The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-03-01
DOWN AND UP, IS
HISTORY OF HOG
!. MARKET IN WEEK
BY WILLIAM r. sANBoRN

There was some excitement in the
hog market at Indianapolis on Satur-
day and prices advanced rapidly Light
hogs which had sold as low as $14.75
on Wednesday brought from $15.85
to Sic. and good heavies, which sold
at from $3.50 to $14.50 on Wednesday
sold at $3.50 for top, with a range on
mixed mediums of $3.50 to $15.75.
These prices showed gain of soc to
75c over Fridays prices and much
more from the low of the week, as a
comparison of above figures will
prove. Take good heavies, for in
stance; there was a 50 advance in
three days, taking the low of Wednes-
day, $3.50, to the Saturday high of
$3.50.
The high spots on the hog map
showed the following tops" on the
day and week: Compared with week
ago Pittsburgh was $1.25 higher at
showed a still greater advance from
the low of the week, and was the high
est market west of New York City.
Buffalo ranked next with 1888, a
gain of 60 cents on the week. ST.
Paul, now quite a market for Mime
sofa and the Dakotas, ranked lowest at
$l4 for best hogs during the week.
Cattle ruled quiet at Indianapolis
on Saturday. with few in the pens. but
larg ereceipts of calves demoralized
prices. Early sales of good veals av-
eraged SO cents lower at $50 and up
to S21 at the opening, but at the last
the price broke below $50 making a
decline of another so cents as COM
pared with Friday. Supply of lambs
limited and quality only fair; prices
SIT to $18.
81, Live Stock at Chicago.
The Monday top on hogs at Chicago,
$14.70, was just 81 lower than on
the same date in January, as was the
average for the week. This 81 lower
meant a whole lot to the farmer and
not a copper cent on million pounds
to consumers. 1t takes some break
in prices on foot to affect prices on the
meat market counters. as we have all
discovered. Hogs broke again in Chi
cago on Tuesday and Wednesday, and
advanced from Thursday on, gaining
more than $3.50 from the low to a
top Of $15.35 on Saturday on light
butchers. In spite of the ups and
downs, the weeks average price OF
$14.3O, the same as for the week end
ing February 81. A decrease in re-
ceipts of $4,000, compared with a year
ago, and a broad shipping demand,
caused a furry in prices at the week
end. Weeks average weight at 23O
pounds was 4 pounds lighter than in
previous week.
Cattle ruled steady, with prime
steers selling up to SIC and good to
choice going at from $3.50 to SIS.
Veals were OFF, the fancy calves bring
ing but SIT on Saturday, and the top
on lambs was 5000 for western and
$40. on natives.
GLEN MILLER MARKET.
Heavy stock trucks find it difficult
to operate on account of the condition
of the country roads and this has re-
suited in the cutting down of receipts
at Glen Miller last week, this being
also true of all truck in market
points, as light receipts at leading
market centers indicate.
This naturally caused better
feeling in the trade, especially on the
medium and Yorker grades" said
Rome Shhrley. good, heavy hogs sell
ing on our Saturday market at IA
cents, medium and lights. at 14k
to Is cents, a gain of so cents per
hundred on the week. There was al
so a better feeling in the cattle mar
ket and calves were steady.
1--WE received four car loads of stock
on Saturday, consisting of 233 hogs, 81
veal calves, and - head of cattle, all
of which were shipped to eastern mar
kets." The following feeders were
in with live stock last week: George
Bowen, Joseph Mckee; Edward Do
ran; R. E. Petry, Chester Lantz, Hen
nv Tapey, Harry Jordan, H. E. Arme-
cost, Elmer Sinks, Thomas Ryan.
Charles Coffin, Benjamin Behness;
Harry Toschlog, Frank Austerman;
o. Cranor, Frank Hodgin, D. Conway,
r.. C. Ross, Harry Osborn, T. L. Am
norman, Charles Brown. Glen Lane,
Walter Williams. E. T. 1schaem,
Charles Wilson, Sam Glunt, ID. r.
Ketchell, John Haas, Walter Lafuse.
Leen Roberts, w. S. Abingdon, A.
Chamness, Samuel Drew. Walter
Brumfield, Ora Short, Charles Colvin.
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