The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-15
WEEKLY LIVESTOCK
REVIEW
WEEK ENDING THURSDAY, JAN. a.
BY U. S. Dept. of Agriculture.


Hogs
Local hog marketing has not differed
sufficiently in volume from last week IL
western any and m RterT prize chance put
TO I, slight extent. The net loss amounted
70 40 20 4Uc with !lghtweights taking most
puIlSSnment. Local packers and order buy
both have been handicapped by hesyv
r cn1naH; elsewhere and necessary price
Bulk sales on all weights remain above
$500 and certainly under SIS 90.
800 poun In9TsGsy bulk prices for $50 to
s4:75. Todays prices for com ainsi be
weights are s. to s425. indicating a rar-
I oss N Of %e,t ths PRICE ranse with most
Least under 225 pounds. Underweighis anG
light lights from 100 to $50 pounds cashed
" landed from SO to $3.50. but late in tie
peIT per stays received a setback and nov
sell from SITS to 1925.
Cattle
Somebody lost the yardstick' with
have recently been measured. The re-
botb Sra1cS Sonf 1i PR and in
5Fad9 With the prize
live and dressed products.
Marketing through terminal agencies
but there wa noS no oeyGn6 ee
ment. in the consist of available market
supplies. Unreasonable warm weather in
general softening and lowering of the
price level on dressed meats. This con-
in the live stock trade with corr rssSseo
ing price changes. Last weeks forced
gain was not maintained and losses thus
tsr SniS week week more than Offset the
!. g comparisons ,1 WITH a week ago. ten days
not, only Confusing. but may be very
misleading. unless translated into terms
OF net net gain j:L or loss to producers. pack
safe comparison with. last. week is that
no class has advanced and that a series
OF irregular; DECLINES has been registered
tiq9s the extent Of the loss depends
and the urgency of his orders.
Steer run here and around the, cir
f fOush Rs at TgE Of Of ri fn gp
term counterfeit" such offerings GER
bodys hands and frequently buyers and and
sellers were as much as $3.50 to 81 apart
Considering all Irregularities. so far as
possible. it seems that the steer contingent
VIII average around soc lower for the
a bss cows aTsd SO som 0n ber
partly because of light marketing and
somewhat urgent demand Tuesday and
have saved Csc or more on cows, others
stepped out and bought them at steady
prices.
summarizing the week, beef steers cashed
wt TG fS2S a to Seq WITH tie
rather thick fleshed lacking in uni
tormlty and lar removed from top X!nds
t t2pPa hands aa{ S 9thsE $3.50 snd s
and strictly choice descriptions are still
considered salable around $1,000 or better.
Common killers ranged downward to
$500 and less. HelferS bulked from $4.5
to $3.50. several UP. to $500 and very
mon descriptions sold as low as $780,
Beef cows moved unevenlv but in general
cashed from $500 to $3.50, bulk So % t.
81 Is, with low cutters and cutters in an
moved within so cent spread cool anS
choice. $3.50 to $3.50: others. 81 to 81.
according to weight and quality.
Sheen
The, movement of fed western lambs
way and most sales SO far compare favor
ably with those reported elsewhere. Last
weeks prices have not been maintained.
but daily clearances were effected. some
Most fed westerns of desirable weight
and finish realized $500 to S6.25. .although
some of today's supply was held firmly
from $3.50 to 5000. the former price TAX
ing some weighty. unsorted offerings.
Throwouts ranged downward to $3.50. but
hardly anything good enough for slaughter
or return to the country sold under $500.
little better. but only the most attractive
kinds are salable above s2.25. Common
and Gull ewes sell down to S1.00 ana less