The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-13
new TOP IN HOGS;
S1S.25 REACHED AT
BUFFALO MARKETS
BY WILLIAM r. sANeoRN.

Hogs made new top for the year
at Chicago on Saturday. a few fancy
butchers going at $16.85, with he bulk
of sales ranging at $1l.70 to $16.75.
a rather wide srpead. Light mixed
hogs, 40 to 100 pounds, sold at SIC
to $3.50, while bacon" hogs, weigh
Ing 100 pounds or under. also made q
top Of $16.S5.
But Chicago prices are relatively
low. compared with SIS at Pittsburg
and $18.25 at Buffalo. Indianapolis is
also relatively higher than Chicago,
choice light and bacon hogs selling as
high as $3.50 on Friday and Satur.
day. with good mediums selling at
SIT and up.
The average price Of hogs on Sat.
urday at Chicago was $3.50, against
SIS on Sept. and $16.70 one year
ago. Chicago received $1,000 hogs
last week. and under 5000 cattle on
Saturday.
Cattle ruled firm and around 50
cents higher at Chicago, compared
with a week ago, with a top of SIS
fduring the week. Sheep and lambs
were fractionally higher at the week
end, following an almost steady de-
tclino for some time.
!, Hogs advanced from 60 cents to 81
per hundred weight, at Indianapolis.
last week. compared with prices on
Sept. 4.
It Is interesting to note that Chicago
shipments of lard and meats last week
were more than 1000, 900 less than the
previous week, and also less than one
half the amount shipped out last year.
Chicago has packed 2,915,00O hogs
since March 1, the beginning of the
summer packing season.
GLEN MILLER MARKETS
The bulk of the hogs taken in at
Glen Miller last week sold around SIC,
and the top was $3.50. Choice calves
sold up to $14. while heavy and thin
stun brought but from 81 to So per
out for sheep and lambs and in view
of the retail prices Of lamb and NUT
ton one may be surprised to learn that
spring lambs brought but cents per
pound and that sheep sold at from 81
to 81 per hundred pounds, according
to Rome Shurley's figures. Butchers
gteers were taken in at 10 to IL cents,
cows at 8 to 8 cents, and bulls at 4
to Z cents per pound, which should
mean reasonable priced beef to local
consumers.
- Car Lots and Prices.
Cars Of hogs weighed out as fol-
lows: 80 hogs, 14.460 pounds, $2,181.-
40; double deck car, ISL hogs, $3.50
pounds, $3,S12.42; 81 hogs, 17,475
pounds. $2,796; IS hogs, 1880 pounds,
,$3.141; SO hogs, 5000 pounds, s2.409,-
43; SO hogs, 1880 pounds, $2,068.85.
Two mixed cars were also shipped.
The total paid out was $20,591.30.
Among the heaviest shippers during
the week were; Toney and Frank
Clements, Of Williamsburg, 1874 hogs.
which brought them $3,717.37. Jesse
Bird, Of Snow Hill. 1873 hogs, which
sold at 16h to 16 cents and netted
$4,478. w. A. Benbow, Of Lynn, got
$643 for 80 hogs; Milton Catey, OF
Williamsburg, sold % head at $3.50;
w. s. Druley had 81 hogs IN on Satur-
day and got a check for $1,73245;
James Webster, of Chester, sold IS
head for $2,676 at 15A per pound.
Stock Fed In Transit.
Live stock received since Aug. / on
through billing were fed at Glen Miller
as follows: horses and mules, 256;
cattle, 1,103 head; sheep, 1888 head,
and 464 hogs. Richmond is one of
the favorite feeding-in-transit points
now, owing to the conveniences
afforded.