The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-08
Indianapolis Livestock
Review
For Week Ending Thursday. April Z.
BY U. S. Dept. of Agriculture.
-CATTT

The drastic, downward revision of cattle
prices effected last week apparently places
values on level more satisfactory to the
circuit were not materially changed but
local offerings fell little short of slast
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the. trade was a steady affair with a few
slight changes from day to day. usually
Closing transactions Justify the assump-
ton that most steers selling above $500
Tm Efs e to c little sny and aee
grade cows and some heifers scored a
Slight gain. but hardly enough to warrant
Bulk sXso 81 the Il steer T@n consisted of me-
dium weights and heavieS to sell from
$3.50 to 81. the weight range generally
outstanding sales CT the week were two
load scaling 1888 at $50. and several
$7.35. Lightweights were relatively scarce
and cashed generally from $3.50 to $3.50
with common killers around !$4.25 and less:
sensational price changes, but there was
a little hardening of values and some
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WEIGHTS, and, some that were not exactly
light. ,cashed generally from IS to $5.75.
excepting odd head near calf weights at
$3.50 Fat cows lost nothing and probably
made a slight gain in a p. price way. How
g.,
at $4,25 and $3.50 were more frequent
than last week. Low cutters and cutters
bulked from $3.50 to SITS, with only few
Vealer prices were rather constant
around the $3.50 and Sc level throughout
the week with no daily changes of more
choice. light and handyweights cashed
from S. to S. mediums $3.50 to $3.50,
without affecting the average cost to
heavies moved little farther apart. Lights
had the best CALL especially on shipper
account, and heavies. took little punish
ment. COMPARED with week ago, lights
closed a nickel higher while extreme
heavies lost IS cents All Of this means
price Improvement developed.
Supplies in the aggregate held rather
closely to last weeks volume and daily
to almost every imaginable condition. both
weights buiked from ss.75 to s4.s5, except
lights c cash at at $40 and $3.50. Under
weights cleared from 81 to s435. mostly
So to s4.15, with packing sows in spread
q $50 Il to 'e S2s bounds sS25 to sdss as to
pounds, ss.95 to $4.o5; 300 up; 1915 to
ing sows So to 1855,
SHEEP
AS usual at this season of the year
sheep house supplies are made up of
rather motlev assortment of all descrip-
tions. including wooded westerns. some
natives. several clippers. to say nothing Of
those Jackpot consignments sent IN to
good and choice westerns and clippers
moved up IS to SO, cents. but the same
With the exception of a small lot at
SITS. the weeks top for fed westerns
rested at $3.50. bulk 81 to $3.50. Natives
sold up to 81. but not often. usually S6.25
to $3.50 and sometimes s6;75. Clippers
started the week at Sc to S6.25 but soon
reached $3.50 and Thursday large con-
signment caShed at S6.75.
Most buyers apparently are more inter-
ested in finish than weight and some
weighty. but highly finished lambs went
over this week around top prices. Spring
lambs were not offered in sufficient num-
bers to establish quotations, but in the
opinion Of some operators are salable
around $3.50 or nearly so. Ewes sold up
to 81 and sometimes slightly above. bulk
So to $3.50. culls down to $3.50 and less.