weight 17,40(
pounds, $2.523; 119 hogs and IL veals
$4,164.s0; 16 cattle, weight 14,37(
pounds, $1,000.
Roscoe Stanford made the larges,
delivery of the weak, 81 hogs on Tues
day. which sold for $14,26. Cover
Duke delivered 20 hogs wlaich aver
aged 265 pounds and brought SLABS
George Wofel, Roy Parkes, Joe Staas
w. N. Williamson, Thomas Ellemar
and H. o. Horn were among the ship
pers who received 141s cents for hog
during the week. Some sales were
made as low as $14.10. Verling Reid
10 head, averaging 270 pounds bring
ing that price.
Among the shippers not listed abov,
were: Harry Osborne, Edward Mid
daugh, E.. NJ. White, Dick Deems
John Peterson, Charles Showalter, Ed
ward Holleran, J. D. Snedeker, e.
Petr, Earl Mari, Fred Varnauf, Or
vile Thomas, Sam Glunt, John L. Rap
er, C. E. Bedford and Will Hulsinger
Considering weather and road condi
tions the receipts made a satisfactor.
total for the past week.