Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-26
HOG SALES SHOW
5O-CENT ADVANCE
Other Livestock Steady, With
Trading on Active Scale.
RANGE on HOG PRICES.

Receipts, 1000 (2,5o0 carried over) !;
market active and 25@o0c higher.
Unexpected strength was shown In the
local hog market, despite heavy receipts
and a decided break at Buffalo and other
eastern points.
The bulk OF the sales was around
$3.50. this taking in, as rule, all
weights ranging from 100 to $50 pounds.
Considerable comment was caused by
top sale of two loads of fancy Hamp-
shlres averaging 200 pounds for $3.50,
The price of the general run OF sales
compares with the average OF $1O paid
Saturday and with $3.50 AS the ruling
quotation at the opening last week.
For heavies, the average this morning
was sis for stock between $50 and 500
pounds and $14 TO $14.50 over that weight.
Sows shared in the advance, the bulk
being quoted at S1f.75012.25, as against
$11.5O Saturday
Pigs averaged 25c higher. the sales run
ming up to $1450, compared TO S14G 14.3o
at the close of last week.
Cattle
Receipts, 200; market steady.
There was brisk trading after a slow
opening, but the quotations showed little
variation from Saturdays.
Choice heifers were IN good demand at
the market price, and if anything, prices
were a shade higher.
As was the case last week, COWS
showed a decided tendency toward
strength. their proportion in the receipts
Both light and heavy steers held we'll
with Saturdays quotations, which were
about 81 lower than a week ago for light
stock and from $50 to 50 lower for
heavles.
CaIres.
Receipts. 500: steady
e h. rlrAf IN
demand for fancy calves at saturday s
prices which were we'll held throughout.
Choice yesls found ready sale az Sla.
which was the top quotation AZ the
close Of last week, but $3.50 under that
Good veais sold from S1S to sl4 ard
mediums al from SO 10 SO. while the
lights had 4 So spread from 80 TO 81
sheep.
With no receipts this market was
nominal, Saturdays quotations being
marked up as. a formality.
HOGS.
Best Ugh. hogs, 100 TO %
lbs. average ...4. ~........Sl 3.a0
225 TO $50 lbs. average. ..... 1850
$50 10 300 lbs. average. ......- 1900
Over 500 lbs. average ......... 1870
Bulk OF 5ows -.--..-.-.-...-- tl.tJtd y -
Best pigs. under Il lbs. 140oG14.5o
Bulk Of good hogs....-.+.,... l0.uo
CATTLE.
Steers
Prime cornfed steers. 1900 lbs
and mp ..--.-........-.-. ,SLo5o'D if-9
Good to choice steers, 1900
lbs and up ................ 125Od1325
200 lbs ......'.......,,.'. 1225a13oO
Common TO medium steers,
200 to 1000 lbs ............ S256l1Oo
Common to medium steers,
100 TO 200 lbs .......... 1050G 90
Bulls and Calves
Good to choice butcher bulls. 95O6t05o
Rologns bulls .............. s00Gf 2 90
Light common bulls......... 7.UoM 500
Choice veals .............. 1900
Good veaIs ............... 130Gni40 90
Medium vesls ................ 10000 10 90
Light weight als.......... 5000 300
--Stockers and Feeding Cattle
Good 10 choice steers. SO iDs
AMI up ............---.... 10000 100
lbs and up ................. 9OoG $50
500 IBIS. .,s.......c.. 95Oa1c.Oo
Common to fair steers, under
500 lbs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1.50f $50
Good cows ................... TOO4 500